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A magnetic sensor for identifying small superparamagnetic particles bonded to a substrate contains a regular orthogonal array of MTJ cells formed beneath that substrate. A magnetic field imposed on the particle, perpendicular to the substrate, induces a magnetic field that has a component within the MTJ cells that is along the plane of the MTJ free layer. If that free layer has a low switching threshold, the induced field of the particle will create resistance changes in a group of MTJ cells that lie beneath it. These resistance changes will be distributed in a characteristic formation or signature that will indicate the presence of the particle. If the particle's field is insufficient to produce the free layer switching, then a biasing field can be added in the direction of the hard axis and the combination of this field and the induced field allows the presence of the particle to be determined.
1. A magnetic sensor for the identification of a chemical or biological species to which are bonded small magnetized particles, by means of a characteristic signature produced by said magnetized particles, comprising:
a substrate having a planar surface on which is formed a plurality of species binding sites;
a regular array of MTJ cells formed below said substrate surface, wherein each MTJ cell includes a planar free layer having an easy axis, a hard axis and a threshold switching field and wherein said free layer plane is parallel to said substrate plane;
an MTJ cell selection and resistance measuring circuit for addressing each said MTJ cell in said array and determining variations in the resistance of each said cell and generating a signal indicating said variations;
a signal analysis algorithm for identifying a particular correlation between cell resistance variations among two or more substantially neighboring MTJ cells in said regular array, wherein said resistance variations have been determined through the application of said cell selection and resistance measuring circuit; wherein,
said particular correlation is generated by the presence of two clusters of MTJ resistance variations of approximately equal amplitude but of opposite sign and wherein said clusters are laterally disposed about a vertical axis aligned along said hard axis of an MTJ cell in said array; and wherein
said correlation is the signature of a magnetic particle that is magnetized by an externally imposed magnetic field and whereby the presence of said signature is indicative of the presence of a species bonded to said surface, on which species said magnetized particle is bonded.
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19. A method to determine the presence of a chemical or biological species on the surface of a substrate comprising:
providing a planar substrate having bonding sites attached thereto that are specific to the bonding of said chemical or biological species;
bonding a small superparamagnetic particle to said chemical or biological species;
forming, beneath said substrate, a regular, orthogonal array of MTJ cells, each cell including an easily switchable free layer having an easy axis and a hard axis and wherein the pitch of the array is less than or equal to the dimensions of the superparamagnetic particle;
inducing a magnetic moment in said superparamagnetic particle wherein said moment is perpendicular to said substrate and whereby said superparamagnetic particle induces a magnetic field along said free layer that is of sufficient strength to switch said free layer;
determining a distribution of resistance variations of said MTJ cells;
identifying a signature correlation between resistance variations of clusters of MTJ cells, wherein said signature correlation detects the presence of two clusters of MTJ resistance variations of approximately equal amplitude but of opposite sign and wherein said clusters are laterally disposed about a vertical axis aligned along said hard axis of a free layer of an MTJ cell in said array, whereby the presence of said correlation denotes the presence of said superparamagnetic particle.
20. A method to determine the presence of a chemical or biological species on the surface of a substrate comprising:
providing a planar substrate having bonding sites attached thereto that are specific to the bonding of said chemical or biological species;
bonding a small superparamagnetic particle to said chemical or biological species;
forming, beneath said substrate, a regular, orthogonal array of MTJ cells, each cell including an easily switchable free layer having an easy axis and a hard axis and wherein the pitch of the array is less than or equal to the dimensions of the superparamagnetic particle;
imposing a magnetic bias field within said array, said bias field being directed along said hard axis of each said MTJ cell and said bias field having a magnitude that is greater than the switching field of said MTJ cells;
inducing a magnetic moment in said superparamagnetic particle wherein said moment is perpendicular to said substrate and whereby said superparamagnetic particle induces a magnetic field along said free layer that is of insufficient strength to switch said free layer;
combining the biasing field with the induced magnetic field of said superparamagnetic particle to create a field configuration that is of sufficient strength to vary the magnetic moment of said MTJ cells and to create resistance variations in said cells;
determining a distribution of resistance variations of said MTJ cells;
identifying a signature correlation between resistance variations of clusters of MTJ cells, wherein said signature correlation detects the presence of two clusters of MTJ resistance variations of approximately equal amplitude but of opposite sign and wherein said clusters are laterally disposed about a vertical axis aligned along said hard axis of a free layer of an MTJ cell in said array, whereby the presence of said correlation denotes the presence of said superparamagnetic particle.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the detection of small magnetized particles (beads) by a magnetic sensor, particularly when such particles or beads are attached to molecules whose presence or absence is to be determined in a chemical or biological assay.
2. Description of the Related Art
Magnetic devices have been proposed as effective sensors to detect the presence of specific chemical and biological molecules (the �target molecules�) when, for example, such target molecules are a part of a fluid mixture that includes other molecules whose detection is not necessarily of interest. The basic method underlying such magnetic detection of molecules first requires the attachment of small magnetic (or magnetizable) particles (sometimes denoted �beads�) to all the molecules in the mixture that contains the target molecules. Because of their small size these particles are �superparamagnetic�, meaning they ordinarily maintain no meaningful magnetic moment. However, when placed in an external magnetic field, these particles develop an induced magnetic moment and can produce a corresponding magnetic field.
The magnetic beads are made to attach to the molecules by coating the beads with a chemical or biological species that binds (e.g. by covalent bonding) to the molecules in the mixture. Then, a surface (i.e., a solid substrate) is provided on which there has been affixed receptor sites (specific molecules) to which only the target molecules will bond. After the mixture has been placed in contact with the surface so that the target molecules have bonded to it, the surface can be flushed in some manner to remove all unbonded molecules. Because the bonded target molecules are equipped with the attached magnetic beads, it is only necessary to detect the magnetic beads to be able, at the same time, to assess the number of captured target molecules. Thus, the magnetic beads are simply �flags,� which can be easily detected (and counted) once the target molecules have been captured by chemical bonding to the receptor sites on the surface. The issue, then, is to provide an effective method of detecting the small magnetic beads, since the detection of the beads is tantamount to detection of the target molecules.
One prior art method of detecting small magnetic beads affixed to molecules bonded to receptor sites is to position a magnetic sensor device beneath them; for example, to position it beneath the substrate surface on which the receptor sites have been placed.
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Because the field, B, produced by the magnetized bead is fairly small, it is imperative to design MTJ sensors that have a high sensitivity. This is usually achieved by producing sensors with as low a magnetic anisotropy as possible, so that the magnetization direction is easily changed in direction. With such low anisotropy, however, the variations from one MTJ to another become significant and difficult to control. Therefore, it is difficult to design MTJ sensors that can reliably and consistently detect small magnetized beads.
Given the increasing interest in the identification of biological molecules it is to be expected that there is a significant amount of prior art directed at the use of magnetic sensors (and other magnetic sensors) to provide this identification. An early disclosure of the use of magnetic labels to detect target molecules is to be found in Baselt (U.S. Pat. No. 5,981,297). Baselt describes a system for binding target molecules to recognition agents that are themselves covalently bound to the surface of a magnetic field sensor. The target molecules, as well as non-target molecules, are covalently bound to magnetizable particles. The magnetizable particles are preferably superparamagnetic iron-oxide impregnated polymer beads and the sensor is a magnetoresistive material. The detector can indicate the presence or absence of a target molecule while molecules that do not bind to the recognition agents (non-target molecules) are removed from the system by the application of a magnetic field.
A particularly detailed discussion of the detection scheme of the method is provided by Tondra (U.S. Pat. No. 6,875,621). Tondra teaches a ferromagnetic thin-film based GMR magnetic field sensor for detecting the presence of selected molecular species. Tondra also teaches methods for enhancing the sensitivity of magnetic sensor arrays that include the use of bridge circuits and series connections of multiple sensor stripes. Tondra teaches the use of paramagnetic beads that have very little intrinsic magnetic field and are magnetized by an external source after the target molecules have been captured.
Prinz et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,844,202 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,764,861) teaches the use of a magnetic sensing element in which a planar layer of electrically conducting ferromagnetic material has an initial state in which the material has a circular magnetic moment. In other respects, the sensor of Prinz fulfills the basic steps of binding at its surface with target molecules that are part of a fluid test medium. Unlike the GMR devices disclosed by Tondra above, the sensor of Prinz changes its magnetic moment from circular to radial under the influence of the fringing fields produced by the magnetized particles on the bound target molecules.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,031,186 and Patent Application 2004/0120185 (Kang et al) disclose a biosensor comprising MTJ elements.
U.S. Patent Application 2007/0159175 (Prinz) shows on-chip magnetic sensors to detect different types of magnetic particles or molecules.
U.S. Patent Application 2007/0114180 (Ramanathan et al) teaches MTJ channel detectors for magnetic nanoparticles.
U.S. Patent Application 2005/0100930 (Wang et al) discloses detection of biological cells and molecules.
None of the prior art inventions provide a robust method of reliably detecting the presence of individual beads. It is the object of the present invention to provide such a method.
A first object of this invention is to provide a method of determining the presence or absence of small magnetized particles.
A second object of this invention is to provide such a method that detects the aforementioned magnetized particles when they are bonded to chemical or biological molecules and when the chemical or biological molecules are themselves bonded to a substrate.
A third object of the present invention is to provide such a method that uses the magnetoresistive properties of an array of MTJ cells to detect the presence of such small magnetized particles.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide such an array of MTJ cells that can reliably and conclusively indicate the presence of a small magnetized particle that is bonded in a given position relative to MTJ cells forming the array.
The objects of the present invention will be achieved by a sensor array design having the following characteristics, all of which are schematically illustrated in
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In the description of the preferred embodiment given below, it will be shown how the bead signature can be used to detect the presence of a bead with reliability and reproducibility.
The objects, features, and advantages of the present invention are understood within the context of the Description of the Preferred Embodiment as set forth below. The Description of the Preferred Embodiment is understood within the context of the accompanying figures, wherein:
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a magnetic particle detecting magnetic sensor comprising a substrate containing a regular array of MTJ cells positioned at the orthogonal crossings of parallel rows of word lines and bit lines. The spacing between the rows is approximately equal to or less than the dimensions of a magnetized small superparamagnetic particle or bead whose presence is to be detected. The array is substantially beneath or within a planar substrate on whose surface is located binding sites that are receptors for a specific molecular target. The molecular target has already been bonded to the small superparamagnetic particle or bead. When the bead is subjected to an external magnetic field it produces its own induced magnetic field whose components within the plane of the MTJ free layer are capable of moving the magnetic moment of the free layers of nearby MTJ cells. The movement of these magnetic moments produce a detectable signal indicating resistance variations of the cells and the nature of the signal, when it shows that a certain correlation between the resistances of neighboring MTJ cells exists, is an unambiguous indication of the presence of a bound molecule and its attached magnetized bead.
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The easy axis of each MTJ cell should be well defined. This can be achieved, for example, by patterning the cells to produce a shape anisotropy (as is shown here), such as the elliptically formed cells indicated in the previous figures and the present figure (60). However, for high sensitivity, the switching field threshold of the cell (the field required to flip the magnetization direction of a free layer from parallel to, to antiparallel to the magnetization direction of a pinned layer) should be as low as possible, preferably below 10 Oe. One way to reduce the switching field is to pattern the cells with circular cross-sectional shapes, thus eliminating shape anisotropy and to provide the required magnetic anisotropy through the deposition-produced crystalline anisotropy of the magnetic thin-film layers (film anisotropy) by the application of a magnetic field during an annealing process.
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To detect the presence of a magnetic bead, an out-of-plane magnetic field can be applied perpendicularly to the MTJ array to induce a magnetization in the magnetic beads. Such a field was shown in
The MTJ response to an in-plane field can be separated into a response caused by two components of the in-plane field: a component along the free layer easy axis and a component along the free layer hard axis. As we shall see, these two components will produce different variations in the MTJ resistance. The typical response to these two components is as shown in
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A preferred way to measure and interpret the signal produced by the in-plane field of the magnetized bead is to change the polarity of the applied field and measure the differences in the two resistances of the cell. Thus, for example, one detects the resistance of the MTJ cell at a large final applied field that is of opposite polarity to the initial applied field and subtracts the two signals. The result of this subtraction, when carried out at an array of MTJ cells, is expected to give the signature illustrated schematically in
There are applications where the in-plane magnetic field of the magnetic bead is too small to consistently switch the free layer magnetic moment of the MTJ cell free layer. This can be a result of too thick a layer of overcoat between the MTJ cells and the surface on which the bead resides, or a result of the beads being too small to supply a field of sufficient strength. In such cases, the following arrangement can be applied.
Slightly increase the cell anisotropy such that both Hc (the switching field) and Hk (the anisotropy) are consistently larger than the in-plane components of the field of a captured particle. In addition, apply a bias field that is approximately equal to or slightly larger than the induced field produced by the magnetized beads. Since the bias field magnitude is larger than the induced in-plane field, the free layer magnetization will always rotate as a single domain in response to the field induced by the magnetic particle. If the particle's field is along the free layer hard axis, there will be no response from the MTJ. If the field is in the easy axis direction, there will be a response that is approximately linear (i.e., an approximately linear function of the angle between the in-plane field and the easy axis direction). Once again the distribution of resistance changes such as those described in
As is finally understood by a person skilled in the art, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrative of the present invention rather than limiting of the present invention. Revisions and modifications may be made to methods, materials, structures and dimensions employed in forming and providing a magnetic sensor comprising an array of addressable MTJ cells, a method of measuring their resistances and an associated data analysis algorithm that permits the detection of small magnetized particles bound to the sensor array through a characteristic signature, while still forming and providing such a magnetic sensor and its method of formation in accord with the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Anyone put oversized tile in a Victorian bath?
I should say that I am not doing an authentic Victorian bath...
I am trying to retain a classic, vintage look, but merging it with an updated feel.
We are doing subway tile, console sink, transom... But the floor is bringing all progress to a crashing halt.
We put a 2" carrara marble hex in the master bath. And it is absolutely beautiful. I love it. BUT. That bath gets very little use. And so the grout/sealing marble is not an issue.
The bath we're doing now is going to be used by everyone. And I cannot abide the thought of all that grout. Yes, I know some people will say you can seal it, magically and have no problems. But my issue is cleaning it. Grout is too porous for me to feel like it's ever clean. So I've been looking at oversized tiles that have a neutral / marble appearance.
I haven't found anything I love yet, so I figured I'd ask here. Perhaps the bath forum might be a better place to post, but I'm interested in the perspective of other old-house owners who love the character of their house. But might have used modern designs when it suited them.
I've lurked here for almost two years now and have found the forums indispensable.
Thanks, Victoria
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I am about to do a hex tile install in my old house (kitchen and two bathrooms). We just had the flooring guy out this morning and I told him about my grout concerns, which are the same as yours. He told me that epoxy grout was the way to go. He said that it dries harder than cement, is non-porous and is impervious to nearly all stains. Have you looked into that at all? It's quite a bit more expensive, but in a high-use area I think it's worth the cost. Going with a gray grout instead of white will also help a lot. Good luck, I hope you figure out something that works for you!
I'm still on the fence about the Epoxy grout... I've read some mixed reviews. Although mainly very good, the few that are unhappy, give me some concern.
And, in one of my million tile-store visits, and giving my speech about grout-phobia, the owner said "Epoxy grout is still grout. And if you hate grout that much, you're not going to be happy."
It's been over two years, renovating this house...and I am FINALLY trying to make practical, rather than purely aesthetic choices. Once this floor is in, I NEVER want to think about it again...
Having said all of that, I am still in love with the hex tile. Nothing is as beautiful, authentic, or appealing. And, I'm still torn, since I haven't found a large one that works for me. Sigh. Thanks for replying.
I wonder if you want to consider alternate period materials - for example, wood.
In our modest Victorian, the original bathroom floor is wood. It was painted when we moved in, and we sanded it to natural fir, but I am painting some very battered floors upstairs in light colours and really like the look (this one was chipped dark green though... so, not so much).
So we've had a natural finish wood floor in the bathroom for nearly 20 years, with kids growing up. With no bathroom fan (lots of condensation). It looks a bit beat up - but this is mostly because we used a water-based clear finish, which obviously was a stupid idea, but no one could have told us that at the time. Well, it was also a pretty well-used floor to start with (that would be why someone painted it). So, some staining, but all of it adds to the "authenticity" and aged look.
For look and feel, the floor is great. It is never really cold the way tile can be, and we like the look. Of course, our standards may be low... I'll have to look again to see if it could be photographed. But in real life, it keeps us happy.
So maybe try compromising from your hex tile ideal in a slightly different direction?
The other thing I would say is that if the small hex tile is that impractical, surely it would not have been the flooring of choice in Victorian times. Maybe you are overplaying the one downside you are afraid of? If you have mats, can get at all the floor with a quick dry mop, and have a bathroom fan to quickly clear condensation after a long use (I can't stand having a fan on WHILE I'm in the bathroom), maybe you are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Finally, it sounds like you have made all your other design decisions and are now looking for a tile that will fit. Maybe if you start with a flooring you like and are willing to flex some of the other decisions, you could come up with a total picture that will work. (and I say that partly because I'm not a fan of subway tile :-)). But seriously, resolving these design gridlocks is often a matter of clarifying which design elements are in fact fixed, and which are variable. Often, you've fixed some in your head that are actually still variable, and flexing those opens up new options.
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We painted the floor on our third floor... We, (no me, actually) chose a light blue. My husband would have chosen something more practical. But I LOVE the blue. It's bright and unexpected, and the color is fantastic.
No doubt I am over thinking the tile. (As I have done nearly every other design decision in this house.) There is no wood floor to resurrect in the bath. The floor was an utter mess with the previous owner pouring a second wet bed on top of the first... which had to be 500 pounds of concrete.
I brought home a large-tile sample last night, that I think I may be pleased with. I am counseling myself not to over think it, and move past the feeling of abandoning the house's authenticity... the possibility of being able to move forward is trumping the hesitation.
Here is a link that might be useful: Ripping out two wetbeds worth of tile and concrete.
Came across this link for larger hex tiles.
Here is a link that might be useful: Crossville Hex
I've seen the large hex in person, and it's lovely. However, I've decided to go ahead with the larger tile. It does seem like I'm alone in this. I was hoping for some other old-house violators... But the samples have been laid out on the bath floor for nearly two days, and I 'm ready to commit.
It's not authentic to the house, but it suits my needs, which I've decided is just as important. Plus, the idea that this weekend we will get a floor, and move forward with this never-ending project is thrilling. As you can probably relate, the giant mess of this bath renovation is really getting old.


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BEAUMONT – Freshman Cortney Moore had one of her best outings in a Lamar jersey on Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Cardinal volleyball team fell 3-2 (17-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 10-15) at McDonald Gym.
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Moore hit .333 with 12 kills, four aces and four blocks vs. the Colonels, but she was the focal point late, racking up five kills on just seven swings in the fourth set to force a decisive fifth.
Sierra Whittaker led the team in kills on the night with 19, and Madi Martin added nine to go along with her 41 assists. As a team, the Lady Cards had 57 kills to Nicholls' 35 and out-hit the visitors from Thibodaux, La., .119 to .053.
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As exhilarating as demolition can be, there's always that nagging voice in the back of your head reminding you that you're going to have to replace whatever you're demolishing.
Bummer, right?
Well, we didn't let ourselves wallow in that realization too long and dove right into reconstructing the kitchen. Actually, between demoing the tiles and the plywood we actually snuck out to The Tile Shop (in my sister's borrowed SUV) to buy cement board so we'd have all of our supplies ready as soon as demo was done.
The cement board (1/4″ thick Permabase Ultrabacker to be exact) was about $10 per 3ft x 5ft sheet after the 10% discount code that they offer everyone (YHL10) and I bought four of 'em. Actually, I bought eight of them because of some gross miscalculations on my part but only used four. So once our extra board returns were made it was about $40 spent. We knew we'd be using them along the entire back wall above the stove (that's going to be our focal wall with tile to the ceiling, a big range hood, and open shelves) as well as wherever else our standard 18″ backsplash would go on the other walls of the kitchen. I started with the 18″ backsplash boards first since they were smaller and more manageable. They just required some careful measuring to ensure that I cut accurately around the window and for the outlet holes.
To make my cuts I used my jigsaw, since it was convenient and I was good at controlling it. I also wore a gas mask (not a paper one, a real deal rubber one with filters) to avoid ingesting any of the nasty dust that flew. Though I'm pretty sure I wasn't using the right blade for that material though. It cut just fine, but by the end of the job my blade looked like this:
Notice all of the missing teeth in the middle? Cutting literally sanded them off. So yeah… lesson learned. Maybe I was supposed to use a diamond blade since cement board is so coarse? Either way, I was happy to get 'er done.
Setting the cut boards in place was pretty easy. I was able to balance them along the old plywood under them (they were the same thickness, which was really handy for a seamless result). Then I just made sure they were level and drove some screws in all by myself while Sherry kept Clara out of the danger zone (aka: our tore-up-from-the-floor-up kitchen).
So once I was sure that all of my screws were adequately sunk into the cement board (pokey screw heads are bad for flush-laying tile) I continued on my merry way around the room. This wasn't so bad, actually! Especially since I dreaded it so much because we didn't exactly have a great time with the same process while rebuilding our first house's bathroom. Maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder?
The thing that made my life much easier was the fact that the 5ft tall boards fit just about perfectly in my 5ft tall wall behind the stove. That meant I didn't have to do any cutting on those boards (except for the outlet holes). So the ease of cutting made up for the extra difficulty of maneuvering a bigger, heavier board. Luckily Clara was napping by this point so I was able to enlist Sherry's help to hold them in place while I drilled. It certainly made this part of the day go much faster.
Oh, and as for the dangling outlet up by the vent – it'll eventually be used to hook up our future range hood. Since we're not 100% sure how /where that'll be hooked up we just placed it somewhere temporarily that could (hopefully) work . If not, at least the hole will be hidden behind the vent cover we're eventually going to build (and there's some play in the wiring that connects to that junction box so we'll be able to move it if we need to).
If you look at the photo above you'll see that our future range hood won't be perfectly centered on that wall of tile, but it will be perfectly centered on that back wall of the kitchen (when you include the space next to the cement board over the doorway). So once we add our penny tile to the ceiling and install our open shelves and our built-in range hood, we think the way that we "accessorize" the floating shelves will also help restore balance. We plan to use them to house everyday dishes that we'll use so often they don't have a chance to get dusty along with other items that are always stored out in the open like vases, some art, a plant or two, etc (more on the whole dust/open shelves thing here).
But just because cement board was done, didn't mean we were done with our walls. After all, we still had this going on above the sink and pantry:
We briefly talked about doing more tile to the ceiling on that wall, but thought that one focal wall with open shelves and a big range hood with tile to the ceiling would be enough. So we decided that a regular old wall with a standard 18″ backsplash will better balance the other side of the kitchen which will also have that going on next to the fridge. Oh and we also thought tile over the pantry would just be super weird, and that would be the natural stop point for a rectangular effect like the other wall, so we're happy we bailed on that idea.
But the walls of the kitchen aren't drywall. Nope, remember they're painted paneling (which we actually don't mind for the soft texture and coziness it adds once it's painted – we had some in our first home's den too). So we did the unthinkable…
… we actually purchased a sheet of paneling. And oy how it pained us. We're pretty sure everyone at the checkout was thinking "welcome to 2011, why the heck are you buying paneling?!" Luckily we had one leftover piece of painted paneling leftover from the doorway opening project that we were able to reuse to the right of the window above where the backsplash will go. So I just had to buy one sheet at Lowe's.
So yes, that was a first. Never in my life did I think I'd be BUYING new wood paneling. And thank goodness it'll get painted any second now (along with that rough looking ceiling), so we didn't have to worry about matching color.
Luckily that one 4ft x 8ft piece o' paneling covered all of the areas that we needed. We had the guy at Lowe's cut the pieces to size so (a) they'd fit in our Altima and (b) we didn't have to do it ourselves. But I did buy a new jigsaw blade while I was there (so I could cut the hole for our microwave outlet).
Oh yeah, and notice our moment of laziness above? Since a small-ish upper cabinet will be covering that section of wall we didn't go through the trouble of cutting out that piece of plywood (it would've meant moving the pantry, and it won't be seen once we install the cabinet with added crown molding around the top anyway). Gotta love one wall-hanging shortcut along the way.
As for the cement board seams, we'll be taping them and then using thinset over them to set the tiles, which should hold everything in place for the long haul per The Tile Shop's recommendation. But wait, let's go back to this picture of that wall head on:
You might be wondering about that oddly placed window (it's not centered on that expanse right now) but once we add the small-ish upper cabinet to the right of the pantry there will be exactly 14″ of wall space between the side of that cabinet and the window trim. There will also be 14″ of wall space between the right side of the window trim and the 12″ floating shelves that will be hanging on the focal wall (they'll jut out 12″ to house all of our big dishes and stuff, which is nice because the window will eventually look perfectly balanced with 14″ of wall space on either side).
Anyways, here's what the kitchen was looking like when we were all done. Still not great, but definitely better. And not only do we love how the room feels without upper cabinets crowding us, it's also nice to start to see what it'll look like once the tile backsplash is installed. I wish I had taken a wider shot so you could see the paneling on the other side of the room with the 18″ backsplash that will go over there (next to the fridge) since it really feels nice and balanced with one wall of tile and two standard backsplashes on each of the other two side walls.
Oh, and since lots of folks asked on our last kitchen post – these are both interior walls (that window looks into to our heavily insulated sunroom, not the outdoors) which is why they weren't insulated before and why we didn't opt to add any insulation during this step of the process. We lived here through last winter (which was colder and snowier than most) and we knew that the sunroom didn't get very cold, so thankfully the kitchen never feels drafty or uninsulated (in our experience, brick ranches are great about maintaining a comfortable temperature in general since they're so solidly built and aren't usually drafty).
As for the timeline, this whole destruction/reconstruction process took us two days (one for demo/buying cement board, one for installing the new walls) so overall it wasn't that bad. Though I was pretty darn sore by the end of it all. Thankfully Sherry pointed out that our next step was paint touch ups, which aren't too bad (ceilings are my least favorite surface to paint, but we don't have much of it to deal with). We're actually kind of excited to get that done because the room will hopefully look less Frankenstein than it's looking now (mismatched appliances + mismatched cabinetry + mismatched paneling = ca-razy). But still better than the before that we started with:
What about you guys. Have you ever hung cement board or actually had to (gasp) buy paneling? Any ceiling painting on your agenda?
Pssst- We're over on BabyCenter chatting about the birthday time capsule that we finally completed for Clara to open on her 18th birthday.
Psssst- We've listed our black above-the-range microwave on craigslist if anyone is interested (it's only a year old, works great, and is still sold by Sears). Here's the link.
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Ha! I plan to (one day) buy enough paneling to re-cover the walls of three rooms (living room and two bedrooms). The walls are shiplap wood (unfortunately not in good enough condition to uncover and paint) and currently covered in in this crazy thick, fibrous paneling.
Three reasons for continuing paneling:
1) My kitchen is already paneled, so I figured that continuing the paneling will make everything more cohesive
2) Paneling will just be cuts and nails and not taping, mudding, sanding, etc. Also, I nail and drill lots of holes in my walls, then change my mind about placement or rearrange furniture/hangings, and the paneling is easy to throw up some wood putty, sand and paint. I find it very hard to recreate the texture of dry walling when I come back through with DAP on bigger holes.
3) Modern paneling is thin, so my trim/molding will stick out more, as opposed to the current thick paneling (it's very old and weird), which comes level with the trim.
Painted paneling, of course… Goes without saying, I think!
I think paneling is cozy when painted, too! The house I grew up on was paneled EVERYWHERE, so it just feels like home. Don't think I'd ever voluntarily put it up though.
Awesome progress! You guys keep chipping away and it looks great. I can't wait to see the counters in, and the tile, and the painting…ok I guess I can't wait to see everything happen. I love being along for the ride instead of just seeing the final results!
We once bought paneling, too! Oh, the shame of it :) Our OLD kitchen was paneled and we wanted to cover up a redundant doorway, so it was an effort to match. And we did paint it, powder blue.
Why didn't you guys add insulation to the window wall since you had the wall board down? We just put in new cabinets, and everywhere the wallboard came down, I put in some insulation.. on an otherwise non-insulated brick rambler.
Ceiling painting is not fun. I tried to get away with the current ceiling color when our den was repainted a dark blue (RL Blue Leather). What was a pretty neutral white now looks like super-bleached, movie star teeth white. It's on the list to repaint, but I've been procrastinating. Are you guys doing any new lighting in the kitchen? Sorry if you've already covered that and I missed it. – tina
I think she looks like Sherry, hands down!!
Our upstairs bonus room is all paneling. UGH. But, since we might pop out the roof in 5ish years, I didn't want to go to the hassle of changing it for drywall. So, I patched, sanded, and textured the paneling. All 500 square feet of it. Yes, really. Then painted. Results? Much nicer. I would have just painted, but the dingbat who installed the paneling did not line up the lines well, so it would not have looked so nice with just paint. Sigh! But, now it's finished (thank goodness!).
I have purchased paneling, and the stares in the checkout line were almost more than I could bear! Our house was built in 1945 and "updated" in probably the sixties, so it's wood paneling throughout. I kind of agree with you about the texture thing, though; I've sort of fallen in love with the way it looks when it's painted. And I think we can get by with bolder paint colors than if it was drywall.
I can't even get my small main bathroom done, and you two are moving along so fast with this kitchen! LOL Hopefully I am done before January, or I need to throw in the towel. :)
I love how you guys think of EVERYTHING. Like making the window look more centered, etc. These are things I just don't think of, so I LOVE when I learn from your ideas!
Once again, I love all these kitchen updates!!!
Great progress! Wonderboard is such a pain… I concur with the scoring and snapping suggestions!
Although I must admit I am (sort of, but not really) patiently awaiting the post(s) for the cork floor installation… *tap, tap, tap*. :D
Love seeing the kitchen progress! Like everyone else, I can't wait to see the tile go up.
We are partially redoing our small bathroom and the ceiling painting is up next…although I'm 25 weeks pregnant, so my hubby will be doing all the painting!
What a great post! Sadly im currently in an apartment so no fun demolitions in my near future… definitely excited about when i get a house! i know the first place I'll go to for tips is YHL. Love you guys!
Paneling totally has it's place! Both Sarah Richardson & Thom Filicia have knotty pine in their homes. Thank heavens there's something out there that can allow us regular folk to get the look for less. Don't be hatin' on it. ;)
Wow, it is coming along so smoothly, at least from my point of view! HOPEFULLY I will be buying cement board in the near future. Meeting Contract-Her tonight to discuss how & what we can do next week with my gutted kitchen.
HELP! I'm at the checkout screen for WE. I came to look for the code but it's not here :( No more West Elm discount code?
We actually had to purchase new panelling for our mudroom to match the existing. Of course, we painted it all out like you all did, but I felt so self-conscious as we were wheeling it through Lowes. Who buys panelling?!
The paneling will look GREAT once painted – no worries, right?! You guys are so fun to follow along to!
But — Puhhllease let us know how you feel about the window above the sink looking into your sunroom. We have the exact same thing and it just bugs me – I don't know if I should remove the window or decorate it or what?! It's just an oddity I cannot get past!! Help!!
I can REALLY start to see the potential…..that being said I have a suggestion. I know I can sometimes dislike suggestions halfway through a project especially since I have to do said suggestion, but I just can't help myself.
I think if you continued the penny tile on the whole wall (up and over the door frame) that would look really rich and beautiful..a real full wall effect…..
Okay do you hate me? Its going to look great anyway you do it!
Maybe you could humor me and if you have enough tile you could prop it up on the door frame and snap a pick? I really think it could give better balance to the range hood…..pretty please.
Yeah feel free to ignore this request…I'm kind of obsessed about the idea! Sorry!
I just noticed, for some reason, that the former owners of your home actually tiled about the kitchen window… rather odd….
Congrats on the new book!! Now that's hard work & keeping it all hidden from the blog photos must have been a trick. The kitchen looks great…I'm still fighting plaster & cement dust from 2 years of construction. Will it every go away?! Enjoy your blog! Now…get back to work.
When my parents redid their kitchen way-back-when we covered the walls in "graffiti" before they hung the cabinets and tiled. If someone ever destroys that kitchen they are going to know that "Bon Jovi Rules!" Ahhh 1987.
Did you guys consider hiding some mementoes in the wall? Maybe a note or time capsule. Oooo then future Burger could find it….
We recently removed our vent hood over the stove to replace it with a stainless steel one. Next to the vent hood is a little six inch "spacer" (too narrow for a cabinet, but basically just wood to attach the vent hood and the cabinets over the vent hood to). We assumed it was closed off on the side facing the stove. It wasn't. Imagine our surprise when we pulled off the vent hood to find…. two stuffed bunnies perfectly positioned to stare back at us! They looked homemade and had faces sewn on and were wearing dresses. We didn't see a note or anything and it was more weird and a little creepy than cutesy. We actually just left them in there when we put the vent hood back on. Moral of this story, don't leave anything creepy behind.
Looking good guys!
Forgive me if you've already mentioned it but how are you planning on hanging your open shelves?
When we re-do our kitchen after the holidays, we plan on removing half of our uppers and replacing with open shelves. I have read several opposing suggestions for the type of materials to use and how to secure them to the wall. Our shelves will end up being about 5ft long so I'd want to be sure they are secure enough to the wall to support a lot of LBs!
I have a living room with paneling that I've been dying to paint, but I have been told by many people not to paint it since it is so easy to maintain as it is and has a "classic" look. After reading about your paneling I guess I need to buy a can of paint and move into 2011!!
Looks great guys!
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I am looking for seeds/seedlings of diospyros digyna or the Black Sapote/Chocolate Pudding tree.
Does anyone knows where to find them?
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I have two 3-yr old trees of Black Sapote but they haven't ever produce fruit yet. I got the fruit and plant the seeds, from an elder couple in Orchidland on the Big Island.
Maybe you can ask him if he can send you some seeds. I still have his phone number.
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Great Hotel, Friendly Staff, Reasonable Price
Just came back from a 14 day stay in Italy. We spent 9 of the 14 days in Sorrento and stayed at the Settimo Cielo. We booked hotel based on reviews and price. For the price range this was a great hotel and we would definitely stay here again.
The views from the hotel are beautiful. We had a room with a balcony overlooking the pool and the sea. Fantastic!!! The room was clean and the bathroom was large with a good shower. For this price range it was a good room. It served it's purpose and was very comfortable and roomy. We weren't on top of each other as I have found at other hotels I've stayed in Italy. This is not a luxury hotel, so don't expect luxury rooms, but we were very pleasantly surprised.
The location is convenient. While it is not in the center of town - we wanted to be away from the noise and the crowds when we slept and siesta'd - it is about a 10 minute walk and there is a bus stop close by if you don't want to walk. For us, this was perfect because it gave us the best of both worlds, tranquil picturesque location for relaxing, but close enough to town to walk for the day and night activities (and no need to be at the mercy of a van schedule to take you in and out of town). Also allowed us enough time to burn off that great Italian food. If it were maybe 50 meters closer to town that would have been perfect (when you go shopping or want to go back and forth between hotel and town).
The pool was great. A lot bigger than I thought it would be and kept very clean. (I can vouch for this as, every evening, I would see the woman scrubbing the pool deck at the end of the day as our room overlooked the pool). In fact the whole hotel is kept very cleaan.
Most notable were the staff. I have stayed in many hotels in my time, traveling a lot for business at some major luxury hotels. I have never experienced a staff that is as friendly and helpful as this one. They were genuinely interested in our well being, asking us every day how we were, what we were going to do for the day and giving us great advice. (I know the advice was great because I don't always listen and the one time I didn't listen to them I was sorry - took a ferry instead of bus from Positano to Sorrento. The ferry was a slow one and took us 2 hours rather than 40 minutes by bus).
If you are thinking of going to Sorrento and want to stay at a reasonably priced hotel that feels more like a four star than the three star rating it is given, then this is the one.
After the first night, we cancelled and moved to Villa Maria. We got stuck in the basement and the rooms were terrible. The View was ok, probably better in the upper floors. Staff had an attitude - just got tired of dealing with them. It's a good long walk (not to be done with luggage) from the train station. IlNido has a shuttle to their hotel - and its better. Also it was suprisingly cold -- no heat -- probably because of the basement. If you want a view get a balcony room early, otherwise dont bother staying here.
Loved it!
My husband and I stayed at Settimo Cielo at the the end of May, and couldn't have been happier. We had an ocean view with a balcony, that was incredible. To wake-up to the view every morning was more than worth the cost of the room. Unlike other postings, the bed was comfortable to us. The room was very clean, and large for European standards. The staff was very helpful, and at our beckoning call. The location was perfect. We love to walk (you can see more of the city that way) so we could walk every where, even to the train station. If you don't want to walk, there is a bus stop, maybe 30- 40 feet outside the hotel. The only negative thing we could say, was that the towels were not terry cloth, but alot of Italian hotels are that way. The price is very good also. It is no five star hotel, but a wonderful 3 star with a 5 star in view, location and service. We plan to go back in a year or two.
Great view
My family stayed at the Hotel Settimo for 3 nights. The rooms were disappointing, but the view and location was great. The staff was very nice, and helpful. The rooms were clean, but very sparse. The beds were extremely uncomfortable. They looked like cots simply pushed together. It felt like we were camping. The bathrooms were dark and old. The hotel was remodeling or had some rooms remodeled, and I don't know if ours was part of the old or "new". We asked to look at other rooms, but they honestly didn't look much better. Plus, we needed two rooms, a double and a triple. Triples are hard to get, so we just stayed with our rooms. However, our rooms had balcony's that faced the sea and Mt. Vesuvious. It was very beautiful. The hotel is also within a 5-10 minute walk to downtown Sorrento. It was a nice walk to get to the ferry or go into town for dinner. Location rates a 5. I would stay again if not for the uncomfortable beds! But, if that doesn't bother you, you can't beat the location for the price.
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I more or less picked this hotel after reading the rave reviews of the other users. I must say that the view is indeed unique and absolutely wonderful. It is something to go for. We enjoyed the setting and the view to the extreme, sitting there in the evening with some mozarella, tomatoes and a good bottle of wine. I also loved the swimming pool. It has to be said that even though all the rooms have the fabulous views, only a few of them have balconies and the price is the same for all the rooms, which hardly seems fair. The sun only reaches the balconies early in the morning, and the sun also leaves the poolside in the early afternoon.
We did not get a good sleep at all in this hotel, as you could literally hear everything that was happening not just in the room next door but even rooms further away. I was in the bathroom and overheard a whole conversation word for word. You hear even quiet lovemaking, arguments, people coming late in at night, people turning on their tv in the morning (in one case at 5.30 am!): in other words, not possible to get any decent sleep.
The breakfast whilst all right was really basic with no effort put into it: in a region of such wonderful food, not even nice fresh bread was provided. In a region of the most famous cheese, all we got at breakfast was a wrapped processed cheese! I guess this is were it shows it is a "value" hotel.
So, overall:
View: 10 out of 10, cannot get better, will forever remember
Location: (short walk into town): 8 out of 10
Staff: great
Room comfort (due to unable to sleep): 3 out of 10
Truly Seventh Heaven
Spent two nights here in June. Wish it could have been two weeks. What a view!!! Very accomodating staff were extremely helpful in arranging an excursion to my grandfather's birthplace. Sorrento is so beautiful. We'll be back and we definately would stay at Settimo Cielo again.
The Hotel was Wonderful! The view was spectacular and the staff was remarkable in regards to making sure your stay was comfortable. The location is great, you can walk to town and explore and it was wonderful in regards to the short distances to the towns of Positano and Amalfi and of course to explore Pompeii. I would highly recommend this establishment.
Bella bella....
My partner and I took a two week break to Italy, the last week of which we spent at Settimo Cielo. Look no further in terms of value, service and VIEW.
The hotel is about 10 mins walk from the centre of Sorrento but is by no means far out ( if you are looking at UK Italy brochures then it is around the same location as the Hotel Bristol and Capodimonte). Basically, if you stayed right in town then you wouldn't enjoy the fantastic view of the rest of the town, the Marina Grande a few hundred feet below, Naples and Vesuvius across the bay. All rooms have this amazing seaview, as the hotel is built into the cliffside- you enter the hotel from road level and then go down stairs to the rooms- its advantage over other hotels in this location mentioned is that your seaview enjoyment isn't interrupted by the main road ( because it runs above this hotel- with the others you could have a lovel balcony but scooters and busses whizzing by underneath you- settimo cielo looks down uninterrupted to the harbour).
The hotel is family run which makes a real difference- they all seemed to care that everything was ok, and took time to chat- we stayed in a few hotels in Bologna, and Venice earlier in our trip and didn't experience hospitality like this. They have an internet point you can use, there is a bar where they serve toasties etc at lunch and early eve ( though they aren't the best....and with millions of places in Sorrento why bother..?), small pool with sunbeds enjoying the same view.
The place has been around for a while so don't expect ultra hip decor- it has a distinct seventies feel but I think that is part of its charm and it was spotlessly clean. We had a big triple room on the second floor down with a balcony where we could enjoy the morning sun- our bathroom had shower, I'm not sure if any have a tub.
Sorrento is also a great base to do all the sights in this area- Pompeii, Amalfi coast, Capri, Napoli etc- with loads of restaurants. A few of our favourites were-
Il Gatto Nero- go through Piazza Tasso with the sea on your left, pass the entrance to the Hotel Excelsior Vittoria then take the first left- go round the corner a few hundred yards and then you'll see it on your right after the hotel Continental ( or something). Funky little bar, restaurant with a fairly standard menu ( very good home made pasta) and a nice departure from the very trad places in town.
Can't remember the name of this place but on Corso Italia, you'll see a wine bar/ ennoteca which advertises itself as selling local wines and by the glass- it has a wee restaurant on that street but you can also go through the back and upstairs to a covered terrace. Food was excellent, particularly seafood pasta.
What a view!
We spent a fabulous fortnight at the Settimo Cielo in September 2003.
What a holiday to remember! Firstly the location. It may seem a better choice to book a hotel in Sorrento town centre, but this is only a gentle 15 minute stroll into town, and what a view! Each bedroom overlooks the Bay of Naples, with the Marina Grande right below, and Vesuvius brooding away across the bay. The view is gorgeous, picture postcard perfect! I have never had such a beautiful view, and a private balcony to drink it all in from! The hotel rooms are comfortable, the staff delightful. Seventh Heaven indeed!
Heaven in Sorrento
My husband and I stayed at the Settimo Cielo for three nights in October 2003. The only regret we have is that we did not have more time to just sit and enjoy the view. The hotel is built into the cliff overlooking the Gulf of Naples. The view from our room, and from every room in the hotel for that matter, was just breathtaking. The room and bathroom were both very clean and very large. Our balcony was also large, large enough to fit a table and chairs. Breakfast was included: cereals, rolls, fruit and one morning hot crossaints. Coffee /espresso is made to order. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Its about a 10 minute walk into town, just perfect because you get the view from the hotel but can still walk to all the restaurants and shops. Marina Grande is just below the hotel so you can walk to the restaurants there as well. One computer is available if you need to check email, only 5 E for 1 hour of use. If we have the opportunity to go back to Sorrento, we will definately stay there again!
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