Urgently need help styling an older dining set, please!!
AJ
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please review my kitchen design - not urgent but hope to hear
Comments (23)As requested earlier from Davidro who wanted to understand traffic flow, below is a whole house "sketch" which shows our first floor layout (upstairs is only a loft) and second diagram is where I'm at with regard to kitchen design after input from you guys and after Ikea consultant/designer who was at my home today gave as far as cabinets fitting. Also, from the earlier discussion, I had some confusion about whether I could relocate the washer/dryer to the hall. The contractor who visited today didn't have any problems with the relocation. It helps a lot that our foundation is "pier and beam". Moving plumbing around is a whole lot easier. New location of washer/dryer may be a bit claustrophobic in the hall way outside the bathroom but I only do laundry a couple times a week for short spurts. I'm in the kitchen a whole lot longer and since the relocation of washer/dryer is the only thing keeping me from having the kitchen layout I REALLY wanted from the beginning (barring the fact the pantry has gotten quite a bit smaller), I am a happy camper. I'm going to lie low a while and get our bathroom done and maybe a roof before I come back with any updates on the kitchen. And for anyone who is in doubt, the Ikea prices for all cabinets is half of what price was quoted for Innermost cabinets by Home Depot. And the Ikea quote includes several of the appliances though I'm not sure yet if that is how I will really go. But cabinets -yes - their prices are too good to pass up. The money we save can go for the bathroom we're getting that has a curbless shower, and several other expensive details which Ikea can't help us out on. I'll still be listening but hopefully everyone can see the aisles around the island are considerably wider (maybe even too wide with my feet problems). If I need more pantry space, I'm fairly sure that several of the drawers in the main part of the kitchen will not all be used so I can use them for pantry space spill over if there is any. THANKS AGAIN (though I will definitely be back - still need to pick out countertop/backsplash/flooring/hoodOverCooktop and make decisions about appliances..) And since I haven't marked it well, let me explain that there are upper cabinets on either side of the cooktop and also to the left of the fridge. No uppercabinets on the sides of the "cleanup sink" with the large 6 foot wide window. Think I may wait until kitchen is done and probably install some open floating shelves on either side of cleanup sink - more for esthetics than function but I think I can wait until the last minute for that. (Maybe even some art work...)...See MoreNeed help with choosing the right colour for dining set and cabinets
Comments (2)Love your light fixture and the new chair covering. I would leave your cabinets the color they are; they have a certain presence I like, unless you feel they clash horribly with the floor. Call me crazy but I would paint your table and chairs Fort York Red, which will make them stand out from the grayish floor and yet look good with the dark cabinets. I'm sure others will have completely different ideas, but at least you'll have food for thought....See MoreHelp! Starter home in urgent need of kitchen remodel!
Comments (93)Good plan for keeping to the budget. A couple comments: 1- The dishwasher may have to go next to the stove (not on the sink wall) because its door has to open all the way- 26 inches or more is typical. Check the opening measurements on the dishwasher you choose and allow a bit extra for how it fits under the counter. Of course before you finalize your cabinet plan, you could try scooting the stove over a few inches to see if you can get a dishwasher to open on the sink wall with enough clearance. 2- To retrain yourselves to go in the front door, use concrete parking stops or plain trash cans to make it impossible to drive all the way up to the kitchen door. It's the kind of structure discipline designed to control crowd movement in amusement parks....See MoreOld dining set in new house help with chair fabric & drapes please
Comments (13)I think your dining room is beautiful. Your dining room is a classic style. Furniture doesn’t have to be trendy, a good classic style will always look good. The changes you are proposing will be a beautiful update. I’m anxious to see it. We are also moving and my dining furniture is also classic traditional in style but I’m ready to go more light and airy. My days of hosting family holidays and dinners are a thing of the past as my older daughter has a new to her beautiful home that is perfect for entertaining. We occasionally still host a dinner for our one group of friends but it’s never more than ten people and the gals usually use the dining room or kitchen and the guys are quite comfortable in the family room....See MoreAJ
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