Space Theory Kitchens (by Henry Built)
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Comments (30)'underneath the loquat tree' Sigh....loquats have only recently come to my attention since I had always dismissed them as impossibly tender. However, I am now salivating at the prospect of trying one in a more sheltered area after sowing a couple in the greenhouse. I have read that named cultivars are preferable than wild seedlings (like many fruits) but since they are being grown for those large leaves and lush appearance, I have no concerns about the fruits (unlikely, in any case). I have one sitting outside which has been untroubled by the chill (but as we haven't really had a sharp winter yet, this remains to be seen). Attempting to grow seeds for 3 completely different areas is doing my head in somewhat - the greenhouse is stuffed but all attempts at rational planning has vanished while I have simply given in to a kind of seasonal madness which invariably strikes during the dull dark months - a guilty attempt to actually sow all those seeds I have collected, hoarded, stolen even, during the short days of autumn as insurance for a bright spring and summer. Obviously, if every smidgeon of space is already used up by trays and containers, there is going to be a reckoning when all these seedlings need pricking out and potting on.....but I am denying reality in a haze of horticultural craziness. I am mystified by your geranium problems, Daisy. True, Rozanne vanishes down to an absolute minuscule crown....but then roars into life (quite late in May), growing to a ridiculous size in weeks. Penstemons......have you thought about some of the species rather than the large flowered types? Have a gander at Plantworld seeds - I think Ray keeps a good selection....and avoid the miffy Husker's red. Also, I find the fat leaved ones to be a bit rubbish for me (although shouldn't be so much of a problem for you) but they are not really resistant to drought. If you are keen on that trumpet shaped flower, have a go at incarvillea - there is a lovely easy annual (incarvillea sinensis) as well as a rather interesting woody version (I.olgae - taller than I.arguta but with better proportioned flowers)....See MoreAdvice? Restoring a 1913 Built In Buffet
Comments (7)Just cause the other units are the same way I wouldn't count on it being original. Very often if a building was altered and it was a duplex it was altered the same way thru out. Saved on time, money and materials. Your best bet is to snoop around at some local open houses and see what your neighbors have. Another tip is to get in some stronger than normal light into the space and have a really close look at things. Very often in strong light things show up hat we normally wouldn't see. Like outlines of where hinges were or where doors have worn away wood....See MoreHouses Built for Women (what a concept)
Comments (19)I just want a laundry area next to the bedrooms---that vents straight out the back. I can't tell you how many new home owners have issues with the stupid idea of trying to vent a dryer straight up throught the roof, or worse, venting down through the slab where all of the moisture condenses and stops it up in about a month's time. And I want at least enough room to fold the clothes in the laundry room and some room to hand stuff up too. Put all of this in my master closet with a built in coffee machine and beverage fridge and I might never leave the suite! And while I don't care for the concept of a "formal living room" and want to have an open concept plan, I also do want a "den", sunroom, office, or other comfy space where I can shut the door and watch my TV shows or read with a minimum of disruption when the other half (or kids for other families) has friends over and monopolizes the "family" space. I want a vanity space next to a sink and running water, but not necessarily in the "bathroom" with good lighting and a mirror that telescopes to me because I'm blind as a bat and getting worse. Most of all, I want smaller square footage than most home plans that I see being built. As attractive as having a maid would be, it'll never be in my future. So, if I have to clean it all, it had better be all space that I use and no wasted space like a formal dining room that gets used once a year and accumulates dust the rest of the time....See MoreShould I consider this look for a built-in fridge?
Comments (10)I had to do some fancy searching to find this thread LOL Ok remember please that our kitchen is NOT finished. Included in the not finished group would be the fridge cabinet which will have a bead on the inside like the rest of the inset doors do when I hire a new contractor. The doors on the right will also have full cherry (the ones over the entry) verses the little holes they have now. And, because I know this space has to be emptied soon, I have't actually arranged the platters and bowls up there as they will be. The future arrangement will have one big white platter in the front with a couple of pretty farm house bowls on top and then all the other stuff stuffed back behind that (which you can't see because it's so deep). What I like about this cabinet is it's storage ability, but also it kills the akward little space people end up with above a tall fridge. Having cabinets to continue the molding around makes it fit in really nicely, even in a small space like mine: I was trying to get in all views but my chandelier blocks that last one a bit...I wanted to show how the molding flows....oh well, use your imagination :oP...See MoreChris Lew
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