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Really Irritated, Our Office Was Broken Into Last Night!
Comments (15)Sounds like some kid whose school cannot afford to teach them about computers, or he would have known where the money is. So sorry this happened to you. What a mess. As Annie said, it is the violation of your personal space as much or even more than the loss of stuff. Of course, if the stuff has personal meaning and is irreplaceable, that is a horrible feeling, too. I had a ring stolen from my house that had been my great aunt's, and I feel sick about it to this day. Good idea to put the bars up, distasteful as they are. We've had a lot of house burglaries around here,including one on my street. Ick....See MoreWell, we have stuck it out with our GC and we're in the house
Comments (3)No! Before we left town DH gave them most of the substantial completion payment, but there is still a chunk remaining. And then we have a much bigger chunk in hold back that they'll get 30 days after substantial completion. This is a fire restoration project with an insurance settlement and a mortgage company in the middle, so we don't even have all the money in hand....See Moreworn out from tweaking our layout... could use your help
Comments (61)Thanks so much for the input on that wall! Here is where we are at now (at least for the time being :) ). We decided to change the bar wall into the family room just to a large opening with half walls and columns for the support (perhaps something like niffy's kitchen/family room?). We want to keep it open but just don't know if we will use those cabinets, sink, etc enough to make it worth the added cost. Plus, with every design change I seem to be just adding $$ so I need to streamline. So, keeping that very simple with no cabinetry, I think I do want some cabinetry on the blank wall - but I do want to keep it simple with perhaps a combination of open shelves for cookbooks, etc but also some more concealed space for the "clutter" - mail, etc. Still haven't decided on the finish or the look, but now that I've got the other layout pretty much figured out I'm going to talk to some of the cabinet designers this week and see what they come up with for that space... will keep you posted. Still having trouble with the fridge. It's just not a very wide space, and whenever I draw it up to be more of an armoire or integrated to go with the rest of the room, it ends up looking tall and skinny... I also *may* be able to get a deal on the 48 pro subzero fridge above that mahlgold posted above (which is making my DH so happy just thinking about!) so I've been trying to figure out what that would look like... it's so beautiful on it's own, but height-wise I think we may need some cabinets above it to go with our layout and not just be door, fridge, door all at ~7 feet. Even with it being a deal, it would still be a splurge so I would want everything to look right. It seems to never end :)...See MoreWe could really use some help with curb appeal suggestions. Thanks!!
Comments (13)It is impossible to get a feel for the overall setting with these pictures. If you'd return to EXACTLY where the first picture was taken, then pivot the camera to the right, and then left, capturing additional photos that slightly overlap with the first, so as we could see all the way to the side lot lines, that would make a huge difference. There is definitely a need for trees so as to make the house appear protected and sheltered and nestled into the surroundings ... instead of looking like an exposed hot box frying in the sun. And with trees, there needs to be shrubs, perennials and groundcover in order for it to look full and complete. I don't care for any of the existing landscaping that shows in the first picture. The two trees near the house are positioned so as to stifle the entrance, not enhance it. The beds and the octagon look like outdated brooches pinned onto the lawn. I would start over with a total revamp. (Need those pictures!) Above all else, I find the angles of the porte cochere ceiling, which do not match the roof lines, to scream out as WRONG, WRONG WRONG! This could probably be eradicated with a fascia that matches the roof lines. (You have to be careful how you fix this because details matter.) The idea of encasing the columns to be square strikes me a really wrong, too. It seems they are one of the more graceful elements surrounded by some otherwise clunky features. I would be considering how to make other things go with them better, instead of making them go away. There seems to be a need for more and better windows. I think you need an architect to bring all the details together. In regards to the paint scheme, if it were me I would not paint the house body any version of white or too light. In a sunny, unsheltered area this screams with glare and has a more commercial look. I think it would look much better as a darker color with white trim ... dark enough that there was some contrast. I would avoid anything in the brown/tan range and opt for something in the grey/taupe department. There are hundreds of variations on this theme that are possibilities. Google some images....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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