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I found the GW Kitchen forum!! (GardenwebNewbie)

alwaysonabudget

7 years ago

Hello!

I used to be an active participant in this forum a few years ago, under the name GardenwebNewbie, while renovating my kitchen after a slab leak. I see some familiar names! I received so much assistance and great advice, especially after I ended up hating the first hastily chosen, ill-planned granite counters and back splash that I had it torn out and started over.

Life got in the way and I lost contact. I didn't realize that the GW forum, although now Houzz, still had it's own forum tucked within Houzz. I'm so happy to see this!

Anyway, I wanted to stop a minute and say hello. I will be here in the GW forums more often as I have some decorating questions. :)

One question though, how do I combine my GW side with my Houzz account? I have a different name for each account. Can I do that?

Thanks and glad to be back!

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tmy_jax

7 years ago

Welcome back. Not sure about actually consolidating the accounts since there were many
of us that had separate Houzz and GW accounts prior to the merger.
Then we got "name already in use" messages.... naturally.

If you move your mouse to the "Your Houzz" icon in the upper right, there is a "Edit Profile". You can enter your old GW name in the "First Name (publicly displayed)" field... I think that will get you close.

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alwaysonabudget
Original Author
7 years ago
Shoot, it didn't work. When I tried that, it said gardenwebnewbie was already taken. If tried to sign in with that same name, it said passwords/screen name wasn't correct. If I tried to reset the password via email, it asks for the email linked with the account, which GW and Houzz have the same email, it sends the info for my Houzz name. Oh well.

I appreciate your help! :)
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fouramblues
7 years ago
I remember your name - welcome back! Though I'm not active here anymore, just a lurker mostly. You'll enjoy the folks on the home decorating forum, too!
mayflowers
7 years ago
You'll need to send a message to Houzz through the links at the bottom. They couldn't combine my accounts.
alwaysonabudget
Original Author
7 years ago
Mayflowers - were they able to once you contacted them?
mayflowers
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
No. I think it was because I had already responded to my notification to confirm my GW account for Houzz during the take-over. I eventually just deleted my Houzz account, losing my Ideabooks in the process. You can put whatever name you want to show on your posts where it says displayed name. Profile Information>first name
Lavender Lass
7 years ago
Did you try GardenwebNewbie2? That might work :)
alwaysonabudget
Original Author
7 years ago
I think I will just keep it as it is now, alwaysonabudget , as I've acquired a lot of info in my idea books and don't want to mess around with all of that. It won't let me change under settings back to GardenwebNewbie.

One more question, are the Houzz and GW forums separate? For instance, if I had another kitchen question, could I post it here in GW as well as under "Advice" on Houzz? Confuzzled...
tmy_jax
7 years ago
Good question.... I'll just post to bump this back up so that you might get an answer from those "in the know". I operate under the assumption that the forums are separate. GW seems to be driven by users with helpful answers. Houzz by ads and professional services.
mudhouse
7 years ago
I agree with tmy_jax, the forums are separate. If you hover your cursor over the tab "Advice" in the upper right corner, you'll see a drop down box, with a section for the Houzz Discussions and a section for Gardenweb Discussions. I know some people read and post in both forums, but posting a question in each of the two forums would probably bring responses from two (mostly) different groups of folks. (Couldn't hurt, and it might be interesting...!)
alwaysonabudget
Original Author
7 years ago
Mudhouse, that's what I was hoping the thought process would be. I like both forums, however I am a down home gal at heart and I feel I tend to feel quite comfy in GW. :)

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