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Comments (3)I used removeble wallpaper to cover an ugly sink vanity and in a builtin china cabinet. they carry some in sherwin- williams stores at about the same cost as the online site. I had never wallpapered before and only ever stripped paper from walls. I found it a bit sticky to work with and there are a few bubbles I just could not smooth out but all in all it comes off fine and resticks well when I needed to reapply it. Like I said i do not no how difficult prepasted paper is to work with but my removable paper, altho not perfect, met my needs....See MoreSo frustrated... Need a sanity check
Comments (20)We used a design/build for our whole-house reno which included enlarging the kitchen. Before we even looked at firms I already had taken myself to cabinet showrooms, granite yards, flooring places, tile places. I had done my research on different products (such as granite vs quartz and engineered vs solid hardwood - price difference isn't that great and is worth it depending on how long you will be in your place). You can just walk into these places around here without an appointment and people will talk to you. That gave us a jumping off point for our discussions. The kitchen design was the main point of our conversations and she spent a lot of time talking to me about how we work as a family to get a workable design. When we were done that THEN she helped me pick elements to get the look that I wanted. There is no doubt, you as the client, as the person who has to live with the decisions and choices, have to be very, very clear about what you are comfortable and uncomfortable with and how you rank your requirements. For eg. it could be that you can only have 40" aisles because of something else that you want such as a larger island and then you start talking compromises. She needs to know that sort of thing and you need to understand it....See MoreWhat to improve kitchen design, but don't know how! So frustrated!!!
Comments (23)itsourca, my dining room would be rather large is I put it in the living room. Not sure what my view would be from the DR. I wouldn't want to look at kitchen mess from the DR. I don't know. I will give it more thought. suezbell, in the process of trying to remodel our kitchen, I have allowed myself to dream. So I am imagining my kitchen in the space of my living room. I'm sorry, but I can't do it. I am not sure where my living room would go, but most of all, my LR window gets a minimal amount of sunlight before the sun swings over. I would find that depressing. Also, my south side has no windows. I don't quite understand your second post. The divider looks nice. Not sure if you realize that there is no wall between my LR and DR and those rooms are at different levels. My LR and FR also have a fireplace. Design Girl. I hear what you are saying. Years ago we went to an open house. That house had exactly the same layout as mine. We believe that the kitchen was renovated in order to sell the house. They had removed the family room wall and put an island in. At first sight it looked very nice. But there was no furniture on the first floor. I quickly took a couple of pictures and I can show them to you. Picture of kitchen while I am standing in the FR. They moved the doorway to the dining room to allow for a larger fridge. They removed he wall oven and put in a slide in oven and stove. There are minimal cupboards. Looks like the pots and pans have to be stored in the island. Pantry is still in the hall. Family room. Photo probably taken from the same spot as I took kitchen picture. Not sure if other walls had been removed. I didn't think FR furniture would fit very well in order to be able allow access to the sliding door. I considered that the house would be desirable for a young couple with small children. But for four adults with different schedules, I would like to have more privacy and quiet in my FR (my room pretty much). The kitchen can be a noisy place! Yvonnecmartin, I think eating all meals in the dining room is a possibility. Partim, my FR is my TV room. That's probably why I don't really want to remove the wall between the FR and the kitchen. So you are saying put a wall between my DR and LR and extend the kitchen area into the dining area. Have one table and one island and not close any doors in the kitchen? I think I could see something like that working. Our LR and DR windows need upgrading. Maybe put in a sliding door or french doors in the DR?...See MoreKitchen Flooring Design - Overwhelmed and Frustrated
Comments (3)Your laminate floors would look AWESOME when paired with a slate-looking floor in the kitchen. You currently have an 'almost white' counter top on white cabs. That will be quite bright. That's fine but it will be like cooking in a cloud. To 'ground' the kitchen you are welcome to look at a darker coloured floor. By 'grounding' we mean using a strong/dark colour to give the eye a sense of 'up' and 'down'. The counter top you are showing (as a mimic) is, on my monitor, a peach tone. The way you assess its appearance in a kitchen is to view it from 10 feet away. At that distance the tiny little flecks that people see 'close up' become melded into one colour (the eye LOVES to blend things to create a single colour). We say the counter top will 'read' more peach than anything else. Or it could read more orange...it depends on the actual slab. So how do you compliment this? You figure out how it 'reads'. An example: Your counter has pretty flecks of yellow and orange and white. At 10 ft it has the appearance of a mango. Or perhaps a cantaloupe melon (soft orange). No problem. So long as you can 'see' the colour you can work with a floor. If I'm correct and your counter 'reads' a bit peachy orange, you can use a product like slate (a multiple colour stone one of which is copper or orange). You can use the natural orange tones in the slate to compliment the peach tones in the counter top...while the darker blue-gray and green-gray tiles add depth of colour to anchor the floor. All of which will look magnificent with your current laminate (which is VERY handsome BTW). Google 'slate floors'. You will see THOUSANDS of photos of these types of floors (and yes they come in vinyl tile options as well). You'll see what I mean....See Morem k
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