I have a strange kitchen and don't know where to start...
Karley Kagie Deason
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Comments (14)The shepperd hook I have has a straight botton, i.e. needle sharp like, so it's actually very easy to insert the pots from the bottom up. You say yours has double prongs on the end side? How about drilling a hole large enough for the prongs to be able to fit? One word of caution regarding the metal pots idea: depending on where you live and how hot your climate is, you may wish not to do this. In my climate, metal pots left outside in the afternoon sun are a sure way to fry the plant's roots. Even plastic pots have similar problems in Summer. Clay works very well, even though we have to be more dilligent concerning watering. Eduarda...See MoreAppliances mostly in - I don't know where to start
Comments (6)CONGRATULATIONS on making it to this point. We are still needing some things finished too, but I made my first priority moving the food from the temporary kitchen set up (in plastic bins in the garage) back into the real kitchen. Of course all the dishes will need to be cleaned before going into the new kitchen, so I will work on them as I get to them. I have also spent a lot of time playing with the controls, but I tell everyone that I am learning how to use the new features. But, yeah. I spent a few minutes blissfully staring at everything, opening and closing doors and turning the faucet on and off a million times (truly decadent in our SoCal drought). Enjoy it!...See MoreOverwhelmed by my kitchen and don't really know where to start.
Comments (34)Seems to just be a random post with no return? Scrub it!. We have all lived, well at least i have, in rentals when young. Scrub and scrub. A degreaser with lots of rinsing with water and scrub again. Your friends are hanging in the kitchen because that is where the booze is, lol. A nice thrift store bar cart parked just outside the kitchen in the living room might help social flow. Does your landlord know about the ceiling? Is another tenant upstairs? Or is your bathroom upstairs? A slow leak needs to be fixed. A scrape and paint is just a 'bandaid' solution hiding the festering disease. It could be a simple tub caulking with a bad shower curtain above. And like mentioned could be a serious heath hazard. I would not spend much money. Some landlords will chip in with paint purchase if you do the work. Just ask. It does need scrubbing first. Even the best primer might struggle with all the grease buildup. Visit sites like retro-renovation and apartment therapy for easy low cost ideas. You do not need to spend lots of cash to have an adorable kitchen. Clean, un-cluttered, a fresh batch of solid towels, pale blue, red, orange. Maybe your rent is low but don't be afraid to ask. Or let them know about a leak. If they don't care, just scrape the ceiling and make do with cleaning. Save your money to move on...asap. Move the microwave to the booze counter next to the fridge. Invest in a few things that you can take with you. A nice big cutting board, next to stove. Bon Ami and Bar Keepers Friend are good powder cleaners that do not scratch surfaces. It is such a cute kitchen and tons of storage. And the fridge opens in the correct direction! (so rare, lol) Take a very wet sponge and soak the wallpaper border a few times over a few hours. (in a small test spot). It might just peal off easy, especially if the paint is an old hard glossy oil. And do not paint without telling your landlord. He just might have paint from other projects that he is willing to give for nothing. If your cabinets and walls are greasy and old oil paint, they need proper prep. Primer before an inexperienced latex application. It will peel and be a bigger mess. Relationships and friends are so much more important. Embrace what you have...but at least scrub it! (should take about 4-6 hours.)...See Moremaster bathroom tile help! I don’t even know where to start
Comments (3)HI Mary, have you considered saving money using white tiles topped with a show-stopper, multi-color border or "chest-rail"? This way you get your color on the walls that you can even replace down the line if wish without redoing the whole wall. For the floor, we picked the brown from the wall and did small 1" mosaic-style so would add grout traction (very important on shower floors: do with a rougher finish tile if can) I don't know where you are but check out this approach we did here in the Southwest. Granted, it's Spanishy, but you could do something more quiet that matches your overall home style....See MoreKarley Kagie Deason
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