HOW do you attach a backless built-in to the wall?
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Comments (2)I attached a mature shield to the front of a large half basket using a large piece of plastic mesh from a grapefruit or onion bag and a bit of panty hose. I used twist'ems and string to secure the net cradle to the basket. It looked pretty awful but a new shield frond grew over the mesh and I was able to remove the ties and string as soon as the roots grew through to the moss beneath. It is hot and humid here and I would hate to actually pierce anything I didn't have to....See MoreWhat do you wish you had done differently when you built bed?
Comments (7)I made several boxes, 5 feet by 15 inches (they looked like hobbit coffins) and lined them up in fifteen foot runs. My idea was that if I got tired of using them for veggies, I could put them here or there in the yard as planters for irises or whatever, and the weight wouldn't be too bad so one person could move them. However, having boxes like that makes it hard to run a soaker hose under the soil surface. You either have to loop the soaker hose above the end walls of the boxes, or drill holes to run the hose. If I were to do it again, I'd use 16 foot 2x10 or 2x12 so I could have an uninterrupted run of hose. I'd also securely affix a small vertical pipe to the inside of the box with a female garden hose fitting poking out above the surface, and a male garden hose fitting under the surface attaching to the completely buried soaker hose. That way if anyone pulls on the supply hose it doesn't disturb the soaker hose. Why sixteen feet? Because that's the length of the cattle panel I use for a trellis; or, as you can see in the picture, you can bend three of them into Gothic arches to make 'a cathedral of tomato worship'....See MoreHow do you attach a trellis to vinyl siding?
Comments (3)I have a brick wall that I grow vines on. I did something similar to what Arum mentioned. I bought a few sections of lattice and painted them to match the brick so they wouldn't stand out while there was no growth on them. I think they were about 8' long and 2 or 3' wide. I stood them on the narrow end and buried about a foot underground to give it support and leaned it against the wall. They are covered with annual vines every year and look really pretty. The one thing I would have done differently is that I should have bought synthetic (plastic) lattice instead of wood because the underground part is starting to rot. It's no big deal to replace it, I'm just lazy. lol I've also seen trellises that have stakes built onto them that you can just stick in the soil. They just weren't big enough for what I wanted and the lattice was very inexpensive and easy to put up. Karyn...See Morewhat do I do around this fireplace? make an accent wall? built ins?
Comments (34)To answer questions, yes we gutted and opened up this home. We want our family room just inside the front door as it functions well for watching children playing outside. (Rather than a formal living room, but we want to create a NICE space) The dining room has the fireplace and is open to the kitchen, which has an amazing 10’ island with a bar height side with 4 seats and then a counter height end for food prep. We’re loving the kitchen tho still waiting on light fixtures and backsplash. The flow is working well for us but the furniture placement and how to highlight the fireplace and it’s area is the challenge! Thank you BTW we DO have another room that would serve as the formal dining room but we don’t have that need at this time and are using it as a lovely home/mom office and playroom, so toys stay in there and not all over the house....See Morelyfia
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