What do you think of the use of color in this apartment?
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Comments (6)Ornithogalums??? Oh vetivert, you are bad, but Ornithogalum is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of spring chores and getting to work outside, usually in late Feb. Now I realize my question could have and should have been phrased a lot better. How about this? If the Bulb Forum members would submit their (own) pics of plants and blooms grown from bulbs for a new forum picture, what should it be? . Should it be open to anything grown from bulbs? Should it maybe exclude such things that have more 'specific' forums of their own, such as Lily, Tropical, and House Plant? Should it be an individual bloom, or as you suggested, maybe a still life flower arrangement of numerous delectable blooms grown from bulbs? Please 'scuse me for just having tunnel vision and tunnel thoughts of just Daffodils. At any rate, the folks who are having their spring now, can hopefully be trying to get some great pics. Ok...so when does anyone think we could/should start taking picture submissions? Should we wait until late 2010 so glads could be included by those in the US who grow them? Should we wait a full year (or nearly) so the members down under have an opportunity to have another summer blooming season, like for glads? hmmm...what is fairest? I guess before proceeding, I should check with the 'Powers that be' to see for sure if they would be willing to get the pic changed and updated with a pretty pic of our choosing. I hope lots of folks will give their input and in time, post their pics for entry. In doing a search here on the forum, it seems that Tulips and Daffs are the 2 things most often posted about. I imagine though that tulips are most frequently asked about, due to them having problems, or emerging early, or for not blooming a second season when they are thought to be perennials like daffodils. Here is a spring 2009 pic of a bouquet of Daffodil Show rejects. Hopefully in 2010, I can put together a much better arrangement and pic. Sue...hoping/planning to start daff planting today...maybe...See MoreUsing space from garage to build mudroom...what do you think?
Comments (15)Wow, that woudl be one tight garage!!!! Here is what I would consider doing instead: Keep the garage the same as the original but add closed cabinets where you are showing your coats/shoes. Lose the single door into the office-- it has the double doors into the goyer anyway. Then make that little hallways space into a smaller mudroom, since you do not need floorspace in the mudroom as much as you need wallspace, and the mudroom in your plan has a lot of wasted doorway/stair space. You could certainly annex some space by making that bathroom smaller and more efficient. You might be able to use some of that office area as well. But honestly, as drawn the mudroom does not seem especially efficient or useful and makes the garage space almost ridiculous if used for cars. That little hallway created by the office is completely useless space right now. You could also add some of that functionality to that are next to the front door-- another closet perhaps? But I keep coming back to the idea of turning that hallway into a real mudroom. How about if you relocated the vanity to across from the toilet? You could put in a pocket door (we have several and love them) and the bathroom would be half its current size, which would be fine since it is just a powder room anyway/ You can get lower profile vanities to save space. Ditch that office door and suddenly you have created a mudroom as large as the one you are considering without ruining the garage. I am picturing the bench area right where that office door is now. Then lots and lots of storage, floor to ceiling. One thing I am big fan of in mudrooms is to have sheves that are very close togetehr to hold many many pairs of shoes. One friend added two more shelves to each of her mudroom cabinets (since shoes are not very high) and then added hooks for jackets and leashes to the outsides of the cabinet doors-- talk about functional! It is very easy to swing open the cabinet doors with all their jackets and grab a pair of shoes. I am afraid that having the garage sp tight would really bother me--- you'd also have to be an incredibly accurate parker!!! But I am wondering if you think repurposing and remodeling the hallway might work........See Moreused viking range...what do you think?
Comments (3)We bought a used AG Viking 36" range off craigslist-I think it is about 5 years old. It was a gamble, as it wasn't hooked up in a kitchen for us to try. The convection didn't work when we hooked it up, but it turned out to be a loose connection. For us, it was a worthwhile purchase, since we Really wanted six burners, but a new professional range that size was out of our budget. Our option buying new would have meant that we would have had to settle for a 30' range. I haven't regretted the purchase! For us, with our large family, the six burners and the larger oven were high on our list. The solid construction is what kept us coming back to the professional ranges. If you don't like/can't work with the brass trim, find out beforehand how much it would cost to replace it. My suspicion is that it could be costly, as many of the viking accessories and replacement parts are....See MoreDo you think it's better to paint stucco or use colored stucco?
Comments (17)FWIW that hasn't been our experience in Northern CA--paint jobs on stucco that has direct exposure to sun and heat don't last anywhere close to 20 years. (We got 15 out of our last paint job but that was with a few years where it was in absolutely appalling shape, but where we were about to do renovations that would then need to be painted so we held off--and we had already repainted the south-facing side once in that time frame.) Obviously Southern CA is dryer in the winter and gets hotter in the summer than Northern CA and maybe that helps extend the life of paint, but the issues with paint longevity here seem to be heat/sun related, not moisture related. General rule of thumb in our area is about ten years for a quality paint job (though just about everyone pushes it past that point and just deals with the fading/peeling paint!) I would find out how much more colored stucco is than a straight re-stucco, and decide accordingly. You can always paint it later, but if you start off painting, you're committing to that route for the long haul....See Morebpath
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