Faux Wood Blinds---Love Them or Hate Them?
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Asko DW. Who loves them, who hates them?
Comments (12)Bought my first one about 5 years ago for my previous house. No problems over the 3 years or so that I lived there. It got a little noisier over time. It started spittin' out little rectangular plastic parts that seemed to have broken off from somewhere every once in a while. Never could figure out where it came from and didn't seem to interfere with the function. The place I bought it from had no idea. Moved to a new house, bought another Asko. Been 2 years and no problem. Again, I think it's a little louder than it used to be but nothing to complain about. I do use the longer cycles and the extra heat to get it to dry better. It holds tons. When I was looking 2 years ago, I was thinking about getting a Miele. One store had a Miele and an Asko next to each other. The wheels on the Asko slid easier and seemed sturdier. The racks also felt more substantial. The Asko just had a better feel to it so that's why I went with that. To be fair, it was an upper end Asko compared to a lower end (but still more expensive) Miele. Haven't regretted it....See MoreVessel sinks Love them/hate them?
Comments (33)Hello all, We have had a blown glass vessel sink in a powder room for over 10 years - one of the first out there. ...it still has a "wow factor" and has not become dated. ...however, if it ever did, we could replace it in 5 minutes with something else. Why? The hole in the countertop is just 4". Not a specific shape dictated by whatever drop-in or undermount sink you are using (this makes replacing later a lot more difficult). We also have two teak wood sinks in our master bath and have been living with those for 4 years. They work well for us. We find that we actually have more counter space with the vessel sinks than "regular" style. These sinks are pretty cool. Obviously there are some strong opinions here, but having lived with vessel sinks for so long, for us, we have been very happy with our decisions. Good luck!...See MoreBlum drawer glides just installed--hate them!!
Comments (46)This thread is old, but I found it when googling custom cabinet BLUM drawer. FYI for anyone else wondering about this: All Blum Glides are ORANGE - it is actually the lock that is orange, not the glide itself. You CANNOT just install Blumotion bottom-mount soft-close glides onto any drawer box - the bottom / back of the box must be CUSTOM notched to fit the glide! EVERY SINGLE variety of glide on the market requires DIFFERENT notches to fit the glide! This includes different styles of Blum as well as the cheaper (of which that green glide is one) glides. Custom wood drawer boxes notched for Blum soft-close undermount Blumotion glides will cost AT LEAST $100 a piece - and that is for small, shallow drawers! The glides themselves are not very expensive, but unless you have a well-equipped woodwork shop do not even bother trying to DIY these! If you do decide to get custom Blum drawers, make sure the cabinet maker NORMALLY uses BLUM, and preferably ONLY Blum! I'm just trying to find 12" deep Blum drawers made of solid wood with 1/2" thick bottoms for a shallow dish cabinet, and having trouble finding 3 drawers for less than $400 - and I'll be building the actual cabinet to fit them! I'm almost considering buying Ikea, using the drawer as a template, ripping out the glides and making my own out of wood. For some reason the Ikea entire cabinet is less than just a drawer!...See MoreKitchen Blackboards - Love them or hate them?
Comments (58)Okay, so I'm nervous. My name says it all - I'm always repainting something because I get it wrong the first time or two. So I'm not sure if I feel like painting and repainting a 5x6 area of my kitchen wall. But I had two decorators visit from Pottery Barn (you know how they do that free consulation, well they did it for my house and it was great!). Anyhow, one of them planted this idea to make a magnetic chalk board and now I just can't get it out of my head. They said to make it huge, as in the whole wall and that is how I got the idea. But I'm still nervous I won't like enough and spend a lot of money and time on the paint. (this stuff ain't cheap and a 5x6 area will take a good amount of quarts considering everyone says you have to put between 9-10 coats on). Sochi - your door looks beautiful and perfectly sized. The question is would you want something 3x as big? But then I got the idea of really making my own chalk board to hang and then remove when I'm done having it in my kitchen. I'm thinking of using a 4x8 masonite board, painting it with the two paints (magnetic/chalk) and then framing it with nice large molding. Then when I tire of it, we will bring it down to hang in the finished basement. I say finished because I'm dreaming that my basement might be finished in a couple of years. The only thing currently finished about the basement is the mess that has accumulated. Any thoughts on this idea of hanging a large 5'x6' framed chalk board?...See Moresail_away
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