Elevation Thoughts! Opinions/comments welcome!
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Update: Elevations, Floorplan, Comments?
Comments (5)Oh I do like these new elevations so much better than your original ones! Lowering the height on that two story section makes such a difference! Since the house will be a mixture of stone and siding (vertical?), I would recommend matching the porch roofs to the rest of the house. You really don't need to add an additional visual element by having the roofs be partially composite and partially metal. Not sure I quite understand your question about the master bedroom door. But, I would suggest flipping the utilities in the bathroom that is next to the laundry room which would require repositioning the master bedroom door. As you currently have the bathroom, although it is a long way from the front door of the house to the toilet in that room, if someone leaves the bathroom door standing open, there is a straight shot view from just inside the front door to the toilet. I'm always a bit discomfited when I enter someone's house and can see a toilet right from the front door. Especially if the lid is up. Don't know why. Probably just a weird hang-up I have. But any one sitting at the bench seating in your kitchen would get the same view as you'll see by the red line below and I don't think anyone much wants to see a toilet while they're eating. If you would flip the utilities as shown below, then even if the bathroom door were left standing open all the time, the most anyone would be able to see from the front door or the kitchen seating area might be a glimpse of a towel bar on the wall. Plus, moving the toilet, sink and shower so they share a common wall with the washing machine will save you a little bit of money in plumbing since certain pipes will be able to be shared....See Moreupdate: backsplash opinions please -- all comments welcome!
Comments (129)Wow, thank you tanders and kitchenredo08 for being interested in how it turned out. I PROMISE to put up some pictures within a week. This project has had a lot of ups and downs. First, it took about three weeks for the material to arrive. When it came, I was thrilled; it was exactly what I hoped for. Then came the really fun part: installation. I was talked into the idea that we could do this ourselves. Hmmmm, not sure how to characterize that decision since this post could potentially be read by the other party to the decision ;-). Anyway, let's suffice it to say that stone tile, especially a split face is not for the novice installer. But we got it installed with just a few snafus. Then it was time for grout. We started using the pastry bag method, but abandoned it when my hand began to cramp. Switched to a float. BIG mistake. Grout EVERYWHERE in ALL of the nooks and crannies. Three weeks later and we're still chipping out grout. But we're getting close. Close enough where I'm loving it again. So anyway, it's been an adventure. My advice to anyone who wants to do stone; hire a professional. Again, I PROMISE some pictures very soon. I'm too embarassed to post my kitchen right now with chisels and nano scrub and sponges everywhere. Karen...See MoreKitchen Layout--Comments Welcome
Comments (6)What you want to do, Flevy, is mock the whole thing up with boxes and sheets of cardboard. We used some of the base cabinets with plywood over because we were installing ourselves and had them. In any case, it's wonderful for adjusting your layout as needed and for practicing cooking and seeing how various layouts would work for you. I had no problems when our kitchen was finished and everything worked just as I knew it would. Regarding island seating, I'm thinking you might want to shave off the left end of the counter a bit (you won't need it), maybe curving the outer corner a bit, and slide one of the stools over on the end. So where ARE are you going to prepare meals? The biggest clue to me that you might end up doing all your cooking in that little corner with your back to the room is your planned storage. Mixing bowls overhead in that corner? Knives way the heck and gone off to the right of the stove, far from the sink and handy only for slicing grooves in the frying pan? Nothing behind you under that nice 5' stretch of work counter facing the stove but a little shallow storage? You obviously don't intend to work on the long dimension of the island, where you have a 36" cabinet and no solid plans for what to put in it. Not that I think your main meal prep area should end up way down there, but...? Since you mention baking supplies, if you bake enough to designate an area, how about doing that down there? If it were mine and the appliances were where they are, because I cook dinner from scratch almost every day, and because I like to cook facing out into the room, I'd cook between the end of the island and the stove, chopping and mixing on the end of the island. I'd have drawers on that end with my mixing bowls, cups, knives, graters, on and on. I know that because that's what I do now. But you're you. If cooking in the area between the sink and the stove is right for you, you need to plan for that. For instance, the knives need to come over to the sink side of the stove, where they'll be used. Think POINT OF USE storage. Now, if I had no island, I could be quite happy working in that corner between sink and stove, with a nice big window, BUT I'd definitely slide the sink and DW left a slot to use some some of the area in front of the window. This'd transform a dark, cramped, crowded prep area into a rather lovely spacious one. I spend lots of time at that, so it'd be a nice thing I'd do for myself. Cleaning up goes quickly; I don't sip wine and chat while I do THAT, so it doesn't need to hog the best spot in the kitchen. As for sacrificing major function to center a faucet in front of some glass--good grief no. If you haven't already read some of the threads on this and given this some thought, please do so before making your final decision about sink placement. It can be a real spoiler. Since the end of the island is very close to the stove, regardless of where I worked, I'd at least try out placing more drawers facing the stove just in case I liked having frequently used pots, extra lids, etc., that much handier. Tradeoffs. An advantage of working in the corner is that your refrigerator is a quick turn and straight walk there and back. I was thinking it was out of the way, but it's not, and with the prep area on both sides of the corner and the sink closer to it, it'd be well placed for an efficient and pleasant L-shape kitchen (with table or island behind). OTOH, should you decide you want to work facing your family and using the island routinely, well, you could try rearranging your boxes and maybe even trying out a prep sink to entice you over there. That's what the boxes are for. :)...See MoreAlmost final plans. Comments Welcome
Comments (35)Cpartist- This is just a quick idea....I know you said you wanted a slider in the kitchen, but I really wanted to play around with the banquette idea! Disregard, if you don't like.... The buffet is behind the sofa, being used as both buffet and sofa table. The big front window has a window seat with shelves/cabinets on both sides. They could be low or high...maybe with a few plants on top! The back patio is wonderful. Any chance of extending the covered portion out towards the pool just a few feet? I know you have those roofing/square footage constraints, but it might be nice to have a little more shade. It's a great plan! I know you're going to love it :) Oh, that's supposed to be columns with vines (blooming) and maybe small plant area around it. Just enough for a little color!...See Morecpartist
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