new paint and area rug...now what!?!
Kim B
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Comments (28)Thank you!! I am now about 95% complete with the kitchen... It has been a lot of work, so many doors to paint. I had to stop and pack up and cleanup my mess.. family is coming to visit / stay with us! The Rug, I purchased from S&H Rugs in New Jersey... on ebay or online you can find them at 1800getarug. I purchased 2 other rugs from them, and the descriptions are fairly accurate. I also had t=2 rugs that I returned, and they were easy to deal with and promptly refunded my money....See MoreSo I bought 7 rugs...now I need your opinions please.
Comments (32)We swapped the rugs, Gold went to the living room and my DH is happy. He likes it better there and so do I. The color looks less orangey. And the size is good for that room. The silver rug looks 'OK' in the DR but is really a bit too blue for the DR and the fabric I've had for windows. It will be perfect upstairs in my snore room however when I get to that project so both are keepers and will work fine as place holders. Busybee3 - I would keep the table at the round 54" as I only do larger 10+ sit downs a few times a year. I guess I really think of the DR divided into two sections a 6 X 16 hallway and a 10 X 16; as that side is where the table lives, and the light fixture is placed accordingly. I do not want to center the table to the room as that would be trickly for walking to the kitchen. What I consider the hall is really part of the room and will have the buffet placed there. The other walls will have a china cab and server. For now I will have the silver rug placed where the large gold rug is in the first picture, but I will try with out a runner for awhile. Not ideal but will get us by to move in - While I keep my eyes peeled for the perfect rug....See MoreNeed to cut new build budget by $25,000. What area can we sacrifice?
Comments (53)The easiest option: eliminate the dormers. You say they're for a future bonus room, which may or may not ever happen. Yes, they look nice, but they're not something you'll appreciate on a daily basis from inside the house. Along that same line: Are you building the bonus space flooring NOW so that it can support a room? What about a staircase to reach this future bonus space? Those things may add to your build now. Things you could cut to try to reach 25K -- you'll have to sacrifice multiple items to reach your goal: - I can't read any dimensions, so I can't consider the size of the spaces. - How many kids do you have? If the answer isn't 2+, reconsider the two secondary bedrooms. Keep that room that I assume is a study. Your living space is relatively small, and I think you'll want that "away space". - Eliminate the half bath. Your secondary bedroom wing's hall bath is available to guests. - Downsize the garage to two cars. The garage is somewhat oversized for the size of the house. A carport would be less expensive ... though it would then eliminate the garage and the dormers with them. - Eliminate the garage altogether now ... and add it later as a detached garage, which could enter though the back porch. - Switch the French doors to the back porch to a slider. The newer "gliders" do not look like the sliding doors of the 1970s. - Simplify the layout of the master bath /closet, which are a bit over-the-top anyway. Eliminate the toilet-in-a-closet and downsize to one sink. I would definitely keep the tub ... ours is used every day. That custom shower will be a budget-buster; a nice, simple 5x3' shower is plenty nice. - Simplify the kids' bathroom to a simple 3-piece bathroom with all the water in one wall. Downsize to one sink. - Downsize the island; a slab that large will cost $$$ for your countertop. - Your kitchen cabinets are already going to be pretty simple, but skip fancies like pull-out spice racks. Stay middle-of-the-road in terms of cabinet quality. - Go with standard appliances -- forget the large stove I think I see in the plans. - Eliminate the fire place -- throwing out ideas; personally, I would not trade these for dormers. - Alternately, what kind of fireplace are you considering? An insert is less expensive than a full-fledged masonry fireplace. To-the-ceiling masonry is more expensive than brick or tile just around the firebox itself. - Eliminate the porches -- again, personally I would not trade these for dormers. - Is the porch to be screened? Eliminate the screen. I have a large back porch similar to the one you propose (it's probably the best part of my house); mine is un-screened and I have never once wished for screens. - Downsize the large windows in the bedrooms -- again, not something I'd trade for dormers. - Where I would NOT try to save: quality of the exterior build, quality of the windows, quality of the plumbing, or similar items. Also, I would keep the metal roof; it will be more expensive now, but you probably won't replace it ... and that probably means you won't encounter water damage in the future either. - This isn't a money-saver, but look over your mudroom /laundry room plans again. This is a heavy-use space, and it looks kinda scrunchy-small. I'd also open a door between the laundry and the master closet ... so many steps could be saved....See MoreHome Office - New paint and area rug
Comments (2)Not sure why, but your picture won’t enlarge. What colors are in the window treatment? Maybe a close up of that fabric.........See MoreKim B
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