Size doesn't matter- but how big is yours? Begging for pics
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House size: How big would be TOO big for you?
Comments (90)I thought our 2300 sq ft. house was just perfect for the 3 of us... - then we decided I traveled too much for work and opened up my own business - in the house - then things grew and I added an employee - in the house - Then hubby took early out from the University and expanded his tax & consulting practice - in the house - then his practice grew and he added a part ime employee - in the house - then things really got successful and some parts of the year he can have as many as 3 employees - in the house!!! Net effect is that our 4 bedroom house some days feels like a 1 bedroom office - we no longer have a home. We are building on 20 acres in the country - house with a good sized office wing. I've redesigned about a dozen times and can't seem to get it down below 5000 sq ft. So, for us (and the assorted clients, employees and visiting relatives) I guess the perfect size is 5000 sq ft....See MoreWhat about your new build makes your life easier; what doesn't ?
Comments (25)I had lights put in cach closet so they come on when the door is opened and off when closed. I love this feature; no more hunting in a dark closet. Used T5 slim flourescest light fixtures. I also have drawers on all the bottom kitchen cabinets. Makes those dark recesses in the back go away. Did in floor hot water heat which I love. No more drafty forced air. Put a shower valve that controls a hose spigot inside the garage so we can wash the car on the outside concrete pad in the winter. Full extension glides on the kitchen drawers and the soft close on the drawers and the cabinet doors. We are at 5000 ft in northern Wyoming so we did tripple pane casement windows and 2x6 walls with foam insulation on the exteriior wall. I would do double hung windows if I had to do it again becasue the flies like to roost between the inside screen and the window pane. Have at least R50 in the ceiling that's blown in fiberglass. The new stuff that doesn't itch. I also agree with putting plenty of outside spigots and outside electrical plugs. Wish I had more....See MoreOT - my Cerrera Marble -doesn't look at all as I expected! (pics)
Comments (26)Thank everyone, your comments always help! Breezy... love, ove , LOVE your kitchen and yes, that is the Carrera marble I was expecting.. but again, it really is my fault for not really looking close enough at the slab! He said it was Carrera, it looked pretty white in the sunlight, and not so gray. The cabinet maker will be adding onto the legs so they touch, he feels it will be barely noticeable, thanks for asking! boxer, thanks - I guess my dream is blended now! LOL I'm not willing to spend more time or money on the project at this point, and it actually does help having people say it looks right, maybe I'll look at it in a different view now..? rococo, cArrera.. should have known the spelling by now! I actually googled it before posting and it is a very misspelled word! LOL palimpsest, that is the look I'm trying to achieve! everyone else, thank you for your positive comments. I will try and look at it a little differently! As I said, I am finding that I'm nit picking every single thing.. I need to stop and realize I'm probably the only one who theses things jump at!...See MoreFinally! Ready to beg for your esteemed advice on my kitchen layout.
Comments (14)A few thoughts: - A 13" drawer stack is not very useful. I would much prefer the cookie sheet/utensil pullout you have in mind. I have a U-shaped kitchen, and looked at every corner contraption I could find, to maximize use of those spaces (my kitchen isn't very large). I had two pie-cut lazy susans - the kind where the door is attached to the turntables, and the whole thing rotates together. I hated those things with a passion - not sturdy enough for heavy things (like a crockpot); not convenient for light things (like Tupperware). In my new kitchen, I have a super susan, on a diagonal, so the turntables are full circles. I have a drawer above (again, small kitchen - I needed to maximize drawer space). Some folks don't like diagonal cabinets, but it works for me. I have a small MW in the same corner - the angled cabinet provides more counter space in front of the MW. My cabinets were custom built, so I had the cabinet maker space the shelves in the SS to my specifications - ensuring that I had enough height for the small appliances I put there (rice cooker, crock pot, blender, etc). The other corner was a challenge. It's between the sink and range, and there isn't a ton of space. Since this is my primary prep space, I wanted a lot of things to be located in that space: pots and pans, cooking utensils, canisters of sugar/flour/rice/pasta. Another Susan - or other contraption to access the corner space - would limit what I could store there, and I already had plenty of storage space in other parts of the kitchen for storing large, seldom-used items. I ended up closing off the corner completely, and putting drawer stack on each side. It has been the perfect solution for us! Anything else would have reduced my kitchen to 1 drawer stack - now I have 3 (and if you've spent any time here at all, you know how important drawers are). The corner solutions that will work best for you depend on what you will be doing in those corners. I inventoried essentially everything in the old kitchen, and assigned it a place in the new kitchen. Great consideration was given to "point of use" - potholders and cooking utensils near the stove, dishes near the DW, etc. Once I knew what was needed where, it became much easier to plan the cabinets to accomodate those needs. Good luck!...See Moreleela4
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