The only problem was they were gnarly, and huge, and I popped a rib out of place in my back last week–so I wasn’t going to be much help. Fortunately, Chris rounded up some young men from our neighborhood that he works with in the scouting program to help take this:
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
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We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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We’ve been working on the outside of our house too! It’s such hard work, and often looks worse before better, but I think it’s worth it in the end!
That strip is so narrow – unless you plan on widening it, I think it makes more sense to do a flowering perennial border. You can choose different plants so that something is always in flower throughout the season. Looks like a full sun site – I’d choose tough, drought-resistant plants like coneflower, yarrow, cranesbill, creeping phlox, salvia, dwarf Russain sage… lots of options! A few ornamental grasses (I’d suggest Karl Foerster feather reed grass) could be fun too, for some fall/winter interest!
It’s SO narrow. We’re definitely not opposed to making it wider, but these are some great suggestions. I really like the idea of reed grass! Thanks, Lindsay!
Excited about the joint blog! I love to cook and DIY, so it will be fun to have both of you guys and your skills on one blog! Fun!
Nice “You’ve Got Mail” reference :)
yayaay on the blog combo! Now I can get an am and pm blog hit. You guys are great!
Put some arbs there! They’re low maintenance and great for privacy, but also soft enough if kids want to run between them.
Just googled “arbs”–they just might work! Thanks!
Looks good! Can’t wait to see what you replace it with :). I had never thought of merging but that is a great idea! I always hop over to his when you mention it so this will be easier (plus I was following him). My husband is our chef too and I blog about his awesome creations. I have dubbed him ‘Chef Kev’ and pointed out Chris’ blog to him too! I’m the decor lady and he’s the foodie :). Recently my Chef Kev made an amazing pizza. You may want to show Chris as he mentioned his love of seafood recently :). Love you blog and your cute family is so adorable to follow along with. I love the Greta antics you post on your blog FB page.
http://visualmeringue.blogspot.ca/2013/04/smoked-salmon-and-goat-cheese-pizza.html
Thanks so much, Elaine. That pizza looks mouth-watering. Yum!
I think merging is a great idea! I think it’ll be a tad less confusing :)
Oh good! We think so too.
Yay! Glad it worked out–and so quickly!
Very nice!We’ve been working our butts off outside too! New shed, playground area, trees, flowers, prepping the deck for staining. Wheww. I’m guessing last week just wasn’t your week?
Favorite movie ever. I could watch it a million times! Why is that?!