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Comments (11)A friend has original subway tile in a couple baths that is "crazed" but does not look like the tile made to look "old and damaged" on this site. My hunch is that over time the "new" crazed would draw attention to itself in negative ways -- particularly since it doesn't sound like you plan for the whole kitchen to look old. Do you plan to "distress" your new cabinets with dings & such? Probably not! In which case I'd get the demure and well-behave plain subway -- and not too white as new whites are more white than old ones. Usually the goal is to design a kitchen that fits the house in the way that it might have "originally" -- not after decades of abuse and the failure of materials. To my eye, that crazed tile would be more fun in contrast with new, hi-tech materials than masquerading as antique. And the thing is, in an old house kitchen that thought will pop up, don't you think? It's tough blending old house aesthetics with your own budget and personal taste. We all have to wrestle with our own compromises. Incidentally, one of my friend's baths is a tile box -- every wall & the ceiling as well! fuzzywuzzer, I'd love to see your friend's kitchen. On a side note, my 1914 kitchen actually had an original built-in cabinet before our remodel. For technical & safety reasons we could not keep it so we measured it thoroughly and rebuilt it, complete with 100 yr old wavy glass my GC salvaged from another renovation project. If you're putting new cabinets in but want to keep the old feel, one detail to include in your new design is "no toe kicks." Won't work with standard cabinets but sometimes a local cabinetmaker is less expensive (was for us). And as for that old vinyl floor, real linoleum is back & better than ever & might be a good consideration for your 1922 kitchen. Cork, too. I had 2 "bibles" during my kitchen renovation -- Jane Powell's Bungalow Kitchens & "The Kitchen Book" (circa 1917) from American Bungalow. Both offered great inspiration for blending old & new sensibilities. I hope you're having a grand time with your project. (nice blog, BTW!!!)...See Moreshow me and/or let's talk about cabinet curtains instead of doors
Comments (42)My post got long .. here's what I wanted to say. I believe that 30 , 3 minute videos, watched one after another . which means they would have to be downloaded together.. not picked and watched from youtube.. is the best way i've learned to understand new topics i want to learn about. With this in mind if someone can help , not by using a one at a time converter. but by a bulk , 30 video downloader for Youtube or google video, I will be glad to explain why it's the best way to learn. and I'm willing to make a nice donation, of $30 or more to a charity of the choice of the person helping with the method to bulk save about 30 or 40 videos at a time. I said i would explain why in detail if you want I'm glad to do it. And i'm willing to donate because it's a good time where people need donations and I have the money to donate. and it's something i'm asking for. Thanks for listening and reading. I spent hours trying to write something useful but it got confusing and so finally you got the gist of what I meant to say. : ) All with good intentions for me, the group, and people who could benefit by the assistance of a technical helper. I posted here because people in this thread were the type who were the type I think would benefit by the type of learning I've had success with using youtube and many downloads. But what I offer is too much to suggest . . to people with not much time. That's why I needed a helper to create the downloader routine. Yes there are some already but the ones I've used are 1 at a time and that's too slow and tedious in my experience. I wanted to help everyone and this group was one I thought i could help and explain why .. : ) Be well...See MoreLet's talk about sinks
Comments (11)You seem to have your heart set on copper. I would definitely buy what you would like. I would just check the return policy before ordering in case they are not as nice in real life. I would only buy a custom sink, at custom sink prices, if I had to due to my kitchen configuration or if it was an unusual and beautiful looking sink... Keeping in mind of course the copper will turn brown...or green. I personally am more concerned with backaches due to the depth of the sink, which depth is corrected by using grids in the sink which grids also save the sink bottom. I am not sure that I want to commit to using grids all of the time. With a farmhouse sink, I know that I will never fill the entire basin with water (have you seen how big the farmhouse fireclay sink really is?) but will have to use plastic dishpans that would be stored under the sink for wash and rinse water and I think that pulling them up from under the sink and drying them and putting them away under the sink would get old very fast. So I am going to stick to a double basin, hopefully not too deep sink. Currently, the Kohler Indio has my attention, I like that the faucet is in the sink, rather than on the countertop. I also like that it has the cutting board and colander that fit across the sink keeping all of the mess in the sink area rather than on the countertops. I hesitate to purchase any cast-iron sink because I do not think that they will work as well as those made 50 years ago when people were not aware of the environmental impact of the manufacturing process. However, DH really wants a white kitchen sink so I think that's the way we will end up going....See MoreCaliber Appliances, LETS TALK ABOUT IT!
Comments (1)WHELP - I did it! Caliber Range is officially on order. A number of things contributed to the decision < https://alisonkenthomekitchen.com/2020/12/05/kitchen-design-appliance-decisions-the-caliber-range/ > but in short, the high BTU french top avail in 36", the extra depth (all my Kitchens have 30" deep counters), the style and the customizations. I'll circle back around once I've had it a few months!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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