Kitchen and Living Room Combined Designs

Trip to Bountiful

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasBTvTefcZ5hBDJELN0SW3wMR2f8LeUbgpimjuocugAR6a8mv7gbD-Y0VYje630HGPcl_EgDO7gQt5K5jZYvDG-z9Z9E9azOAHNZzw43QOk0P49cRxg_sMSteZL-NMKoA7DY85D6Dvm0/s1600/IMG_2736.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482758139999726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasBTvTefcZ5hBDJELN0SW3wMR2f8LeUbgpimjuocugAR6a8mv7gbD-Y0VYje630HGPcl_EgDO7gQt5K5jZYvDG-z9Z9E9azOAHNZzw43QOk0P49cRxg_sMSteZL-NMKoA7DY85D6Dvm0/s400/IMG_2736.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just got back from a little vacation about a 500-mile drive from Boston. Here are a few photos to enjoy while I do my laundry and sort through all my photos.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIBrltAQtoxU83NdIHPfkQFas8QUd1myDslmePBUWE2z6JcPD1cFCSEHDUmO2PdzKt9SqPljXByPmnhJ99DPocj0PGmrhdHGX-ql75-kt-qGVOqn3ZZJD72zvs-V9i3qThz1wAmD1qR4/s1600/IMG_2715.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755975921987618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIBrltAQtoxU83NdIHPfkQFas8QUd1myDslmePBUWE2z6JcPD1cFCSEHDUmO2PdzKt9SqPljXByPmnhJ99DPocj0PGmrhdHGX-ql75-kt-qGVOqn3ZZJD72zvs-V9i3qThz1wAmD1qR4/s400/IMG_2715.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Any guesses where?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pRnBFspAkglto7RrASlavNQ5Us-S12FyYvmQpoiJjCYWmA-H3dZmLtLZ9Rmr4hpjy9mbtZ857XJsNm8syoXhNCsXJYigo4-DjCbTBlKxRpFNLU-R37lP1lU8TzDtA1Igf2CrqSfjVs4/s1600/IMG_2722.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755966476071714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pRnBFspAkglto7RrASlavNQ5Us-S12FyYvmQpoiJjCYWmA-H3dZmLtLZ9Rmr4hpjy9mbtZ857XJsNm8syoXhNCsXJYigo4-DjCbTBlKxRpFNLU-R37lP1lU8TzDtA1Igf2CrqSfjVs4/s400/IMG_2722.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F5FEbWXED9rTYFWEFAFVv0HtGRE5SbxTrqzta30lOOW8I7mjxDAfazi5jRRUqcTutdoRgmEKGewAA0XSk0_oJTLDMapVhIvut-4J9teArLWHNb9hQ1c61YYp_gR2heX7kn4D_DDnDyM/s1600/fort_niagara_main.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755687876635186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F5FEbWXED9rTYFWEFAFVv0HtGRE5SbxTrqzta30lOOW8I7mjxDAfazi5jRRUqcTutdoRgmEKGewAA0XSk0_oJTLDMapVhIvut-4J9teArLWHNb9hQ1c61YYp_gR2heX7kn4D_DDnDyM/s400/fort_niagara_main.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu81sD1jik4kE2dPiC2WtgNagmIOq0f6PpM5Gyj4mifIVRasz1U2EqZP1XIfLgK03wBbA86hgz3Nh1ypChmA32Zyt5_OXdySzjyPIfXQ7da6h4oQlA8KWUiII5bBo88JvuwhkHbByaBg/s1600/IMG_2740.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755682775726642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu81sD1jik4kE2dPiC2WtgNagmIOq0f6PpM5Gyj4mifIVRasz1U2EqZP1XIfLgK03wBbA86hgz3Nh1ypChmA32Zyt5_OXdySzjyPIfXQ7da6h4oQlA8KWUiII5bBo88JvuwhkHbByaBg/s400/IMG_2740.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's not the ocean.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjrl57QlHajzD16yU0Kk8rYGGLOz0GfFSOiJAK8yp6LdFOI5ztXPPxgr7yn5Erv7rKzUUwMFD9jXmx5fOGEhOT2vh4c4ldk41hOWQyaFfILqFYCBt1xx9i4wphqZm0eJml5UyUxauMn0/s1600/IMG_2666.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755677548071602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjrl57QlHajzD16yU0Kk8rYGGLOz0GfFSOiJAK8yp6LdFOI5ztXPPxgr7yn5Erv7rKzUUwMFD9jXmx5fOGEhOT2vh4c4ldk41hOWQyaFfILqFYCBt1xx9i4wphqZm0eJml5UyUxauMn0/s400/IMG_2666.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqbqoApUKJpVfhsLo92XvYpDqg0IW3oZG1ZWIvAknrtS2GvUUAWU0UFUK_zg4MC2i14LH9u2UqGBBdFTrt0LvuIrFYD6v2xjEGSezwRSoMEP0p3MVC5FyVvojuUWwOPr07xcMXqUKjq8/s1600/IMG_2733.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755675102706226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqbqoApUKJpVfhsLo92XvYpDqg0IW3oZG1ZWIvAknrtS2GvUUAWU0UFUK_zg4MC2i14LH9u2UqGBBdFTrt0LvuIrFYD6v2xjEGSezwRSoMEP0p3MVC5FyVvojuUWwOPr07xcMXqUKjq8/s400/IMG_2733.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And I scored this vintage schoolhouse light that I think will be perfect for my kitchen.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6WOcXSS8ecsOqtW2N6k5XxhQ9VjwpMqNLabapOUKH5zPB5vO1tu8siAhyphenhyphenKSsJOU3uMAH7PdUd3EjL6vwT-rcj48QWjriAWKI8oXEWfAKvXa9K5Vk4EVH9McGX6WMnMFPTvuAaZp_HSU/s1600/IMG_2653.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755666942222962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6WOcXSS8ecsOqtW2N6k5XxhQ9VjwpMqNLabapOUKH5zPB5vO1tu8siAhyphenhyphenKSsJOU3uMAH7PdUd3EjL6vwT-rcj48QWjriAWKI8oXEWfAKvXa9K5Vk4EVH9McGX6WMnMFPTvuAaZp_HSU/s400/IMG_2653.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More later.</div>

Trip to Bountiful

Just got back from a little vacation about a 500-mile drive from Boston. Here are a few photos to enjoy while I do my laundry and sort throu...

3:05 PM

Architect's Kitchen Plan

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7fWLrGwHYMFrooqOtdEJPr7gZg1NfkklMiUtKC_yfChi0nwoynRXGFd8xfONjUOkldhIGW9RyIm6zkDLmIY8bFCt0epL63cefUDjJtKKGwv4tR48rFfXWdy8wuOo55NKWBRc7PswDEE/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339821132178898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7fWLrGwHYMFrooqOtdEJPr7gZg1NfkklMiUtKC_yfChi0nwoynRXGFd8xfONjUOkldhIGW9RyIm6zkDLmIY8bFCt0epL63cefUDjJtKKGwv4tR48rFfXWdy8wuOo55NKWBRc7PswDEE/s400/Picture+3.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I asked The Architects to show me what they would do with the house if it were up to them. I had some ideas of my own, and we did talk about some "must-haves" but I placed very few limitations in terms of layout. I wish I could I show you this animated model that allows me to "walk" through the space to experience what it will look like. It's SO much nicer than a floor plan as you can really get a feel for what it will look like.<br /><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339660390296386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPgThl8iIGm2tbH3f9PfyI97VnJgf56MIiChPpgnT7tATqiwwzAhw06UabgmwF96zUdQoJ8oiA34-NYTvrOOt2p5Y4q_DCcV5sGdC94j4jwi9OclfZmKYgYQs9mXadfTcaJcVJivCMic/s400/house+023.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">So starting here in the living room, looking through the dining room and back into the kitchen...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd12b6jkUnsBwi8WBbIxL-y0fAgueaP5pQvr0hq8aOG220bJ395KD6jKdmMSgyzNUYGk7rMzUIsspGTA5KHbfzIOwDvWcwkD9CLKLIaucfwn3uPEE1QPgDMlFfifsex6qlhjz9QhndB8o/s1600/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd12b6jkUnsBwi8WBbIxL-y0fAgueaP5pQvr0hq8aOG220bJ395KD6jKdmMSgyzNUYGk7rMzUIsspGTA5KHbfzIOwDvWcwkD9CLKLIaucfwn3uPEE1QPgDMlFfifsex6qlhjz9QhndB8o/s1600/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339662536575330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd12b6jkUnsBwi8WBbIxL-y0fAgueaP5pQvr0hq8aOG220bJ395KD6jKdmMSgyzNUYGk7rMzUIsspGTA5KHbfzIOwDvWcwkD9CLKLIaucfwn3uPEE1QPgDMlFfifsex6qlhjz9QhndB8o/s400/Picture+4.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: pointer" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">...the walls have all been opened up. We are standing in the living room, looking through the dining room and back into the kitchen. Off to the right, the first door is a closet which is at the end of the front hall. The second door is the door to a new bathroom that sits between the dining and kitchen. You can't see it but behind the table is a gas fireplace. If we step to the right of the table and toward the new kitchen...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_n7J6xlRjJC2Kar7Yi72mhTswGx4lzZ0UCBHA0BrD8oyWQ3YuNKhZHZGH5ky56cQHjIhH23Mxh8A_hRV5xPgPQ7k61ofzQOfB99O-fSgsuAMwQ6-RkUxSwOcZUjj40nujUn0iA5EVA8/s1600/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339653911219970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_n7J6xlRjJC2Kar7Yi72mhTswGx4lzZ0UCBHA0BrD8oyWQ3YuNKhZHZGH5ky56cQHjIhH23Mxh8A_hRV5xPgPQ7k61ofzQOfB99O-fSgsuAMwQ6-RkUxSwOcZUjj40nujUn0iA5EVA8/s400/Picture+5.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">...here is that door to the new bathroom on the right. On the left is the door to the back porch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOsIGMdCHh8vcem_7h28fT4-RYBDQGC9D9xAOe8S0DFMtvq4J8TN_HDuwYY2hmMr60FnbWL-wHWiOFsLes5R7jNhg0_u9ZdpsPAEVH6M6u4NkGpKDTa7XRA-_hsLnXOIUwUpC4rcnt8s/s1600/IMG_2218.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339643716150882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOsIGMdCHh8vcem_7h28fT4-RYBDQGC9D9xAOe8S0DFMtvq4J8TN_HDuwYY2hmMr60FnbWL-wHWiOFsLes5R7jNhg0_u9ZdpsPAEVH6M6u4NkGpKDTa7XRA-_hsLnXOIUwUpC4rcnt8s/s400/IMG_2218.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Here's a photo of the present kitchen. The wall where the sink is will be removed so the pantry and bathroom...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMRfhPCCvtQEAiUSEDoQrfbeqewwSpFrSlosob62yJxA2k7TaWjZuvw-j0UUQ3iND2rIhBVchJxvZuUbfT23APANmpl6rLnXixfcINazK9ko-ahr3IP9MemwaV9E5-ZzMF8tPiFK0wRg/s1600/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478339639503175938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMRfhPCCvtQEAiUSEDoQrfbeqewwSpFrSlosob62yJxA2k7TaWjZuvw-j0UUQ3iND2rIhBVchJxvZuUbfT23APANmpl6rLnXixfcINazK9ko-ahr3IP9MemwaV9E5-ZzMF8tPiFK0wRg/s400/Picture+6.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">...become part of the new kitchen space. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQVAI3Dm-EWrTLGWTK3kghdFzAmLSbVRfC2Ou0Mzj6hGViKnjuNDdWGIKL884pKk0WM-e8xLrvLOzyjcUqu7XDkGMvwB67UbWCSR9OikOReBeOO6ga__f_qlmsvqegFQJWtBBc7AXny8/s1600/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478337397428577634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQVAI3Dm-EWrTLGWTK3kghdFzAmLSbVRfC2Ou0Mzj6hGViKnjuNDdWGIKL884pKk0WM-e8xLrvLOzyjcUqu7XDkGMvwB67UbWCSR9OikOReBeOO6ga__f_qlmsvqegFQJWtBBc7AXny8/s400/Picture+8.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The beams have been left exposed (love that) and three new windows (love that too but I would make them bigger) have been added above the sink to the wall where the stove is presently. A new 36" range (love, love, love) is on the back wall with a range hood over it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tmzkUlKPT7i_c87A3q61iz19mqQx2LIweVycnY1H5o9cyvG3bmygNeC17rRfJw_RcrQ7YVjLO8iFXD1luR3W3-giRhovI8qji0RkO8EVP4ePcCe_oV-Kw0Udum1QpgL1WrEO3IZXxfs/s1600/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478337393622382306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tmzkUlKPT7i_c87A3q61iz19mqQx2LIweVycnY1H5o9cyvG3bmygNeC17rRfJw_RcrQ7YVjLO8iFXD1luR3W3-giRhovI8qji0RkO8EVP4ePcCe_oV-Kw0Udum1QpgL1WrEO3IZXxfs/s400/Picture+9.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is a closer look at the sink wall. The three upper cabinets on the left are where the bathroom is presently. My first reaction is that the dishwasher is on the wrong side. Shouldn't it be closest to the cabinets where dishes will be put away? To the right of the windows is the microwave at counter height, tucked out of sight (which I like), and a few shelves above are for display or cookbooks. And to right of that is the cabinet depth refrigerator.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkk2IK76adSOlUaXpfGI8KptFOm-ndIYRAD1fgtUwUF7_ybe07mrBBobHRk5OOKwiv8ScmDDqOybn-dNECkStyb-mXzZvbTk4q5QUFT_qmNOps0GO2Eo-nkzW2Kbd9mZvGzbMdvuOEvk/s1600/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478337387685390610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkk2IK76adSOlUaXpfGI8KptFOm-ndIYRAD1fgtUwUF7_ybe07mrBBobHRk5OOKwiv8ScmDDqOybn-dNECkStyb-mXzZvbTk4q5QUFT_qmNOps0GO2Eo-nkzW2Kbd9mZvGzbMdvuOEvk/s400/Picture+10.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>As we turn around, you can see the dining area and a new laundry room. If this seems large, it's because they've enclosed the porch and integrated it into the new kitchen space. I love the idea of having the laundry room out of the basement, and the windows in the dining area overlooking my little garden would provide a great place to sit and enjoy meals. But I no longer have a back porch which I'm not sure I can give up.</div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478337379866311314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXind1HOQpymofGNyTfV5phjL8MVWlf9HyoQfgcgLi5PNsfA_27QcI666ib5c3Qafg3DgrLNSA7x43ChFY7W-ccrC54Kt9LOBXZyerY8_xr9yD9hwKXI2Y9zuZ7YKo_shN-pDli89OfY/s400/house+027.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></div><div>Just for a point of reference, here is the back door that I showed you in the kitchen facelift post.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3LaCDwh2ZsjGLJu_c5en3CH_sJHbYPHjrws6Qfpw9OaNrINzBPx0IfmPxc0BejYF1vseuHnqBoy9TQcFs5PTaw1Fq13LnD3WuMR4AttXAJW01BFD3947UWdvuZswYcueMD76uWaGIOo/s1600/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478337384623993202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3LaCDwh2ZsjGLJu_c5en3CH_sJHbYPHjrws6Qfpw9OaNrINzBPx0IfmPxc0BejYF1vseuHnqBoy9TQcFs5PTaw1Fq13LnD3WuMR4AttXAJW01BFD3947UWdvuZswYcueMD76uWaGIOo/s400/Picture+11.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>That back door is just on the other side of the center island so you can see how the back porch space has been captured to create the dining area. While it seems like a huge improvement to the kitchen, I wonder if it's too nice, too modern of a kitchen for an old cottage. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And while the dining area and laundry room are a nice addition to the room, I'm giving up a back porch. And let's take a look at how that will look from the outside.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXind1HOQpymofGNyTfV5phjL8MVWlf9HyoQfgcgLi5PNsfA_27QcI666ib5c3Qafg3DgrLNSA7x43ChFY7W-ccrC54Kt9LOBXZyerY8_xr9yD9hwKXI2Y9zuZ7YKo_shN-pDli89OfY/s1600/house+027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQDHstX_pLPgDSlwRnJ2ndLSDv7_SYt2455ChB308zl__qN_O1SiLrEAb8HYZJDSh2qkagvnT5ibOSXc1e5AJcfu_E6wfsJXi4hhyphenhyphen19WuZZhTUtj2ao1RSMCRacrBsoRZr9WIDlcFBgY/s1600/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478336900865378674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQDHstX_pLPgDSlwRnJ2ndLSDv7_SYt2455ChB308zl__qN_O1SiLrEAb8HYZJDSh2qkagvnT5ibOSXc1e5AJcfu_E6wfsJXi4hhyphenhyphen19WuZZhTUtj2ao1RSMCRacrBsoRZr9WIDlcFBgY/s400/Picture+12.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Here's the front of the house in the same interactive model. Let's a walk around the side of the house.<br /><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478336889518299266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBQGK3z6AockB9eLulJR5e-wfhXGTHkH_DkIjW3SxE6jn9b6QzwhiUL6KaEArzsENf_g1hV_7odXaEDuks-ph21sw5yS1mxb5QnJvHH3I2abBhHhEbDmxXpViHrbrUrLFp6DKWq9nBqM/s400/Picture+13.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is what the enclosed porches would look like. It adds a lot of mass to the house.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnGqvJ2Ipj4uRrHhwoYxjxmxFqSakSCGxlBKkGL5rf7I6Fkzpr3jsxy7OzgCgWW6FkuXaGubFzWjoA-dMZsDM24ogo8giS6JMRlfc3-jHJFuKv6kP2qnWEEyAdmCtV30EDmLHJbQwpyM/s1600/IMG_2491.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnGqvJ2Ipj4uRrHhwoYxjxmxFqSakSCGxlBKkGL5rf7I6Fkzpr3jsxy7OzgCgWW6FkuXaGubFzWjoA-dMZsDM24ogo8giS6JMRlfc3-jHJFuKv6kP2qnWEEyAdmCtV30EDmLHJbQwpyM/s1600/IMG_2491.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478336894862598450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnGqvJ2Ipj4uRrHhwoYxjxmxFqSakSCGxlBKkGL5rf7I6Fkzpr3jsxy7OzgCgWW6FkuXaGubFzWjoA-dMZsDM24ogo8giS6JMRlfc3-jHJFuKv6kP2qnWEEyAdmCtV30EDmLHJbQwpyM/s400/IMG_2491.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is what that looks like right now.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhVHt-OLIsjUlWTpOX9MM2JTaGSDRyG5xNQTZAJjBlUIPJMWuAGp76DQ5CyJD4XvIKUMgIMVeZcKAhhmAZzw-u01mw1zWBE_ZOiJXZudqtItPmU7oEngGew315_UFAT6DdtNEeQ5BeF8/s1600/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478336886322537810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhVHt-OLIsjUlWTpOX9MM2JTaGSDRyG5xNQTZAJjBlUIPJMWuAGp76DQ5CyJD4XvIKUMgIMVeZcKAhhmAZzw-u01mw1zWBE_ZOiJXZudqtItPmU7oEngGew315_UFAT6DdtNEeQ5BeF8/s400/Picture+14.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The new space added to the kitchen (and to the master bedroom above) is separated from the front of the house by the two-story entryway to the back door. I'm not convinced that giving up the back porch is the best choice for the house.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZjl_Swqz42WNLg3_Pvf6kcuY_6thtQ0CZCfIWyff-_zMw-TPixwlVBD677gTlOQ6GYLNX0CCtxrJteO1DrBdSoFOll5OxV5PCNoxaG16RCR6Yhw-p6NGOIXm2mkr1r_xDG-c6sHYHm0/s1600/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478336882774980994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZjl_Swqz42WNLg3_Pvf6kcuY_6thtQ0CZCfIWyff-_zMw-TPixwlVBD677gTlOQ6GYLNX0CCtxrJteO1DrBdSoFOll5OxV5PCNoxaG16RCR6Yhw-p6NGOIXm2mkr1r_xDG-c6sHYHm0/s400/Picture+15.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here's one more view looking straight into the back door entryway. What do you think?</div></div></div>

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A few roses for the weekend

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAEnvr2hZ8MOxTi3dJ8Zs7Sz69P8PyPedhkPRg7vW_26LkF0T7Z6Gr5nRb01Jv3hZaxSbnSDQp64Tr5eYHtV9XdXbuoachjhPpyMWnur9XKhU0C8ovxzXWp6wSq4yZsaMc0HxcvGfFAQ/s1600/IMG_2631.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479298102647303602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAEnvr2hZ8MOxTi3dJ8Zs7Sz69P8PyPedhkPRg7vW_26LkF0T7Z6Gr5nRb01Jv3hZaxSbnSDQp64Tr5eYHtV9XdXbuoachjhPpyMWnur9XKhU0C8ovxzXWp6wSq4yZsaMc0HxcvGfFAQ/s400/IMG_2631.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I've seen so much on the blogs about David Austin roses this year, I had to go out an get one.  It rained last night so I thought I'd shoot a few photos while the flowers were wet.  I think they're even more beautiful--if that's possible--with water on them, and the frangrance just hangs in the heavy air.  The yellow roses are the David Austin roses, called Charlotte, and the pink roses (not David Austin) are a climbing rose called Dream Weaver.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Please enjoy!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld90boDFxdRJr5kZUQ943xiVVH92fyGRdv9OA8gpJ8MYvCl8quxdx514-ifKZh4yMq6rssBqA-PHvlwabOfTy2i9lgemL2i64vj3y5qb6NNJ4n2Y8l3UH7Q-uI7QUf5lZdbREmFAiytQ/s1600/IMG_2622.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479298101664509218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld90boDFxdRJr5kZUQ943xiVVH92fyGRdv9OA8gpJ8MYvCl8quxdx514-ifKZh4yMq6rssBqA-PHvlwabOfTy2i9lgemL2i64vj3y5qb6NNJ4n2Y8l3UH7Q-uI7QUf5lZdbREmFAiytQ/s400/IMG_2622.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ4zUrluN5ohlMkUsqcfODAJD_pSQYu30eeYXHLT3jWB6RAIpg0TREwyK31GXszLsLfuLiVVfAS25pbhUJhtljoV_abRIo67LBzozH5SGyNB3UGPJRUmKC4gunZBDcMgK73TDflSlRVM/s1600/IMG_2632.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479298094577244306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ4zUrluN5ohlMkUsqcfODAJD_pSQYu30eeYXHLT3jWB6RAIpg0TREwyK31GXszLsLfuLiVVfAS25pbhUJhtljoV_abRIo67LBzozH5SGyNB3UGPJRUmKC4gunZBDcMgK73TDflSlRVM/s400/IMG_2632.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU93M00RqeBoiPF54IGaLGbPOs3_PQUP_tswito99OHldh0q7BriJlW8KjDVlbqPFRyf09TT_oxoo-j5jLNe7zIwcmAu42Lv01hWBtvX5DDH95JF6N4_tBJ-33zEmI-bYjKpelrdaWld0/s1600/IMG_2623.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479298085467831730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU93M00RqeBoiPF54IGaLGbPOs3_PQUP_tswito99OHldh0q7BriJlW8KjDVlbqPFRyf09TT_oxoo-j5jLNe7zIwcmAu42Lv01hWBtvX5DDH95JF6N4_tBJ-33zEmI-bYjKpelrdaWld0/s400/IMG_2623.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV4UAI7LfJCXM_83XdkJ2FtNSxUBMK-oqIjVobaUlT34n5W2Dla0SAU1HFLIf4655Lz7pMYtqeqmKQ7wacfj5sfjhU7FoDy3zFwsb6r_WS7bUL82UdhZ9nL05FRYkHwwT7KGH970-I8s/s1600/IMG_2634.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479298082210945874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV4UAI7LfJCXM_83XdkJ2FtNSxUBMK-oqIjVobaUlT34n5W2Dla0SAU1HFLIf4655Lz7pMYtqeqmKQ7wacfj5sfjhU7FoDy3zFwsb6r_WS7bUL82UdhZ9nL05FRYkHwwT7KGH970-I8s/s400/IMG_2634.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh1QNL1hyphenhyphenVvEBhWoFRcdWH4aeAcqDV7m_ZPMYeLr2kFYbf36AqR078eE8WhmHJ1mezknxkiSF4mc8Cbd8MHBE-sO8hIQnqTgKjCwu3FiAVAE4-aij1MkCR3dYAUP4V6DMWYy5RWIZD78/s1600/IMG_2630.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479297867809271570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh1QNL1hyphenhyphenVvEBhWoFRcdWH4aeAcqDV7m_ZPMYeLr2kFYbf36AqR078eE8WhmHJ1mezknxkiSF4mc8Cbd8MHBE-sO8hIQnqTgKjCwu3FiAVAE4-aij1MkCR3dYAUP4V6DMWYy5RWIZD78/s400/IMG_2630.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUQXDJJsn90fuOWkrfOBkxNtR-oRDtZSYH4rqHInlpc7CKae2jjUy2Otelv70c3A6-B9JvmMvZwTDA6HRm6kGS2TrfIMVmubZ6FQFDyysklsiwG6vpE_CSw8XUWZE8qaEVvQYBlD1Ee0/s1600/IMG_2636.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479297862103162802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUQXDJJsn90fuOWkrfOBkxNtR-oRDtZSYH4rqHInlpc7CKae2jjUy2Otelv70c3A6-B9JvmMvZwTDA6HRm6kGS2TrfIMVmubZ6FQFDyysklsiwG6vpE_CSw8XUWZE8qaEVvQYBlD1Ee0/s400/IMG_2636.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say, the David Austin roses are gorgeous.  In fact, I heard one of my neighbors outside one evening this week literally screaming "Oh, my god!  Look at the gorgeous roses!"  Even if I just brought the thing home from the nursery, I love that people appreciate my garden. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBNT2MPDywNn25vcNhs9CLcnZwf_0zpjuEjQZfpeTim5fl3kVYoY0TRYP0CgXflnfmdGwvmGDK6nySrIYcU9fuuGHb7sDv_Li_6kLq-cKCPse8diOVGdMff1ODCZfKz7BcbvjpHVWoT4/s1600/IMG_2626.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479297857953761234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBNT2MPDywNn25vcNhs9CLcnZwf_0zpjuEjQZfpeTim5fl3kVYoY0TRYP0CgXflnfmdGwvmGDK6nySrIYcU9fuuGHb7sDv_Li_6kLq-cKCPse8diOVGdMff1ODCZfKz7BcbvjpHVWoT4/s400/IMG_2626.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Up next are the coneflowers.  I love how the petals on this echinacea pallida develop.  I think they kind of look like cartoon characters at this stage.  Even thought the petals are standing straight up in the air, eventually the long, skinny petals will dangle off the bottom of the cone.  It's fun to see them change every day.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRMUQp67hh9gOgqUVS_VVRC_J1pTnyofX94kFVGQGHq-iCSg0RVjDVTsmcoOrRH3dhzutOord5x77YETJFQwH01L7xQByRDFVwYcLlgWucWbR8SkLewfGdT38Axr1bhI3IP5ETb6uYx8/s1600/IMG_2618.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479297849523125138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRMUQp67hh9gOgqUVS_VVRC_J1pTnyofX94kFVGQGHq-iCSg0RVjDVTsmcoOrRH3dhzutOord5x77YETJFQwH01L7xQByRDFVwYcLlgWucWbR8SkLewfGdT38Axr1bhI3IP5ETb6uYx8/s400/IMG_2618.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjSEn56gddhogZ4jFX_s3Qb7BB2K8jsjDWfTOTonHm_qXp1PNd1lPbxuOimd65xmT1Xff9OpfRDCOtB_MXPE1ghvPlr0ReE-gwIhi7KNTTEqTfqW7K6lzd6-Zz89NQpJuXsjFmt_C4YE/s1600/IMG_2615.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479297848455575394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjSEn56gddhogZ4jFX_s3Qb7BB2K8jsjDWfTOTonHm_qXp1PNd1lPbxuOimd65xmT1Xff9OpfRDCOtB_MXPE1ghvPlr0ReE-gwIhi7KNTTEqTfqW7K6lzd6-Zz89NQpJuXsjFmt_C4YE/s400/IMG_2615.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great weekend.</div><br /></div>

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