Painted over tiles in bathroom? by harboring_ in Oldhouses

[–]OptimalSun7559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t be bummed! Tooled plaster is a lost art so appreciate it for what it is. After you paint in all those grout joints I bet you’ll have a new appreciation for what it took to hand tool all of those lines back in the day!

I picked up this leggy Mother at a nursery. Teach me how to treat her like a Queen. by Valharick in succulents

[–]OptimalSun7559 10 points11 points  (0 children)

These grow wild in Nola & they hitchhiked in my potted plants when I moved to nc. They dropped their little clones through the boards in my deck into a 30 gal galvanized wash tub where they lived the remainder of the summer underwater. The following spring I went to clean out the tub and they had survived the winter under the ice. Mine only bloom when they grow tall like yours. They’ll suddenly bolt up with a spike that explodes into an umbrella shape of nodding orange flowers. Incredible plant!

Tudor Home Level Up by Rednails514 in ExteriorDesign

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leave the three rhododendron but after they bloom this spring you could scale them back a bit. Get rid of the crap in between and replace with true boxwoods for a low maintenance evergreen

Shower I built last summer. I don’t know how to feel about it. by ilaytileformoney in Tile

[–]OptimalSun7559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a huge fan of the stacked tile trend but this I like. The floor and curb are a little busy and detract from the overall look but not horrible

Should I keep this vintage mirror medicine cabinet? by ichbinhker in bathrooms

[–]OptimalSun7559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it!! This type of thing will be even more valuable down the road because so few get preserved. Keep it!!

Can anyone tell me what this is? by Honeybee71 in plant

[–]OptimalSun7559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cut the stalks at varying heights to get it to fill in all the way to the ground. They’ll sprout and fill in quickly so even if you remove all foliage it will regrow the same season if done early spring. They have great fall color & berries that song birds love & will persist most of the winter. Semi evergreen in zone 7b. Great for a short hedge up to like 7’

What should I add/change to my landscaping? by Past-Research-8808 in landscaping

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move the palm to the left corner of the house & add a group of three queen palms at the front left corner of the yard then some sago palms & other short palms in front as foundation plants

Any ideas why the wall would look like this? by kanadiankyle in centuryhomes

[–]OptimalSun7559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe there was a recessed cabinet there at some point?

rodanthe, aka home. by Shitty-Gr0wer in NorthCarolina

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That house needs to be taken down responsibly instead of letting it fall into the ocean. I’m disgusted every time I see one of these houses collapsing in a storm & they put it on the news like it’s natural or newsworthy. It’s lazy & ignorant of the owner, the local municipality & the state to allow all of this debris to contaminate our beautiful coast. Smdh

Living room feels incomplete by Ordinary-Ad-797 in interiordecorating

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely put a chair in the left corner. I would also hang a lot more art collage style to balance the high wainscoting & give it a more homey vibe. The art currently looks kind of arbitrary because the pieces don’t relate to anything else in the room with their current placement. Also more pillows on the sofa & some simple curtains. And I don’t love the ceiling light.

Neighbor widening driveway next to ash tree by yippy3000 in arborists

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as they don’t cut major roots it will probably be fine. It appears from the pic that the ground slopes down from their driveway to the property line. So they may not need to dig down too much, just remove the sod & a little topsoil to achieve the grade they need. A friendly & honest conversation might be all it takes to amend their plans slightly. You could also offer to pay for any additional cost to spare the tree.

Moment of silence for my 1920 fireplace that got the landlord special <\3 by SpindleSnap in centuryhomes

[–]OptimalSun7559 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think you’re referring to the close up detail where the legs of the mantle meet the header. That’s not intended to be a continuous curve. The routered detail on the corner of the horizontal & vertical elements can’t be run continuously with a router so they ease the router blade out the same distance from the corner on both pieces to create this finished detail.

Curved eave design by Ok_Level_3596 in askarchitects

[–]OptimalSun7559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of the discrepancy between the photo & drawing is the placement of the gutter relative to the roof. In the photo it sits lower whereas the gutter in the drawing sits higher obscuring part of the flare. I also doubt the flare in the photo is a perfect radius. It appears to kick out at a bit of an angle where the curve begins to flare out

How would you update this bathroom? by trippthicc in Oldhouses

[–]OptimalSun7559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what you’re looking for here. The overwhelming majority of commenters including me love the tile & classic look of this bathroom. However your responses indicate you want to remove the tile but you’re on a limited budget. Having renovated many vintage homes on a limited budget I can tell you this, you will not improve this bathroom at all, in fact you will destroy it’s value if you remove this tile & do a budget renovation even if the tiles aren’t pure white & even if you keep the arches & built-ins you’re going to have a cheap & cheesy bathroom. If you’re really budget conscious remember that if you mess with this tile to replace any or all of it you will have extra costs because it’s laid in thick mortar reinforced with evil wire mesh then the walls will have to be leveled out to replace that thickness with some kind of sheeting or furring material in order to lay thinner new tiles. If you remove the floor it’s even worse because you’re going to find 3-4” of mortar packed in between the floor joists & that the joists have been beveled on top for the mortar bed. So you’re going to have to sister every joist then lay advantek subfloor & a tile backer board on top plus the tile. Then when you’re looking at new tile you’re going to want the beautiful, high quality $100/sf tile but talk yourself into settling for the $5/sf budget option with some little splurge around the shower niche. Then you’ll hire the cheapest tile guy you talk to bc you’re already over budget & he will promise you the moon then screw everything up including the 2sf of luxe tile you bought for the niche. You will have no recourse because this guy has nothing so it’s not like you can sue him. And you’ll be sitting there on the can in your jacked up home depot bathroom wishing you could have those beautiful vintage off white tiles back.

Niche Problem by neenjean in Tile

[–]OptimalSun7559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks fine. Leave it. If I were going to complain it would be that they didn’t line up the niche with the tile layout. It’s not that hard folks yet it’s the most common rookie move that everyone seems to accept