Should I get this china cabinet?
It's been a while, but I'm back to pester you all.
So Stenella has a great Stickley china cabinet in the same finish as my Stickley table and with a Greek key design. These are hard to come by, let alone in this condition and price and in this particular design (four drawers instead of all doors and the Greek Key moulding). I'm inclined to snatch it up because I've been looking for one to go with the table, but the house we're in is a little tight. I don't want to be too shortsighted here, but I also don't want to regret larding up the house for the next 2-3 years we'll be here. The interesting thing (to me anyhow) is that the room feels larger, in some respects with the upholstered arm chairs around the table (see below) and pulled away from the "corners" of the room, and there'd still be 30" of walkway between the side chairs and the china cabinet when the chairs are all pushed in. It also maintains symmetry in the room and with the fireplace and chandelier. Do you think it's a good idea? Too tight or just right? Is it weird to have the two mahogany Chippendale style pieces along the same long wall?
Here's the china cabinet:
Here's sort of what the dining room looks like now (older pictures with the much maligned coat rack removed and replaced with a small oil painting):
Here's what it looks like with one of the two leaves in and all six chairs around the table with the dropleaf table pulled out from the wall as far as the center stack of the china cabinet will intrude into the room. Ignore the junk by the door; it's waiting for trash day (still).
Comments (75)
patricianat
10 years agoEm11
10 years agoRelated Discussions
China Doll.. getting bigish.. should I prune back?
Comments (2)Dalar, oh how pretty..let it grow..LOL..did you ever see a tall China Doll? I've seen grown tree-shaped and bushes. IMO, they do better in cool, not cold, temps. We sold CD when I worked at Rentokil Tropical Plants..those kept outdoors, (unless underwatered) shed less leaves and flowered, little baby flowers but cute. Those indoors didn't do much. They don't like dry soil, so be sure to keep soil evenly moist. Not wet, barely moist in-between waterings. Soak well though. With proper care, they do great in direct summer sun, though you'd never think so by looking at their fragile foliage. As for taking them outside, if temps don't drop under 50F, your plant should be fine. I've been taking plants out, a little at a time..only a few, in case it decides to snow or drop under 40. They're right by the door, so if the temps changed for the worse, it's just a matter of dragging them through the doorway. At 70+F today, and sunny, plants are doing fine, no sunburn..Good luck, Toni...See MoreDo I paint island/built-in china cabinet/desk same as cabinets?
Comments (9)I love frenchkitty's kitchen. I used her kitchen as one of my inspiration photos for my new kitchen, last year. I did not know what colors she used. (Thanks). First, I totally agree that you should paint the desk the same as the cabinets. Second, any reason you are not going to paint the bricks on the island??? Do they match some other bricks in your home? You could paint them the same as the cabinets if you wanted to downplay them or leave them if you like them. Third, I used SW antique white as our trim color thoughout our home, plus all the kitchen cabinets. The painter did glaze the kitchen cabinets with a brown glaze mix and I just love them. They are a soft cream with the brown antiqued look. We used SW Ivoire for all the walls and now I want to repaint the kitchen walls a deeper tone of gold or caramel. I am little confused. What color are you leaning toward for the china cabinet? I liked Patty Cakes idea of using a color and then perhaps glazing over it. I am not crzay about the idea of brown. Too safe and boring. I do love the French blues or perhaps a soft bluish green. If depends on what other colors you use in your kitchen and home. You actually could also do a bright shade of color with no glaze. It all depends on your taste. But not brown. Sorry....See MorePainting Cabinets White - Should I get white hinges?
Comments (26)Can anybody who has had cabinets painted + new doors and drawer faces tell me the price + approx square footage of kitchen? I had this done in 2012. I live in the SF Bay Area, so my costs are right up there. My kitchen is 10x10 and I didn't change the footprint at all. I got 25 new doors (including end panels), some large, some smaller, 7 drawer fronts, all paint grade maple. Decora shaker doors/end panels and slab drawer fronts. The cost, through my KD was just over $1K. I had everything painted professionally and that was a lot more, $4.3K. All the doors/drawer fronts were done in the painter's shop and the cabinet frames were done in place. The creamy white paint is the catalyzed stuff and has worn like iron. I had a general contractor do the door and hinge installation and other work in the kitchen, so I can't say how much of his fee was just cabinet-related. Initially I thought I'd have everything refaced. My cabs were golden oak. Home Depot sent out a guy to my house and he insisted I listen to a canned sales pitch. I wasn't born yesterday and didn't like his manner or approach. I asked, bottom line, how much. He threw out $10K, clearly uninterested in doing the work. I ended up paying $20K for my entire kitchen, including new quartz counter, backsplash, lighting, etc. Everything but the wood floor, including labor. If I were doing this sort of facelift again, I would do it the same way....See MoreWhat should I sell my china cabinet for?
Comments (14)Seen many at thrift stores like your China hutch. They are going for around $50 and below. My mom purchased a new one similar to yours (with light too) about 20 years ago. I have something similar to your hutch. It was a gun cabinet my sister had that they replaced the rack with wood shelves and is in my home office area as a enclosed bookcase and misc knick knack, plus storage below. Nice because it keeps dust off stuff....See MoreUser
10 years agozen4d
10 years agoWendyB 5A/MA
10 years ago
mtnrdredux_gw
10 years agoKevinMP
10 years agozen4d
10 years agoUser
10 years agoUser
10 years agodilly_ny
10 years ago
Holly- Kay
10 years agopeegee
10 years ago
maire_cate
10 years agozen4d
10 years ago
dedtired
10 years agoKevinMP
10 years agozen4d
10 years agojjam
10 years ago
graywings123
10 years agoKevinMP
10 years agoKevinMP
10 years agoIt's here, and I went with what I thought would be the least likely placement in the room. It seemed right at home when I put it there. The result is that I can keep the table in the smaller (leafless) shape for everyday use, but I had to relocate one of the upholstered arm chairs to the guest bedroom (which is fine, in any event, since that could use a nice chair).
I think this was a great deal. It looks even better in my house than it did in the ad or in person. I also think that the oil painting on the wall next to it can stay now that I see them side-by-side, but I may change my mind on that. I think it needs a minimalist frame (as in a 1/4" gold leaf frame), but I don't think I feel like splurging on that just yet. It would be too empty without it, and I like the juxtaposition of style while maintaining the colors in the room.
I rejected the symmetrical approach (unlike me) with the china closet lined up with the table, rug, fireplace, and chandelier for two reasons: (1) it was too tight unless I were to have the leaf in the table with all six chairs around and (2) with only one upholstered chair, I liked the asymmetry of having the chair and the china closet in opposite corners.
This will also give a peek at the newly "refinished" heart pine floors (which turned out great).
Hope you like it, too.
And one with the pediment, just so that you can see what that looks like (I think I like it without).
This post was edited by KevinMP on Wed, Mar 12, 14 at 20:10
arcy_gw
10 years ago
Arapaho-Rd
10 years ago
Lyban zone 4
10 years agolovestowalk
10 years agoTheRedHouse
10 years agoalways1stepbehind
10 years agopatricianat
10 years agoUser
10 years agobbstx
10 years agoblfenton
10 years agoHolly- Kay
10 years agomellyc123
10 years agoKevinMP
10 years agoalex9179
10 years agoteacats
10 years agoblfenton
10 years agobusybee3
10 years agozen4d
10 years agothree3apples
10 years agomaire_cate
10 years agojshore
10 years ago
outsideplaying_gw
10 years ago
kitschykitch
10 years agodedtired
10 years agoallison0704
10 years agoglad2b
10 years agoJulia Hart
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agomaire_cate
2 years ago
jshore