Apartment Design
Cindy Koeppel
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Comments (38)Hello all! A little update. Money has been tight, but I was able to save up for a coffee table. I was afraid it would be too big, but I think it looks nice. It has some storage space on both sides and I love it's look. I am curious if I should put a vase with flowers or something with a little color to put on top. Also I think a rug is in store. I also sold the recliner and it's out of my life! The apt. has been repainted by the new Landlord and that ugly hole in the wall is gone and the color is much better! They didn't put the blinds back and I'm thinking of replacing them while they are down or go with curtains. I will be putting a small bar cabinet on the right side of the TV (where that drawer is) to get my "bar" fix without using the kitchen area for it. It will fit perfectly in that unused space. (I plan on getting rid of that small drawer container. I will probably get a small dining room table or just leave the keyboard there since I have a coffee table and I know I wouldn't use the dining table except when guests come over. I was given a rug by a friend, but I feel it's too small under the coffee table, so I put it under the keyboard. I got some candles for the windowsill and I think they bring a nice touch, especially when lit. I still plan on putting a curtain to seperate the bed from the room and put a small bookcase on the left side of the TV with a mirror on the wall above it. Any comments would be appreciated. I will continue to update as more additions are very slowly added to my apt....See MoreHelp with small apartment bedroom design
Comments (4)Bed opposite the entry door makes for optimal sleep so you're good there. I would get a second nightstand, or perhaps two new ones that are the right height and are chest style with drawers for more storage - always in short supply. Top them with new lamps that are properly sized....See MoreHelp!! Rental Apartment needs design upgrade
Comments (10)For the backsplash... Get some of that corrugated plastic (coroplast) and cut to fit between the bottom of the cabinets & the laminate backsplash. Try to get a tight friction fit or use some double stick tape to hold in place. Tape the seams together with a good quality clear packing tape. And cover with some of those Tic Tac tile sheets or even Contact paper. https://www.tictactiles.com/shop You could fit the corrugated plastic, remove & tape together and apply the Tic Tacs or Contact paper with the assemblage laying flat and then fit it to the wall. Probably be a good idea to stop at the stove and use a sheet of aluminum behind the stove and then resume w/ the Tic Tacs. How to finish the edges where the new splash isn't captured? Dunno off the top of my head. I would wander around the wall paneling section of a home improvement store and look at the edging materials. I'm almost certain that would will find something there that would work. Total cost ought to be under $150. Don't know how much you're willing to spend. Alternatively, for a temporary cover-up and lower cost you could fit foam core in and paint it. (Use some of the paneling trim that is meant to cover the seams between two sheets of paneling.) Double stick tape, good quality acrylic paint...take care to wipe dry sink splashes? If you take your time and get a good fit, either of the above will look better than a lot of the awful real tile jobs that I have seen on this site! Won't be perfect but... ETA that I think the green 'Subway Mist' Tic Tacs would work nicely. They have white 'grout' which would help tie in the white appliances a bit better. And, if it makes you feel any better, when I was shopping for a new refrigerator a couple of months ago, I toyed with the idea of buying a white one. Except it was priced $300 more than the exact same fridge in 'stainless steel'! Yeh, I got the SS one....See Moretear it apart—kitchen design and Island Size help!!!
Comments (6)You said you “kinda fell in love” with the bigger island. I was positive I knew the perfect size of my new island until I did a full size mock up in my actual size. My ideal, from a storage standpoint, was 72”. Once I set up one of my 72” folding tables, I saw instantly it was too big. It crowded my aisles and overwhelmed my kitchen. My island is a perfect 60”. Taking the few minutes to set up boxes or a table of the size you dream will convince you which size works best. I also used my mock-up to visually convince Mr. Wonderful why seating at a counter wouldn’t work as well as a separate table and chairs. ( for the record, sitting at the counter placed the three best views behind us). My daughter used cheap wrapping paper to make patterns to actual size of fridge, range, dishwasher, and sink. We spent an hour or so moving those cutouts around the kitchen of the cabin she is building until-voila’-we discovered switching the range with the fridge gave her a small pantry space. We put plywood on two saw horses to decide the size of the island. Cutting that size by six inches gave her proper clearances. There was a post earlier this week about a too big island already installed. An hour or two doing mockups, living with mockups for a day or two in the actual space can either convince you the size is perfect or needs to be tweaked....See MoreCindy Koeppel
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