That is my main concern is that every single plant is only a year old in the ground or less. This is what I have to lose...do you sense the panic! Abies balsamea 'Tyler Blue' Abies concolor Abies concolor 'Archer's Dwarf Abies concolor 'Blue Cloak' Abies concolor 'Glauca Compacta' Abies koreana 'Blauer Pfiff ' Abies koreana 'Golden Glow' Abies koreana 'Goldener Traum' Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke' Abies lasiocarpa 'Compacta' Abies lasiocarpa 'Martha's Vinyard' Abies pinsapo 'Horstmann' (cannan) Abies procera �Hupp�s Christmas Tree� (noman) Abies procera 'Danish Column' Abies procera 'Glauca Nana' (cannan) Abies procera 'Sherwoodii' (balsam) Abies, nordm 'Golden Spreader' Abies, veitc 'Heddergott' Chamaechparis pisifera 'Golden Charm' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Saffron Spray' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Devon Cream' Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Snow' Cupressus nootkatensis 'Green Arrow' Jun. squam. 'Floriant' Juniperus pfitzeriana (x) 'Daub's Frosted' Juniperus squamata 'Dream Joy' Larix �Jacobson�s Pyrimid� Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler' Larix laricina 'Newport Beauty' Picea abies `Fritsche' Picea abies `Gold Dust' Picea abies `Jacobsen' Picea abies `Will's Zwerg' Picea abies �Cupressina� Picea abies �Katherine�s Golden Heart� Picea abies 'Diffusa' Picea abies 'Elegantissama' Picea abies Gregg�s Seedling Picea Abies 'Kellerman's Blue Cameo' Picea abies 'Kellerman's Blue Cameo' Picea abies 'Pusch' Picea abies 'Wingles Weeper' Picea brew. 'Emerald Midget' Picea engelmanii 'Compacta' Picea engelmannii 'Blue Magoo' Picea engelmannii 'Bush's Lace' Picea glauca `Echiniformis' Picea glauca 'Burning Well' Picea glauca Cleveland Rd. Picea glauca 'Daisy White' Picea glauca 'Dent' Picea glauca 'Hillside' Picea glauca 'Ketch Harbor' Picea glauca 'Mac's Gold' Picea glauca 'McConnell's Gold' Picea glauca 'Pendula' Picea glauca 'Yukon Blue' Picea jezoenis 'Howell's Dwarf Tigertail' Picea mariana `Nana' Picea mariana 'Aureovariegata' Picea mariana 'Blue Teardrop' Picea mariana 'Blue Tier Drop' Picea mariana 'Golden' Picea omorika `Osmaston #1' Picea omorika �de Ruyter' Picea omorika 'Nana' Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' Picea omorika 'Peve tijn' Picea omorika 'Pimoko' Picea orientalis 'Atrovirens' Picea orientalis `Barnes' Picea orientalis �Aureospicata� Picea orientalis �Tom Thumb Gold� Picea orientalis 'Connecticut Turnpike' Picea orientalis 'Mount Vernon' Picea orientalis 'Silver Seedling' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Tom Thumb' Picea pungens `St. Mary's Broom' Picea pungens �Sester Dwarf� Picea pungens �Spring Blast� Picea pungens 'Blue Pearl' Picea pungens 'Blue Totem' Picea pungens 'Donna's Rainbow' Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' Picea pungens 'Gebelle's Golden Spring' Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiate' Picea pungens 'Montana Ave.' Picea pungens 'R.H. Montgomery' Picea pungens 'Royal Knight' Picea pungens 'The Blues' Picea Pungens 'Thuem' Picea pungens 'Wisconsin Cream' Picea rubens `HB' ('Hexenbesen) Picea sitchensis `Papoose' Picea x mariorika 'Machala' Picea, abies 'Motala' Pins sylvestris 'Watereri' Pinus Banksiana 'Schoodic' Pinus cembra Pinus cembra `Stricta' (Fastigiata) Pinus cembra 'Blue Mound' Pinus cembra 'Glauca Compacta' Pinus cembra 'Klein' Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' Pinus contorta 'Taylor's Sunburst' Pinus densiflora 'Jane Kluis' Pinus densiflora 'Low Glow' Pinus heldreichii Pinus heldreichii `Compact Gem' Pinus heldreichii 'Green Bun' Pinus heldreichii 'Smidtii' Pinus koraiensis `Tabuliformis' Pinus koraiensis 'Dragon Eye' Pinus koreansis 'Anna' Pinus koreansis 'Silveray' Pinus Leucodermis 'Irish Bell' Pinus longaeva 'Sherwood Compact' Pinus mugo `Pal Maleter' Pinus mugo `Zundert' Pinus mugo 'Carstens' Pinus nigra 'Oregon Green' Pinus parviflora `Billie' (M-par 4) Pinus parviflora 'Adcock's Dwarf'' Pinus parviflora 'Arnold's Arboretum Dwarf' Pinus parviflora 'Catherine Elizabeth' Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' Pinus parviflora 'Goldilocks' Pinus parviflora 'Hagoromo' Pinus Parviflora 'Miyajima' Pinus parviflora 'Tempelhof' Pinus parviflora 'Yatsubusa' Pinus pumila `Dwarf Blue' Pinus reflexa �Vanderwolf�s Pyramid Pinus reflexa 'Extra Blue' Pinus resinosa 'Don Smith' Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag' Pinus strobus 'Coney Island' Pinus strobus 'Girard Contorta Nana' Pinus strobus 'Mini Twists'� Pinus strobus 'Minuta' Pinus strobus 'Nana' Pinus strobus 'Pendula' Pinus strobus 'Stowe Pillar' Pinus strobus 'Tiny Curls' Pinus strobus 'Wintergold' Pinus sylvestris `Gold Medal' Pinus sylvestris 'Gold Coin' Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper' Pinus sylvestris 'Mitch Weeping' Pinus sylvestris 'Moseri' Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead' Pinus uncinata 'Caesar' Pinus uncinata 'Silver Candles' Pinus x 'Forest Sky' Pinus, densi 'Golden Ghost' Pinus, strob 'Coronado' Platycladus orientalis `Morgan' Platycladus orientalis 'Franky Boy' Sciad, verti 'Joe Kozey' Sciadopitys v. 'Mitsch Select' Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' Thuja occidentalis 'Concabe' Thuja occidentalis 'Linesville' Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist' Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green Giant' Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White' Tsuga canadensis 'Moon Frost' Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula' Tsuga canadensis 'Vermeulen Wintergold' Tsuga mertensiana Tsuga, merte 'Elizabeth' Miscanthus sinensis Purpurascens Penstemon Dark Towers Chrysanthemum 'Coral Daisy' Chrysanthemum 'Red Daisy' Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield' Hemerocallis 'Lime Frost' Miscanthus sinensis Dixieland Miscanthus sinensis Graziella Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill Sedum Vera Jameson Althea 'Blue Satin' Barberry 'Rosey Glow' Cleathra 'Vanilla Spice' Cotinus x 'Grace' Fothergilla gardenii Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken' Ginkgo Biloba 'Pete's Dwarf' Hamamelis 'Girard's Purple' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hydrandea 'Mystic Flame' Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' Itea 'Little Henry' Magnolia 'Jane' Physocarpus opulifolius 'Coppertina' Rhododendron x 'Roseum Elegans' Rosa 'Meidrifora' (Coral Drift) Rosa 'Sunrise Sunset' Viburnum c. Spiced Bouquet Viburnum 'Hildebrants' Viburnum lantana 'Variegatum' Viburnum nudum 'Bulk' Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum Viburnum pragense 'Decker' Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum x 'Cayuga' Weigela florida 'Dwarf Variegated' Weiglea 'Shining Sensation' Acer buergerianum 'Miyasama yatsubusa' Acer campestre 'Carnival'� Acer circinatum 'Bort's Dwarf'� Acer circinatum 'Del's Dwarf'� Acer griseum Acer palmatum �Brandt's Dwarf� Acer palmatum �Caperci Dwarf� Acer palmatum �Coonara Pygmy� Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola' Acer palmatum 'Emperor 1' Acer palmatum 'Fireglow' Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon' Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' Acer rubrum ' Sun Valley' Acer rubrum 'Resupszam' aka Super Sonic Red Acer saccharum 'Fall Fiesta' Acer shirasawanum �Bashful� Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon' Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan'� Aesculus parviflora Aesculus pavia Aesculus x 'Autumn Splendor' Berberis 'Red Jewel' Carpinus caroliniana Cercidiphyllum japonicium Cercis canadensis Chionanthus virginicus Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia �W. Stockman� aka Golden Shadows Cornus kousa 'Aurora' Cornus kousa 'Milky Way' Cornus kousa 'Samaritian' Cornus mas Fagus sylvatica `Mercedes' Fagus sylvatica 'Red Oblisk' Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolor' Ginkgo 'Autumn Gold' Ginkgo 'Autumn Gold' Ginkgo biloba 'Jade Butterflies' Ginkgo biloba 'White Lightning'� Heptacodium miconioides Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' Liriodendron tulipifera Malus 'Coralburst Malus 'Firbird' Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Jack Frost' Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace' Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica 'Sheri's Cloud' Ostrya virginiana Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'� Plantanus x acerifolia 'Morton Circle' Quercus xreifii var. warei x Q. alba �Birthday Candle�

" I'd be willing to bet a weeks pay the mastic from yesterday's still soft." I was hoping that Bill was making enough to let me retire, but I won't be getting his week's pay. I pulled off some tiles and yes, except for the grout lines and a thin rim around each tile they are as wet as they were when put up. I called a tile contractor I found through the NTCA website about 75 miles away who does Kerdi and talked to them. If they take over Âthe job, I think they're wanting to just start ALL over in order to warranty their work. The new people raised some other questions about the original install and job too. He's a really nice guy, but unfortunately we've lost our confidence in the original installer plus see the photos and give opinions. I think that we'll just keep the tile, pay for the job not finished and start over. Otherwise, I'd be such a wreck looking over his shoulder while laying, grouting etc that I'd be insane. The good news is that it was only one wall and the tiles are cleaning up beautifully... a minute with the hose and the scrubbrush and you'd never know they were on the wall. So I'll "only" lose the floor tiles and the 3/4 payment that we've already done if we start over. Sigh.... (When giving opinions on the tile be kind as it's my design and I LOVE the tile I picked!!) http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/gsimcoe/?action=view&current=100_3305.jpg http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/gsimcoe/?action=view&current=100_3306.jpg http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/gsimcoe/?action=view&current=100_3307.jpg http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/gsimcoe/?action=view&current=100_3311.jpg

Everything you've chosen is lovely -- you have a beautiful and tasteful eye. I read that you already chose armchair #1 and now I want to tell you why you made the right choice (in my opinion, that is): We have chairs similar to your #2 choice and reading that you have NOT sat in them I'd like to offer my (twenty-)two cents. Yes, they are deep and comfy for cuddling little children, curling up to read a book or take a nap. However, they are also difficult to get out of -- during both my pregnancies I could not sit in those chairs without either somebody helping me out or without first piling loads of pillows in the back so I was more upright. My father occasionally walks with a cane -- his stability is not great. He, too, cannot sit in our armchairs without assistance getting up or the pillows wedged in the back. I don't know your age / life circumstances, but it's something to think about .... Also, our chairs have wheels in the front bottom too, and they do wiggle! (We have hardwood floors -- might be better on carpet.) So we have little cups for them which look a bit ugly but better that than vroom-vroom armchairs! I'd also like to pipe on about your barstools: I happen to love a rush seat (love it!), but think the Pierre Deux barstools with their carving might, as kmcg85 wrote about the mantel, bore you after a while. I don't know, I guess based on all your beautiful choices I'm pulling toward the third barstool pictured. I'm not sure I can put my finger on why, but to my eye it just makes better "sense" with the other pieces / fabrics you've already selected (or are in the process of selecting). I'm really looking forward to seeing your space -- you have beautiful taste! (and I just might get some of your barstools myself!)

I too have 7.5 ft. ceilings. While I can't speak to your specific sink and faucet combination, I can tell you that in our recent reno we went with a Blanco 9" deep undermount sink and Blanco Max faucet. (I'm attaching a link to the faucet below) The faucet has roughly the same demensions as yours and we think we made the right choice. As far as the finish is concerned, while I think that everything surrounding the sink should probably match, I wouldn't worry about matching any other finishes in the rest of the kitchen. In our case, we went with satin nickel for the faucet as the sink has a brushed stainless finish. The soap dispenser is also satin nickel. Here's a shot or 2. Remember, this is the sort of thing that can be changed down the road if you decide that you hate it. The bottom line is that you've made so many correct decisions to this point it would be unlikely that you'll get this one wrong. Here is a link that might be useful: Blanco Max Faucet