jpnoseworthy's ideas
If you’ve inherited a large artwork, show it off by giving it a featured spot on a plain wall. Using a vivid wall color behind it will make it stand out. This painting could have looked quite formal on a neutral wall, but the bright teal behind gives it a contemporary twist. Be brave with your color choice and even pick out a hue that appears in the painting. These homeowners have added to the gallery effect by placing a wall light above the canvas.
If you’ve inherited a large artwork, show it off by giving it a featured spot on a plain wall. Using a vivid wall color behind it will make it stand out. This painting could have looked quite formal on a neutral wall, but the bright teal behind gives it a contemporary twist. Be brave with your color choice and even pick out a hue that appears in the painting. These homeowners have added to the gallery effect by placing a wall light above the canvas.
36 inches?
old jar for display
shelf for van house
for the upper deck?
another
slate cheeseboard
Water requirement: If you are growing an air plant indoors and the air is dry, mist it two times a week with a spray bottle and submerge the whole plant in a container of water for three hours every one to two weeks. If the air plant is in a glass globe, mist it with water with just one spray for tiny globes and two or three for larger globes. Overmisting can kill the plant. Tip: After submerging your plant to wet it thoroughly, turn it upside down and gently shake it to avoid the collection of water near the base, which can be detrimental to your plant’s health. See more on air plants
Armenian Cucumber My all-time favorite vegetable to grow for the fun of it, this heirloom cuke is supersize (up to 2 or 3 feet), often looks weirdly bent or even coiled, and has a crispness and mild flavor. You may have to shop around for seeds and seedlings. When and how to plant: Wait until frosts are well past and the weather is warming. Treat it like any other cucumber. Bury the seeds ½ to 1 inch deep in a little hill-shaped mound; thin to keep two or three seedlings per hill. Days to maturity: 65 Light requirement: Full sun Care: Be prepared to stake or trellis the clambering, crawling vines. Harvest: For best flavor pick when the cukes are about 15 inches long. Let them grow longer if you want a conversation piece.
To grow from seed, start indoors five to eight weeks before your planned planting date. Plant tomatoes in the ground after they have at least two sets of adult leaves. Planting: Wait until frost is past and the soil has warmed up before planting tomatoes outdoors. Choose a site with rich, well-drained, neutral or slightly acidic soil; amend your soil if it is either alkaline or very acidic. If fusarium or verticillium wilt is a problem in your area, don’t plant where you have planted tomatoes in the past two years. Look for a site in full sun for at least six and preferably eight hours per day. Cherry tomatoes can take less sun, but the sunnier the spot, the better the results.
Brandywines, Black and Pink being favorites. Every year we try "new" heirloom varieties. Pink Ping Pong was one of our standouts, too. All grown organically. Cherokee Purple grows well in Texas. See www.grow-it-organically.com/tomato-varieties.html Other variety is Marianna's Peace or Berkeley Tie Dye, Persimmon; introduce lizards to control tomato pests!
As plants grow, use soft ties to attach the stems to the support. If you’re using a cage, keep the branches inside. Some people suggest pinching off the suckers that brow between the central stem and the branches. It's not necessary; doing so will result in larger fruit but an overall smaller harvest. Note: Lightly brushing the flowers with your fingertips or a paintbrush can aid in pollination.
Growing-season care: Water regularly, directing the water to the base of the plant rather than using overhead sprinklers, and let the soil dry out between waterings. You may need to water only every week to 10 days, depending on your climate. Try to avoid seesawing on water applications — too much one time, then excessive drying out — as this can cause fruit split and other problems. Cut back on watering as the fruit sets. Tomatoes don’t need too much food. If you have rich soil, you’re probably fine. If your soil is less rich, just lightly add a low-nitrogen fertilizer every couple of weeks from the start of blossoms until you finish picking. You can also apply controlled-release fertilizer or use a diluted foliage fertilizer. Many experts recommend worm tea.
Growing tomatoes: Remove the bottom two sets of leaves from each transplant, whether nursery bought or started from seed. Dig a hole deep enough to cover the stem up to the bottom of the remaining leaves and add amendments. Set in the plants; add soil and firm the plant in place. Leave 2 to 3 feet between plants if they will be staked or in cages; 3 to 4 feet if you want to let them grow unfettered.
glass tiles have sheen
carolyn
Carrot seeds are extremely small and can be hard to handle, and they do best sown directly in the ground. Sow them about a quarter inch deep in rows or broadcast them across a wide bed, then cover the seeds with more fine soil. Keep the rows or bed moist for three weeks after sowing until the seeds have germinated. Continue to water regularly; carrots will dry out and become hard or split with inconsistent watering. Weed carefully. Once the greens reach 1 inch tall, start to thin the carrots to about 2 to 4 inches apart. Fortunately, you can eat the ones you thin, including the tops. Keep the tops of the roots covered so they don’t turn green.
hanging garden gloves with clothepins; brooms in a garbsge can
Display small objects in a bowl
drama
blanket at the end of the lounge
butterfly boxes
For covering the ottoman
Start with appetizers and drinks on the porch, move into the backyard for dinner, gather around the fire pit for dessert, and carry mugs of coffee on a postdessert walk to the water or somewhere equally pretty.
Avoid last-minute stress by keeping an entertaining cupboard well stocked with mason jars, florist’s buckets, table linens, candles and serving containers. Many times you don’t even need to buy these things — save pretty old jars to use as glasses, washed-out tin cans to use as flower containers and even old bedsheets to use as outdoor tablecloths.
another use for the tub
crate
all good ideas
tea lights
plants
guest room in a box - store the sheets, blanket, pillows, etc. in a wicker container in the guest room.
beach towels
use a pitcher to hold silverware …
nice grouping
plate
can i make this?
interesting idea
if the orchid dies…
master bedroom
oar
two matching euros and a throw pillow
Return. Finally, you must decide how much return you will need. Return is the distance your drapery hangs away from the wall. Yup, this also affects the proportion. The standard return is 3½ inches. But larger or taller windows may require a deeper return to avoid looking squashed against the wall.
Mounting. Proportion is affected by where your window treatment is mounted. Generally speaking, the longer your panel, the fuller it will need to be, so mounting your panel or valance at the ceiling will require more fullness than if you mount it inside the window or just above the frame.
Rod dimension. The size of of your rod and rings — if that is your hardware of choice — is yet another factor. The narrower or smaller your window, the thinner the rod can be. Larger and wider windows will require heftier rods.
The weight and opacity of your chosen fabrics also have to be considered. Generally speaking, the sheerer the fabric, the more of the window you can cover.
Build a temporary shade or valance out of butcher paper and tape or pin it onto your window. Keep adjusting its length — adding more or less — until the proportion is pleasing to you. Keep in mind that most of us tend to go too short rather than too long, so if there is any doubt, go longer. You will also get a good read on how the valance or shade will affect your light.
length? graze the floor.
Fullness. Even the simplest treatment needs the correct proportions. Panels like these would go from lovely to skimpy if their fullness were not right.
bunk house
gorgeous valances
stuffed animals in shelf
tent in the bunkhouse
interesting way to make the bed
like this!
fernleaf yarrow next to the sage
ypress planks are heated with a blowtorch until they turn black, then buffed with a wire brush to remove the charred areas, resulting in heightened graining and a two-tone finish that’s also resistant to weathering.
dormitory bedroom
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