New windows & natural light, input on VT values please
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Comments (34)hm4e, I'd experiment first with the sort of window fan I described. I set up a grow room like this for several seasons runningÂsimilar to yours, but only 9Ã10 feet, and with one 1000w Agro Sun MH light instead of three. I also think you'll get enough reflected light from white walls not to need a light mover. Having air come in one side and out the other adds a safety factor; the room won't cool down too quickly, and the plants won't be harmed by a few hours of cool ambient air provided they don't get freezing drafts (so keep them 4 feet or more from the window) and the temperature inside itself doesn't go below freezing. The room will absorb some heat from the house, even with the door closed; that buffers the effect of cold outside air. You can also buy relatively inexpensive remote alarms that will let you know if the temperature goes below a predefined threshold, say 40 or 45 degrees. I just got into a routine of changing the fan from High in, Low out (daytime) to Low in, High out (night). If you have room for a greenhouse, here's another idea to consider: build a structure with a lower ceiling that's tall enough to hold your plants (more like a large cold frame); use thicker, better-insulating polycarbonate; keep your plants fairly cool and don't worry about supplementing winter sunlightÂthe plants don't expect a lot of light in winter. If you're handy, build something like this on a small scale, experiment with overwintering a few plants in it, and see how it does....See MoreA New (Yellow) Direction! Would love input!
Comments (138)2LittleFishes, I am also a yellow lover! Your kitchen ideas are very exciting to me! I ended up using yellowish counter tops in my kitchen and Wyndam Cream on the walls to give my kitchen a warm feel. The light in your particular space has a huge impact on how colors appear. We actually have Hawthorne Yellow in my daughters East facing bedroom and it looks very warm in there, however, her closet is painted the same color, and due to the flourescent lighting, it takes on a distinctly horrendous green tone. Who knew? Your wedding dress looks lovely! Funny, now that I think about it, my wedding dress was gold and cream! Yellow is a very happy color for me. I absolutely love the yellow of circuspeanut, jterri, & spyder! The picture below shows the yellow directin I took, based off of the counter. After that I chose the backsplash colors, and then I had a difficult time with the paint. I ended up going more neutral with Wyndam Cream, but my initial desire was for a stronger color. The wall color is picked up by my creamy yellow backsplash tiles....See MoreNew here...looking for input with kitchen...island hood
Comments (29)Corner cooktops take up much more space than those on a straight run. And, only one person at a time can be there. If you envision kids helping out at some point, they will not be able to do that with a corner cooktop. It truly isn't a problem to locate the cooktop on the wall oven wall. And moving the wall oven across the aisle doesn't make it any further from the cooktop than it is now. I also really think that you and the kids would enjoy the ability to sit at a peninsula. If you put the fridge directly across from it, you'll find that the food travels from the fridge to the peninsula and with the water right there to your right, the peninsula will become the primary prep center. It will really only be a step to turn and stir the stock or to toss the just chopped ingredients into the stewpot. People become accustomed to making adaptions to overcome the limitations of poor design. I see this all the time. Behaviors, even poor ergonomic actions or poor safety habits become ingrained and rote. And then they fear the change. All they know is the rote actions that they are accustomed to. Don't fear the change! You're getting an exciting opportunity to make not just your kitchen better, but you LIVES better. Yes, good design can make that big of a difference in your family behavior patterns. And you've gotten good advice and a good layout. The only thing additional that I'd suggest is making the U a bit shorter in distance so you have more room for seating on the other side, and putting the DW between the sink and range. That's usually a poor location, but with the peninsula, that will be the prep location and you can now have someone chopping veggies there while someone else on the other side of the sink loads the DW. And someone else stirring risotto. And someone else doing homework on the peninsula's seating side. And someone else raiding the fridge. ANd somone else nuking some pizza rolls. All at the same time. Without getting in each other's way....See MoreInput on garage door style for new build!
Comments (41)I don't understand the 2.5 car garage. Seems like a lot of extra money; I'd just throw the extra half of a car away. Maybe it has sentimental value? I just don't know. As a city guy, that term is new to me; we tend to not have garages (and often, not cars either). But kudos to you for tucking the garage back a bit rather than having it be the prominent feature of the home (as many are)....See More- PRO
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