Tree ID: variegated VERY white and pink sucker on old Walnut, ash, etc
Conor MacDonald, Rhode Island, z6b
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Comments (38)I had a light maple installed in a small back room, having been told that maple is a "hard" wood. Within a few weeks the floor looked terrible, thanks to my great dane and leonberger's nails. When redoing my living room floor recently, I did my homework.The hardness scale available for woods shows how much force it takes to make a dent in the wood... good to know, but not giving me information regarding scratch resistance. In that case, it's the finish of the wood, and how many coats of poly, and other protective coats such as aluminum oxide are used to protect the wood. Of course no wood is totally scratch proof, but I wanted to stay with wood, so I stayed away from big box stores where it's impossible to know the quality of the finishing process on what you're buying. More color variation in the wood would also better hide any scratches that do occur, as opposed to a plain dark or light wood. TSKN - I considered bamboo. It is a very "hard" wood, and the sample I received was very scratch resistant, but none of the colors available came close to what I had in an open, adjoining room, so I passed. Be careful on the finishing process of bamboo, LL sells a product which had hundreds of complaints from buyers about the terrible smell that burned their eyes and throats months after installation. I found a site - Cali bamboo - that seemed like the way to go, if buying bamboo. Check them out....See MoreI love white cabinets. Should I paint these white?
Comments (71)Hi. I am going a bit "off" from others, but this is what I see. It appears that other decor in this room has a colonial feel. So unless you plan to change all the furniture and the light fixtures, etc., if it were my home, I would leave the cabinets unpainted (it is so much easier to paint them later than it is to take paint off if you hate it), and I would paint the walls (white, if you really want white in the room), and change the counter tops to something with white in it, whether that be granite, or tile, or some other product. I think the room is lovely but does not some color to brighten things up a bit....See MoreHistoric 1930 Spanish home I just bought....paint colors & windows?
Comments (138)Beautiful. Don't mess with its architectural integrity . I grew up in a city here in Southern California with many neighborhoods of houses similar. The exterior was almost always painted a shade of white ( interior walls also). . It suits the house. Btw, it's my favorite style, none where I live now, so I'm a little jealous of you!...See MorePaint the oak white or leave it?
Comments (37)I think painting the baseboards, trim and crown molding will brighten things up and give you a fresh look. I don't mind the oak (it looks better to me than the builders grade golden oak in my house), but do what appeals to you. We are getting new Windows soon, which is going to turn into updating all the trim and baseboards (white......I have always loved the look of white;. I think it brightens the room and gives you way more options for wall color and furniture color). But we are leaving built ins and doors alone. I enjoy having some wood; I think it feels warm and homey. It is just too. Much. Oak. Some white paint here and there breaks it up for me! I really like your fireplace. I would consider leaving it as is, or perhaps think go with a darker stain. I would leave your doors wood, along with the built ins next to the fireplace. I would also keep the floors. You can always do one thing at a time, and decide as you go, I am guessing you won't mind the wood so much once you break it up a little and have less of it to look at....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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