is there any hope we can combine our styles?
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Comments (17)Noble thoughts, Mike. I can see you put a lot of thought into what you wrote. I've given quite a bit of thought to what Mike said, and have often taken the time for introspection re why I spend time at the forums. I don't think I operate under the umbrella of a mission statement - probably something more like a credo. I'm here because I like to help. I particularly like to be associated with people that have open minds and enthusiasm for husbandry (growing). That is what draws me most to an individual and makes me want to encourage them. It's kind of like - if you were a teacher 'Who would you rather help - the child who says, "I can't get this puzzle, but I want to finish it real bad. Would you help me?" or the one who pitches a screaming fit and won't let you help because he 'knows how to do it'? ;o) We all assume the role of teacher when we offer advice, even when we share our practical experience. We tend to feel obligated to help almost everyone (when we can) when they ask for it or when it's apparent they are foundering. Everyone's reaction to the help isn't the same, and the rewards we perceive from having tried to help vary, so our interaction here is always dynamic. See Forest Gump - "My mother always said: Life is like....." I don't know if this thread will go long or not, but it certainly has the potential to reveal what makes everyone tick. It offers the opportunity for anyone to talk about how they perceive the forums and what they've noticed about themselves and others (not specific others) relative to their interactions. Distilled: I look first for opportunities to help, and help where I can. I don't try to pass my best guess off as a fact, and I don't offer advice I can't explain fully or back up with sound science. I try not to argue, unless something comes up in a thread I'm already participating in that has the potential to detract from your growing experience (bad advice - only half of a picture .....) in which case I offer an alternate opinion, and explain clearly why I hold that opinion. Most forum altercations center around ego and the inability to deal with disagreement. Ego, because it bruises easily when battered with the knowledge that we have been wrong. Some people accept that fact and are grateful for having been enlightened, others feel trapped and see obfuscation of the OT as their only escape. They either throw up a smoke screen by changing the subject, introducing/seizing on several other points as 'cover' for the one actually being discussed so they don't have to face the music, or they simply turn personal and belligerent in the hope that the other party will follow and forget about pursuing the original point - defense mechanisms. Fortunately, there are far fewer of that sort than there are of the nice folks who have so far commented on this thread. You guys are the ones that make it fun to hang here. ;o) Good thread, Mike. Al...See MoreWe are so close!Can you peek at our floorplan one last time??
Comments (10)Mmm. Hate photobucket. Okay, so clicking, you do eventually get to a larger picture. And, my comments: You have at least 2 toilet rooms with inswing doors. For safety, those need to be modified. In both cases, the layout is not conducive to simply changing them to outswing or pocket doors, but it is necessary (the J&J, you might be able to put in a pocket door easily enough, depending on where you put your water lines for the tub). The master bath WC--you might look into something like an ergon door, or rearrange that space to get a pocket. The reason NOT to have an inswing is... if someone collapses/has a medical emergency in the WC room, and there is an inswing door, the person usually falls against the door/on the floor in front of the door preventing EMS from accessing them. The hinges to an inswing door are also on the inside of the WC, so EMS cannot simply remove the door... SWIM? It is rare that this sort of thing happens, but I'd hate for it to happen in my house (or a house I reviewed on GW) when planning for that sort of thing could literally save a life. Where is your upstairs in relation to your down? Can you get a laundry chute in one of the bedroom baths? Do you like having windows in your closet? It is odd that you've decided to put your closet on a corner of the house--usually prime real estate within a house footprint for light--where you don't need (or necessarily want) light there. Maybe, to solve your WC issue, you can think about changing the location of your master bath/closet (swapping them). In either case, your WC will probably be the same (far) distance from your bedroom. Will that be okay with you in the middle of the night? Any reason NOT to have windows on 2 sides of your master bedroom? (for example, is there a house right there)? I would take your kitchen layout to the kitchen's forum. I like that you don't HAVE to walk through the kitchen from the garage entrance, but I don't like that if you do, you are walking past the stovetop to get to the great room. And, I think it looks like you have a HUGE aisle between the sink and the island. How will you use your island? For prep? Normally, your ideal prep space is between stovetop and sink. But, here, you have no real prep space for that. If you think you will use the island for prep, it is essential it have a prep sink, since it is so far away from your main sink. Where will your MW be? I like the location of the fridge fine. But, I am concerned you may have your MW located over by the sink. This will put main kid traffic (between fridge and MW) right through your cooking zone (stovetop). Again, not a good spot for your cooktop. The kitchen forum can help you optimize all of this. Otherwise, without seeing dimensions, knowing where you live, or what orientation for the house, I think it looks pretty good. I like that your J&J bath only has 1 door to the toilet and only the sinks are true J&J. If you do J&J, that is the way to do it, imo. Also, I didn't really look at the elevation/exterior (not really where I excel...I'm more a floorplan junky). Enjoy!...See MoreHow can we make room for our new addition in our small house?
Comments (2)^Agree with eld6161. First priority is the baby (congrats!). Use one of the secondary bedrooms for the nursery. Next is your husband's gaming space and a distant third is entertaining overnight guests. I know the need to nest is strong, especially during pregnancy, but I don't think taking on the basement rehab now is a good idea. As mentioned above, put those guests on a sofa bed or in a nearby hotel until you get the basement reno done - after the baby is born. Do the basement reno when time and budget permit which may be longer than a couple of years :)...See MoreHow Should we Style the Trim Around our Windows?
Comments (11)Thanks for the input, everyone. Irene - thank you for sharing the pic. I fell in love with the trim and that's what we're going with. Elizabeth- once you mentioned too modern not to have casing, I looked at it from that viewpoint and I agree. Girl: the reason for deep sill is probably an added layer of insulation, as is the case with my room. Ours is a split-level ranch, and this new bedroom was previously a double integral garage. The windows are where the garage doors used to be. Once we studded out the walls and added a thick layer of insulation, the result is these deep set windows. I personally love it because any extra space for more plants is a plus in my book! This reno allowed us to create a large 4th bedroom, and a nice size mudroom/laundry room on the other side of the bedroom wall. I'm very excited :)...See MoreDesign Girl
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