Having second thoughts about new floor!
Alena Bubniak
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Having second thoughts about raised hearth fireplace
Comments (16)Thank you so much for all your ideas and opinions. Thankfully the builder told me we can wait until the house is framed to make a decision on it. Whew. He even suggested using cardboard to mock up our furniture arrangement- for the fireplace decision as well as electrical outlet and air vent decisions. I really do love working with our builder. As I keep trying to find the fireplace style I lIke, I keep gravitating to more formal white wood mantel and surrounds with matte black tile/stone (not sure what the material is). I guess I like the idea of how a raised hearth functions but I prefer the look of a hearth that's flush to the floor....See MoreI am having second thoughts about the Berta...
Comments (1)Did you check out the E'lux icon? It is a similar look...but I think better made....See MoreI'm having second thoughts about the kitchen/living room design
Comments (46)Marti- I vote for the half wall, messy kitchen or not! If you leave the solid wall, you still can't see the fireplace and you're walking over to the doorway, to talk to anyone in that room. Yes, you will be open to the dining area...but you already have a long, narrow space there (no peninsula, right?) so the half wall would open up the kitchen to the fireplace room, making that space feel wider and larger. What's opposite the open area, on the other side of the kitchen? That's all you'd see, as you walk in. Maybe you could change a few of the uppers, on that wall. All you have to do is get new doors, or even cut out areas, in the existing doors and add glass, chicken wire, fabric, a combination of both, etc. It might be nice and it would give you a little color or sparkle, in the kitchen area. Just a thought :)...See MorePainting the house but having second thoughts about the color...
Comments (46)Yes I would add another fixture. to the door. I would also think about painting the garage door something other than white -- the white isn't bad, but I think that perhaps a lighter gray (same as siding, just lighter) might work better. I would also think about painting the trim around the windows black, navy, a darker gray, or the same lighter gray. Again, white is fine but I wonder if a different color would visually balance out the windows with the expanse more. Plant something under and slightly "cupping" the bay window so it is more grounded. Storm gray was a great color choice that can support all kinds of pops of color -- if you get tired of red, that is!...See Moreflyr4fun
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