Please put me out of my misery, vote for hardware and/or tile
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put me out of my misery and just tell me what kind of cans to get
Comments (47)remodelfla-thanks for the timely posting on this topic as lighting was next on our list. I intend to call Juno tech myself just to make sure I'm ordering the correct housings and trims. needsometips08-thanks for the info-my kitchen has lots of earthy colors so I guess the wheat will be a good choice. Today, when we were at the lighting store and actually got to see all the different Juno cans we definitely decided on the wheat. That interior color is a very soft, wheat like/pale gold color-it's really pretty. Also it was nice to see the 5" and the 6" mounted up next to each other. For us, it's the 5" even though it is a bit more expensive. What we can't get over is the HUGE price difference between ordering online or with the lighting store. If we order from laner.com we will save $300+ over the price quoted to us from the lighting store. That's a BIG difference. I would have liked to have been able to give the local company my business but not for that much of a price difference. This forum provides so much helpful info. I feel less stressed out!...See MorePlease VOTE! Help me choose glass...
Comments (39)Thank you all my lovely valentines! I guess the sleep deprivation yesterday had me even loopier than I'd thought, because I didn't explain very well! Some replies and clarifications: Bmorepanic--excellent point!! Thanks for the reality check! (Not stupid!) Pickle--great point about the reaction! I've just been trying to answer all the comments and suggestions and realized I was sounding defensive. But it was for one or the other (i.e., against "E") rather than one against the other. Rhome, I think my problem is that the difference on this probably won't bother me. I didn't communicate well on my window casing and the tile setter cut the wrong end. It looks fine, and in some ways the color flows better, but that's the thing that's going to always bug me because it makes the casing top heavy. I mean it really bugs me. But not enough to stop them installing it and order more tile. But it's always going to really bug me. Neither of these glass choices would bug me, or it would be an easier decision. I like the Masterpoint/Pointal a little better, but I'm just not sure it's worth double. All of the strong votes for it are starting to sway me though. :) Which is the purpose of asking for a vote! I have a bunch of samples from Bendheim of patterns I liked on screen. Fine Gauze (aka Linen, but that's my brain mixing up my fabrics, not the real name) was my favorite of all of them. Masterpoint, Pointal, or whatever other name by which it's called is one I've only seen 1/4" samples of but love more. Too thick or too expensive. Re Rhome's concern about "high visibility", it is visible from deep in the kitchen, or some angles from the dining room when the door is open, but it's really pretty low visibility for an area that's open to the kitchen. There's also a separate switch on the lighting in there (no lights in cabinets--ceiling and under cabinet across the aisle). Re Doonie's question about finish, the cabinets are finished in the picture. It's natural bamboo on the outside (1" stripes, pressure latches (no hardware) or small brass knobs if the pressure latches conflict with the hinges). The inside is natural maple. Re Country_Smile's point about seeing the pretty glasses, yes, the cabinets are visible, and yes, the stemware is nice enough, though not cut crystal or anything formal. It's all colored in one way or another, and some of it's $2.00 water tumblers. I don't want frosted privacy but I don't want to display them either. I'm hoping for a shadow of the contents for interest, but the only reason for the glass is to break up the bamboo forest, and I'm mostly looking for contrast rectangles rather than pretty display cabinets. (And boy, oh, boy, I should have explained that before, but I've been living with the design for so long I kind of forgot what a "normal" person would think!) But Country, I really do appreciate your honest opinion and your input!! As I do everyone else's. And I especially appreciate your point about the "artwork" and Peanut's about all the groovy finishes. And y'all haven't even seen the circus dots! I think I was looking for something with some clarity (transparency) but that would be pretty calm with everything else that's going on in that room. Especially since the husk board came in so much darker than the sample, which is good contrast with the bamboo, but too close in value to the soapstone. Andyman, thanks for the pretty picture. Leaded would look very wrong in my house, but I do love it (I gave up glasswork when I was younger because of vanity--I was tired of nicked hands--but I love leading.) The stemware: I have Huge balloon glasses with amber bowls and etched palm trees. They were a closeout. They were supposed to be clear. But the amber looks good with my white and gold dishes, and the price was great. I have Italian goblets with gold key bands. I have clear tumblers. And I have a dozen each of martini, goblets and flutes with carnival colored and gold hand painted beaded stems. And some assorted "kitchen" ones, including three goblets with peach stems and turquoise waters with hand applied lampwork. That's over 12 dozen glasses of Not Waterford. So, Pup, the answer is seen less, and thanks for all the votes for clear, I get the point, but that would make me nuts having to see all the glasses full on. I appreciate the look in other people's designs, but for me, seeing them from across the room while I'm working on the island, I'd feel like they weren't put away and it would make me nervous. Re ReFla's and Peanut's beautiful patterned glass, thanks for the suggestions! I have quite a few similar samples, and IRL I really liked the plain Gauze better. I appreciate Riverspots's and Circuspeanut's fluorescent cover point. I didn't see that! Re Malhgold's and Bostonpam's questions about the cost: Because of the location and proximity to elbows it has to be tempered. The six panels at Bendheim are something over $400 plus shipping. The right thickness of the Masterpoint, locally, barring a miracle from John, is over $800 plus tax but no shipping. $400 might not have been a really big deal if there were a really big difference in the glass, and if it weren't at the end of a very expensive project, and if I hadn't just had to have my main water line dug up through three terraced levels and replaced with proper, non-leaking, copper (think multiple Gaggenau prices for that one!). I mean, I can spend the difference. I just don't know if I want to....See Moreposition of hardware on drawers... please vote...
Comments (41)Actually, what I meant by "original plan" was #4, which is the one I thought you came into this liking. That is, the standard arrangement for having the pull on the frame, plus the one you liked the looks of (I think) for the slab panel--assuming it doesn't conflict with the counter edge. Otherwise, one of the other similar arrangements. If you think the lower, panel centered, pulls will bug you, they probably will, and I'm totally with Lowspark that being not-annoying is by far the most important quality. I'm tall enough that I have to bend to open all but the top drawer anyway, and moreso to get what's inside, so the few inches difference totally doesn't bother me. If it bothers you, it bothers you, and as long as you don't overthink yourself into #5, which looks flat out weird, any of the arrangements will be fine. We can vote on one compared to the other, but if there's only one in the actual kitchen, there won't be any to say "but I like the looks of that better" to. We can obsess over an inch, but no one else will ever, ever know....See More3 Tiles Patterns to Vote on - Only 7 Pictures- please vote
Comments (64)Elle3, Thank you so much for letting me know you like the staggered also. The installer today liked the staggered with the shape of my kitchen and I think it is an updated look that is becoming popular. I have the diagonal in the two foyers and it looks nice but after I spread the tiles out on the floor, I just liked the staggered first, diagonal second and the straight third just like mercymygft. The installer today chose a dark mushroom color from Polyblend custom grout colors that too me looked like a taupe/gray color and yes it went with the gray veins in my tile but I like the Laticrete Mushroom color I chose to blend with the tiles and not stand out. He let me see his townhouse in a different complex that had solid cherry cabinets that he has professionally stained a Mahogany Cherry with crown molding and it looked great with the cherry floors in the other room. Maybe I should change the lighting and tile now and then make my decision on the cabinets? ksissy, I wish I could just change the cabinet doors but Home Depot's refacing place was ridiculously expensive at $18,400 but if I signed that night, $15,400! I wonder if someone can replace the doors at a cheaper price? I had planned on painting the cabinets BM Cloud White once I decided not to buy cabinets right now since I had wanted to go with Shiloh's Polar White Inset Cabinets with the hidden hinges. Now after seeing someone cherry kitchen this morning with cherry floors in the other room, I wonder if my cabinets will look better a little bit darker due to the cherry floors in the next room. I want new cabinets but I decided just not yet since there is too much down time with renovating the whole kitchen and the price is becoming too much for my townhouse in case I want to sell it one day....See MoreRelated Professionals
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