Young family needs color help!!!
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Need help with selecting paint colors in the gray family
Comments (17)Whew! This has gotten quite crazy... I currently have 7 different 'grays' on my walls right now. I had started with Revere Pewter and Edgecomb gray thinking I was pretty spiffy having made a paint decision in a snap. I had even painted small samples - but apparently, they were either not big enough or I did not view in the correct light because I really wanted a 'grayer' gray and was not happy with them after the painter painted large swaths on the walls. So this morning I purchased four sample colors. After talking to the young man at the paint store about my dilemma he had suggested a gray with blue undertones. I was not quite certain this would work and so also purchased 2 other more neutral grays (or so I thought.) The colors I painted from that expedition are: Winter Solstice/Englewood Cliffs and Harbor Gray/Galveston Gray. Winter Solstice is pretty - but comes across very blue-gray and Englewood Cliffs is *very* dark. I had read a post about grays appearing lighter on the samples and so I tried a shade slightly darker than I wanted hoping it would even out... well - that was sure a miss :-/ The Harbor Gray is pretty much a true light gray where it was painted but the Galveston was very dark - almost a muddy charcoal like color - again I had overcompensated. So, back to the store I went again and got lots of samples, took them back to work so I could take a bit more time before deciding and could get some opinions. It seems to have done the trick because I believe I have settled on two colors - Stonington Gray and Sea Haze. Oddly enough, I expected these to read a bit greener than they actually do in my rooms. Either way, I am pleased and have colors for the painter - just in time. I will try to post pictures once the rooms are painted. Thanks to all for all the advice :-) @stinky-gardener - Hello! Yes - it was a lovely day! Wish I could have been outdoors more. The painter is a sub-contractor for my GC. I think the name is Saldana....See MoreFloor plan help for young family new build
Comments (86)While I'm not a fan of WIC in the bathroom, I realize many people like them. That's a personal decision. However like was explained many of the things in this house don't work because they are just not good design. Here's the changes I made to the first floor to give you better flow and to put the things needed where they will work the best. 1. Since you don't use a bath, get rid of it! If you want a bath on the first floor, put it in bedroom 2. 2. Your master closet is actually now larger. However I was able to pull in the wall so it now matches the wall of the dining room. 3. Now you have a straight shot from the master suite to the bathroom to the closet. And then as an added bonus if you don't want to wake your spouse in the morning, you can now leave through the laundry closet! 4. Instead of the powder room by the master suite, I moved your laundry room there. Think of how easy it will now be to do your laundry. 5. I pulled the closet across to meet the study. Even though it makes the house a bit larger, it will actually save money because you won't have the extra bump outs. 6. Your study is the same size but by moving it down, you now have an actual hallway that creates a "spine" for the house, so you're not making a jog through your great room to get to the master suite. 7. By moving the powder room to where the laundry was, it freed up space so you now have a good sized entry from the mudroom door and the garage. No more trying to shove one another out of the way. Plus there's now more room to store all those kids things. 8. The powder room is now near the side where the kids will enter and it's convenient still to guests. 9. I moved around your layout for your kitchen too. It didn't work. Lots of space but not well used. I moved your cleanup sink to under the window with the dishwasher next to it. Lots of storage space in drawers now to the left. I moved your fridge so it's now in the work "triangle". So now you take food out of the fridge, move it to the prep sink on the island to wash, then prep to the left of the prep sink, and then carry it to the cooktop to cook. 10. In the master bath, if you're planning on a glass shower enclosure, I would probably flip the toilet closet and the shower so the toilet isn't against the master bedroom wall....See MoreHELP!! Kitchen layout for young family with dog
Comments (14)Thanks very much for the comments received so far! CPARTIST: Are you working with an architect to design your house? And if not, why not? This is not a job for an amateur. Yes absolutely! This project is definitely above and beyond my capabilities. I have received preliminary drawings (big sheets of paper, I’m not able to scan them), and am taking some time to think about them. These are preliminary drawings to show the relationships between rooms, and the general layout and elevations. Then there will be a next phase with preliminary construction plans. I have taken these drawings and reproduced them in Excel, accurate to 6 inches, to be able to play around with the layout and show the modifications I want done in the next phase. MAMA GOOSE: Thanks for your suggestions! Do you think it’s best to have the refrigerator or the sink on the wall against the pantry? Do you have any thoughts as to whether the mud room should be connected to the kitchen? If it is not connected, then I would much prefer your plan #2 and have an additional counter run between the sink and fridge. BENJESBRIDE: Good point on the piano. Alternate locations for it are: (1) In the living room, where there is currently a TV bench drawn (I am trying to convince my husband that we don’t need a TV in the living room) (2) In a small library located to the left of the living room. I had planned for this to be my reading room (away from the TV!). However, it is 11 x 11 and I am concerned that it would be too small to serve as a piano room. Thoughts? LAURAFHALLEN: Questions for you: Do you really need 2 dishwashers? I have 3 kids and 2 dogs, and we get by fine with 1. I'm concerned you won't have enough storage space. We have upper and lower cabinets. No, I really only need one. If I can fit two, that would be even better but it is not a must-have. Keep the island as 1 large flat surface, it will feel more open and give you plenty of room to spread out for baking. Having a prep sink is a must-have. I use the prep sink more often than I bake, so I reflected this in the layout. The island in my current kitchen is 5’9’’ with an 18” sink (pushed to one side) and it has worked very well. Given the island of approx. 7’ in this drawing, I think I would have enough room to have an 18” prep sink again. Get as big of a cooktop as you can. Agreed! I am planning for a 36” induction cooktop. Your pantry is about the same size as mine. It's big enough. I hang my swiffer, broom, and charging vacuum on the wall without shelves. I keep my mixer in the pantry, but my blender stays out- my teenagers use it daily for muscle-building smoothies! Thanks, this information is very helpful! I love your layout. I wish I had a nice mudroom! Thanks! I absolutely love the mud room – however I am worried that accessing it from the kitchen makes the kitchen layout less functional. Thanks again!...See MoreHelp needed with Family Room Decor / Carpet / Colors
Comments (26)Thank you both for your suggestions. Wife is looking at it so we can make a decision "together" ;) Liked the rug you posted - its 8x10 , we prolly need a bit bigger than that - but will see when the media console arrives next week. groveraxle's photoshops are awesome but wife hasnt nodded at any of the carpet yet. It took us a long time to get these sofas/setup because of the corner fireplace - hopefully it doesnt take us several months to finish it up....See Morezanotti
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