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drsaj
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Comments (45)Yay!!!! I'm happy for you and think it's a great choice. The 3" X 6" subway tile is a classic for a reason. I personally love the interplay with gloss and matte, so were it my kitchen, I'd absolutely do it, but it has ramifications for your layout. Do you want one pattern throughout, or do you want a decorative element over the range? Every time I add a touch of visual interest with tile, I try to simplify something else, so if I mix colors, I keep shapes uniform. With the color and shape uniform, I would absolutely mix glossy and matte, and I'd do it in a pattern. I love the argyle look. If you want a complicated layout, however, you might again consider a single sheen. The classic subway has what is sometimes called a 1/2 step, meaning the subsequent row is 1/2 a tile offset. By contrast the Heath Ceramics image above has a 1/3 step. You should discuss the layout with your installer, show him pictures of what you have in mind. There are as many options here as you can imagine. Below are just a few of them; the offset bonds are called "stretchers" here.... As for convincing your husband, I'm sure he will be relieved that you found something you love. Beauty is worth waiting for!!...See MorePlease help me decide where to plant a new tree
Comments (6)Yes I have seen three of these locally. Two of them at two different nurseries. One at a local tropical garden. The colors are vibrant but not as contrasting as in these pictures, I think they might have enhanced the brightness of the pictures but the colors are wonderful. The three I saw have all been in the ground for over 20+ years and they are no more than 35' tall at the very top. One of them was plantec five feet from the corner of a house at the nursery where they sell indoor plants, pots and ornamentals. The concrete walkway three feet away does not even have a crack. I asked the nuseries and were it's told it's fast growing but it's been that size for half a dozen years and it won't get to the huge size where I am (of course, they have a conflict of interest in terms trying to sell plants)....See MorePlease help me decide on a kitchen range
Comments (10)I think the reason so many question the 48” is to find out the thought behind the decision. Not to be nosy or nasty, but to be able to give the best advice. For example, two weeks after we moved into our latest house, the range the previous previous owners left caught fire. As we were leaving in two days for a three week trip and planned to gut and remodel the kitchen the following year, if I had asked you all for a recommendation, you would have been able to give me advice specific to my immediate needs. And for the record, that $400 30” range we bought had only one flaw- the wires of oven racks were too far apart to prevent baked goods from falling onto the oven floor. The oven baked perfectly and the four burners were hot enough. However, the total remodel saw a 36” Thermador all gas replacing the $400 cheaply. The more exact information we have, the better and more accurate advice we can give....See MoreAccent wallpaper in closet home office? Please help me decide!
Comments (7)Instead of wallpapering, I’d avoid the trouble and cost, just paint a great paint color and add colorful curtains to hide the clothes. Add a large piece of art on the far wall and unique lighting in ceiling. It will be a lively space and if landlord requires, slapping on white paint before you move is pretty easy. Also replace lighting to the original and take your light with you....See More
drsaj
2 years agoSorry, I should have posted a link or some pics of the room. I started this discussion originally: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6253659/there-s-just-so-much-wood
So I think the butterscotch makes sense in the context of the room. I think she is trying to balance the wood of the cabinets in the room with the butterscotch chair and small wood table. She recommended painting just the bookcase white since the rest of the cabinets in the house are white and we have so much wood going on in the room already, but I'm thinking about leaving it unpainted to see how it all looks with the furnishings and window treatments first. Patricia, the window treatments were recommended to soften the room and tie in with rug and furnishings. I'll wait on those until we get the furniture in there.
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