What are your favorite American persimmon cultivars? (taste-wise)
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Comments (66)Lucky you! Gorgeous room with beyond great bones. I am going to suggest two very different options for this room. Option no 1, paint your walls the colour of your choice in a shade which complements the stain glass add very simple side panels on either side of the window. Both the curtains in the paint should match very closely so the stained glass is framed. A Venetian glass chandelier, again on tone with the drapes and walls can be added. Make sure when it is hung, it sits low so as not to ruin the sight line of the stained glass. Next, get some light coloured, glamorous modern furniture as suggested by the some of the other contributors. This option will give you a very clean contemporary room, and will make the traditional elements in your room stand out. Table has to be round to highlight the bowed window. Placemats, flowers etc.. all need to blend in with the colour of the walls. This option will highlight the room's best features, will lighten and modernize things but will not change any of the traditional features of the room. Option 2, is a more traditional option. Paint your walls, in a neutral shade, add light coloured drapes, traditional wood furniture, light coloured upholstery on the chairs and a light coloured rug on the floor. Finally finish thing off with a light coloured chandelier. Fortuny silk, or mother of pearl would be great choices. Regardless of whether you choose the more modern route, or the more traditional route add a couple of rococo or chinoiserie style gilded mirrors. Enjoy your beautiful room!...See MoreWhat current popular design elements will last?
Comments (135)baileysr I have a hard time believing that, as it's not some type of design fad, it's a fundamental change in how most people live, which is to say more informally. It's kind of like saying pantries are a fad... they are simply too perfect in function to go out of style, and really the surprise is that we forgot about them for a while. What I think will happen is we will get better at having flexible spaces and/or a combination of open spaces and closed spaces. For example, an open LR/DR/Kitchen, with a closed door den, office, or tv room (basically a room or two that everyone could use differently depending on their needs, with doors that could be open or closed at will.) It's funny to me that people think of open plan as new, when going back all the way to the 70's, most houses were open in a sense. But then they had the worst combination. Sound-wise they were open, with the living room, family room and kitchen all open to each other, which I always found dumb. If you have living room and a family room, don't you want them isolated from each other? But flow-wise, they were broken up so they weren't social and they didn't feel spacious. And there will always be some people who prefer a very closed plan, but I believe they will be the minority....See MorePOLL: Freshly Featured Kitchens - June 2014 - Pick your fav!
Comments (50)I voted for the "Opera" one because I love the sunlight that roof lets in. However the only one I'd actually want to cook in is probably the Brambleton Plan H one. But none of these kitchens have something I consider essential in my kitchen. A bookshelf for my favorite cookbooks. Yes, I know many people are looking recipes up on the internet now and maybe a spot for a laptop or tablet would make more sense. However, I have been collecting cookbooks since I was old enough to use the oven with Mom's assistance. I have dozens many with marked pages of family favorites. I can't imagine having a kitchen where I can't grab one when I want it....See MoreWhat is "Texas Style?"
Comments (85)I'm a native Texan but have lived in many other places. I grew up all along the gulf coast and currently live in the SW desert of Utah. I've lived in every region of Texas, so, I've experienced a lot of different Texas styles. The coast is full of beach houses, hill country has a lot of rock houses with tin and tile roofs, west Texas has stucco and tile with xeriscapes, etc. One recurring thing though that I have to mention is that a LOT of people all over the state seem to have a star somewhere, usually on the outside and something in the shape of the state somewhere inside. I'm not sure why but it is uniquely Texan. I remember the first time I saw King of the Hill, I noticed the Texas shaped clock in their house and thought, "yep, got that right!" Also, Texans love to use the state flag in decor....See Moreshane11
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