Updated kitchen in an old house needs further updating! ;)
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Comments (28)Hi everyone! Just linked to this thread for someone looking for "wet area" plants, and it was interesting to read through it again. I've been working on this garden, and it is coming along - slowly, lol. I wanted to once again thank everyone who contributed every idea in this thread, because every idea was investigated and researched and they all helped me - and they are *still* helping me, as I plant this area. I've planted two Winter Red ilexes on either side of the shed, with a male pollinator stuck in there temporarily till I find it's permanent spot. I've planted two each of clethra Ruby Spice, itea Henry's Garnet, cornus alba Ivory Halo, with one more of each to be added. Also, two cimicifuga White Pearl (although I'm suspicious that one is not a White Pearl!), a buttonbush, a viburnum Winterthur, marsh marigold (loving these!), lobelia cardinalis (gorgeous color!) and siphilitica, and lots of irises - Japanese, Siberian, and Lousiana. I've even started a bit on the left side, planting two salix that were generously given to me by fellow gardeners here on the forums, and sticking some siberian irises there after dividing a huge clump that was existing in the right-side garden. Oh, and some ligularia Brit Marie seedlings that were donated. :) I've also noticed some wild purple asters on the left side, which I will mark for future use, as well as some kind of eupatorium which will be moved to the left side. So, it is coming along nicely if slowly, and I have you all to thank for it. I will post some pictures either at the end of the season or next season to show you all your handiwork, lol! THANKS! :) Dee...See MoreMy old house update
Comments (31)Be careful before you try to "confiscate" (aka steal) his tools. You could end up with criminal charges, lawsuits and more headaches. Without a court order you have no right to take it. That stinks, but that's the way it is. Who knows, they might not even be his tools! I'd go with criminal charges immediately and go with restitution rather than mess around with suing and not being able to collect. He doesn't pay child support, I imagine he's behind on taxes, probably owns nothing so collecting a partial judgment isn't going to be easy and you'll rack up more expenses. The court will be an incentive to him to make the restitution to you or be held in contempt. If the money's important to you, take the offer from the other person. They likely will never get it. Otherwise, it's a lesson learned. When I read the first part that he wanted the money to buy it the red flags were a flappin! I'd buy the stuff myself and have it delivered. Even if he bought it, you never know if he actually paid for it and could wind up with liens on your place and pay for it again. It's sad that people do this stuff. Morals, ethics and the like are so difficult to find. Good luck....See More1st home kitchen update/ design help needed
Comments (13)Be cautious of doing a cool toned kitchen in a warm toned home. You can do farmhouse without going cool. Refreshing your kitchen to a "farmhouse" vibe does not mean copying every white / gray kitchen out there - which will just be boring. Your wall color choice should come last. Many of the newer design pics I am seeing actually have mid-tone wood and if walls are gray at all, they are very light gray. There are 3 farm sinks that I know of that can be fitted on to a standard sink base - but still, take some good measurements because what is standard now might not have been standard when your house was built. The Ikea Domsjo is an overmount fireclay sink. It is very reasonably priced and many of the home bloggers have used it. Also, many kitchens I see from scandinavian countries use it. The down side is that reports of chipping, cracking and crazing are a little on the high side - many report a number of chips after 5 years. The Kohler Whitehaven "short apron" style farm sink is cast iron. I have this sink and love it though it is pricy ($960 for 36" cabinet") but it is very strong and could easily last more than 20 years. It is an undermount only sink. The Kohler Vault also comes in a "short apron" style. It is stainless steel and there is both a over mount and an undermount style. If you can live with a small countertop microwave, go that route and get a true vent. It will work better and look better - more farmhouse to have a hood. Here is a warm tone kitchen even with gray cabinets - it is a warmer gray with a blue green undertone. I am seeing a lot of these lighter / cream / white walls:...See MoreHow to update old farm house without painting woodwork.
Comments (2)Your kitchen is gorgeous! I have those same cabinets. Do you like your white countertops? I HATE mine. That's what I plan on doing for my upgrade when it happens. I'd upgrade the floor to something maybe either solid colored linoleum or a really snazzy ceramic tile, then redo the countertops to match, and then upgrade the pulls, new wall paint, and voila, snazzy new kitchen. I would not bow to current trends for painted cabinets and monochrome, heavens that's just ONE way to decorate, you have so many other options too! What colors do you like? Just as a side note, we had almost that exact flooring in our kitchen and when we had to redo the entryway due to a washer flood, we redid it all and it really made a ton of difference. We went with a high end fake granite tile kind of look for the flooring. So one piece of advice I can give you is lose the checkerboard. You will be so happy to get rid of all those busy lines competing with the grain in the wood! Even a colored checkerboard would be better than the all-one-color graph-paper vibe of that floor, particularly writ large. I didn't realize how much of an effect my busy floor was having on my life until I was forced to redo it. Don't know why, but I'm getting a "blue" vibe for one of your kitchen colors. I guess because blue would look so fab with those oak cabinets and would be a whole other direction. But there are other ways to go too. With my floor tile I'm going in a peach/grey/beige color scheme, with new grey countertops....See Moreauntthelma
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