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Comments (5)Good for you, Nina. Gary was your husband? I'm so sorry he passed away. Well, his mother certainly got it right. I wish I had some wonderful words of wisdom. It's important to cry and cry and cry and then cry some more. It's important to talk about the loved one now gone. It did comfort me when my mother died to know that even though she was gone, one thing which would never go away is my love for her. It also comforted me to come here, to try to offer words of support to others. I visited often for at least a year after my mother died....See MoreWhen planning a kitchen - words of wisdom
Comments (53)One piece of wisdom I would like to add for those who are building a house, completely gutting a first floor, or adding an addition... Design the entire area together as one piece. Don't wait too long to plan the Kitchen...including the layout. (Door styles, etc. can wait 'til later, layout cannot.) You really should be planning the entire first floor (or addition) at once along with the Kitchen layout so you won't end up w/a Kitchen area that's difficult to make work properly. I've seen so many people who are building, etc. who just draw in a quick area and say, "that'll be the kitchen...details later." Then, when later comes, it's difficult to fit the kitchen they want in the space they've allocated for it. We've seen many posts where people say...our kitchen will be here w/these dimensions...but what I want won't fit, so how do I make it work??? (Or they go into denial and say, "It will be OK with these narrow aisles or dysfunctional layout.") They usually tell us they've either finalized all windows/doors/walls or that they've already installed/built those windows/doors/walls so nothing can be changed...and then want us to come up with some "miracle" layout that will still allow them to have what they want. The placement of those windows/doors/walls is important to all rooms, but especially the Kitchen, so do it all together. People forget that in many respects, the Kitchen is the most important room in the house. So don't treat it like it's the least important by putting it off until later & "making do" with what you're stuck with! Plan it up-front! (If we ever build again, the Kitchen layout will be one of the first things planned...not the last!)...See MoreMilk painting cabinets--any words of wisdom?
Comments (6)Hi Laughable, my cab maker did most of the painting, but I painted a small wall cabinet that I purchased seperately as well as the inside of an existing cabinet. The hardest part for me was mixing the different colors to come up with the 'perfect' colors. Make sure you write down every recipe. My favorite blue ended up being my sisters who was just fiddling and didn't write down the recipe! Mixing with warm water helped dissolve the powder better. I didn't think it was hard to paint on just check for drips. Sanding in between coats takes off any undisolved powder and gives it a nice soft look. I put on two coats to even out the color a bit. I think three coats would have been too solid for the look I wanted. Definitely paint some sample boards first for practice and to see how many coats you want. I used a clear acrylic finish. It did deepen the color somewhat. Have fun, it's a great look!...See MoreMother's words of wisdom
Comments (35)My mother said, "never bother an animal when they are eating. It is the most important part of their day....leave them alone.". Not exactly words of wisdom, but it does make sense. My father said, "never pet someone else's dog".....also good advice. Never ceases to amaze me how people will stick their hand in a strange dog's face. I don't pet other people's dogs. Oh sure....if a dog belongs to a friend and knows me, but if I see a dog like in PetSmart or somewhere like that where people take their dogs, I may comment what a cute dog, or something like that, but I never touch it....See Moreliz_h
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