Groomingal, at the top right of the page, do a search for "memory jugs" - in the posts that come up, look for the one that is entitled "Big Brown Jug" and in here, posed by "Slowmedown" she posted a site about making Memory Jugs. It's gluing "memories" pics, small pieces, etc. onto a jug. And a recent post showed wine bottles placed upside down on a board to be hung-the bottles had the bottoms cut off and they were made into flower planters. Another idea, in the Craft & Decoration forum, look for "wine bottles with string lights in them" - they are beautiful. Here is a pic of mine, using an antique bottle with a bubble in it, inside which I have placed a birdsnest with two small birds on it. Sal Sal

I might re-think those bushes if I were you. Two and a half ft might be all right, but If I planted them there, I'd put them closer to 3 ft from the foundation--you need to let some air get in there, and Knock Outs can spread out quite a bit as they mature. However, I'd worry about water from the overhang--could periodically knock over branches and blooms. On the other hand, if the plant is too protected by the overhang, it will not be able to take advantage of the rain--and rain is much better for roses than water from your hose/city system. Don't know where you live, but here in the Midwest, we usually put up gutters--to help protect our foundations. When it rains, blooms will sometimes get a bit waterlogged and need to be propped up or at least gently shaken to get rid of some of the excess water. That is a common problem. The issue here is whether your roses are getting far too much excess water from the overhang overflow. I guess I'd need some pics to decide for sure. Good luck. Kate

benjesbride I absolutely LOVE this idea! Is moving a waste line more of an issue than moving the plumbing lines? I've always hated that the toilet is right at the door and would like to add a partition wall between the would be new vanity and toilet location. There is a vent in the rear of the existing shower (from bottom to top of building) that is about 12" wide. It's goes all the way to the end of the foyer closet. That leaves us with about 72" of space along the foyer closet wall to add a toilet and vanity. I think the toilet requires 30" so a 42" double vanity (or two smaller single vanities). We cannot have washer/dryers in this complex (old 1950's plumbing). But I've always complained about no linen closet in the bathroom so that works too. I'd like to move the door to the foyer; however, that would require a split vanity due to the heating pipes in the middle of the room along the wall behind the existing door. No, we are not adding a bedroom. That may be a later addition though, years from now. An neighbor converted the rear of the living/dining area to an office/bedroom (photo below). I've tried to adjust the floor plan to add the vent/shaft in the rear of the shower. It may not be worth the time and expense to open up the foyer wall if we can't get a great layout.

HKO HKO - this is my... 3rd or 4th post on this website. I didn't realize this website was manned by 'retired professionals donating their time to help the poor surfs building in the lower class sectors'. I had no idea the same 5 'retired' architects and designers would reply multiple times with insults about features of a house I'm building that I never asked advice for to begin with. I do NOT share their obsession with windows. I politely stated that on their first round of comments. And hey, I get it. I get on forums to help in my profession (web development). I certainly don't get on there offering to help someone get a script running and then totally rip apart the look of their website. Kind of goes back to "if you don't have anything nice to say...", eh? This post, for example, was about fishing for options for the cantilever. Not being a builder and trying to Google it is what did lead me to the term "EYEBROW PERGOLA" when really what I was reaching for was corbels or brackets/braces. What would have been nice was "Hey, did you consider dentil blocks if you want something to look at in that area?" When I met with one of the guys from the builder he sympathetically offered that and pointed out examples. Wonder why I'm a bit, ungrateful? I had one of the 'helpful retired professionals' here tell me because my husband and I both WANTED our laundry in the garage that "Any new house that has the laundry in a garage, is a poorly designed house. It’s not responding to what you need. " (Thanks, Sophie Wheeler for knowing what my husband and I need, without even meeting with us! You Rock!) I never asked about the bloody windows. And this post was back in May. Move on.