Adrienne DeRosa What a fantastic space with so many great ideas. I've been looking for the perfect touch for my boys' room, and the lath is it! Too bad we didn't think to save them when we gutted the kitchen last year. Grrr! Thanks for sharing!!

Karen i think you could have a successful business just doing wall treatments..ironing wax circles onto the wall then painting over them -- pure genius! That plus the "starry night" wall in the bathroom and the wall of wood in the bedroom..wow.

Caro Madero Simply beautiful. I definetly will take some ideas for my own home.

mimi672 I can't stop looking at the rooms in this house!! I love the artwork (especially the entrance wall) WOW!!! I'd love to copy the art wall in the dining room. Just found a frame at a funky home decor shop that will duplicate the picture with the double frame. Love that this is not a gigantic house that I couldn't relate to. I'm using more ideas....great job!!

patsy35 Love every room in this house. It just feels comfortable!

lyvia I have also seen staggered two by fours used to make a two by six wall. If you have 2x4 studs aligned as traditional, then take every other one and move it two inches towards the inside of the house, you get a thicker wall and more room for insulation. Maybe the sill plates need to be larger, though. What do you think of that?

joyful_lady My folks buitl a home in California (Sacramento) using 2 x 6 exterior wall studs in '71. Their power bills were always miniscule compared to my 2 x 4 (and 400 sq foot smaller) home. They built another in '91 with 2 x 6 studs and their bills ran far less than mine for a similar size home. Both homes were also significantly more insulated from street noises (lawn mowers, children laughing, etc.) We are using 2 x 6 in our new home. They are now in a house they bought pre-built and their energy bills are 3 - 4 x higher than they have ever been--and we now live in an area powered by Nuke that has low electricity rates.

ladymojo Swooziec- I have always known your photo as Chinese Lanterns here on Vancouver Island. They grow like a week if given half a chance. Abutilon is known here as flowering maple or just abutilon. I think I might grow it here, if only as a half year plant.

ladymojo grow like a weed, not a week LOL

hopingtogetfit Recently repainted our walls with BM's Ballet White (and Dove White in a few other rooms). I am absolutely in LOVE with both whites, especially the Ballet White, which has a slight gray undertone. It looks like a soft linen color. My wood floors, furniture, artwork and accessories now stand out so much better.

aiga I used bright closet to add a color to my son's room. The room feels completely different now.

Esther Garabato plumosous is not a fern, is a asparagus, the fern has not flowers a not fruits

patricia beharry -------- I googled PLOMOSOUS, It is called a fern, but some call it an asparagus fern. I am just trying to educate myself, not looking for an argument, and I really just love that 'asparagus-fern'

mmsalg This isn't an original comment but I have to say, these tiles really do look fabulous.

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klf78 Loving them! Amazed.

La Lune Collection Decorating for kids is just so much fun! And we LOVE when clients come to us with unique ideas for custom pieces. Our friends at Weiss & Wirth Interior Design, Glenwood Springs, CO, commissioned this custom bunk bed with bookshelves for their most precious of customers, the sweet Adrien and Esme.
Check out this kids bunkbeds' progression, concept to completion:
http://www.lalunecollection.com/custom/custom-beds.html

lauraclaycomb I don't understand why people want to put chalk in their children's bedrooms - long exposure to chalk dust is NOT good for growing lungs, and if your child is asthmatic, it could be disastrous! Looks cool, but all those particles in the air... ?

Maison & Co. Another way to add character to your patio is with a charming French antique! We love our 19th century French garden bench, 19th century French oval-top butcher table, and French dining table. Give us a call! 316- 640-4250.

denold I like the idea of french doors from our kitchen to the patio, but I don't think I can live with flies, bees, mosquitoes coming in our house. Is there a way to still have a screen door even if you have french doors?

eCustomFinishes Love it. Dont forget about using true barn wood for furniture, and also a light distressing for the finishes will go a long way to perfect any farmhouse. Lovely homes

rwiding Great article with lots of good ideas, particularly the BMW ballet white. We are immersed in the final stages of planning a major addition to our small 4x4 square farm house, a vacation home that needs to accommodate our growing family of spouses and grandchildren. Working hard to retain the authenticity of our 1920's farmhouse.

La Lune Collection Thank you, Charmean, for this instructive ideabook. Fine upholstery has almost become a lost art, hasn't it? We place such HIGH importance on this, and our upholsterers are true artisans - several examples for consideration:
#1172 Armless Club Chair - box cushions/meticulously matched stripes/self-welt pillows
http://www.lalunecollection.com/collection/seating/club-chair/armless-1172/
#1030 Sofa - beautiful back and seat tufting
http://www.lalunecollection.com/collection/seating/sofa-1026-1030/
#4245 Bed - exceptionally upholstered leather headboard, footboard, and sides
http://www.lalunecollection.com/collection/beds/bed-4239-4245/

Elizabeth Fields Design LTD Nice summary. Would love to read your take on zipper and welting details for cushions.

Kenny Grono Edges can be finished by gluing on edge banding (a veneer that is the thickness of the plywood).

Philip Shie deshy, the edges can be finished by edgebanding, which is veneer that comes in rolls of various widths... 2 basic types: one that is pre-glued and you can just iron it on, or the another (such as Fastcap brand) type that you just peel-and-stick (much faster)... You would need to trim the edges to fit. Some people choose to expose edges for the right kind of plywood such as Apply-ply or baltic birch plywood.

Amanda Simons, lumber yards are always better. Not only can you find a much larger selection of plywood, the prices are typically lower than big box stores for the same type of lower end ply. Just know that some places won't cut the plywood down if you don't have a car/truck large enough to transport the entire sheet (4' x 8')

pkoko624 I have a question....we currently have an exposed aggregate patio. Our house is older and it was probably put in many years ago. The slabs are not all perfectly level from settling over the years. We were considering putting pavers or some other landscaping stones over the top. Can we just add a couple inches of crushed rock or sand or do we have to completely tear out the concrete. It's solid and in good shape, just unattractive.

dkguenther An easy and less costly solution to renew old concrete patios and driveways is to use a special resurfacing concrete mix. This will fill in cracks, cover stains and level it out so it looks like new again. It bonds to the old concrete if done properly. If/when the surface is level you can apply a resin bond with pebbles, which is good around pools, on driveways and sidewalks.

Sayra Adams There's no need to pay an arm & a leg on furniture! I scored an AMAZING mid century pine desk with toothpick legs. It's alot like the featured desk above. I paid $45 for my desk. I looked it up online, and it had a $1,200 value! The pine is scuffed and sad looking. So I'm painting the outer part gloss white. The drawers will be natural pine. It pays to check out thrift stores, and Habitat Restore!

Studio NOO Design Nice furniture indeed !