Friday's In the Garden....Coral
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As long as we are designing a garden around a color....let's see what else we can add to it
You know, I love the idea of an outdoor wedding
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Something to sit one
One Room Challenge....week 2
I just need to trim it out.
Now, for the major setback of the week
Jim the contractor
Feeling over my head {pun intended}, I decided to have the crown molding installed, professionally. My favorite contractor, Joe....could not squeeze me in. My second choice, handyman Rod....was not able to come, either. So, Rod, recommended Jim for the crown molding. Note to self; when your second choice has a recommendation, that is just too many degrees of separation from your first choice!
It started off bad, and got seriously worse. After four hours of work, Jim had cut the following "test samples" for the corners and returns
Yes, what you are looking at is every possible angle combination....44, 45, 46, 47 degree angles. Why? Because Jim says, "this is how I always do it". "Your walls are not square and your ceiling is not level".
My reply
THIS CAN'T BE THE FIRST HOUSE YOU WORKED ON WITH THAT PROBLEM!!
Very calmly, Jim said, "If you know of someone else who can do this, get them".
Bye, bye, Jim.....I'm doing it myself. The next morning, I was off to Lowe's to replace the crown pieces Jim wasted with his practice cuts. While I was standing in the check out line, I received the following text message from my daughter at Tennis day-camp;
"Going inside..No one knows y...Police and Swat team came and made us leave and there are helicopters above. Don't worry it will be fine just letin u know"
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. Of course I worried for the next hour, while I texted my daughter. They received the "all clear" and returned to the courts. Later that evening, we heard on the news that an elderly man committed suicide in his backyard because of declining health issues.
I attached the bottom step in the crown treatment to the wall. By getting this as level as possible, your eye would think that the ceiling was perfectly level. Are you listening, Jim?
Next, I started applying the crown
I am about half way done with the crown....and behind schedule. Rod, second choice contractor, will be coming in a few days to hack the Ikea cabinets into built-ins. He said, "sorry about Jim, but that is how I would have done it, too". Yes, Rod, that is why you are my second choice.
Joe, I need you!
The moral of this tale, all the good contractors are busy! Now, let's go check out the others, and see if they had a better week.....Happy 4th of July, by the way.
For Week 3, go here
Dear Idiot Contractor....
and if you want something done right
DIY
I'll tell you all about it, tomorrow.
The Pink Pagoda...Custom Coloring
Why am I telling you this? Because she can custom color any of her images for you! Let's say you are in love with this one (I am)
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Send her an email with the specific color you desire,
Friday's in the Garden....pot man
While I am busy fighting working with my less than handy contractor for the One Room Challenge, I thought I would show you "Pot Man".
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I actually had one of these creations on my front porch in California. Since the clay pots are porous, I would need to overwinter it here, in NJ ....and we know that's not happening.
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The One Room Challenge
As you can only imagine, trying to coordinate posting schedules for a group this large, was nearly impossible... not to mention the fact that this runs over The Fourth of July and Canada Day. Therefore, unlike the first ORC, each blogger was given the flexibility to work at their own pace as their summer schedule permitted. Some people joined the group as recent as a few days ago! The overall goal is unanimous...to entertain and inspire you with our best attempt!
Here are a few real problems
The light switch is so far away, I fall out of bed when I reach over to turn it off. The swing arms on the fixture are not long enough to be useful. The cords are like that because the outlet is behind the dresser and the cords are too thick and need to be put on an extension cord.
Now for this side of the room
