Would someone please tell my contractor that I’m the one in charge here?  I mean, obviously I am; and with good reason!  Please, the things he is suggesting for this remodel, I’m wondering if he got his outdoor kitchen plans from Ashton Kutcher instead of Martha Stewart.  It’s heinous!  You cannot have a flowing, organic, intentionally over grown garden right next to a built in grill.  Aside from the burn risk, it’s just not a very natural flow.  If he were even halfway decent, he would know that.  Besides which, I didn’t want a built in grill, I wanted one of those separate grill islands.  Really, is that impossible to do?  I know it’s not, because Suzy Hanaman has one.  I just want a beautiful garden for me, and an easy to clean, separate space for my boyfriend to grill.  I really am throwing enough money at this man that he should be able to conjure the thing out of thin air.  I’ve already decided that I’m going to hire a separate designer for the actual plants in the garden because that is so crucial and he is completely missing the mark.  Who knows; at this rate, I might need a new contractor as well.

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