We have a really colorful kitchen; "atomic tangerine" painted walls.....black tile counter......pretty jazzy. The floor is a slate-like tile, which I thought for sure was slate until I saw an unused tile.....I personally think the room is screaming for black and white tiles....not that there is anything wrong with the current floor.....besides a little missing grout and cracked tiles.....I just think black and white would look sooooo good in there. I guess I could say "well, there are cracks and some missing grout, so we really need to replace the whole floor", but I guess I'm not ashamed of the fact that I want to do something which is not an emergency, not necessary for the integrity of the house, not paramount to good health, just something I want to do. I have seen so many older homes with the checkerboard floors, they look so nice, and with the splashy colors in our kitchen, I think it would be awesome! I guess the only thing standing in the way is demolition of the existing floor (we are used to the house self-demolishing before we fix), it would feel weird ripping up a perfectly good (almost) floor....and it is also very labor intensive (to me anyway). I also am not sure it I should go with black and white ceramic tiles, or black and white linoleum squares...I think a large percentage of the floors I've seen like this are linoleum. I guess I will have to do some research......
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Teenagers in My Area??
I am wondering aloud (or should I say-in print) if there are any young teenagers around my house...I have a daughter who just does not have anyone to hang around with, and we really thought that since we were so close to the schools there would be droves of kids here.....but alas, I don't see any. I'm really hoping whomever buys and/or moves in across the street will have someone in this age group. Any OSH neighbors who know about anyone....(I know that's cheesy, but hey-it's my kid) let me know...my daughter would KILL me if she knew I was asking.......
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Slow Times
Not much posting lately; some personal commitments, minor surgery and inability to charge my camera have prevented me from posting anything monumental. I am feeling better, but still I have little to update.
The rotted side we have been working on is almost done.....some finish work and paint and it will be history, and the last of any outside work until fall...too darn hot! We will forever and ever have siding replacement to do, one section at a time, the most rotted and nasty looking gets first priority. Due to the scourge of time and weather, this will never be completed. This particular job was really overdue.
I do think I will push forward on the backyard project......it's mainly free, so that fits right in with the budget. I hope to have the entire back mulched this summer so we can stat planting stuff this fall. I'm not sure on when the walkways will go in, I figure the mulch and plantings will form some pathways to some extent. Probably within a week or two, the mulch piles will reappear on our driveway.
I am really frustrated with the front yard; just as we get the "bad" side sodded, the "good" side goes and dies......I think we may have some sort of infestation.....even the new sod we put in the corners died, and the plugs we put in last season which were doing great are dead now too....only the weeds prevail. Pretty unbalanced yard....starting to think strongly of doing the mulch thing in front too......why waste time, money & water on an impossible task? A couple of my neighbors have very nice front lawns, but I think that is not the norm in Seminole Heights. Plus these lawns are so small, I could afford to re sod them every season, which is probably what they do..(I'm not bitter). I'll think on that for awhile....maybe draw up some plans, look at some pictures of glassless front yards.......it's got to be pretty!
The rotted side we have been working on is almost done.....some finish work and paint and it will be history, and the last of any outside work until fall...too darn hot! We will forever and ever have siding replacement to do, one section at a time, the most rotted and nasty looking gets first priority. Due to the scourge of time and weather, this will never be completed. This particular job was really overdue.
I do think I will push forward on the backyard project......it's mainly free, so that fits right in with the budget. I hope to have the entire back mulched this summer so we can stat planting stuff this fall. I'm not sure on when the walkways will go in, I figure the mulch and plantings will form some pathways to some extent. Probably within a week or two, the mulch piles will reappear on our driveway.
I am really frustrated with the front yard; just as we get the "bad" side sodded, the "good" side goes and dies......I think we may have some sort of infestation.....even the new sod we put in the corners died, and the plugs we put in last season which were doing great are dead now too....only the weeds prevail. Pretty unbalanced yard....starting to think strongly of doing the mulch thing in front too......why waste time, money & water on an impossible task? A couple of my neighbors have very nice front lawns, but I think that is not the norm in Seminole Heights. Plus these lawns are so small, I could afford to re sod them every season, which is probably what they do..(I'm not bitter). I'll think on that for awhile....maybe draw up some plans, look at some pictures of glassless front yards.......it's got to be pretty!
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