Seeking advice on doing a gallery wall on a staircase
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Seeking advice: how do you NOT sweat the small stuff?
Comments (17)This is an excerpt from something I received in today's mail: It's Thanksgiving afternoon. You've had turkey, stuffing potatoes, cranberries - all the fixings. You've had pie (both apple and pumpkin). And right about now you're thankful you're wearing pants with an elastic waist. It's time to watch another game or perhaps figure out which sales to hit with the start of the holiday shopping tomorrow. But isn't there something more to this holiday? Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to slow down and take stock of what's really important in your life. So before the meal, or right after, while everyone is still seated at the table, invite each family member to state something they're thankful for....Here are a copy of suggestions to keep the good thoughts flowing throughout all the holidays and into the upcoming year. 1. Accept, Acknowledge and Appreciate - Let these replace the Three C's - Complaining, Condemning and Criticizing. 2. Do something for someone else - those less fortunate than you. 3. Put it all in perspective - It's often easy to lose perspective on exactly how much we do have. It's easy to feel less than satisfied with your lot in life...Remember, what you have is always greater than what you need. 4. Focus on the positive - Keeping a positive outlook will change your entire perspective, as people have a tendency to remember the bad things as vividly as the good. Keep a gratitude journal containing only positive entries. Look for positive outcomes from tough events. This goes on but I think the bottom line is to keep things in perspective. I'm a perfectionist, too, and we completed our kitchen remodel about 18 months ago. I know where you are coming from, but if you focus on the fact that you have a new kitchen and it's a great improvement from what you had before, your perspective will probably change. Get that positive journal going with daily entries - you'll most likely find you ease up. As a last resort, ask yourself 2 questions that were regularly asked of me during our remodel - 1. Will this kitchen bring us world peace? and 2. Will this kitchen solve world hunger? Bottom line, it's only a kitchen. Happy Thanksgiving....See MoreSeeking advice on awful gallery kitchen space
Comments (4)Thanks, mspanama. We love it. In looking again at your pictures, I wonder if you could make the kitchen an "L' and extend the counter where you have the sitting area. The kitchen sink area looking through the opening seems awkward. If you were to put the sink by the window, you have a nice outlook. With an "L", would you have room for an island (I know the wall can't move)? If so, you could add a long but slender island and have seating there. If not, perhaps you could create a nook by the wall where the sink is currently. You could build two short benches that come out from the wall, and put a small table between. Or you could do a longer bench nook that stretches across the wall with the short part of the "L" extending out from the window side. If you do the latter, you could possibly incorporate a small shelving unit for cookbooks, serving dishes, etc. on the outer part of the bench that sticks out. It's hard for me to see the full space in the pictures to know what you could fit in there....See MoreAdvice on gallery wall
Comments (9)Thanks! I feel better now. I just didn't want to have overkill on the ferris wheels :) I might sit on it a bit before moving them all closer though because what a pain that is to get them up and straight the first time lol. Anyway, thanks for the feedback and making me feel better about it. By the way...that stand is just an old dresser from the 70s that my parents had ditched to the basement at their house. I rummaged it out and redid it. It has been one of my favorite pieces I have. I love that when that happens :)...See Moreseeking advice about fireplace/awkward wall design
Comments (5)The architect did you no favors when designing that wall. Even before I read the previous responses, I was thinking much the same thing--sheetrock over the niche and visually minimize the basement door. I went looking for an old post on concealed doors. This isn't the one I was thinking of, but covers the same territory: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2523382/making-a-utility-door-disappear#n=7 Basically, you can replace the door with something with no trim, painted the same color as the wall that will completely blend it. It won't be truly hidden, since you will still see the outlines of the door, but it will be much less obtrusive than what you have now, and will let your fireplace be the focal point it ought to be....See MoreRelated Professionals
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