Hey all! I’m super pumped to introduce a new project to you all today… Introducing the London Road Lake House!!! This house is on a historic road (London Road) in Duluth, Minnesota. The house also sits on a Lake Superior with a beautiful stone beach! This is the town where my mom grew up, my…
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Downsizing from 3200 square feet to 1400 means storage is a big deal to us these days, and a couple of weeks ago we got two major upgrades in that department. We still have some “hacking” to do to the simple Ikea cabinets that we bought, but we’re stupidly giddy over just having them assembled and installed. They basically add up to 8 more large cabinets worth of storage – and our kitchen only has 7 cabinets, so the excitement was palpable when those flat-packed boxes arrived (they had about a 4 week wait time, but otherwise delivery was smooth and uneventful for those wondering how the ordering experience was during this time period). ottomans | similar woven bench | TV | media cabinet / blue basket next to TV They make a HUGE difference in how much we can store – literally, it’s like we added a closet… except it’s in the form of three different large cabinets around the house. Continue reading How We Added Some Much-Needed Storage To Our Smaller Home at Young House Love. from Young House Love https://www.younghouselove.com/ikea-besta-storage-solution/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/11/11/how-we-added-some-much-needed-storage-to-our-smaller-home/ Is it too late in the season to seed some new grass along Garden Answer ‘s lane? Watch and find out. (Spoiler: A bit of Espoma Soil Acidifier and Lawn Starter helps!) Featured Products:
The post Video: Planting Grass & Seed Along the Lane with Garden Answer first appeared on Espoma. from Espoma https://www.espoma.com/garden-answer/video-planting-grass-seed-along-the-lane-with-garden-answer/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/11/06/video-planting-grass-seed-along-the-lane-with-garden-answer/ Garden Answer ‘s got a bunch of gorgeous new shrubs to plant and a big bag of Bio-tone Starter Plus to help them establish fast. Follow along and find out how it’s done. Featured Products: The post Video: Shrub Haul & Planting with Garden Answer first appeared on Espoma. from Espoma https://www.espoma.com/garden-answer/video-shrub-haul-planting-with-garden-answer/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/11/06/video-shrub-haul-planting-with-garden-answer/
Hey friends! Today I’m super excited to be sharing the reveal of our modern budget basement bathroom! This post has been a LONG time coming because when we moved into this house the entire basement was unfinished. When we pulled our construction and electrical permits for the rest of the basement we included the bathroom….
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For the longest time I didn’t decorate for Halloween because I wasn’t into the scary, spooky or satanic leaning traditions. Then after lots of begging from my kids last year we started a new tradition of Fun and Modern Halloween Decorations. The goal is that it would all be Silly and Fun, with nothing scary…
from Bright Green Door https://www.brightgreendoor.com/fun-and-modern-halloween-decorations/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/fun-and-modern-halloween-decorations/ It has been about five months since we first introduced you to the outside of our house. That was our very first week of living here, and our outdoor spaces have been getting a lot of use ever since. You’ve already seen how our second-story deck has come together, so today we wanted to update you on our front porch as well as the covered area that we call the side porch and some new landscaping that we’ve added too. We’ve made some functional and organizational improvements, some strictly aesthetic enhancements, and have some other upgrades that are still in the works. So won’t you join us on the front porch? Here’s how it’s looking these days: house numbers | white plant pots | porch light | similar woven egg chair | similar blue-green planter This next picture was a photo from back in May, when it was basically just our existing furniture and a couple of plants plopped down to make the space feel occupied. Continue reading Our Front Porch: Big Plans & Even Bigger Plants at Young House Love. from Young House Love https://www.younghouselove.com/front-porch-plants-update/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/our-front-porch-big-plans-even-bigger-plants/ Halloween is on our heels and we can’t wait! The spooky season is a great time to go all out decorating your home, and here at Espoma, we believe in adding so much more to your decor than just pumpkins. Get in the holiday spirit by throwing these plants into the mix!
1. Red Spider Lily
Red in color with spider-like flowers, this plant is perfect for your spooky yard! One of the best parts of it is that it’s virtually pest and disease-free. It’s great for late summer and early fall and needs well-draining soil to grow. 2. Bat Flower This flower personifies the spookiness of Halloween perfectly and will make your house one to look out for! While the flower barely resembles a bat, the black color makes it look like it belongs to the Addams family. Keep this flower indoors to match your outside decor — and make sure to keep it in indirect sunlight or partial shade. 3. Indian Pipe/Ghost Plant This plant grows white instead of green because it has no chlorophyll and is a parasite that takes from nearby trees. (Anyone else spooked just from that description?) From afar it looks like melting candles or finger bones sticking out from the ground — it doesn’t get scarier than that! As if it knows where it belongs, the plant prefers dark, damp places to grow, so make sure you plant it accordingly. Even though it doesn’t require sunlight, it’s best to plant it outside. But don’t forget to give nearby plants lots of nutrients so the ghost plant can take from them without depleting their food! 4. Corpse Flower The corpse flower can take years or even decades before it blooms for the first time. This flower earned its name from the odorous smell it emits that has been compared to body odor or sweaty socks. This smell is meant to attract insects to spread the flower’s pollen to start new blooms. If the smell doesn’t scare you, maybe the size will. The corpse flower can grow to a height of 8 feet! 5. Devil’s Claw This plant grows out curved with pointed ends, making it look like the devil’s claw, hence the name. You might think it’s another poisonous plant that you have to stay away from, but on the contrary, this plant is a popular medicine for back pain arthritis. Mixing and matching these plants with your other Halloween decorations is sure to make your house look like the most haunted on the block. Which ones made it onto your shopping list? Don’t forget, as many of these plants are quite uncommon, they may require some extra upkeep. So be sure to take care of them accordingly!
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of VELUX Skylights. All opinions are 100% mine. I am SO Crazy excited to share today’s post with you all! Today I get to reveal our new kitchen skylights! They’re VELUX No Leak Solar Powered “Fresh Air” Skylights and I am in love with them….
from Bright Green Door https://www.brightgreendoor.com/kitchen-skylights/ from https://summerblakeley.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/light-and-bright-kitchen-skylights/ With fall underway and winter on our heels, you’re probably putting away your gardening tools for the season and taking the last bits of veggies and fruits you can harvest before the ground freezes over. And if you’re anything like us, you’re probably sad to see all the greenery and colors go. But don’t let that crush your spirits! While you’re waiting for spring to arrive, you can stay busy raising colorful houseplants. This plant has green leaves with red, yellow, and orange hues in them, so you get the greenery and some beautiful colors all in one! Direct sunlight may burn their leaves, but bright light will produce the beautiful red and pink colors — so be sure they’re receiving bright indirect light. But don’t fret if your home is low light! Your Aglaonema can still grow, it will just be less colorful. 1. Colorful Aglaonema
2. Prayer Plant Don’t have space on the windowsill to put the plants? Try hanging them up! Prayer plant is a favorite of ours because it has the habit of sprawling out. It can make any room you put it up in look cozy! It has dark green leaves and purple-mauve stems and veins that give your space a classy look. 3. Neon Pothos If you’re someone who’s going to get the blues in winter from the lack of color outside, this plant is just what you need! Neon pothos adds a pop of color to your living space and will brighten up your day every time you look at it. This will also present a good contrast to any darker colored plants like the prayer plant or calathea. It’s an easy to grow plant that you can hang up or put it on your coffee table and let the vines take over. It needs direct sunlight to grow, but you can swap that out with fluorescent lights if your house isn’t very sunlight-heavy. 4. Anthurium Want a plant that’ll bloom every season? If you take care of this plant right, you can have shades of pink and red residing in your house all year long! All you need to do is keep it in a well-lit place and water it regularly. This valentine’s day favorite will definitely give your house a more quirky look. 5. Monstera You might’ve seen this one on aesthetic Instagram accounts or have it pinned on one of your “dream room” Pinterest boards. This plant has been a popular go-to for a lot of people in recent years, and we totally get why. It’s a plant with big green leaves that can be placed anywhere without taking up too much space! They can also grow in almost any atmosphere. If you’re looking to add some simple green to your room, monstera is the way to go. Ready to head to your local plant shop yet? Stock up now so you can sit back and relax with your indoor green space this fall and winter. They’re sure to bring colorful life to your home and remind you of the upcoming spring and all of the beautiful outdoor blooms that are yet to come!
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