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I love the Scandinavian feel! What is going on in picture #30? Is that som mobile sound barrier?

My thought was - that's a lot of citrus! No scurvy hitting you! Nice way the containers hide the back of the TV.

My next-door neighbor had chickens, But was slow to build a shelter, so it turned to neighborhood drama. She started with about six then figured out one was a rooster, so She farmed him out. Then the neighbors hunting dog garden one - He felt so bad he offered to build her a coop. She said " no that's okay I'll get to it". But the raccoons beat her to it with a major massacre, leaving only one little gal behind you must've backed into the wood pile. So some friends of hers came over and they built something that looked a lot like this, but with some tv consoles for "rooms". http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even.
She got some more chickens and the ladies did pretty well - she shared some eggs with us. In the fall we let them forage in my spent garden to rid me of slugs - they went to town! She moved out quite suddenly, and found homes for the hens, but left the chicken coop standing. I realized she had never scooped the wood chips. The land lord finally removed the coop but left the wood shavings and droppings. As my compost pile is right next to this pile, I have been adding it in all winter and look forward to using it in next years garden. I finally fessed up to the current tenet who laughed and said I was welcome to it.

Anyway - put the coop before the hens is my advice. I think it's cool even if I'm not motivated to do it.

I lived in the city i went to grad school for about 10 years after graduation. Most of my friends also remained in the area. They mostly married and started families in the more or less 'burbs, and I moved downtown to live the "single fabulous hipster life" (after a fashion, really). I had a dinner party every two years in my little flat. Most people didn't bring their kids unless they were babies. And most said they looked forward to my party, and called me "down town Julie brown" I didn't have a daytime friendly party house or neighborhood, and it was understood. I did get out to the 'burbs for the Halloween parties and summer bbq's, but in fact, I did not see my friends as much as they were quite busy with family life, and I with my own thing. Then, I moved for work 1000 miles away 8 years ago. I tell you, I miss those friends a lot. I wish I had made more time to go meet them on their schedules back when I could. So I guess I am saying that if you are in the no kid fraction for yourself to stay, but you want to keep those friends in your life who have started families, some flexibility/variety is key.

Most of the kids in this gang are older now (6-16). The last time I was back, one of the families had a evening summer BBQ for the old gang just because I was in town. the kids played soccer on the front yard all together while the adults visited and got caught up and told some of the old stories, and didnt particularly watch thier language. It was great!

Why all the double and triple posts today? I think we are used to seeing higher contrasts between the before and after. I do prefer th after, but I could never bring myself to gut something so new, which is why I have an older home with the 1938 kitchen still. All the "upgrades" I saw looked like bland builder specials. By the time I get around to doing the kitchen, I hope to have practice timeless design to last the next 80 years, but I am sure someone, somewhere, will be able to say what they don't like about it. Heck, had this homeowner painted the cabinets, the wood hungers would be up in arms!

My biggest pet peeve with the "granite" countertops is that most of them are NOT granite by any geological definition, and then they give them stupid marketing names. Heck, some were not even igneous rock. But a lot of it was really pretty, I have to admit. But, I like rocks a lot. I didn't like that every renovation on tv and magazines showed granite +stainless appliances.

I do believe this place looks positively professional.

I have a 1938 original kitchen, with the addition of a 1960 Fridgiedaire Flaire stove. I had to add an open shelving unit where my pots and pans are stored, as well as My spices, besides the stove. Most of the pots and pans are used enough that they stay clean, but the spice jars get coved in grime and dust. I long for my eventual remodel which will have clever pullout cabinets for the spices!

I love the paint and fabric!

Does anyone else live where evaporative cooling works? We have a few rolling units you fill with water and put in front of an open window. Works great!

There is alot to like here. I was about to say something like "not my taste" and then I realized that I WAS! It dawned on me that this is a whole lot like my previous home's kitchen in color and texture. I bought a condo in conversion mode, and while it still was not mine yet, I prepaid to upgrade the tile to a tuscan/spanish style porcelean in the kitchen. On moving in, I painted everything warm earthy "tuscan" colors. It was 1998. I loved it. It was perfect. I miss it.

Yet, my vision for my current home's style is much different (MCM/Art Deco with some quirks). Everything is painted cool shades in my current home.

So I guess it IS my style. Sometimes.

I still own the condo - I have tenents. I hope they are not lamenting my "dated" style!