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Help - Yet another request for recommendations
Comments (12)In response to rmol64, and anyone else who may be interested, we ended up purchasing the Whirlpool 9600 Steam Washer and Dryer pair. Here was the thought process: 1. After shopping around, and talking with a few friends, I decided to stick go with the FL Washer. The benefits seem great, and will definately be heads-and-shoulders better than our 20-year-old-Kenmores. I think the "smell" issue can be dealt with effectively by keeping the door open, and cleaning as directed by all the mfgrs. Also, I convinced myself that the FL washers would fit fine in our "pass through" laundry room. 2. Based upon recommendations from friends, on-line reviews, and opinions on this forum and others, I narrowed the choice down to Whirlpool, LG, and Bosch. I was disappointed that there was no clear "leader" in the quality/reliability perspective department. There are plenty of people who have these brands and love them, and there are plenty of horror stories from owners and service people for these brands too. 3. We ended up choosing the Whirlpool 9600's over the others for a couple of reasons... The Bosch units had less capacity. Both salesman we spoke to said that the LGs are somewhat less stable in some homes, particularly on the 2nd floor (or higher), which is a concern to me, since I don't think our house construction is super great. I was able to see a live demo of Whirlpool, and they were very quite and stable. Supposedly, the Whirlpool suspension is better than the LG, from what the salespeople told us. Lastly, I know that Whirlpool has good support in our area, and I'm not sure about LG. I've heard so much about problems with LG's service and support, I didn't want to have to worry about it, since service calls seem to be a way of life anymore with these sorts of appliances. 4. Even though we like the storage and positioning aspects of the pedistals, we decided to not get them. This was because several people were in agreement that the pedistals can tend to make the units a bit more unstable, noisy, and virbrate the house. I'd hate to spend the extra $$$ only to find out that our laundry room floor acts like a drum tuned to just the right resonnant frequency of the washer/dryer and have dancing appliances in my house! That would just be my luck! We did decide to get the extended warranty, which is something I almost never get. It just seems that washer/drier problems will crop up, so what the heck. So that's the story of what we decided. We havn't received the units yet, because our laundry room needs to be repaired before the appliances can get installed. :-)...See MoreYet another paint question - Sherwin Williams "Natural Choice"
Comments (1)At the link I posted below, there is a photo of a room with floors that look like travertine painted in Natural Choice. I always go to Google Images when someone asks about a paint color and find pics of it there. Here is a link that might be useful: Natural Choice 7011...See MoreYet another floor plan
Comments (39)We had a front loader once, and I liked how dry the clothes came out, but the door seal failed rather spectacularly, and I found I couldn't soak my really grubby clothes. Since I work with my hands, really grubby clothes are a way of life for me! We find we like the old top loaders better, and they are a lot cheaper. There is plenty of room to remove the appliances. My smallest doorways are 30", and the path through the master closet and bathroom has 36" doors. Average washers and dryers are 26-27". We could go stacked, but it might be a problem for my vertically challenged better half. The laundry area looks tight, but our current one is only 54" wide (across from the appliances), and it works fine. As drawn, the one in this design is 67" wide, a full 13" wider than we have now. That's one thing I've noticed in our current home- how tight a lot of places are, and we don't even notice. Our kitchen only has 48" across the aisle, and it works. The fridge is across from the sink, and blocks access to the hallway when the door is open, but no one ever was inconvenienced much. You just wait your turn. Our foyer is only 4-1/2' X 5'. By comparison, this house will be very wide open. For the sake of discussion, north is approximately in the direction of the view. In actuality, the house will be rotated about 15 degrees clockwise from the top view. I think in high summer the sun may hit the back of the house a little, more likely in the morning. The northern exposure is the weakest feature of our land, but in SC, that's where the mountains are. Luckily, it's a mild climate, where A/C probably costs as much or more than heat on an annual basis. Therefore- the parlor and porch face east, done purposely to keep the porch cooler in the hot afternoons. That puts the bedroom on the west; not my first choice, but all that is left. In reality, all we do is sleep there, and we are both up WAY before sunrise, so the exposure isn't all that important (to us). The dining area will get morning sun, the kitchen afternoon. Again, not my first choice, but I think the dining area should be adjacent to the parlor, not the other way around. What else? The barn will be ESE of the house; about 100' away. We have woods in all directions, although I plan to have a pretty good open area. There's too much risk of ice storms to have lovely trees hanging over the house. Also facing north, and the view, the ground falls away at about a 15% grade. The approach from the road (300' to the south) goes up a rise of about 20', over the ridge, then downhill and to the right towards the house. That's why the garage faces in that direction. I'm going to have the gravel driveway wind back and forth slightly rather than dead straight. It's likely you won't see the house at all from the road. The barn is up on the ridge, and may be partially visible when the leaves are off the trees. Here's an aerial to give you an idea of the orientation. The top of the pic is due north. You can see the long, narrow entry. The house and barn will be to the right as the land widens out....See MoreHad Enough? Yet another backsplash advice needed
Comments (4)The tiles look equally good with the island beneath as the lighting is different in each shot. Can you put the tiles side by side and also show the island at the same time (with the counter if possible)? It would also help if you could cover up as much of the black background as possible. Your island color looks different in each pic. Looking only at the pix shown, I am leaning towards the tortola because the island seems vibrant and that is a peppier choice to go with it. Seeing your choice in paint makes me guess you want a burst of color. If it were my own kitchen, I'd probably do the more subdued blue bayou because I am more partial to less bold colors. I like bright colors, but in lighter tones for decorating....See MoreAlisande
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