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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:12 am
Awwwwwwwwwwwww, Juju, thanks bunches.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:17 am
Oooohhh love the lighted, glass cabinets on top! Beautiful!
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 12:50 pm
Our cabinets are cherry and they have been lacquered to match our living room furniture...Mr. custom. I will take some pictures so you can see how the cabinets work because they are really neat. I am not bending or crawling for anything, anymore. All my cupboards come to me. The floors are oak hardwood and so is the window and door trim. The banister and railings are also oak. The lit cabinets above were my idea and the full pantry look across the one wall as well. You might notice the small countertop area by the fridge at what we call the back stairs. That cabinet opens from both sides and houses our garbage. That way the boys can access from the stairs to take outside....not my idea, but I approved it!!!! lol I am flattered that you all like it so much. We are going into the big city tonight and so pewter sockets and light switches are on the list. Thanks guys! Fondly, Wappy
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 2:42 pm
Wappy it's gorgeous!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 8:58 pm
Wappy, it looks like HOMES of the RICH and FAMOUS! Wow. 
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 6:06 pm
I love it! I want those cabinets. You did a great job.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 7:33 am
Wappy, I have seen a demo kitchen with the working cabinets like that. I thought I had died and went to heaven. I would love to have a kitchen that did that. Poor Hugh. I guess he missed the TVCH memo about getting members opinions before installing electical covers. I have got a project I need to start. We have a well house kind of in our front/side yard. When our builder built it I could help but to laugh. Now it just bugs me. It looks like an outhouse. It really does. I need to fancy it up or something. I have thought about building an arbor type thing in front of it. Then planting something that will climb up it. My father in law suggested just painting a half moon on the door and being done with it . I go out shortly and take a picture of it and post here. Maybe someone will have a good idea.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 1:42 pm
Here is a picture of my well house. Open to all suggestions. Remember this thing sits to the side of my house and can be seen from the street. I need to purty it up.

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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 3:03 pm
Some plantings around the base and painting the door a darker color? You could even trellis up the sides.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 3:44 pm
Ohhhh, I see what you mean, Biloxi. Your fil has a cute sense of humor and he may have a point. This is actually a little building covering a well? I like your plantings idea and the trellis idea, but that's going to draw even more attention to your little outhouse. What about making it look like a little garden house where you keep your garden supplies in addition to the plantings and the trellis. You could achieve this with a wheelbarrow or a birdhouse. Don't forget an outdoor chair nearby. Sorta like this... 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 7:40 am
I think I'd put tiny fake house numbers (maybe 25 1/4 or something, whatever your real house number is) on the front. You could also put a mailbox on a post in front of it, some small trellis' climbing up the front around the doors, and hanging planter boxes on each side. You could even get a window pane from someone's trash and mount it on the sides so it looks like it has windows. Wow, I'm rambling...sorry...just let me at it, I love little projects like this!
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 5:42 pm
Hi Biloxi, I guess the size and shape does make it look a bit like an outhouse. But, I think with some changes like you and others are talking about, it would totally change the look of the well house! I am not sure how much you would like to spend or how involved you would like to get with this project but what about some type of a little walk way up to the door? I am sure you could do something like this fairly cheaply if you wanted to. You could make it either simple or more complicated. Or, you could look for a cute welcome type mat for outside of the door. There are so many cute ones out there now on-line and in the stores (I have been told). What about an outdoor wreath on the front door, maybe something on the smaller side and not too elaborate? Or, maybe a small wooden, painted birdhouse on the door or inside of the wreath on the door? I really like Huk's idea of the window pane, just something small and simple on each side of the building. And, if you want to get fancy and more colorful, you could add a simple white planter box under each window with some flowers. If you didn't want too much color, you could just use all of one color that wouldn't stand out too much. Or, just a simple pot of flowers on one or both sides of the door might look nice, too. I also really like Vee's idea of a chair off to the side. You could put two small chairs with a little table there. If you wanted, you could add a pot of flowers on the table. Also, there are so many cute little figurines available now. I have seen some really cute gazing balls in catalogs. That might look kind of cute somewhere around there.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 7:13 pm
....Belle you mean its NOT an outhouse? (dashing outta here before she decks me. LOL) Actually I've never heard of a wellhouse before. I gather there's a well beneath it? Or is it where sick people are banished to. Out, out damned sickie. Unclean! Unclean! Oh just stop me... LOL.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 7:25 pm
I like the fake windows idea. And flowerboxes underneath the fake windows.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 5:41 am
LOL, everytime I come back in here I just shake my head. I can't believe I let the builder walk away after buiding such an ugly thing. Yup Blanchie there is well pump inside. Not building a housing unit is not an option around here. People will honestly steal your pump. Although banishing the sickies isn't a bad idea. Such great ideas. I like the idea of fake windows. I wonder if I will have any luck finding any. I think I will try to make it look like garden shack. I also like the idea of chairs off to the side. Painting the door another color isn't a problem....since the door was never painted at all. Yup. I let him walk away without doing that either. The trim work was never done. The whole thing is painted the same cream color. Oh and the tree right next to it has to go. You can't see it in the picture but it is horrible. It goes straight up with just a few tuffs of green on it. I thought about planting a Bradford Pear on each side. Or one Weeping Willow off to one side. What do you think? I've got Palms in the front yard so the Weeping Willow might blend in better. But I love Bradford Pears. Of course summer is back now. It it suppose to get cooler again this weekend. I think I will start on it then. Vee, if you look to the right side of the picture you can see the jungle I was talking about needs clearing.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:13 am
Oh yes, I see that nice stand of trees there so it would look terrific to get that undergrowth cleared away. So when will you have time to do all that with everything else that you have on your plate? Got a youth group in town who would work for pizza and pepsi? How much property do you own? It looks as if you have a very large lot or several acres.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:36 am
Be careful w/ a weeping willow. The roots are invasive and shallow. I don't know how close the well house is to your house or if you have a cesspool. (actually, since it is a well pump, it really may not be a good idea.) They also topple over easy in a big storm. I love weeping willows, but you just have to plant them far enough away from everything. I would really research it first before planting one.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:53 am
Vee, we have 4 acres. I figured that if I add about 3-4 extra hours a day I should have enough time. I need to be slapped. Yesterday I was in the grocery store flipping through a magazine, I came across another garden design I want to do in the backyard. When we first moved in my dad put in a water garden. It was never really finished and I didn't care for it. It just didn't look nice. Then he put in 2 pieces of fencing. Then, he added 4 or 5 rose bushes, one climbling with a rod iron arbor thing. Then, a Magnolia tree behind it. Then, a flag pole with a spot light. Then, a large Oleander off to the side. Then, a bird feeder. Oh and he put the electrical pole/outlet in front of all it. All this is in a tiny area just feet from my screened in porch. Well the pond has sprang a leak. The spot light is broke. The roses have not grown. He moved the bird feeder because he said I scare the birds when I go on the porch. The Oleander is in great shape. He put the flag pole in a millon pounds on concret, so it's there to stay. Dad gets Kevin to drive him to Lowes. I just cringe because I never know what he will return with. So anyway since the pond is no longer working I want to redo that area too. I found this picture I would like to copy. I think I will go back today and buy the magazine. LOL, I gave birth to a youth group and feed them pizza. Kevin is a trooper he helps with anything I ask. Gene grumbles at me. Trey makes me break out the tylenol and or booze. Ok back to the outhouse. I was poking around this morning (trying to find the garden layout, so I didn't have to buy the magazine) and I came across a picture of a shed. My first thought was to put an overhead arbor in front of it. But, after I saw this picture I like it to the side. I would not do the tin roof on the side area. I would do lattace so I can have something climbing, maybe wisteria. Does anyone know how much trouble and expense it would be to add a pitched roof to the well/outhouse? Here's the picture

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 7:09 am
I like that Biloxi.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 7:23 am
I'm not sure that a pitched roof is right for your particular little "building." The roof is already pitched towards the rear, and it is a very narrow depth. You might want to try just having some guys hold up a large piece of plywood or paneling to see basically how it would look, but I doubt that it will look right. Glad to see someone else steering you away from weeping willows. They are fast growing and I really like them; however, they will seek out water underground from a hundred feet away. The sides of your well will surely collapse eventually from the roots. I'd actually stay away from any trees near the building. Plants and bushes don't have the root systems like trees do. Keep us informed of your project! It's sort of like we're watching a birth or something! hee hee
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 7:42 am
Wow great info about the weeping willow. Thanks, I will cross that off the list. That's all I need a well house I'm happy with, but no well. No cesspool we have a spray system in the back...another project.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 7:51 am
Yes, good information about the willows and, as lovely as they are, they are also very messy. I think Huk is correct about the pitch of your roof so you may have to rethink that. I love that photo of the garden house. It's adorable. LOL about the youth group!! Your dad sounds like quite a character. Now if you can just channel his energies...
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:11 am
I'm sure you don't want to spend any more money on this than you already have...but you might consider having it modified to look sort of like this. You'd then have usable storage space as well.

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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:33 am
This would not look nice:

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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:59 am
ROFL, now that could be a project!
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