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HELP!!! Living room challenge/design!!!
Comments (69)Hello Design Dilemma! You have gotten a large response here with lots of good ideas. I'll add my 2 cents now. I would split up the sectional. I would center the section with the chaise on the far wall. I would add a little end table with a reading lamp in the corner at the chaise end side. Wouldn't that be comfy for reading? I'd center the other section in front of the fireplace. You could get a nice ottoman that could serve as an end table/coffee table/ottoman - whatever purpose needed at the moment. I would put up a nice mantle for the TV. Add a simple bookcase or wall shelves in the space between the glass door and the fireplace. You already said you were ditching the black entertainment center. You could add some glass shelves in front of the door and display some orange glass bottles, pottery, etc. You could put something on the floor in front of the door, like a trunk or a small, low cabinet and display trinkets or candles, plants, etc. You could put a tall plant in the opposite corner to the left of the kitchen doorway. I would paint the two walls behind the couches a shade of beige darker than the furniture. Personally, I like beige and blue. Since your kitchen is going to be white with blue backsplash, I would paint the living room wall by the kitchen entrance a blue-grey. I would also paint the wall with the fireplace the same blue-grey. I'd paint the fireplace a darker shade of blue. Watching TV with the wall a darker color is easier on the eyes than looking at a bright wall. I'd put art behind both sections of sofa. If art is not affordable you can go to a fabric store and find some prints you like and mount and frame them, or buy inexpensive scarves. Carpet and fan can always be replaced later if you want. I don't think it's critical. It's all about the biggest impact you can make within your own budget. Have fun!...See Moresound barrier wall built behind my house. what can I do?
Comments (128)Sydney...sorry you had such trouble with bamboo. Hubby and I wanted more privacy while in our hot tub, so we built a berm to the east side of the hot tub and planted bamboo. The berm is about 3 feet tall and is surrounded on all sides by concrete stones. We buried metal sheeting around the bamboo at the roots, sticking out of the soil about 3 inches. When a runner starts, it hits the metal sheeting and turns UP (our of the soil), making it very easy to snip off with a pruning shears. If we miss one, it will grow straight out from the top of the concrete stones, again easy to find and easy to cut with garden shears. We haven't had ANY trouble containing ours, and we've had it for over 20 years. It grows just outside our bedroom window, and I LOVE the sound of the rain filtering through it, as well as the sound it makes in the wind. It is a safe place for birds to perch and sing us awake in the mornings. I have never fertilized it, and I rarely ever even water it. It's a lovely yellow-green hue which makes a nice contrast to the other green plants in my yard. And, it makes a nice barrier for the hot tub! I love everything about it! I would happily plant bamboo in front of the concrete wall, but would leave enough space between the wall and the bamboo to put in the metal sheeting and have space to walk between the sheeting and the fence so you have control over the bamboo as it grows. My other vote would be NOT to paint the wall. Paint isn't permanent, and you'll eventually have a peeling, fading mess....See MoreCurb Appeal... help!
Comments (27)Thank you all for your input. Scottdavisarch - really helpful and thought provoking advise. We realise the leaking membrane is the first step and fixing that at the same time as the basement is built out seems to make the most sense. I think that having a master plan for the front yard/patio and addressing our dreams might stop us from regrets later and allow us to plan the leaking membrane remediation in a way that is the smartest for what we want to have the house become in a year or two. The hardest problem we are having is finding someone who can take on the patio and basement asap - everybody is very busy in our area and no-one will touch it without permitted architect's drawings (understandably). Privacy is not a big concern as we live on a cul de sac that sees very little traffic and there is no house across the street (its an unbuildable downslope - so lucky!). The idea of fencing in the front yard with a low fence (low enough to avoid the city requirement of planning department approval) is to still have the house feel like a welcoming home and enable chatting with passerbys but contain my children and pets in an area where they often play (climb trees etc). I would eventually like doors where the kitchen window is in the front so we could dine outside in the summer (north side so much cooler). The wall (under the green creeper) is brick and failing too so we were considering expanding the patio over/around the maples to give us a good size outdoor eating area and flat play space (we do have a sloping backyard that the kids sometimes play in but they are really drawn to the front - close to mom in the kitchen maybe...). The garage door has to be replaced and again we want to have it be part of a master plan so we don't regret the choice we make now. I really like the look of the dark aluminium framed opaque glass doors but am concerned about how much you see through them - experiences anyone? The white "picket" fence to the right of the garage door is a safety railing as the ground slopes away quickly down the side of the house. I love the look of the horizontal ipe or cedar fences too, even a low "deer" fence for the more rustic look. Could I get away with refacing the front of the house and leave the sides and back for another few years? I really appreciate all your advise and ideas. Thanks!...See MoreDo you like Gravel Gardens?
Comments (20)I agree with Elizabeth. I have only seen attractive gravel gardens in magazines. Not once have I seen one in person, and I am an old timer. I can't imagine with the rain in Florida why anyone would want gravel instead of lovely plants. To the person in Utah, dust cannot fly about when the soil is covered in plants. I still find no excuse for gravel. I have experienced the dust of St. George, so I do know what you mean. I don't always hate gravel, I like it when used in Japanese Gardens. There it is used for ornament and not as a way to get out of tending one's yard. It seems like fewer and fewer homeowners feel an obligation to their neighbors to keep things looking nice. There was a time when people would have been embarrassed to do a lot of the stuff people freely do today. Ok, I'm off the soapbox...See MoreRekha A 9a Houston area
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