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Comments (36)Wow, everyone's being pretty nitpicky. This room looks great. Beverly and celery both nailed the art; something large and subdued on that wall is all you need. There's nothing wrong with all the different shades of beige and brown. It's calm without being boring. (OK, one little nitpick from me: shorten the curtains so they just skim the floor. I don't think you need to get new ones.)...See MoreI have a large blank wall in my family room. Help!
Comments (2)Pretty room. Can you post a pic taken from the corner pointed at the bare wall and the french door wall? Without seeing the whole space, properly hung art is always a good choice. Perhaps a console table. A large floor vase with tall filler is also a good way to add interest to a bare wall....See MoreMy living room is a Big blank canvas
Comments (38)The seating for 5 adults is much easier due to shape of space. Your room has to have 3’ walkway so that reduces the available space for furniture by 3’. So having about 20’ instead of 14’ is a big advantage. The distance from seating to the TV is also a consideration and the TV on the long wall puts the main seating in good position. There are good ways to manage wires and by putting a wall mounted console it helps with that and raises it above your baseboard heating. The view from the kitchen to the far wall is enhanced by large art over a sofa type table or buffet on that far wall. You can also handle a nice size sofa with the TV on long wall. The other orientation limits furniture size and configuration much more. If you need to watch TV while in kitchen you could put TV on a wall mount that allows you to angle TV toward kitchen. Hope that helps you understand the design considerations....See MoreMy "Blank Slate" is giving me nightmares! Please help my kitchen!
Comments (14)Thank you all for your comments and feedback! I will add some more details here to better define my project. DETAILS: 1. Yes, getting new appliances. A big, french door fridge (35.5 inches wide, SS) Keeping current dishwasher (standard 24", SS) Adding a drawer microwave (27" Sharp SS) Still trying to decide about range or cooktop / oven. If I get a range, it will be 30" with a double oven configuration. If I select a professional range, it will be 36". If I do a cooktop / oven, the cooktop will be 36" and under-counter oven. All SS. Big, deep single bowl SS sink 33" (requires a 36" cabinet) 2. Yes, I definitely want an island that we can have at least 3 stools at for teens to eat, etc. 3. No table. In the lower left corner, we already have a table and eating area. (It's located off the design drawing) 4. Yes, we can move the pantry opening to the left. 5. No, sadly, I am not getting a prep sink . . . darn it . .. hubby won't allow plumbing changes. 6. From the bottom right corner, on the right side wall, the first 9 ft. have been removed to open up the kitchen. The remainder of the right side wall is still there though. DIMENSIONS: * 9 ft ceilings * Top wall is 210" total with 132" of continuous wall space (assuming I shift the pantry opening to the left more. * Right wall is 252" total with the first 108" now gone. (at the bottom of the wall). The upper portion of the right wall has 120" of continuous wall space. * The bottom wall is 140" total. It has a big window on it, so only lower cabinets can fit here. I have two sink hookup options that do not require plumbing changes. I can keep the sink under the window, where it is currently on my drawing. Or, I can put it off of the top wall, about middle of that wall. I don't really like the idea of my sink facing a wall, so I would prefer it stay on the bottom wall, under the window. Things I would like: * A pullout base cabinet that will hold 3 trash cans (21" cabinet) * I would prefer that most or all of my base cabinets be drawers. Is that a good idea? Or, will it look odd? If I have lower cabinets, then I want pull out shelves. * I'd like a big island, and I think I could accommodate that. * I would like to have a hood in my kitchen to help get rid of cooking smells. I like the hoods are are hidden inside cabinetry. (See pictures.) * Off white traditional style cabinet doors. PICTURES: A. . An example of the kind of hood that I would like to have. B. This is a picture of my old kitchen. You are looking at the bottom left wall area (on my drawing, for reference.) This is our eating area. So, no need to make any table fit into my drawing b/c we have this other area. C. We remodeled that dining wall area in Picture B, and it now looks like this. My new kitchen will have the same brick for backsplash to tie it all together. D. This is an old picture of my kitchen. You are looking at the wall that we knocked down (I drew a blue line over the portion of the wall that is missing now.) That window has been replaced with a 3 section window with upper mullions. Again, thank you for taking the time to read all of this and thanks for offering opinions and advice. I really appreciate it!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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