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Comments (25)You won't believe how easy the bottle was...after getting all the glue from the lable off I etched it with Armour Etch (got it at Michael's) make sure the bottle is dry then run a string of 20-35 Christmas lights in through the mouth of it...cut apart silk flower picks from the local craft store to be able to make your own floral design arrange them to hide the cord coming out the back and add a bow (mine was raffia)....that is it...Hope that helps Marlene 2008...See MoreComing out of the lurker closet
Comments (6)Hey, I grew up 50 miles west of Brenham in a little farming community known as Lexington. Great area down there and you are two to three weeks ahead of us in a good time to put out transplants or plant seeds inground. I have been here in North Texas for many years, but still miss that climate down there. And they finally got a little rain out of the last storms....See MorePirula: about your gorgeous kitchen
Comments (17)Wow! You guys are too sweet. kateskouros: Oh, but I do have toekicks. It was one of my cleverest moments. They're painted black you see. F&B's "Off Black" to be exact. So it appears like the cabinets are sitting on those pretty legs, but nothin doin. Cool huh??? sarchlos: The knobs are from Lee Valley Hardware. Unfinished cherry Shaker knobs. I stained them and sealed them myself. They were like a dollar each. I believe they're about an inch and a half in diameter. It was the largest available at the time. The dimensions of the island are 3ft 6 in X 6 ft 8 in....See MoreWeek 5: What more can we accomplish!?
Comments (57)CEF - it took me several months of agonizing to fork over the bucks for those Van Dykes corbels. They weren't even expensive, either. I just COULD NOT find anything else so perfect for less (although I could easily find several options at five times their cost), so I finally bit the bullet, and have not been sorry. OMG, I paid full price! But sometimes, we do. I could live my life out of the Van Dykes, Restoration Hardware, Signature Hardware, etc. catalogues. I almost never buy anything from them, though! On the way I suspended that little under-cabinet shelf from the corbels: the reason I did this (other than the aesthetic of using the corbel) was because I'm anal about making things reversible, and also I don't like to penetrate a tile job if I don't have to. So the shelf is suspended from the cabinet above, and doesn't penetrate the tile as under-shelf supports would need. Shicksal - GORGEOUS wood. So pretty. I would go insane in that kitchen, trying to line up the grain lines; I have an overactive mind. Christina - that is going to be a VERY pretty backsplash, and your tile guy is doing a great job. Lazygardens - that totally messes with my mind, digging out a corner and finding historic mud bricks! SJhockey - I was so hoping you'd post and say what your guy got done in a day, because ever since I read your list I thought, "That guy will be phenomenal if he can get all that done in one day." ---- My railing arrived freight yesterday and here is the picture of the upgrade that my Bad Anal Self insisted upon. Shown is the standard concrete anchor, even for a commercial install (the smaller one). And THEN there is the 410 stainless monga anchor that I will be drilling holes for in my concrete, and using. My railing would never blow away into OZ in a tornado, after how it's getting installed. Uh, yeah, try to ignore the German Shepherd hairs on my rug. This is the room they hang in all day. This post was edited by beautybutdebtfree on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 16:56...See More
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
last month41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
last monthlast modified: last monthFicus are mostly super tropical, would NEVER put one outside here this early. Only subtropical Ficus I know, are the cold hardy (here), true FIGS (F. carica) and the creeping fig but I have NEVER kept the creeping one alive for more than a few hours, they need constant watering, and I have 0 time or patience for that! I love most Ficus though.
P.S., Climate in Colorado is NUTS! Had and East coast friend who moved out to Colorado Springs, loves it, but says that she can NEVER alternate SUMMER vs. WINTER clothes as you can be warm in mid Winter and freezing in May! My growing season is pretty long, especially in more recent years..., so like 220 plus days at least. This winter was especially mild my camellia are now at peak and will soon shut down tiil next November. So, yeah, pretty much like northern Alabama here now, climatologically speaking.
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
last month41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
last monthlast modified: last monthThey have never been at peak here, at 41 North, this early (February-early March), normally mid to late March. Popmoma, not just your climate, they are pH acid loving big time. I LOVE them too! Most of the plants I love seem to be acid-loving; gardenias, hydrangeas, rhododendrons , magnolias, azaleas, etc...
M. grandiflora 'Victoria'41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
26 days ago
Still in peak, this year, they started to bloom in November into December. then January into February, but March is the peak, once it get past mid April, they are off for the summer, so strictly flower in the cold or chilly months. I just bought another, this one, double, medium pink. So far, liking this Spring, it has been moderate without any real cold, have had all my subtropicals (Citrus, palms) out since March 1st. Went back for yet another, all sold out within a week.
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
18 days ago41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
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