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Comments (1)Hi Vickie, Your right, lilies comprise a large genera of possibilities, that's what makes them so interesting. I like to use lilies to go in between other plants, as an added exclamation point in the garden....this helps hide the ripening foliage and reduces the need to stake. As a beginner, you may find the asiatic or LA bulbs the easiest. Usually they are cheaper in price, multiply quickly and the least fussy...although most bulbs are pretty easy....you may even be able to do some trading with others in your area. Lots of times the 'big box stores' sell bulbs pretty cheap, only problem there is you never really know what your getting. Here is some pics of different types. Flora Here is a link that might be useful: Some lily pics...See MoreWhich should I get? So many choices!
Comments (9)I want small plants. Well, small for a passiflora, lol. The citrina is one I've been reading about lately, and it seems to be doing well indoors exclusively for a lot of people from what I've found on the web. They are also very small for a passiflora. I have decided to get a citrina and a Sherry. I've heard similar remarks about Sherry that you have stated, pshawn. I don't think I'd have enough room for some of the giant growers. They'd take over my other houseplants and strangle them, lol! The reason, by the way, that I want to grow them indoors exclusively is because I live in the high desert. The humidity here is often in the single digits (no, I'm not kidding) and we do get strong winds occasionally. I don't think a passiflora would make it here outside for long! Few plants can except cacti and other xerioscape plants. Now my big question is, where in the heck do I get Sherry? I've looked high and low, and no one seems to be able to keep them in stock. I've checked Grassy Knoll, Kartuz, Willow Creek, Almost Eden, Georgia Vines, ebay, Stokes, Amazon and Logees (even though their reputation scares me) and they either don't have them or are out of stock. Is it impossible to find one, or am I just looking in the wrong places?...See MoreSo Many Choices - Door Panels, Frames, Inset or Overlay ???
Comments (3)I'm going to assume that money does not factor into this question as I answer it. The reason being....you didn't mention it :oP And many custom cabinet makers don't charge like cabinet companies (ie my beaded insets were a 19% upcharge). Partial overlay have gone a bit out of style (IMO) you don't see many in new kitchens. You do see a few....but not as many so I'd steer away from those instantly if I were doing your kitchen. Now the question of the full overlay or inset. I'd like to share a few pics of my cabinets and see if I can help there. Not knowing what an Rh door style is LOL I have to guess....but I have a little of everything so pics might help you. First beaded inset doors are a very old style, and you don't often see them with "fancy" (ie lots of detail) doors. Most often they're done with Shaker style doors or slab...fairly simple door styles. They are in my opinion, very classic styles, traditional would also fit, but they're normally very simple doors so that the wood frames and details are shown off with the simple lines (although the majority are actually painted) but it's still about simplicity. Here are mine...they're basically a wide shaker style door with just a tiny bit more detail on the top and bottom trim pieces: (My house is still in progress so there are missing trims, etc....please don't mind the mess): The above are inset, beaded, shaker style doors with glass panels. Again same cabinets, with the lower, which are shaker style doors, inset with beaded edges, and just an fyi on all of my solid doors...they're all reverse raised panel. Inset drawers with glass are in the above. Another choice you have to deal with is your drawer style. I like a mix (the above are five panel...with the glass) and I also have slab. My panels are so big that on a basic inset drawer, you'd just have an eyebrow of flat wood, so I prefered the look of slab: This cabinet in the dining room is a full overlay. It is MISSING the trim which will make a picture frame around the edge (we're talking about the cabinet on the wall not the stand alone china hutch...which by the way is a mix of full overlay and inset...and it was made in 1940...note the simple lines of the doors) ANyhoo, cabinet in the wall: The door style in the dining room wall cabinet is a bit more detailed than the kitchen. The full overlay allowed the biggest expanse of glass available, which I wanted so I could display a collection of venetian glass. I would not personally do this style as an inset. I think it's too busy for inset. Just for fun, this dresser has inset drawers. They have a bit more detail, but not much (a little bit of rounding on the edges) than my kitchen insets: These are full overlay cabinets. They're not finished in this pic (doors are missing while the glass blower makes the glass for them). But you can see the nice lines full overlay gives you: I wouldn't do that in an inset either. They're too much detail. You didn't ask...but here is one more choice you'll have to consider...the hinges. My kitchen (well all of my cabinets except this one) are hidden hinges. We did that because they're adjustable and our house moves alot since it's on pilings. But we had to do one cabinet with exposed hinges because it wasn't deep enough for the hidden ones (these doors open up to a flat end of the island, painted as a chalk board for my 3 year old to keep busy on): My son's bathroom cabinets are highly detailed carved doors, reverse raised panel, full overlay. I fell in love with them but they didn't go with the style of the kitchen, so I put them in his bathroom...rediculously expensive cabinets for a child's bath LOL But I really loved the doors and had to use them somewhere: and with glass: And last but not least (I told you I had a lot to share for options Heh heh) these are full overlay slab drawers and a simple shaker style or even slab type door with glass. They are in my master closet and I wanted to keep the details down given the small size of the room: A few choices you will also need to ponder are the debth of your counter overhangs. With inset you do 3/4" overhang and with standard doors, you do 1 1/2, but with a heavily carved deep door like in my son's room, I had to do 2" to cover the carving (you want 3/4 or so out from your doors so in case of spill, it does not run into your cabinets). I hope that helped :) And now...good luck! YOU'LL NEED IT!!! heh heh...See MoreGranite: So many choices, but limited by cabinet color
Comments (10)I am guessing you don't have UCL? I would consider installing those too which would do away with the worry of it looking dark and gloomy. We have golden oak cabinets in too good of condition to replace. They also don't have an extreme orange cast like some. So we removed our pure white laminate counters and went with Titanium granite. It is black with some beautiful movement of cream and caramel colors which accented the cabinets well. Going from white counters to mostly black was a huge change, but the new UCL we installed, kept it looking bright and not hard to see while working in the kitchen. You could go with a granite with lovely movement and then keep the back splash very plain....See MoreRelated Professionals
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