Incorporating a chair I dislike!
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Comments (54)Everything is so ugly. Everything is so boring. This is exactly what I was thinking after we spent a couple of hours walking around a big mall, only because it was freezing but I wanted to walk. It might not have pushed me over the edge as much as it did, had I not also been looking at thousands of cabinet knobs and faucets and hinges and every other damn thing you can put in a kitchen. I know you're talking about not being able to find specific things. I have that problem, too. The 1920s faucets that were still almost universal in utility sinks when I was a kid are now special order high priced items. But I also think things in general look repulsive. Crate & Barrel seems to have bet its entire product line on the 587th revival of the 1970s we've had to endure over the past two decades. In each object in the store, ugly fights with boring to see which will emerge as dominant. There is not one single dinner service that you could call elegant without laughing, and more than a few you could lose your lunch on as soon as you ate it. I know some here swear by PB but it is worse than ever, everything dull as death and clunky as an elephant's foot. Things that might've been somewhat interesting when they were novel ten years ago, like "vintage" faucets, have been overdone and dumbed down to idiocy. There never was a real vintage faucet that had those big knobs on top with sheep hook spouts, and all those pull downs look like something you'd be embarrassed to touch in polite company. I guess it's cheaper to shave all the fine edges off everything than to produce items with the slightest character or delicacy, whether they are traditional or modern. The sad part is no one even seems to notice. Consumers are eager to show they will be no trouble to their Chinese manufacturers....See MoreDo you like/dislike your appliance garage?
Comments (12)Patti bee brings up a very good point. The location of the garage is very important. It has to be in a spot that is convenient as far as location of the appliances, but not such that it gets in the way. My garage sticks out farther than the other upper cabinets (18") due to the way the lift up pocket door works. Because of this, I had to find a spot for it that had enough counter space in front of it to allow me to pull things out and use them outside of the garage. I went through many iterations of my kitchen layout, and one of the things that gave me the hardest time was where to put the garage. With an 18" depth, placing it on a regular 24" deep counter would only leave 6" of workspace in front of the garage. Thus the placement on the wall end of my peninsula was the ultimate solution. Not only did that provide an entire peninsula counter in front of the garage, but it also gave me usage for a space which normally would not have gotten much use at all. In point of fact, it does sort of break up the peninsula workspace which I use for prep 90% of the time, from the to-the-right-of-the-cooktop workspace. But that works for me because those two workspaces have completely separate purposes so there's not a lot of interaction between the two. There was at least one other spot in my kitchen that the garage could have gone without breaking up the workspace, but again, it was paramount that the appliances be in the spot where I would do my prep most often. So in order to be a good addition to the kitchen, it must be in a location that is convenient to the workspace without taking up necessary workspace. A delicate balance!...See MoreIncorporating chairs to living room
Comments (1)Those chairs could be a lot of fun in your room, but they need some work. The upholstery on them is dated and the wood refinished to a color with more pop to it. Personally I'd recover in leather and then paint the wood once the old cover is taken off, and before the new goes on. A finish such as Hancock & Moore's "Driftwood" would look great on that chair and a colorful leather such as their Allie Hunter - great look. Using H&M just so you can look at their colorways........See MoreHow can I incorporate cozy seating here?
Comments (10)I would put a small sofa on the longer wall. Be sure it has a lower armrest so it is good for lying on, facing the kitchen. Look for apartment-size so that it's a lighter-feeling item, with legs rather than a skirt. Add a good size ottoman - more versatile than a chaise because it can be moved around for extra seating. My parents had a settee/small sofa in their kitchen and it was by far the most-used piece of furniture in the house. When they sold the house after living there for 65 years, it was the only piece of furniture that the new buyers asked for. We were delighted that the tradition was continuing! I know people say that 2 people never sit on a love seat. Although I believe that's generally true, our kitchen sofa sometimes had 3 people snuggled up together when there was a big cook-up going on....See MoreRelated Professionals
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