feeny I am not a professional, but my guess is that there are a number of different ways to lay pavers on a curve and what you have is one option. It just wasn't the option you had expected.

Portal Design Inc Thanks so much @happynow123 for taking the time to comment. We are glad you like it!

Keitha Love these pillows!

Emily Hurley These are great!

eztia 5-17-2013 2:00 p.m. MST Edit and delete feature is now working. Thank you. :)

Writely Yours PR + Marketing The Chicago Open Houzz event was terrific! I encourage all pros to attend one of these in person.

Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. I've seen some spam pop up and magically go away on Houzz - they've got some pretty clever engineers there. But the software can't catch everything. If you still see it, you can write support@houzz.com. :) Rhoda

Writely Yours PR + Marketing Ditto, send them the username and they will take immediate action.

Cheery Curtains @Emily Hurley, thank you for your advice!!!

judyg Pretend you did it deliberately and find throw pillows with all the colors of your rug.

libradesigneye I hope you are kidding about "boring" - this is the most interesting architecture most of us ever get to see because it is not a tract house and it has history and character. She is a real beauty to her bones - fun to imagine hanging out in the tower room.

I hope you have stayed with double hung or single hung windows, and if it were me I would add some grid mullions to the top half unless I was taking this whole ensemble in a truly contemporary direction - even then I would perhaps switch to casements and get horizontal mullion detailing. The top tower windows are probably very important to the thermal cooling chimney effect you can get in a house like this, so getting at least awning windows you can open there will be important to your summer cooling. If you haven't ordered yet, let's chat - windows are like eyes to a house and add so much character but they can eat up the whole budget fast.

The only detail I find challenging is the shutters on either end of the stair progression windows - kinda silly there and the single above the porch. Those shutters would be better off on the end face near the suv and let the tower have it's own charm.

I can see that a wrap around porch detail might add more charm but that is a big change / $ to the entry area. To work with what you have, what if you did add some wide (even wrap around the end so you can avoid a railing) trex stairs to the existing porch since it appears to just be about three - four steps up from the drive? Maybe add some trim around the white porch columns at top and bottom and designate a place for cars so you can have nice plantings where the suv is now, or put in edge and pretty colored gravel with a large matching pair of planter boxes going up to the front door. Then, around the cellar door side, you need some foundation plantings - flowering shrubs liek abelia grandiflora that can mass and grow together and provide a soft landing for the grande dame.

Getting new paint on the eaves and trim and shutters will do a lot for this place - you can paint out all the utility boxes and lines running down the side of the house so it helps them disappear from the eye. For colors and style, I need to know a little more about your location? Are you anywhere near seaside, out in the country, in a big city or small village? That tower could be highlighted in a really neat way with just a tonal shift or you could do a different profile on your siding there - put straight siding everywhere else and put shingle siding on the tower.

I do feel a bit like I'm looking at the back of the house? Is there frontage on some view or water beyond? Can we have a photo of that side as well? This is such a neat opportunity - thanks for inviting us to kibbitz.

I can see that inside you may be presented with many smaller rooms downstairs like the old days, but I bet you have nice high ceilings there. I'm sure you have plans to open things up with new beams so I hope you've investigated the foundation thoroughly. Great great opportunities here.

LilyAnn Cabinets Alexel there is no button to claim badge points but yes once your website and houzz profile will crawl you will get your 15 points

kimdee24 Here's an example of what someone did.
If you search "dog" or "dog kennel" in the Browse Rooms section, there are lots of examples.

Jeannie Nguyen I always thought my mom had the weirdest taste in home decor. I grew up in a house where each room was a different color, even the ceilings were all different! She always wanted to upgrade her furniture, but refused to conform to the "modern design." So, every time we got new furniture, it looked identical to the older piece. Oh mother...still love her anyway!

Diana Ricart I loved my mom, but she was never into decorating her home. She was a career woman (teacher extraordinaire) when no other women really worked. My father came from the depression era and saved everything that was found or given to him and would't spend a dime on something so frivolous as furniture or decor . As a result I grew up in chaotic clutter. My room however was my sanctuary and it was gorgeously designed and decorated. My first job at 15 paid very well and I went out and bought new furniture and lamps and bedding for my room. My parents let me paint my room a soothing lavender color. I even added a plant or two. I had a lot of artists in my family and it had quite a bit of influence on me. I am an artist and I love to decorate my home. I am a result of my up-bringing. Thanks for letting me reminisce on this glorious Mother's Day.

Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. Do professional profile for uploading project photos
You can also create personal ideabooks on your professional profile and make them private by selecting the collaborate button and selecting the private option
:) Rhoda

HPD Architecture Thanks for the tip about making idea books private. I decided to stay with one profile for ease of maintaining one account. So having options with how idea books are shared is perfect!
Laura

sandysanford16 can i use Houzz in real estate? do you have examples?

Emily Hurley Hi Sandy, You can now! We just added a category for Real Estate Agents. It's a great communication tool to use with clients to help them figure out what they are looking for.

popacork Here are 4 and working on others.

Margaret B Thanks Restoredtreasure, but I have finally found a rug, had intended to go traditional and went modern.

lauriehorse Hotel Collection Beads!!!

Beth Mann Modern Gate

triciadurant Modern Gate!

linmayk The Hotel Collection Beads will be perfect for my white bedroom. Love it!

Helen Slabodukh Love Modern Gate - it's definitely time for a change for me! Have been looking for a new ensemble since forever and this is just exactly what I'd like to be sleeping on! Love the colors...

Victoria • Restoring our Victorian Are you married? If not— Hi. I’m Victoria… that is my dream house… therefore you must be my dream husband. (No matter that I am already married… he will understand.)

carolins I understand :-) Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Carolina

PoshHaus Sounds like I need to be Houzz-ing some more =)

now3 carolins, I have followed discussions that you were contributing to. I have found your ideas to be excellent. I think you do mood boards that are very helpful in pulling ideas together. You also give lots of great picture examples to illustrate your ideas. You well deserve the title of Top Contributor for quality as well as quantity.

Ironwood Builders Plum brown!

ASVInteriors I have that plum behind a wall with bamboo planted in front of it (ignore the art installation in the front!)

Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio I believe that can only be done by signing up for Houzz' advertising program.

Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio Hi - email local@houzz.com for advertising opportunities on Houzz.

PYRAMID DESIGN GROUP As a design professional I would request you not to use service magic---They give you 3 designers and charge them each abour $50 as a referal fee even if they don't get the job. Stay with find a pro on houzz, plus you can view their work.

kimdee24 grandmalucy12, I am shocked they would even deliver that to you. WTH!

Sweet Caroline Garden Design I would paint the body of the house a sage green and trim a medium tan. A new mustard colored door and window boxes filled with annual colorful flowers. I'd remove current handrail and install a thick wrought iron black one and stain the steps a deep brown to match the roof. I would go with a flagstone walkway and run a picket fence set back a foot on each side and plant cottage garden flowers there. Remove all the grass and plant low growing evergreens, ornamental grasses, low growing shrub roses and add a bird bath and bird house for interest. A trellis or two on the left side with a climbing rose or vine to block out neighbor's view. Can you park your car elsewhere or is that driveway on the right the only place you have ? Here's an example of the colors :
and a doodle I made of my ideas.

Debbie @mjsilvas85 - we used Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation kit in Chocolate. 1 kit did the entire kitchen, ensuite and main bath cabinets.
@Gabberts Design - the kitchen took us 1 week from start to finish .

Lisa K. Tharp - K. Tharp Design Thanks for a timely reply, Emily!

warholsuperstar59 None are worth lauding.

Keitha Another vote for Westchester!

Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. On the top right of the menu bar, click on sign in.
This is where you can create your user name.
You can choose to become a regular user or a professional.
Then follow instructions.
:) Rhoda

Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. Email people this link:
http://www.houzz.com/writeReview/cmd=r/n=clanterns
or
Click "Request Reviews" on your profile to send a request through Houzz
:) Rhoda

Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. for now, after choosing one of 7, you can refine the style name by putting in a keyword. :) Rhoda

Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio Good suggestion, Rhoda. Thanks!

brittrae93 Thanks! =]

Kimberly Stoginski Thank you for your comments, everyone. I love this app and will use your suggestions!

carolins Yes, I was referring to the chocolate doors. Chocolate...mmmm.... I love chocolate...

lemondee I figured it out! If you zoom in on an image and then double tap the image, it will overlay the text on the photo. If you double tap a second time while its still zoomed in, it will go away. If you don't double tap a second time it will leave the text overlay on the continuing photos.