Help!!! Need help with basement reno
elaine
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Comments (2)Wow, if this were my place I would rip that old unit out and replace it with a modern air tight fireplace unit. That unit is a prefab and it looks like it has seen better days as it's 30 years old. A nice modern EPA rated air tight fireplace will save wood and burn cleaner as open fireplaces literally suck the heat out of the home and puts it right up the chimney creating a "negative efficiency". The only place you're warm is right in front of the fire. An air tight unit will generate heat and as someone who uses a wood stove for my primary heat source I'll say you can't beat the heat from a wood fire. Here are some examples of excellent replacements:...See MoreHelp with Reno Changes- Old House onto a New Basement
Comments (18)I played around some different ideas, here is a layout if we have to keep the wall. Yes, the broom closet is very small, but decent enough to hold a vacuum, mop, or broom. I may have to do shallower base cabinets on the broom closet wall. The furniture layout in the dining room looks cramped, but we have not bought anything yet. These are the dimensions of a set I have my eye on; however I may have to keep looking for a smaller dining room set. There shouldn't be alot of traffic to the upstairs, the 2 kids bedrooms are there, but they aren't with us full time, and chairs will be pulled in, etc... Also, this may be interesting for you, but there is a door for every doorway in this house (excluding into living from current dining). Not all the doors are hung, but they are still with the house. That's 11 interior doors on the main floor (including closet). The entrance to the sunroom used to have double glass doors, but those were removed along time ago and are not around anymore unfortunately....See MoreNeed help/advice with a mid century bathroom reno
Comments (29)Great that you are keeping the tile. I like a grey wall with peach. If you have the heart for wallpapering, here is a great before and after from someone on houzz who kept the original wall tile and got stunning wallpaper to compliment. Also be sure to check out Retro Renovation that dedicates and entire section of their blog to peach/pink retro tile bathroom renovations. They have a whole guide for how to select wall and accessory colors that will take into consideration your Burgundy accent color. If you can replace the sink with something open to the wall, I would try to get a console sink, meaning one that has legs in the front - instead of a pedestal, which has one leg in the center. I found a fantastic console sink from the 1930s on craigslist. It has glass legs. Beautiful. Here are just a few Houzz examples of consoles. Here are a few random peach tile pics from houzz for encouragement. Nice white wall with patterning from curtains Pretty shade of grey paint with pink tiles More grey and crazy though perfect wallpaper Lastly, what is the lower metal door for to the right of the sink? So curious....See MoreAwkward kitchen Reno needs help
Comments (9)The swap between the kitchen and dining room was discarded because my son and DIL felt it would put traffic from the garage/family room through the new dining room. Bringing in groceries from the garage would be just that much further., and as my DIL has some mobility issues, it would be harder on her. They also have traditional dining room furniture which includes a large breakfront; there would be no large wall space for one in what is now the kitchen. There would be space for it if they didn't remove the shared wall between kitchen and dining room, but since the goal was to open the kitchen/dining room as much as possible, that wall wouldn't exist. Flooring is a tough issue. Currently, the foyer and kitchen, including the hallway to garage/family room is tiled. the dining and living rooms have a pickled wood floor. However, whoever installed the tile put it down with literally a 2+ inch mud base, Where the tile meets the wood floor at the entrances to living and dining room there is a nice toe-stubber. The tile floor will need to be jackhammered and repaired. I believe son and DIL would prefer tile in foyer and kitchen again, new wood in dining/living again. With DIL's style of cooking, tile is the wisest choice in the working area. They seem to be enamored of the island layout I posted yesterday, the same layout their friends have. I'm not so sure. The friend has a 2 level island, which sort of defeats the extra working space it could provide if it were a single surface. However, in their current kitchen the sink area is usually wet, and a single surface island might be disastrous. The 2 level does have an advantage with electric outlets, though. I suggested they pretend to prepare meals in there. I also encouraged them to give mama goose's layout some consideration. DIL would still like to see some sort of island in there; maybe to fit in a small stool or 2? If fridge were moved to the area designated as ”hutch”?...See Moreeverdebz
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