Comments on: Budget Blooms: Think Pink http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-791460 YoungHouseLove Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:53:53 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-791460 Thanks so much! I've never actually tried forcing bulbs but it sounds amazing and fun- and cost effective! I'd love to give it a try! xo, s

Thanks so much! I’ve never actually tried forcing bulbs but it sounds amazing and fun- and cost effective! I’d love to give it a try!

xo,
s

]]> By: Kelly McK http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-791345 Kelly McK Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:58:08 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-791345 Hey Sherry!! I know I may be a couple years late on this post, but I can't get enough of your blog! Your home(s) are BEAUTIFUL, and I bow down to the DIY skills you and John have acquired! I've been doing some gardening research lately, and I was wondering if you were familiar with the technique of forcing spring bulbs? This allows for spring blooms indoors during the cold winter months! And as the wonderful Katie Bower has shown us, you can buy quite a few bulbs for even fewer pennies!! Affordable winter bouquets (spread out over MONTHS)?? I think yes. Here's a BHG link that I found to be particularly helpful: http://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/bulbs/forcing-spring-bulbs/?page=1 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, John, Clara, and Burger- and when (if?) you get a free moment- let me know what you think! God Bless, Kelly Hey Sherry!!

I know I may be a couple years late on this post, but I can’t get enough of your blog! Your home(s) are BEAUTIFUL, and I bow down to the DIY skills you and John have acquired! I’ve been doing some gardening research lately, and I was wondering if you were familiar with the technique of forcing spring bulbs? This allows for spring blooms indoors during the cold winter months! And as the wonderful Katie Bower has shown us, you can buy quite a few bulbs for even fewer pennies!! Affordable winter bouquets (spread out over MONTHS)?? I think yes. Here’s a BHG link that I found to be particularly helpful: http://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/bulbs/forcing-spring-bulbs/?page=1

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, John, Clara, and Burger- and when (if?) you get a free moment- let me know what you think!

God Bless, Kelly

]]> By: Kim Porter http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-52739 Kim Porter Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:17:52 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-52739 Love your blog, such a great inspiration! I buy those flowers from Kroger all the time, cheap and pretty! I went into another grocery store tonight and their price was $9.99. Gasp!!!! Love your blog, such a great inspiration!

I buy those flowers from Kroger all the time, cheap and pretty! I went into another grocery store tonight and their price was $9.99. Gasp!!!!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9543 YoungHouseLove Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:45:06 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9543 Hey Ray, We used a sponge to spread it across the floor straight from the bottle (and wore gloves for safety reasons and turned on the fan/opened the window for ventilation). The next morning a lot of it had evaporated or sunk into the floor so it was semi-dry but we scrubbed the remaining peroxide a bit and then soaked it up with wet towels and rinsed it about 3-5 times to ensure that there was no remaining peroxide to burn our little feet (apparently it's very concentrated to bleach hair so you certainly wouldn't want to stand in it for any length of time!). Hope it helps! xo, Sherry

Hey Ray,

We used a sponge to spread it across the floor straight from the bottle (and wore gloves for safety reasons and turned on the fan/opened the window for ventilation). The next morning a lot of it had evaporated or sunk into the floor so it was semi-dry but we scrubbed the remaining peroxide a bit and then soaked it up with wet towels and rinsed it about 3-5 times to ensure that there was no remaining peroxide to burn our little feet (apparently it’s very concentrated to bleach hair so you certainly wouldn’t want to stand in it for any length of time!). Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry

]]> By: Ray http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9541 Ray Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:37:04 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9541 Thanks, did you use it straight out of the jug or did you dilute it in a bucket of water. If diluted, what ratio did you use. When you let it soak over night did you use it straight or diluted. Thanks for the info. Thanks, did you use it straight out of the jug or did you dilute it in a bucket of water. If diluted, what ratio did you use. When you let it soak over night did you use it straight or diluted. Thanks for the info.

]]> By: Viv Evans http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9445 Viv Evans Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:36:35 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9445 If you are ever in Seattle, especially in spring, walk through the Pike Place Market flower stalls. They are just gorgeous. I always take those big supermarket bouquets and divide them up so there is only one type of flower per container. It gives a much bigger impact. I have a Depression Glass collection, and right now I have creamy yellow daisies in a small green Princess pitcher on my mantle. I love how the yellow makes a tiny patch of yellow in the painting next to it pop. Viv If you are ever in Seattle, especially in spring, walk through the Pike Place Market flower stalls. They are just gorgeous.

I always take those big supermarket bouquets and divide them up so there is only one type of flower per container. It gives a much bigger impact.

I have a Depression Glass collection, and right now I have creamy yellow daisies in a small green Princess pitcher on my mantle. I love how the yellow makes a tiny patch of yellow in the painting next to it pop.

Viv

]]> By: KC http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9443 KC Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:13:17 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9443 Your flowers look great. My favorite tips for flowers are: COSTCO--their's are gorgeous and last forever. Change the water and trim the stems regularly (every day, or at least every other day.) Always cut roses under water and transfer immediately to a filled vase. Put a small arrangement in your guest room/guest bathroom when you have a visitor--a nice touch that makes your guests feel welcome. Gardenias are my favorite--they smell heavenly. Your flowers look great. My favorite tips for flowers are:
COSTCO–their’s are gorgeous and last forever.
Change the water and trim the stems regularly (every day, or at least every other day.)
Always cut roses under water and transfer immediately to a filled vase.
Put a small arrangement in your guest room/guest bathroom when you have a visitor–a nice touch that makes your guests feel welcome.
Gardenias are my favorite–they smell heavenly.

]]> By: linda@LimeintheCoconut http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9440 linda@LimeintheCoconut Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:47:52 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9440 Ahh. Lovely touch of spring color! If you keep cutting off a teensy bit of the stem they last even longer! Another tip. fill the vase with a few drops of bleach and then water, swish and dump. Then add fresh water for the flowers (ensures no bacteia grows in the water which kills em quicker) I have flowers (and sometimes just greens)always...in many places. Often will bring home a bunch from the store and plop them into some tropical greens and branches (from the garden)I have been known to make arrangements out of everything...including fruit and veggies) Enjoy your flowers throughout the year!! know you will! Ahh. Lovely touch of spring color! If you keep cutting off a teensy bit of the stem they last even longer! Another tip. fill the vase with a few drops of bleach and then water, swish and dump. Then add fresh water for the flowers (ensures no bacteia grows in the water which kills em quicker)

I have flowers (and sometimes just greens)always…in many places. Often will bring home a bunch from the store and plop them into some tropical greens and branches (from the garden)I have been known to make arrangements out of everything…including fruit and veggies)

Enjoy your flowers throughout the year!! know you will!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9436 YoungHouseLove Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:53:48 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9436 Ours is a deep chocolate brown which goes really well with our oil rubbed bronze doorknob nearby (which is really close to black wrought iron). I'm sure that it would totally work with wrought iron thanks to the deep, rich finish- not at all reddish in tone like the picture on the site. Hope it helps! xo, Sherry

Ours is a deep chocolate brown which goes really well with our oil rubbed bronze doorknob nearby (which is really close to black wrought iron). I’m sure that it would totally work with wrought iron thanks to the deep, rich finish- not at all reddish in tone like the picture on the site. Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry

]]> By: Blair http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/budget-blooms-think-pink/comment-page-1/#comment-9435 Blair Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:43:32 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=6835#comment-9435 I heart Target. Thanks for the console tip! But now I remember why I passed on that one. I have this weird obsession with wanting furniture with a black finish to go in our entryway (to complement all of the wrought iron on the front porch of our Museum District beauty...). On the website, the console looks like it has a lot of red in the finish. What's it like in real life? Too many red tones to go with a black bench, or could we pull a Tim Gunn and make it work? I appreciate the help. You guys are awesome! I heart Target. Thanks for the console tip! But now I remember why I passed on that one. I have this weird obsession with wanting furniture with a black finish to go in our entryway (to complement all of the wrought iron on the front porch of our Museum District beauty…). On the website, the console looks like it has a lot of red in the finish. What’s it like in real life? Too many red tones to go with a black bench, or could we pull a Tim Gunn and make it work?

I appreciate the help. You guys are awesome!

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