SweeetTea's Profile

I've been wanting one for a long time, but they always seem WAY over priced for what they are: a hinged box with upholstery.

I would love to see a DIY tutorial from AT.

Sustainability is the way of the future. Get rid of lawns and anything else hungry for more water (or other resources) than your climate provides naturally. This might mean drought-tolerant and native selections. Allow yourself just one area to irrigate, such as a place for veggies or favorite flowers, let the rest exist sustainably.

April-May is usually when local garden groups organize their garden tours -- try to visit some and learn all you can!

What are those cool trees with the stripey green trunks? Gorgeous design.

Also interested to know the paint color of the dark doors!

Lovely home, especially the bedroom.

Scavenger used to be fun. Now there's hardly ever anything posted from my region (and it's a big one). I miss the old one with CL finds.

You've got the basic look I'm going for, redneckmodern. I was hoping for some leads on ones with frosted glass insets -- or something beyond what Blue and Orange carry.

Just to clarify: by standard closet door, I mean 30" wide.
-Kay (original poster)

I need to know more about the hand-shaped guitar hangers, please!

Our previous owners left EVERYTHING since it was an estate sale, sold by an adult son. Selling/donating/sorting someone's entire life's possessions was a huge task.

Top finds: deer antlers, darkroom enlarger, urn with ashes (returned to family), complete National Geographic collection 1930s-2000s, British bike from 1953, hand-carved hawk decoy, and an airplane propeller

Those were weird but we were really grateful to keep the lawnmower, wheelbarrow, ukelele, a dresser, lawn chairs, hand tools, glassware, Wedgewood stove, cast iron pans, vintage maps, darning eggs, and walnut slabs.

Hi, I'm the owner of the house and just want to thank everyone for their input and support! It's our first home and we're lucky to be only the second owner (but it needs a lot of work).

A note on climate: we're in California, with no A/C, like most modest homes in the area. The front door is currently white, but there's a screen door in front which makes it look dark. The screen door is really needed for cross-ventilation, but it might hide a pop of color on the door.

The big shrub by the front door is a coral-pink rose (so old and huge it's earned its place) and the small tree by the street is a lemon. The other plants will go, eventually.

Since moving here in May, I've been taking "before" photos like a mo-fo. Maybe someday I'll have the "afters" for you! My goal is to be AT house-tour-worthy by 2015. :)