Tired of same "look" on every television home show
Scarlett001
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Comments (18)kathleen, 99% percent of my dinners are for only the amount of people that can sit at my table. The only time I have multiple desserts is at a large holiday, and I will still serve them seperate, I give each person the choice of the dessert that I have prepared. I guess what I am saying is that I don't serve desserts buffet style (lack of room which I explain below). I pre-assemble as much as possible of the dessert on the small glass plate or the covered cardboard disk. Then I store the "sets" in a large tupperware container in the refrig. So when I am ready to serve the dessert course all I have to do is pop it on the candle base, and bring out. This pre assembly saves me a lot of stress and time in the kitchen. At the last minute I can add the whipped cream or what ever I need to finish it off, but this only takes moments out of my time. It saves the guest having to cut, slice into pies and cakes themselves. Plus, for me, its a touch of the dramatic, they don't have to lift a finger, I have it all done ahead of time and it makes people feel pampered. I have a few pics of food with people in the shots, but not that many, I kind of feel funny snapping shots when people are eatting. Plus, to tell you the truth, I would never post pictures on the internet that had people's faces in them, to protect their privacy as well as mine. Sorry Don't get me wrong, doing a dessert buffet is beautiful, I think there is nothing more beautiful that a well designed dessert buffet, but with my tiny home, I just don't have the room for it, my kitchen is barely 10' x 8' so it's really a "one butt kitchen" and not only that, it's a ugly kitchen LOL I dearly would love to be able to do a dessert spread like that sometimes, but at this time I can't. So I make the best out of a bad situation and serve seperately. My way of making lemonade out of lemons LOL Here is a really old picture of me trying out my "dessert candlesticks on the table, I had just purchased them so I was just playing with them at the time that's why nothing is in them....See MoreWill I tire of a beach seashore theme? Show me your beach house!
Comments (12)Thanks to all! Really great suggestions! agree with many of the posters and my sofas are always solids. In my primary residence, I have a tone on tone damask and a woven solid and a solid green (in different rooms, of course). I always accent with chairs and pillows and accessories, BUT, because my primary residence is 18th century, mahogany, with a few whimsical touches, I really wanted the second home to be totally different than the primary residence. Maybe my title was misleading. The only fabric reflecting a coastal theme would be a pair of club chairs. The solid sofa is great, but I thought doing a pair of two themed chairs, translation: FUN, chairs, and the chairs would be the only themed pieces of furniture, would make me smile when I enter the home and put me in a vacation mode frame of mind!! Having said that, I am now rethinking the fabric only because I like, not love that fabric. I kept gravitating to it because it works beautifully with the green sofa. The greens in the crab fabric are perfect with the green sofa....so, now I am off hunting for fabric again. I really like greens and blues together. My PR colors are red, goldish- yellow and green. I have no blue in this home, so now leaning toward a blue and green color scheme and, perhaps, a geometric or a paisley. I do not want over the top beachy, but I do want to feel I am away from my home with subtle coastal touches. If this were my primary residence, I would not even be questioning the theme, but because this is a getaway home, I do want it to reflect the area and the laid-back mode. Planning to use paint colors and fabrics I would not think of using in my PR. I will let you know what I find and i am keeping all of your great thoughts and suggestions in mind!! I think the crab walk fabric is walking!!!...See MoreTv show looking for house stuck in time warp
Comments (12)Hello, My name is Jeaniemarie. I am 32 years old. My fiance and I purchased our home in January 2005. Our home is located in Brick, NJ. It was built in 1991 and pretty-much everything is original. The people who owned our home before us didn't take care of it very well. We have a lot of work to fix it up. The biggest thing with us fixing it is the time and money. I work up in Old Bridge, NJ and my fiance works for a testing company located in Metuchen. Most of his work is in New York City. It just seems we are always getting home late and we never have the time or the money. We still have boxes we didn't unpack. Our bedroom looks horrible and we never even had a chance to set up our bedroom set. Our bathroom needs new tile and a new vanity. The siding on our house is falling off and is cracked in places. Our garage door is broke and only opens from the inside. Our back deck is loose and not even attached to the house, when you step out on it, it feels like it is going to collapse. We would greatly appreciate any help fixing up our home. Thank you very much, Jeaniemarie...See MoreTired of looking for a house
Comments (32)My apologies, melle santo. As I wrote earlier. I thought you had purchased more recently, decided it was not the correct house for you, and wanted to purchase one that was more to your liking. I remember other threads about your searches, and wish lists. But it is easy to confuse different members' stories over long stretches of time, or to forget details. But I think taxes are based a little bit on current property values because our taxes aren't the same every year. Yes, if you have been in you home for 16 years, the property tax increase for a new purchase can be significant. Your tax changes yearly if the assessed value of your home changes, but Prop 13 limits assessment increases to 2% per year. In many parts of CA, that means the market value can increase at a much quicker rate than your assessed value for tax purposes. That is why even when local home (market) values decrease, your property taxes may continue to increase yearly--they are still playing catch-up due to the increase limits imposed by Prop 13. Special assessment taxes (such as for vector control, schools) that are approved, or changed, also show up on property tax bills and can also change the total amount of taxes owed. I understand your frustration with the prices and market. Hope your new flooring exceeds your expectations! :) I wish we could do that for our house--but not happening anytime soon....See MoreScarlett001
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