Help with finding a light for my kitchen eating area and other things
Hi all, I am trying to finish up the decorating of my new home. so first of all i am
hoping you can help me to figure out a light fixture for over my new kitchen table . My style is transitional and it has to coordinate with the pendant lights that are over my island. I am attaching some photos of the area and of the adjacent family room so you can see what is going on in there.
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Comments (16)I dislike having a laundry in the food preparation area for sanitary and aesthetic reasons. Handling worn clothing and bedding leaves your hands contaminated with E. coli sp., not all of which are not benign comensals; not to mention loose hair and skin cells and even occasional intestinal parasite eggs. Not something I like to have around my food. Plus as noted, the issue of sorting and then holding for subsequent loads of dirty clothing needs space. Even if you use a dryer, there's also necessary folding and ironing space required. I see you have a door from the garage noted. Can you figure out how to move the laundry appliances to space in the garage, even if means making a well-insulated closet for them. As a practical matter, don't be mislead by the comparatively small size of the true horizontal-axis, front-loading, European-style washers. These are usually 220V (they make their own hot water, as needed). They are about the size of dishwashers but will easily hold as much as a large capacity washer. I know because I have been using them for more than 20 years and can pack quite remarkable amounts into them. When FL machines first were availale in the US (again, they existed many years ago and then fell out of favor) there was considerable consumer consternation about the size of the machines. I can't tell you how many times I listed the contents of my typical FL machine loads over on the Laundry Forum in answer to skeptical questions about capacity. Nowadays, Miele, the preeminent-manufacturer of high quality Eorpoean FL washing machines has abandonned selling its superb true-horizontal machines in the US in order to pander to the American taste for ginormous machine sizes. The result is machines that are less effective than the smaller ones. LG, Kenmore, Samsung, Maytag and many other brands also make these huge FL's with varying results of efficiency. I believe that Asko and Bosch still make, and sell in the US, true European-style machines. I can heartily recommend the older-style Mieles. They are often available second hand on Craigslist for excellent prices ($150-300 second hand vs. $1800-2100 for new Mieles) as clueless people ditch them in their headlong rush for ever-bigger machines. I also have had more than two decades of excellent work from my Asko machines. Some of the benefits of the smaller, flat-axis machines, are higher spin speeds, lower water consumption and much higher temperature possibilities (if 220v models.) Higher, including very hot (140-200F) temp is one of the lynchpins in avoiding stinky bio-film buildup in a washer. A garage location would also seem ideal for making a doorway to an outside drying yard. Although I have a dryer, I dry all my stuff outdoors, year-round, with great results. (And I live in northern NY where just-out-of-the-washer clothes are often literally freezing as I hang them up.) It costs about 9 cents for the electricity to run a load of clothes in the washer (even counting for the fact that I heat the wash water to more than 150F), but the electricity to dry the same load costs nearly a dollar per load so the cost saving in outdoor drying is very high, plus it yields sweet-smelling, great-feeling cothing and and brilliant whites. Although keeping the machines closed in and under counters looks nice as practical matter to do neglects the need for the washing machine's door to to be left open when not in use. (Not wide open, but not firmly latched shut.) Pictures of these arrangements are often shown in shelter mags even though they don't work as well as you might imagine. Even the dryer needs air access if it is to exhaust efficienctly to the outside. There are dryers - called condenser dryers -which need no exhaust. I have one and I am only tolerably satisfed with it. It does markedly raise the ambient humidity and temperature of the room while operating, and doesn't work well in a confined space. Once the room temp begins to rise the ability of the machine to condense moisture from the dryer-air stream begins to degrade. Luckily I only use it in a bathroom during the winter so the added temp and moisture in the air are welcome things. It wouldn't be satisfacory if I planned to use it year-round for all loads. It also creates a certain amount of extra fugitive lint in the air since it is not externally vented. Give some thought to whether you can capture some garage space for the laundry. Insulating and even heating a small space like a laundry closet shouldn't be that difficult and would add convenience and re-sale value to your house without the risks of a full scale addition. Perhaps you could have the laundry closet extend from the kitchen into the garage. HTH L. (PS: if you have more questions about laundry equipment, the place to read up on that is on the Laundry Forum of this site.)...See MoreKitchen Eating Area / Fireplace paint? white wash? HELP
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Hello all, I need an opinion on this rug for my living room. I have a small 2x3 sample of it and I really like it.
All of the other samples I got were very yellow in my space. 
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Okay here is the rug. I like it. I looked into getting one bound but didn't really find anything I loved for this room and so I just went ahead with this one. It was the right price and although I wish it was bigger it works for now. It is wool and thick and I don't even notice the floor lines being in conflict with the lines on the rug. In person it works fine.
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PRO10 months agoTransitional style homes typically pair well with light fixtures that are sleek, neutral, and modern. Some common choices include chandeliers, semi-flush mounts, or pendant lights, which have a simple and elegant style that can complement different types of home decor. In addition, recessed lighting or cylindrical fixtures are also good options as they provide uniform and soft lighting effects. It is important to choose fixtures that are suitable for the size and purpose of the space, and ensure that they coordinate with the style of other lighting fixtures to create a harmonious visual effect.
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Hey all, I doubt anyone is still following this thread because it has been so long since I posted anything. Things have been busy around here, I have been traveling a lot to see my hubby in Ottawa where he is working most of the time these days. It is working so far and thus not much time for decorating. I did just do some work in the master bedroom and because you all have helped me with it I thought I should show you what I've done. As with all of my rooms they are never really finished and there is still some tweaking I need to do. After 2 more tries with the RH bench,which both came damaged. I went and got a much cheaper version of it. Is it perfect, no, however it is not broken and it is fine. I will probably eventually change the fabric on it as this one is a bit yellow/gold but it is okay for now. I got a narrow console table for under the window and I love the way it looks when I come into the room. I also got a new large art piece on the big wall across from the windows. The mirror next to the sliding door is temporarily there. I am thinking I will do a gallery of family photos there next to my lady art. I like seeing that art when I am heading to the door and also from the bathroom.So here are some photos if anyone is interested.
I'm no Julie, or any other designer but I feel the room is finally coming together. I would like to do something to the ceiling as it feels unfinished but haven't figured out what yet.
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Wow great thank you for looking.
Kjoy, I appreciate the nice words, I love what you have done in your bedroom and if my walls were not textured I would have done something like that for sure in here. I have so many rooms saved with beautiful trim workJulie, I was thinking the same thing. A darker color on the ceiling in there could work. Although I know the current trend is to paint everything the same color. I also thought about doing some kind of subtle wallpaper and crown molding up there. The other idea was to do some trim work similar to this photo to add some interest. Same problem as above with the texture causing more work. Here in the Southwest most homes have textured walls and ceilings. I am in to quick easy fixes these days.
I am open to any ideas or suggestions or critiques you all might have. I know that darker chair has been the nemesis for everyone. I have tried to incorporate a few things like the top of the console table and the darker pillow to help to make it fit in.
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