PIP Poll - Something H&G you love lately

[bunnymendelbaum]

Post something you are loving H&G lately.

(mrs.j - I'm stealing your PIP poll posting, but I love them!)

[bunnymendelbaum]

This kitchen:


and I love this balcony detail (a balcony is all my DD1 wants in our new house)

[dr.girlfriend]

I am probably being obnoxious about it, but I loove my new corner cabinet from Ballard.  I am really glad I splurged instead of trying to find something sort-of-like-it on craigslist and painting it and all that jazz:

[lmdbww]

Obsessed with my new apothecary! (Will attach the legs when Our new flooring is in). Super awkward photo angle, but it looks bigger in real life

[mrs.jacinthe]

I want a lighted mirror for the downstairs bathroom so badly I can *taste* it:  



But in the more-likely-to-actually-happen realm, I've been looking at low-water yard designs for the house because we have GOT to get rid of our grass.  I'm really torn because most of the designs are more desert/southwest than is appropriate for our area/growing region and house style, BUT I found this and I'm in love:

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My house, waiting to hear back about a closing date, most likely first week of April.

Here is a link to the layout www.sheahomes.com/community/spaces-reunion/plans/plan3007/
Elevation B, color palette 2
 
 

[bunnymendelbaum]

Jan 28, 2015 12:28:37 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I love that landscaping!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Jan 28, 2015 15:57:05 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

Jan 28, 2015 12:28:37 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I love that landscaping!

Right?  It's obviously mature, but there's not too much hardscape, nor is there a ton of grass.  With some low-water plant substitutes, this is totally doable for us.

[munkii]

The Washington Collection chairs at Knoll. I was looking at furniture for a project and found these chairs to be absolutely stunning. The designer is a genius.

[mrspez07]

Jan 28, 2015 12:28:37 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I want a lighted mirror for the downstairs bathroom so badly I can *taste* it:  



But in the more-likely-to-actually-happen realm, I've been looking at low-water yard designs for the house because we have GOT to get rid of our grass.  I'm really torn because most of the designs are more desert/southwest than is appropriate for our area/growing region and house style, BUT I found this and I'm in love:

Not remembering where you live, but the simplest way to look at water saving landscapes is decreasing sod/turf areas and adding shrub/flower beds that have lower water plants. If it's intimidating to start, just expanding existing beds can be a solution (though irrigation zones would need to shift).

[mrs.jacinthe]

Jan 28, 2015 22:28:18 GMT -5 mrspez07 said:

Jan 28, 2015 12:28:37 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I want a lighted mirror for the downstairs bathroom so badly I can *taste* it:  



But in the more-likely-to-actually-happen realm, I've been looking at low-water yard designs for the house because we have GOT to get rid of our grass.  I'm really torn because most of the designs are more desert/southwest than is appropriate for our area/growing region and house style, BUT I found this and I'm in love:

Not remembering where you live, but the simplest way to look at water saving landscapes is decreasing sod/turf areas and adding shrub/flower beds that have lower water plants. If it's intimidating to start, just expanding existing beds can be a solution (though irrigation zones would need to shift).

We're in NorCal. The grass has got to go - dead lawn is ugly and we can't water in the summer any more. We'll get fined if they catch us irrigating more than once a week.

Our other (seriously) alternative is to let the grass die, then paint the dead grass so it looks nice and green.

[kellikans]

like mrs.jacinthe, I'm thinking about planting more drought tolerant beds in our front yard. this is my inspiration:



I just need someone to come in and help me figure out where to plant things. I'm terrible at it.

[ssmjlm]

Would love a blue house one day.



I think DH and I have decided on Martha Stewart's Sharkey Gray cabinets for our kitchen remodel.

[theintended]

Steps like these for off the back of our addition (but smaller in scale):



Tables built into kitchen islands, like these:

[mrspez07]

mrs.jacinthe
My FIL is struggling with the same problem in the east bay and picked my brain when we were visiting for the holidays.
My knowledge of the palette sucks, but if you add plants now, rip out the sod and add rock mulch and wood mulch and slowly fill in the rock with plants over the next few years, it could grow and evolve over time. Good luck!

[treedimensional]

As you might expect, once again I am loving the garden inspiration:

[lmdbww]

Jan 29, 2015 12:03:34 GMT -5 @yalie said:

Jan 28, 2015 12:27:38 GMT -5 lmdbww said:

Obsessed with my new apothecary! (Will attach the legs when Our new flooring is in). Super awkward photo angle, but it looks bigger in real life

Love this! Could you share where you purchased it from?
Thanks!

Thank you! I got it at a local furniture and cabinetry store.

Here is the manuf link:
carolinapreserves.klaussner.com/Carolina-Preserves-Drawer-Chest/426-350%20CHEST-1417/ItemInformation.aspx

And here is a store locator: www.klaussner.com/StoreLocator.inc