Entry mirror: “center at eye level”- still too high?
Corinne Masterson
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Did I hang this mirror too high?
Comments (7)I'm always open to unsolicited advice, so no worries :-) I could maybe scootch the chair over a tad to get the lamp on the other side of it, but there is no way the dresser can go over 8 inches. It could maybe go an inch or two at the most. It's hard to tell, but the entrance to the room is over there by the air vent and if the dresser is over too far it just feels cramped and "blocked" as soon as you walk in the door. It's been suggested that the entire room be flip-flopped, and that would definitely take care of the problem (among others). But I plan on leaving the layout as-is, at least for the time being. I need to get this room finished; there is baby on the way :-) But yes, I can try the lamp on the other side of the chair. It sounds like maybe I should finish "accessorizing" the dresser before making any final decision on the mirror....See MoreHome improvements that make sense on an entry level house?
Comments (18)I wanted to do an update. We were wondering if we should do some updates on our home even if we planned to move in a couple of years. We decided to go ahead and make our home more comfortable and pleasant for use to live in. I realize we might not get the money back, but in the mean time we are enjoying our house a lot more. We got a new heatpump and AC a year ago, it cost $4,100. I noticed our electric bills have been lower and the system works very well. We also got the kitchen cabinets refaced, and all new full extention drawers and knobs. That cost about $4,500. We updated our old range and OTR microwave for about $1,000. We had done the countertops, backsplash, sink, faucet, and floor about 5 years ago. In the bathrooms we got granite countertops, undermount sinks, and new faucets, and put frames around both mirrors. That cost $2,000. My husband raised the height of the countertop in the masterbath and built a large drawer with an electric stip in it for my hair dryer and flat iron. I stained the cabinets a deeper color to finish updating the look. We had replaced the floors with heated floor tiles in a travertine looking tile earlier. Lastly, we replaced all the windows (I decovered several of them were mildly fogged). That cost $4,800. We also replaced a couple of ceiling fans. We paid cash for everything and I think we got good value for what we did. I am much happier with my home now....See MoreNeed high level kitchen addition layout help
Comments (16)Thanks so much for all the input. My "high level" simply meant I didn't need to know exact size of cabinets, placement of appliances, yet... Vickyw, extending the back 4' across current kitchen and breakfast is an interesting idea. My problem is that I have a walkout basement below so the 10' extension would get me a new full room in the basement but I'm thinking a 4' extension would be on posts and lead to a darker basement (I've got another bay window and duplicate of current kitchen window in the basement directly under the main level). I have thought of putting a screened porch off the bay window between the addition and the current deck so that the blank wall of the addition would be inside the porch. I'm attaching a rough layout that a kitchen designer did for the space (not to scale!). If the cabinets for the island were 18" instead of 24", there would be 42" in between island and cabinets in the area that extends into the addition and 60" between the island and cabinets/wall at the other end of the leg after it turns. A few more answers, the door from the garage to the outside will be on the far side near the front because of the slope to the backyard. The new master above will use the entire area above the garage including the new 10' and there would even be a storage area under the new 10' section of the garage accessible from the backyard (we have way too much stuff). We currently use the dining room as a "kid office" and have desks along one wall, storage cubbies, and a rectangular dining table (used to be Pottery Barn kid-sized farm house table but they outgrew it). I thought about moving the wall between DinRm and kitchen 2' into the kitchen to make the dining room bigger but since that wall is the middle of the house, I'm thinking there are cement support posts in that wall holding up the second level. What does everyone think of this layout?...See MoreI need a welcoming entry that still maintains privacy.
Comments (17)Oooooo..I like your ideas. Thanks for thinking about it all! The bricks are not integral but are a dominant part of the rest of the landscape so I don't think a new stone would be good. Dry stacked would suit the terrain but alas these is an acre of red brick planters and paths out back.Horizontal wood over the bricks? parallel to new pavers? The steel planter....don't these get hot? Thank you again. Cheers...See MoreCorinne Masterson
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