tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post2631996650365918729..comments2023-10-10T04:20:19.314-05:00Comments on Mrs. Blandings: Last, But Not LeastMrs. Blandingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347927058318098383noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-25781884469430021712011-01-02T12:38:49.056-06:002011-01-02T12:38:49.056-06:00Alas! Someone else who hates to get wet! I have to...Alas! Someone else who hates to get wet! I have to be surrounded by lotion everytime I suspect my hands will be getting wet, it seems so drying. You know they have a homeopathic medicine for our condition? Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-56193605723814919492011-01-01T21:43:36.694-06:002011-01-01T21:43:36.694-06:00Please forgive me if this was mentioned (didn'...Please forgive me if this was mentioned (didn't read all 33 preceeding comments) but how about a squeege? I have a sprayer but end up using the squeege more.Patricia Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-49481129822893188992011-01-01T19:24:12.280-06:002011-01-01T19:24:12.280-06:00your sink looks very similar to mine - one large f...your sink looks very similar to mine - one large farm sink, right? i do have a sprayer but it's of no use I warn you!!!! i still have to splash things with my hands even with the sprayer because the water doesn't drain into the hole fast at all. like the sink isn't sloped down to the drain. weird. but i really don't think a sprayer would help you at all. it doesn't me. things just linger at the bottom of the sink. that hall!!!! hehe. you need a series of lanterns or sconces and wallpaper and a great looking striped rug.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-30917385792650154112011-01-01T12:16:32.406-06:002011-01-01T12:16:32.406-06:00Patricia, I know you will do something so very cre...Patricia, I know you will do something so very creative with that hallway!!<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-83058373029654262082011-01-01T10:18:36.793-06:002011-01-01T10:18:36.793-06:00My very talented designer friend came to visit and...My very talented designer friend came to visit and ooohed and aahed over my sprayer. She is a detail woman with exquisite taste who designed her kitchen with all the finest and left out a sprayer. I think she chases sprinkles in her sink too!The 5 Bickieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639553561832948962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-64421371706229145412010-12-31T11:27:55.720-06:002010-12-31T11:27:55.720-06:00Please consider lavender colored rubber gloves. T...Please consider lavender colored rubber gloves. They make dishwashing tolerable. Sturdy orange rubber gloves do the same for gardening. Once finished with chores, you can splurge on a pair of black lambskin elbow length zippered gloves, from Rome, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-8777982580974980412010-12-31T09:11:51.974-06:002010-12-31T09:11:51.974-06:00Help is on the way! This you can do!
http://www....Help is on the way! This you can do!<br /><br />http://www.mrshowardpersonalshopper.com/.a/6a0111683c7ee2970c0148c6add074970c-piAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-32265951248954377272010-12-30T21:10:57.571-06:002010-12-30T21:10:57.571-06:00Patricia -- I can see I've fallen behind! Look...Patricia -- I can see I've fallen behind! Looks like the new adventures have just begun. (Loved seeing the familiar Blandings tree with the fresh white backdrop.) I need to set aside some time this weekend to get better acquainted with Dream House II.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />CourtneyStyle Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-28620423601632554592010-12-30T20:19:00.845-06:002010-12-30T20:19:00.845-06:00I've never seen a scary movie, so I'm not ...I've never seen a scary movie, so I'm not bothered a bit by long hallways except, of course, in the decorating sense, and then, I'm sure we're all in agreement: they're killers.<br /><br />But a flat-bottomed sink with no sprayer would drive me crazy. Actually, it <i>does</i> drive me crazy. My sink doesn't have a sprayer, either, and what's worse, it's only five inches deep. Then again, my apartment was once part of a nicer & bigger apartment, and my kitchen started out life as the original butler's pantry. The real kitchen is now next door. After reading Town & Country Mom's comment, though, my biggest regret is not my sprayerless condition, but the fact that when I was a kid, the rubber-band-on-sprayer-handle trick never occurred to me. Up till now, I always thought I was a pretty clever kid.<br /><br />This week's posts have cracked me up.Room Temperaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607564640695937012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-1173340607950174282010-12-30T19:50:56.910-06:002010-12-30T19:50:56.910-06:00Mrs. Blandings, "Take down that wall" (l...Mrs. Blandings, "Take down that wall" (like architectdesign said)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-24685303514881149412010-12-30T16:39:48.213-06:002010-12-30T16:39:48.213-06:00I would get a sprayer...........right away.
And I...I would get a sprayer...........right away.<br /><br />And I would wallpaper the hall walls AND ceiling with Brunschwig and fils treillage wallpaper in either taupe and cream or green and cream and use the columns so you think you're in a bower ! 3 columns spaced down each side and going across the ceiling to break up that long skinny thing. (don't use the top capital, just the bases on each one at the baseboard)..... and it will feel like a garden pergola. I'll send you pictures of it!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-26906649468874070462010-12-30T15:26:25.420-06:002010-12-30T15:26:25.420-06:00Oh gosh, I see what you mean about the hallway. An...Oh gosh, I see what you mean about the hallway. And the sink. I do like the colored sprinkles to demonstrate your point about the sprayer--very festive and appropriate for New Year's. Best wishes for 2011 in you new home.Boxwood Terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635278108636515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-23149659632490472632010-12-30T15:15:40.641-06:002010-12-30T15:15:40.641-06:00Yes- that is one of the draw backs to the large si...Yes- that is one of the draw backs to the large sink and it is terrible to not have a sprayer to chase things around with. I have recently found a little dish scrub brush at TJ max that I chase things around with - without getting my hand wet. I hope that helps. It is really pretty!!!<br />BethanyBethany Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232096270812118188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-45870969545937145342010-12-30T14:59:59.587-06:002010-12-30T14:59:59.587-06:00Loving every bit of the house you are sharing. Tha...Loving every bit of the house you are sharing. That marble in the kitchen with the bridge faucet...I die!! As for the scary hall...art and a rug will take care of that!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657813110377917661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-53907439374033805862010-12-30T13:26:43.567-06:002010-12-30T13:26:43.567-06:00I just bought a new house with a gorgeous kitchen ...I just bought a new house with a gorgeous kitchen and it too doesn't have a sprayer for the kitchen sink. I hate it but still haven't motivated to figure out how to replace the faucet with one that has a sprayer combo on it. So I'm with you!cbwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280917970390937567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-12252228761761930412010-12-30T12:52:59.834-06:002010-12-30T12:52:59.834-06:00I've been laughing all week. You are so funny ...I've been laughing all week. You are so funny and so right, just tics. Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with lots of house love!My Dog-Eared Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939044939925149444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-47267761135411026292010-12-30T12:28:28.031-06:002010-12-30T12:28:28.031-06:00Love your white kitchen! It is a truly timeless l...Love your white kitchen! It is a truly timeless look and an absolute favorite of mine.<br /><br />Those bowling alley hallways are kind of scary, aren't they? We used several small canvases to break up the space in ours, and a few lanterns for extra light, but I still dreaded evenings alone. <br /><br />Enjoying all of your hilarious posts this week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-21550482134306626702010-12-30T12:15:37.386-06:002010-12-30T12:15:37.386-06:00I am really enjoying your house tours this week &a...I am really enjoying your house tours this week & just wanted to say, "thanks for the laughs" ... You are hilarious! xo SherriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645300685584089367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-87683795637414010202010-12-30T11:38:18.679-06:002010-12-30T11:38:18.679-06:00Just get one of these. They screw right on the fau...Just get one of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BTRTWK/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004DJ8VZ0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1CW61AEK59WXR9VGFFBN" rel="nofollow">these</a>. They screw right on the faucet, they swivel anywhere, and they do the same thing a sprayer does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-77164407708147787332010-12-30T10:57:56.689-06:002010-12-30T10:57:56.689-06:00yes - a sprayer is a MUST!
so odd they left that L...yes - a sprayer is a MUST!<br />so odd they left that LONG hallway instead of incorporating it into the room adjacent? Unless you have a full attic or finished attic space (in which case, of course you need a public way to get there).ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-58052603459713494252010-12-30T10:32:38.913-06:002010-12-30T10:32:38.913-06:00I'm with A&A: drill baby drill. Add that s...I'm with A&A: drill baby drill. Add that sprayer. Having said that, my tall husband who once broke a tortilla press—yes, you read that right—by squeezing the thing too hard is killer on my sprayers. My new kitchen will have that KWC industrial sprayer. Surely, he can't break that one! Love the idea of a children's art gallery in the long hall complete with gallery lighting.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-14346354803872801712010-12-30T09:31:19.581-06:002010-12-30T09:31:19.581-06:00Mrs. B,
Just catching up on several posts and I am...Mrs. B,<br />Just catching up on several posts and I am truly enjoying the house tour. The shower story nearly had me spitting coffee on the keyboard!<br /><br />As for the sprayer? I'm so glad you said this. In my kitchen, that I designed and should love everything-right?...the sprayer is my favorite thing! I made sure it was a pretty one. Get one drilled into the marble...true bliss will occur.Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-77876308129655047562010-12-30T09:14:28.797-06:002010-12-30T09:14:28.797-06:00you are tooo funny! looking forward to the other p...you are tooo funny! looking forward to the other post! xx peggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-53140533788909885482010-12-30T09:11:51.877-06:002010-12-30T09:11:51.877-06:00Your posts and your house(s) are fabulous! I am en...Your posts and your house(s) are fabulous! I am enjoying getting to know the quirks in your new house. And I find myself feeling a little compassion for the homeowners who determined light switch placement, for we just went through that whole exercise with our builder three years ago. There are times I need illumination and find myself wondering, "What were we thinking? I have to walk around the island!" It's the flaws that make us and our homes charming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-10094542997850018712010-12-30T09:02:16.206-06:002010-12-30T09:02:16.206-06:00Dear Patricia,
I am so enjoying your posts on the...Dear Patricia,<br /><br />I am so enjoying your posts on the new house, having just moved(well 6 months ago) into our new(old) one in Saint Louis. They do take some adjusting to! <br /><br />The light switch post cracked me up. We still have ones that we don't know what they work. This after the former owner helpfully labelled the ones she thought were the oddest! Apparently the one in my daughter's bedroom closet that turns on the lights in the attic just wasn't crazy enough!<br /><br />After a few months some of the quirks become merely interesting and you figure out which ones you must address and slowly the house becomes the home you can see in your mind's eye. Having friends and family over to eat, laugh and create happy memories makes it home much faster...although that does require more annoying rinsing of the sink...maybe you could wash the dishes in that big bad shower? <br /><br />Happy New Year in your new home,<br /><br />Leigh AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com