What to do with early 2000s built in entertainment center
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Comments (101)I am glad I stumbled across this thread! (thanks jnjmom for the orig. post!) I think many posters are right. Some posters just listed their personal preferences/taste as classic and their peeves and trendy and dated, but I still thought that overall, the cross sampling of opinion helped me get some perspective. I assumed that many posters are framing the conversation with respect to standard single family houses, while in NC at least, townhomes are cropping up like weeds. (many of which I'm convinced were thrown up in a hurry during the housing boom and were cheaply and 'trendily' made.) What are there time-stamped building trends in townhouses that you would avoid? (I assume many that apply to houses also apply to townhomes.) One potential 'time stamp' that jumped out at me when looking through the listings were arched entry ways and arched cutouts  all in townhouses built in the early 2000s. In a townhouse especially, they strike me as 'time stamped'. I used to live in an old 1950s home with a gorgeous arched front door, but had no other arches entryways, and I would never call it trendy. However, I've been avoiding those "obviously arched" entryways and cutouts in my search because regardless what I think of them personally, I think a square entry to another room or hall is- well, standard, and I have to consider eventual resell. Some of the comments mentioned the unnecessary interior molding. I think it is so true! I've seen it in so many 'luxury apartments' but I didn't think of it, so thanks. Some townhouses do have two story and vaulted rooms, and while I personally donÂt mind them, I do consider the future energy costs associated with heating and cooling them down the road when I want to sell. If you have any other townhouse Âtime stamps (with regard to design not personal décor) please post! Thanks...See MoreBuilt in entertainment center
Comments (4)You'd need to plan for closed storage (I like drawers under the TV instead of the cabinets) as well as open shelves. I'm thinking drawers or cabinets under the TV - do you use the drawers in the armoire a lot? Then flanking the TV under the arch maybe tall (like linen or broom closet) cabinets for things like the guitars - maybe one tall cabinet open inside and the other with shelves - but I don't know how narrow you can get them. You'd have to check the width of a 52" diagonal TV, it will be less than 52" but I don't know what or how much of the back wall you want showing. The cabinets won't be cheap though. What do you want to do above the TV? Anything? I'd do just painted shelves in the side alcoves - for books, DVDs, etc....See MoreKitchens from the 1970s to 2000s.
Comments (20)I think that our old kitchen was very 1970's. It was built around 1975 in a large custom MCM house - very California suburban - one story, lots of windows. This was meant to be fairly upscale. It had some features very popular on Gardenweb. The layout was nearly perfect for us. The lower cabinets are mostly drawers. There is a small prep sink on the corner of the island. Note the yellow sink that matches the awful artistically bumpy tile with awful grey-brown wide grout. They liked colored plumbing fixtures: one bathroom had robins egg blue sinks, one had avocado green sink and toilet. The cabinet in the corner next to the sink had one of those general purpose motor bases with the cabinet to hold the attachments (blender, mixer, etc). The faucet and hot water dispenser were changes that we put in - the original faucet was plain with a separate sprayer: The upscale features of the time were the biggest problems of the kitchen. The wall ovens were a bleeding-edge-of-technology Thermadore. The upper oven was suppose to be a combination microwave and conventional (predecessor to today's speed ovens). The microwave function was broken when we moved in. We had it repaired and it worked twice before blowing out again. It turned out that my sister had the same model and repaired it twice with the same experience so we used it just as conventional. The clock failed 2 or 3 times during 20 years and the self clean requires it to work. The early flat ceramic cooktop had three thermostatically controlled burners that would only work with a perfectly flat bottomed pot (and not that great even with that) and one high heat burner that would work with more pots but wouldn't go to a simmer. Any temperature adjustments took forever to take effect....See MoreHow do I modernize this "entertainment center"
Comments (8)I know it’s not everyone’s preferred style, but it sure is beautiful to me. I’m thinking of so many gorgeous European homes in which they kept the old fittings/built-ins/architecture and decorated around them. Even uber-mod furniture with extremely traditional house features. It can be a stunning look — paying homage to great craftmanship, while living happily around it. I realize yours is not antique, or historically important, but the sentiment is similar. You have an ornate piece with a lot of character that could play well and be interesting with a more minimal look. It’s hard to say more without a better picture up close … I can’t tell the stain color or what the wood is. If you aren’t loving the stain, I think this unit would look amazing painted. What color depends on other factors. We don’t know your decor style, furniture, etc. It’s going to look different when all of this very traditional furniture and decor is out. Live with it a bit to see what changes, if any, you want to make....See MoreRelated Professionals
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