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Comments (3)I too got a split home with no landscaping 3 years ago, and it's been a pleasure getting out and mucking about, adding new things (going from 0 to 18 hydrangeas - haha). Some initial recommendations and observations of mine are: - you are in zone 7, so you can overwinter almost any type of hydrangea with little or no bloom impairment - use sites like "hydrangeasplus" for reference on sun tolerance of over 100 different cultivars - paniculatas (quickfire, limelight, etc) are said to need at least 5 hrs of direct sun to bloom well - most of mine (all types) seem to like at least 5 total hours of sun; anything less results in growth and bloom impairment. - "west wall" is the worst location by far for most, because it can get deep shade 'til at least noon-ish; I tried an Endless Summer here and it didn't grow a full leaf back until the end of May! - arborescens (annabelle/bella anna) can tolerate all-day sun, as can similar-behaving macs like "dooley" - "florist hydrangeas" ($10 in 4" pots on holidays) can get 4-6' big and should do well in zone 7, but may need to be placed outside in progressively sunnier locations until they can take intense natural sunlight/heat - dwarf varieties (not exceeding 2-4' big) are available in about all types of hydrangea. For macs, I recommend the Forever&Ever and Endless Summer lines, which bloom on new wood and come in different colors. Proven Winners Cityline - different colors, old wood only. Lemon Daddy is a mac that grows 4x4' and offers near-yellow leaves and lavender blooms. Paniculata and oakleaf also have dwarves that look similar to the full sizes....See MoreLooking for plans that meet the following criteria:
Comments (18)Scrapulous. We are having a home custom built that will have Jack and Jill baths with each bedroom having their own sink AND toilet one on either side. (But maybe this is what you mean by a Hollywood bath) The shower/tub combo will be in the middle. I would think that if you could do something like this and you have a two story home, you could always add a laundry area across from the tub/shower for a separate upstairs laundry. Since I do not have any children living at home any longer we will not be adding one in ours. I did think it could be added later by someone at a later date as there will be room to do so....See MoreMy floor plan design needs help! Design meeting tomorrow!
Comments (56)This is simply one of the gazillion examples we see here, almost daily, of a CAD operator designing sequentially, one floor at a time, for the owners approval, before moving on to the next floor, designing it sequentially, one floor at a time, for the owners approval. When all the floor plans are "approved", then, and only then, does the CAD operator throw a roof on it, getting owner's approval. Final stage is to design elevations, get the owner's approval, and quit. Said differently, designing sequentially, one architectural element at a time, simply results in terrible (and expensive) designs. It makes it easy for the CAD designer, but the owner gets the very worst sort of design possible. Of course, this approach to design disaster is made worse because the CAD designer simply drafts whatever the owners say they want. And very few owners know anything about design or how it takes place. So...the owners walk into the CAD designer studio with a mish-mash of ideas about their "forever house" And the CAD designer bangs them all together inside some walls. See...you asked for X and Y...and here they are...! Be careful what you ask for......See MoreWhat floor tile won't automatically date itself as a certain era?
Comments (9)At this point, all you can do is go for what you like. Every PERMANENT product will eventually look 'dated'. The trend cycle (whether super hot or just an option that was popular) is roughly 15 years. A SUPER hot trend will go the way of the Dodo bird inside of 7 years (people can even tell what YEAR inside the decade you installed it). A contemporary look will keep going strong for around 15 years. Some of the HYPER MODERN floors from the 50's now look good again. Which brings me to my next point. If you wait LONG ENOUGH it will come back INTO style. Yep. If you maintain it AND are too lazy and cheap (not a bad thing! I fall into this category all the time) to keep up with trends, your flooring will eventually come back in style. It might take 40 years...but it will happen. So back to what you are hoping for. Remember: uncomplicated wins in the style wars. If you do NOT notice the floors, then the designer has done a great job. As Coco Chanel used to say, "When a woman who is well dressed, you remember the woman. When a woman is badly dressed, you remember the dress." Coco was never wrong....See MoreMark Bischak, Architect
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