My parents, also in MD, had Long Fence put in a 6 foot fence in their backyard. I am not sure of the material - pressure treated something? It has been in for approx 25 years and looks great with no maintenance (and now saying that, it seems pretty impossible. But it looks great.)
I would normally say Long Fence is overpriced, but as I think of that fence, they must have done a good job because there has been no issue with any part leaning over, etc.
Are you my long lost twin?! 
I have zero visualization skills!
We had Long Fence come and give us an estimate. They were the middle of 3 estimates we got
Haha, my husband told me it was too late to change my mind.
I told him that nothing had been ordered yet! 
Are you having to order all of the materials? Like from toilet to vanity to tile to whatever???
lol, that’s hard to say. I know she’s getting the tile and all the things that work for that. We are putting in a radiant heated floor which she is also going to go with her preferred one. She has a particular toilet she likes.
I already had a designer and prices for the cabinets. My contractor said that she won’t add a charge to those or anything else I order. So we will order and pay for the cabinets ourselves.
I’ll probably order the lights and plumbing fixtures.
This is a small contractor that we know does an amazing job, she’s a bit unorthodox and unorganized. She hasn’t even given us a price! My husband who spent his career as a project manager says she can do the job, cost plus. She keeps saying no but we don’t have a final price either.
Will we get a price? Hard to say? Am I confident that this is going to work? Absolutely!
I wouldn’t be except that my H is confident and experienced in doing projects and dealing with contractors and subs.
I say…paint the window. It doesn’t matter what’s in the rest of the house. Your bathroom window isn’t visible to all the rest of the house. The white will look cleaner and nicer with your new bathroom reno.
Another question lol
I have a laundry room, mud room off the garage which is how we enter the house.
I think when we renovate the kitchen or replace the flooring, we should at least change the floors in that room.
My husband thinks that is dumb and that I am overthinking things
Am I? An embarrassing picture for all to see 
The things I have posted in this site continue to amaze me!
Your room looks fine! Nothing to be ashamed of.
Is the floor cracked or slippery? It looks good in the picture. If it is not cracked or slippery, my biggest reason for replacing would be to use a material that doesn’t show specks of dirt or dust easily in a high traffic room.
In my opinion if you’re considering investing that much in a deck there’s only one material option.
Material cost for a a 675 sf deck would be around $10,000, and it’ll last longer than you or me.
If it’s not cost prohibitive and the kitchen and mudroom bleed together, I think I’d opt for uniform flooring. However, it doesn’t look there’s anything wrong with the tile floor in that room, so I think any change would be purely cosmetic.
lol on the pic on cc comment. 
Might the new floors in the kitchen be complimentary to what is currently in the laundry room? I think that might also make a difference.
This room has amazing storage and seems multipurpose!
Yes, if the mud room is connected to the kitchen and is easily seen from the kitchen, I would consider continuous flooring throughout. However, if the kitchen is hardwood (my preference), I personally would prefer not to put hardwood into a mud room (have it in our laundry room and hate it).
LOL, we have a lot in common - see my pic of tile baseboard with the cat rubbing her face against millwork.
My two cents–I had hardwood flooring in a laundry room/storage area. We had an issue that resulted in water leaking slowly (part of the HVAC system–we won a law suit against the heating company that was supposed to do the maintenance). Anyway, long story short, I’d keep the tile, especially because the washing machine is there.
Agree on the Ipe–it’s amazing stuff. I’ve had it on my deck for 18 years. Last year, my D had her rehearsal dinner at our house (outside) and we had the deck power washed before the event. My son-in-law’s cousin, who had never been to our house, asked if it was a new deck.
Personally I would keep tile in the laundry room if you have a door separating it from the kitchen.
Your flooring looks like it’s in really good shape!
There is a door. It’s vinyl flooring, not tile, is 30 years old and not that easy to clean.
I will advocate to switch to a tile floor. It’s not that big, I can probably use leftovers from our bathroom project.
The camera on my iPhone is apparently very forgiving
Laughing at the forgiving camera! Looks good though. Our ugly 40 year floor looks amazing in photos so I can relate.
I’d definitely consider tile then.
I have hardwood in the kitchen also, and I’m not happy with it. There are many many worn spots and rough spots where something wet has fallen. But the kitchen and my family room are one big room and the entire downstairs is the same wood, so I have no idea what I’d do beside the hardwood so things look consistent.
