Need help Modernizing a split bungalow
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6 years ago
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Comments (16)Please don't pressure wash wood siding unless you like to see splinters flying in the air. As soft and spongey as that is, that is not a good idea. New siding with a factory applied color might be, highly recommended. Had a family next door pressure wash their deck which the previous owners had applied some of that 'great gel stain' tooo...mildewy now, gel stain ed by sap from trees above, etc etc........pressure washer....wallah.....holes in deck floor. Do NOT force water into your wood siding/sub walls/etc. You really might need some consult specialist in this case, but I do not see why painting this would help it for more than a couple of years. New siding, would be the most effective use of dollars and labor, you might check into this and see. Anytime you have a wood of this age, there is just the sense it has served its' purpose. I don't know what people put on homes like this other than wood, but NEW WOOD siding at minimum would seem the best cure for the problems. Have others experienced different results? Curious to hear from others with similar aged homes....See MoreSiding for Split-Level PNW Mid-Century Modern Home
Comments (1)Bumping this for you. I suspect the pros will ask for straight on pics of your house....See MoreMake this adjustable frame split king modern and attractive
Comments (6)you need a bed frame that wraps around the two beds. you might try asking stores that sell adjustable beds for recommendations. or you could go custom. it's just a box with no bottom that is a little bit bigger than the adjustable frames, after all. if that box sat directly on the floor then it would hide all the little legs. this site has really low profile bases you can put on a solid platform (but I don't think they sell the actual platform itself):...See MoreCreative design ideas for modern bungalow bathroom?
Comments (25)Thanks (and beautiful bathroom!) @cpartist, that looks like the same Daltile cove base tiles we're planning to use (with B&W Tile green subway tiles since no one else makes jade green anymore, apparently!) Heritage Tile does but then you'll pay for it. Also there are other brands that carry green tile. However most companies that do make green tile are a heck of a lot more expensive than what I paid for my white subway tile. I know because I did look into possibly doing a color in the guest bath. Wasn't worth it to me! Does the Daltile black work decently with the Heritage tile black? The Heritage floor tile is a flat black and the white is slightly less white but it all works beautifully together and looks authentic. Even though my house is brand new, I was going for an authentic look of a house from 1910-1925 period. So yes, just like it would have one century ago. And is your trim 1/2" pencil liner? (I ordered 1/4" liner from B&W but still wonder if we should have just stuck with the 1/2" Daltile so that it would match the trim...oh, well!) Yes my trim is the 1/2" pencil liner. And I absolutely would have stuck with the same color liner as your trim color. Blacks from different companies can wind up being different, just as whites or any other color can. BTW: Signature Hardware makes glass pulls and knobs in a jade green color. I used Platinum grout color for my bathroom. I wanted a tint of gray but not so dark as to take away from the tiles....See More
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