Living/Entry

wide plan floors

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Considerations: Overall, the concrete is low-maintenance, Peters says, but the pavers need to be resealed. The loose stone accumulates debris, which Peters hits with a leaf blower several times a year.

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Planting: The front garden features low-maintenance grasses and drought-tolerant perennials that soften the concrete walls while adding some privacy to the sitting area. “We wanted a no-mow front yard that requires minimal watering or chemicals,” Peters says. The plants have filled out as they’ve matured, and she rarely has to weed, she says. Plants shown (click photo to see the plants tagged): Paperbark maple (Acer griseum), Hubricht’s bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii), ‘Sapphire Blue’ sea holly (Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’), ‘Avalanche’ feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Avalanche’), ‘Xenox’ stonecrop (Sedum telephium ‘Xenox’), ‘Ascot Rainbow’ spurge (Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’), ‘Little Goldstar’ blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Goldstar’), blueberry (Vaccinium sp.), ‘Blue Cushion’ English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Blue Cushion’)

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Concrete walls: Three 8-inch-thick poured-in place concrete walls frame the path from the driveway to the front door. The wall in front is 28 inches tall, the middle wall is 32 inches, and the farthest wall is 36 inches. The concrete is unstained and unsealed.

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for room off the kitchen - den/guest br. built in long bed fits two toe-to-toe

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black stair railing

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Hanging light fixture, wall color

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bar cabinet for nook?

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tufted chair and stool

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wide-plank, gray stain floor

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staircase turn + landing. Like the clean white struts with wood - not too modern, but contemporary

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