Would you mind voting?

14 years ago

IKEA is giving a $25,000.00 kitchen make over to the firehouse with the most votes.

My uncle works at the Palos firehouse, and their kitchen is a disaster. Keep in mind, they "live" in the house 24 hours a day! I would be grossed out by that kitchen!

FYI, the firehouse is located in Palos Park, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago.

Here is a link that might be useful: Palos firehouse

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joyfulguy
14 years ago
82 and 5 today ... mine made 82,501.

Another example of the power of the KT!

o j
nanny98
14 years ago
ttt.....and counting
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I am the target market for your house: mid 30s with 2 kids who can afford it. Other than the kitchen which is a complicated puzzle, there's a few other things I would recommend to update your home. Dining room: remove the wallpaper and replace the blue curtains with floor to ceiling sheers. Currently the room looks busy and the beautiful view is obscured by the curtains. The items on the mantle look too small and the picture looks too small above the fireplace. Make the fireplace look grander with a much larger work of art above it and nothing on the mantle. Living room: get crisp and tailored cream colored cotton slip covers for the couches along with new decorative pillows. The ones on the couches look beat up. Remove the single clock on the mantle and the TV trays. If you have any wood side boards or other wood furniture you can put the TV on use that to place the TV on instead of the metal stand and pare down the components and speakers. The stand doesn't go with the decor. Remove the clocks and candle sconces as well since they aren't on trend. Formal Sitting Room: It feels like a room with too much furniture and no purpose. Many buyers from my generation aren't interested in a formal sitting room next to the entry. I would either make the piano the focal point instead of sticking it in a corner or restage it as a formal gentleman's office if you have the right furniture. A lot of homes being built of that size these days have a formal office in that spot instead of a sitting room. You want your target market to envision themselves living in your home. You have beautiful furniture and things but they are things that appeal to a different generation than the ones that are the target market for your home. Members of your generation are usually either downsizing or moving. Check out the websites for Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel to get a feel for the aesthetic of your target market and you'll see the difference. Unfortunately a lot of people looking at homes don't have vision or creativity so you have to help them along.
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heather_on
14 years ago
ttt
User
14 years ago
done deal
Jasdip
14 years ago
Done. Hmmmm I think the KT should have a personal tour and a lunch....courtesy of the Fire Dept!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
84,082 Votes

Done!

Wow...1,581 votes since I voted yesterday.
dollydolots
14 years ago
ttt
glenda_al
14 years ago
done
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
done.

They are looking good!
patti43
14 years ago
Only 8 more days to vote, folks! Palos is ahead, but Yonkers could still come from behind at the last minute. I love to see how many vote during the day.

If you read about the fire department's disgraceful kitchen, you've probably been voting every day, too. Those guys live and cook (somehow) there. They desperately need this.
glenda_al
14 years ago
done
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
87,634 today

done.
Jasdip
14 years ago
88,729 now!
joyfulguy
14 years ago
over 89,000 now - Tues, Feb. 21, just after 4, EST.

o j
ellendi
14 years ago
Done! Good luck!
breenthumb
14 years ago
Done. 89,803
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
90,115

done.
kathyg_in_mi
14 years ago
Done!
joann23456
14 years ago
It's 92479 now!
liz
14 years ago
Done!! I hope they win!! Keep us posted!!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
done

93,001
dollydolots
14 years ago
ttt
joyfulguy
14 years ago
Just a few under ...

... 95 THOU ...

... let's keep up the good work, folks!

(Think that the guys may invite us down for waffles?)

(But - better not entertain even a smidgeon of such a thought ... something about counting chickens before the hen lays the eggs?).

ole joyfuelled
susie53_gw
14 years ago
Just voted again! 95,071 YEA!!!!!!
patti43
14 years ago
Just a reminder--only 5 more days to vote for Palos!! Yonkers got over 4000 votes yesterday!!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
96,208

Done 3,207 added since I voted 32 hours ago.
Jasdip
14 years ago
Done!
kacram
14 years ago
done again. how long is the vote?
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
until February 28, 2012.

From the link below...
6. Selection of Winners: The winner(s) (Winning firehouse and/or nominator) will be selected on or about 3/1/12 and notified via telephone, email and postal mail by 3/2/12.

Here is a link that might be useful: Official Rules
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
DONE...

97981...UP 1,773 since voting about 11 hours ago.
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
ttt
wanda_va
14 years ago
If we keep voting at this rate, we will win for sure!! Only a few more days....
kathyg_in_mi
14 years ago
#99,662 Who will be # 100,000?
Kathy G in MI
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
Done.

100,425 up 2544 since early Sat AM when I last voted. Not long now.......
wanda_va
14 years ago
I was #100,440! Still doing well and on the road to victory.
Jasdip
14 years ago
100,815 for me!!!!!
Yummm I can smell that food cooking now!!
patti43
14 years ago
We should all go cook them a meal in their new kitchen!! At least I HOPE it'll be their new kitchen!! Woohoo! The first thing I do in the morning when I turn the 'puter on is check the scores and vote. What am I going to do when it's over :-(
kathyg_in_mi
14 years ago
101,366!
Kathy G in MI
matti5
14 years ago
Sorry, not sure how I missed this thread, but just voted and will keep doing so!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
done!

102,458
wanda_va
14 years ago
102,592! That means that 134 people have voted in 30 minutes!! That's amazing. With only one more day to go, I'd say we are going to win this one. Hooray for the KT (and Palos, of course)!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
102,921!
nizza
14 years ago
Just voted and they are now 103,006
susie53_gw
14 years ago
Number 103,428 and going strong!!! Tomorrow's the final day!!
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
done...
104,928
sue_va
14 years ago
Done.

105,275

This will be my last time to vote!

Sue
wanda_va
14 years ago
105,302! It looks as though we have a comfortable margin ahead of the next guy. Hooray!!!
joyfulguy
14 years ago
Way over 108 K!

o j
susie53_gw
14 years ago
Just voted for the last time.. They have 107,241 votes............. Almost 19,000 ahead of the one below them.. YEA!!!!!!!!!
wanda_va
14 years ago
The voting has closed. On March 15, they will announce the winner. We certainly should win, since we were way ahead in the votes.

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