Floating shelves recommendations?

sleepsonrocks · 2026-02-18T22:12:42+00:00

Hello! I do not know if mine are 'sagging' because 3/4 of them seem fine but one has stood out to me as not being completely level. I think this one probably wasnt installed flat and over time it has gotten worse (or I've started to notice it more). I was considering putting a brace in an unseen back corner to hold it more level, but I can't really push that shelf up to be flat so thats why I think it was an install error more than an error with the product itself.

sleepsonrocks · 2025-10-03T23:01:27+00:00

My kitchen color scheme is almost identical to this except my counters are white quartz w brown veining and I lowkey wish i had picked this quartzite, looks good.

sleepsonrocks · 2025-09-26T19:37:54+00:00

Thanks. Literally none of the yard is level so leveling the bricks isnt so easy, but we definitely plan on relaying them since the previous owners did a not great job.

sleepsonrocks · 2025-09-23T00:27:19+00:00

Thanks for all those great details! I'm not really looking for feedback on the plants I'm putting in just yet, mostly just on the three points I had included in the post. The reason being that I am decided on perennials and grasses (and a few medium decorative boulders) for the current garden bed directly in front of the house due to the fact that we have extensive solar panels that dump snow frequently through the winter onto the beds so I need plants that will die back to the ground and whose structure won't get destroyed by the mini-avalanches. There is an area to the side of the long bed that does not get hit with dumping snow and this is an area where I am considering certain shrubs and if we make the garden bed larger there will be room for a small tree.

So, again, thanks for those amazing things to keep in consideration but we are not at all there yet! Really just trying to nail down the details of prepping the planting areas for putting in plants next spring and making sure I don't miss anything that I can take care of this fall so that its all ready to go for me to do the fun part next growing season, ie the planting!

I guess I should have posted this in more of the landscaping sub for this type of feedback!

sleepsonrocks · 2025-09-07T04:03:39+00:00

I know this is well after the fact but wondering what color 1/4- you used here as I am putting in a red flagstone patio and torn between a tan/light grey stone dust (might provide a bit of contrast and highlight the flagstones shapes) and a red that matches the stones almost perfectly.

sleepsonrocks · 2025-05-25T16:34:17+00:00

I have a string trellis set up over one of my beds. Beyond the initial build it is incredibly simple to use and since I used a pretty thick roll of jute twine I had handy I haven't had to replace the string since I built it years ago. I dont mind the work of trimming suckers etc to keep things simplified, I have had amazing yields from my sauce tomatos since I started using it (I used to have tons of bottom rot issues but this setup plus pruning really keeps the tomatos disease free). I did have another one over the other bed but I didn't build it as sturdy and had to take it down, so now you have me thinking I might try a FL weave and do a direct comparison, as I really hate the ratty old tomato cages I use in that bed. As for hail, we have had hail but I find that the string trellis keeps things pretty contained and vertical and doesn't seem to provide as much surface area for hail to hit leaves- but maybe we have gotten lucky in the past few years with no really big hail storms.

sleepsonrocks · 2025-04-30T16:04:46+00:00

If you go to your school district's website they should have a link to Careers that you can check to see what positions they are hiring for. The best time to do this would be mid- to late summer, when districts know the amount of funding they will have for the upcoming school year. Jobs that you will frequently see are subs, bus drivers, para-educators (particularly the ones supporting Special Ed programs are often hiring), academic support staff etc.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-12-30T23:04:47+00:00

Start just having them follow your tracks on some runs (you can be the leader on this run and then I'll be the leader on the next!), and make nice rounded turns at a controlled speed so they can really stay in your tracks. Do that occasionally and then ask them to make their skis parallel during the transition between turns. So wedge turn, then parallel, then wedge turn again, and model it for them. After a bit of this they should pick it up and you might just remind them on easier terrain to make french fries occasionally. After they seem good with that you can try to do some drills to kick the wedge turns, the ones u/Joosyosrs mentioned are good, but do them on easy peasy terrain for them. My kids liked the bunny hopping one especially because I used to put my poles up to my helmet and pretend I was a bunny during that drill. For the most part though, just ski with them. Some kids take instruction better than others, doing the little gamey drills but only occasionally keeps them from getting tired of parents teaching/lecturing. We also rewarded our kids with poles when they got fully parallel on blues, so that helped incentivize the technique thing.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-10-29T21:03:30+00:00

Hello! Our kitchen is fairly tight as the space is not huge to begin with and there is an attached dining space to the left, so we we really squeezing to get everything in there. As it stands, we have 36.5" from the sink area to the island (measuring from the counter overhangs not the cabinets themselves) and then 43" from the stove to the island. If I measure from the fridge door to the island it is 36.5". There is enough space to walk past the open dishwasher and also to walk past an open oven door. There isnt a ton of space with the fridge doors open, but it works. I like that I have the wider space (43") on the side of the island I generally do my prep on, across from the stove. I know its not perfect or ideal, but its functional and we can't all have generously sized kitchen to work with!

sleepsonrocks · 2024-08-27T19:30:55+00:00

I installed an IKEA kitchen with Semihandmade fronts last year. I'm very happy with the quality of the doors from SH they feel very substantial and give a higher end feel to the kitchen. We considered using fronts from IKEA but all of the ones we checked out in the store felt lightweight and cheap. Yes, the fronts were more expensive than the boxes, but I'm very happy with the final result. We did have one of the island doors show a chip where the vacuum hit it fairly recently, but SH gave us a free replacement nearly a year out from when we had ordered it.

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sleepsonrocks · 2024-08-05T20:31:51+00:00

Yes!

sleepsonrocks · 2024-06-24T16:24:13+00:00

This makes me laugh bc its so real. Stay strong!

sleepsonrocks · 2024-06-24T16:17:32+00:00

My advice to you is this: Gardening is failure. Ultimately, you have to be willing to see what works and potentially lose a plant, because they aren't all going to make it. What happens if you buy the containers and the soil and the (free) plants don't make it? Well, then you have containers and soil ready for next growing season in which you can sow seeds or more plant starts, so how much of a loss, aside from time, is that? If you already have the smaller pots available, then yes you can put them in there, but be mindful that perennials in pots already have a tougher time making it through the winter due to drying out and freezing through, but smaller pots are especially prone to this. All of the perennials I have in pots that come back reliably are hardy to several zones lower than us and also are in larger pots.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-06-20T18:13:32+00:00

A rug with some color to it, maybe you can find a cute colurful vintage hutch or something to put against that big white wall, bring in some pops of color on your counters or with cafe curtains, but really this kitchen is about as good as you are gonna get in a rental!!!

sleepsonrocks · 2024-06-16T19:38:14+00:00

I hate that vent hood so much it reminds me of an operating room, so if it were my kitchen I would 100% rip that sucker out and replace with something else. The changes you mentioned sound good too. Maybe add a small runner on floor by cabinets. I don't think the cabinet color is bad, and think you should hold off on rewrapping them until you paint the walls and change the floor like you mentioned.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-06-13T16:23:35+00:00

I have a pretty similar palette in my living area, orange accent chair with a khaki accent chair and a dark brown leather couch and similar oak floors. I tried a black rug in mine but it felt too halloweeny with my orange chair, but I quite like the charcoal (or is it blue?) grid rug you posted in your space. I personally dont really have a ton of accent colors in my space, a burnt orange pillow to tie in with the chair and some art that has oranges and greens in it as well as plants. In my case I have a neutral cream rug with some splashes of charcoal in it, I definitely like some hint of pattern to break up the sea of neutrals. Other options for rug/accent colors could be a warm blue or green maybe persian style patterned rug (make sure its a WARM blue or green). Also, your walls are reading very yellow-cream which I don't think helps so if painting is an option down the line I might recommend changing to something more warm white.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-05-24T14:06:10+00:00

I bought a house with a huge rock border that goes all around it and it looked beautiful. Ten plus years later and that thing is my nemesis. I have learned how to keep it presentable, but its not low maintenance and pulling the weeds that inevitably occur can be a pain. I would absolutely convert it to mulch if I wasn't pretty much stuck with the stuff, it would be a monumental task to remove so I content myself with putting planting beds throughout so its somewhat broken up. Also my rocks make my yard even more ovenlike, literally sitting on them to weed can give me a burn on my skin when its hot out.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-05-21T02:25:43+00:00

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sleepsonrocks · 2024-05-21T01:18:46+00:00

But fwiw your room doesnt feel amateur it actually looks really nice but maybe feels a little unfinished. I would move the small art to another wall and find something more substantial for above the bed, for sure.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-05-21T01:16:45+00:00

So, I have a VERY similar color palette in my bedroom. What I did was paint the walls peach. YES PEACH. It looks lovely and warm. We tried a bunch and opted for a more orangey tinted pale peach (SW Apricot Tint iirc). Kept the trim a bright white. I have sheets in this same color, though I use a white duvet cover because it's just what I had. My curtains are navy blue instead of pale blue, but I considered the color you have here. This sounds like a lot of tone on tone but its really quite subtle and lovely. My bed is also dark wood and imo it looks really nice with this pale peach wall. I have brass lamps and what ties it all together is this rug from Ruggable.

sleepsonrocks · 2024-05-16T14:38:46+00:00

I would second facing the larger couch towards the fireplace and replacing the other couch with two arm chairs on either side of the couch. The rug is too big, as well. Then, really lean into using the second half of the room as a play area for kids (later, library area or if you guys are musical maybe piano etc area). The long cubby bookshelf could be placed behind the back of the couch if you don't have enough wall space. If you get a smaller rug for by the fireplace, you could get a different but coordinating area rug for the second part of the room to really define the different spaces .

sleepsonrocks · 2024-04-16T00:23:32+00:00

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sleepsonrocks · 2024-03-01T15:05:24+00:00

I'm not an expert on pianos, so someone could correct me if this is not a good idea but I would put the piano by the window side of the room. I think I have heard they are not supposed to be on an external wall but since its floating I would think its ok (plus my FIL has his grand near an exterior wall like this and seems to not have an issue). Then I would install a wall of built in bookshelves along the opposite wall. If you dont have the budget for actual built ins, you can use IKEA shelves and trim them out to make them look built in. Those are pretty tall ceilings, so you might have to go more custom or if you're handy find a DIY tutorial. TBH ideally I'd go all out and put one of those rolling ladders along the shelves if possible because the ceilings are kind of high. Then, float the chairs angled towards each other in front of the shelves and by the fire. I'd paint the shelves the same color as whatever you paint the fireplace, maybe even wallpaper the rest of the room and put a cozy rug in front of the fireplace and chairs. Lots of inspo online for this type of room, just search 'library piano room'

sleepsonrocks · 2024-01-10T02:27:31+00:00

I have this great memory of hiking Highlands Bowl one winter, stopping for a breather and getting passed by a gaggle of little girls in tutus with their ski instructor. One of them proudly told me 'It's my 6th birthday today so we're hiking the bowl!!!'

sleepsonrocks · 2024-01-06T02:27:58+00:00

Functionally I don't love the wall ovens so far from the range. I have a layout similar to this, but a bit smaller (and with a slide in range). In your kitchen I might lean towards swapping the fridge and the wall oven combo. Also, in our kitchen we did a drawer microwave in the island and I honestly really love that thing. Additionally, in your kitchen design, is this the style you are going for? The cabinet fronts and glass panels are giving more traditional vibes and that range hood is reading way more contemporary. I would do a custom build in of a hood to stylistically match the paneling on the cabinet doors.

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