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[Wylie's Mom]

Shelly - these are fun:

Paxton Glass 8-Light Pendant | Pottery Barn

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Have you seen the penny floors??? SO COOL looking! A penny backsplash would be great. Btw, what would you use to adhere the pennies while placing them, and then how do you seal it?

Does your roof deck get full sun? We get soooo much sun w/ our exposure and it's just awful on our outdoor furniture...we can't find any that will last.

I have seen the penny floors. I didn't like that as much a penny walls for some reason. Plus a lot more work! There are two ways to put on the pennies. One way is one by one, but that's not recommended since the pennies are all slightly different sizes. By the time you get a good amount down you see the rows are going all wonky.

The second way is to make a pattern with the desired amount of space between each (if any) and lay that down and cover with packing tape. Then put the woven fabric you see on backs of mosaic tiles down and use the caulk to adhere the pennies to it. Essentially making your own mosaic tiles. Then you lay them like regular tile.

We decided to change our minds on the penny backsplash bc we have these copper tiles that we were going to put somewhere else, but ended up not looking right. So we will eventually put those on the backsplash.

As for our roof deck, yes full sun. Our furniture is teak, no cushions. We bought it used and the lady had it in full sun also. Teak is good at not warping like most woods would. It's very comfy without cushions. But still looking for a lounger and that would probably need cushions.

Originally Posted by Maximo

You need to share the photo of your kitchen sink faucet. Ann's brain will explode when she sees how cool it is.

Do you mean the furniture itself or the pads? Our 'metal' furniture is holding up, but the pads we have to store when not in use. They would be toast if they were in the sun daily. We have to replace our umbrellas every 2 years, even though they are made with the special material, sunbrella?

We have an umbrella with a Sunbrella canopy too. I think that brand is more hyped up as far as quality anyway. Our already has a few bare spots worn in.

Here is our faucet. 1888673_10201868934708945_972811045_n.jpg
We also have a stainless steel sink. Sometimes I wonder if I should have gone with the one big sink instead of the divided one we got, but the raised middle makes washing knives easier for me, so I think we made the right decision.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

My sink is granite composite in dark brown. It is hard to keep clean too.

On the lights, I found one of these pullys in my dad's junk pile and I want my DH to make me one of these lights to go over my sink with it (without the wire globe). I'd like to coordinate my pendant lights and dining light with this. So I'm thinking something along the lines of the second pic.

I've been looking for something along those lines for our kitchen/great room. It's Victorian Steampunk style and I love the Edison style bulbs. We need three, but they can't be too big, but looking for something really unique.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Would love to see your pinterest. Mine is: annml on Pinterest

Here's me: Priscilla Chan on Pinterest
I started following you.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Lol, I'm all for brain explosion due to design-braingasm!

It's sort of both...the pads don't hold up bc the sun just bakes them and the fabric breaks down and tears; we never took them down for storage bc we have our furn out all year round here....so it's super tough on the furniture; we gave up on our padded furniture. Then we went to this tight-weave type stuff (no pads), and some of it is holding up well so far, but the ones out in the full sun all day aren't. It may just be a given that we need to replace stuff often out here, but it's so $$$$!

Love it! Yes, design-braingasms.

Outdoor furniture is sooo expensive. I was really lucky and found both of our table sets for half price at Lowes and Target. The chairs for one set are heavy duty aluminum versions of the ones I really wanted. The real metal ones cost hundreds of dollar a piece.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I have seen the penny floors. I didn't like that as much a penny walls for some reason. Plus a lot more work! There are two ways to put on the pennies. One way is one by one, but that's not recommended since the pennies are all slightly different sizes. By the time you get a good amount down you see the rows are going all wonky.

The second way is to make a pattern with the desired amount of space between each (if any) and lay that down and cover with packing tape. Then put the woven fabric you see on backs of mosaic tiles down and use the caulk to adhere the pennies to it. Essentially making your own mosaic tiles. Then you lay them like regular tile.

We decided to change our minds on the penny backsplash bc we have these copper tiles that we were going to put somewhere else, but ended up not looking right. So we will eventually put those on the backsplash.

As for our roof deck, yes full sun. Our furniture is teak, no cushions. We bought it used and the lady had it in full sun also. Teak is good at not warping like most woods would. It's very comfy without cushions. But still looking for a lounger and that would probably need cushions.



We have an umbrella with a Sunbrella canopy too. I think that brand is more hyped up as far as quality anyway. Our already has a few bare spots worn in.

Here is our faucet. Attachment 398987
We also have a stainless steel sink. Sometimes I wonder if I should have gone with the one big sink instead of the divided one we got, but the raised middle makes washing knives easier for me, so I think we made the right decision.

OMG THAT FAUCET!!!! Design-gasm! Where did you get that? Love it. Thanks for posting your Pinterest too!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Love it! Yes, design-braingasms.

Outdoor furniture is sooo expensive. I was really lucky and found both of our table sets for half price at Lowes and Target. The chairs for one set are heavy duty aluminum versions of the ones I really wanted. The real metal ones cost hundreds of dollar a piece.

We've been really lucky finding used stuff locally on craigslist. Our teak set originally was over $2000. We got it for $400. We also got a two fountains. One is a three tier for $100, usually those styles are over $1000 new, and another fountain for our deck for $50. At first we thought it was a tiny tabletop one bc of the price. It's actually huge! As tall as me.

We are still looking for a sofa, recliner, and or love seat. A lot of furniture we brought from home is too big to even fit thru the door. And our stuff is antique so u can't take it apart.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

OMG THAT FAUCET!!!! Design-gasm! Where did you get that? Love it. Thanks for posting your Pinterest too!

I got it in OC at this store called Faucets n Fixtures. The brand is called Waterstone.

[Wylie's Mom]

Anyone a fan of Z Gallerie? They're having a 20% off sale w/ code "MemorialDay".

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

We've been really lucky finding used stuff locally on craigslist. Our teak set originally was over $2000. We got it for $400. We also got a two fountains. One is a three tier for $100, usually those styles are over $1000 new, and another fountain for our deck for $50. At first we thought it was a tiny tabletop one bc of the price. It's actually huge! As tall as me.

We are still looking for a sofa, recliner, and or love seat. A lot of furniture we brought from home is too big to even fit thru the door. And our stuff is antique so u can't take it apart.


I got it in OC at this store called Faucets n Fixtures. The brand is called Waterstone.

The faucet is simply AH-MAZE! Is it in your old house, or your new? I hope in your new!

Do you think teak would wear well in full/dry AZ type sun? If so, I need to watch me some CraigsList!

Like you, we love a fountain - we have a big front courtyard as the entryway to our house and have a huge fountain out there...it's our absolute favorite outdoor thing we have, by far. It's so great to sit out there w/ guests.

[capt_noonie]

I think teak is the best. Vegas is just as hot and dry as Az. It also gets really cold in the winter too. I don't think any other wood would hold up. That's why teak is so darn expensive. Well new anyway!

And yes the faucet is in the new house. We had it bought for months waiting for the new house lol.

I used to like Z Gallery but lately it's gotten a little too blingy and flashy for me. I like Restoration Hardware better but their prices are ridiculous. You can get real antiques for those prices and theirs are just reproductions made in India or Vietnam.

Oh yeah, that drafting table it scored from an antique shop? It's Restoration Hardware lol. Got it for $100 and it's pretty much brand new. I wonder how the shop got it. There isn't a RH store in Vegas. Someone must have moved here w it and then sold it.

[Maximo]

How funny about your drafting table. I love Restoration Hardware, but I agree, it is so overpriced.

[crystalsmom]

I want to redo my bathroom and it isn't that large so working in a small space is going to be a challenge. I can do some of it or family but I will have someone give me an estimate of each task. This may just get me going.

[CouversMom]

I am loving this thread!!

We have a 102-year-old house, so we are always working on the house... I have a house blog too. House obsessed!

[capt_noonie]

What is your blog? I love old houses.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I think teak is the best. Vegas is just as hot and dry as Az. It also gets really cold in the winter too. I don't think any other wood would hold up. That's why teak is so darn expensive. Well new anyway!

And yes the faucet is in the new house. We had it bought for months waiting for the new house lol.

I used to like Z Gallery but lately it's gotten a little too blingy and flashy for me. I like Restoration Hardware better but their prices are ridiculous. You can get real antiques for those prices and theirs are just reproductions made in India or Vietnam.

Oh yeah, that drafting table it scored from an antique shop? It's Restoration Hardware lol. Got it for $100 and it's pretty much brand new. I wonder how the shop got it. There isn't a RH store in Vegas. Someone must have moved here w it and then sold it.

I love RH so much too - but yup, they're way overpriced for most of their things. Some of their light fixtures though are amazingly fair priced. Z Gallerie has def gotten a little more blingy over the years.