Calling all ideas: tiny kitchen floor & window treatment :)
Hi Houzzers!
I have a tiny kitchen and welcome your ideas on floor & window treatment.
The kitchen floor space (not the entire room size) is 44" x 77"
See photo attached - to give you a sense of scale, the current rug is 28" x 45".
I want to do something high impact but DIY. My thoughts:
Get a new rug. And maybe a simple sheer, or no window treament at all.
Or, go for peel & stick tiles or floor sheet.
Questions:
1) If rug, what size rug? 2x3 (which strikes me as maybe too small), or 3x5 (which would cover much of the existing tile which in my view is a plus, but this size rug may be too big)?
2) If peel and stick tiles, what pattern?
See pics for my initial thoughts on rug & floor options (rejuvenation & chasing paper). Initially, I thought the plaid flooring would be fun.... but now that I've completed wallpapering the adjoining dining space, I think that plaid may be too busy.
I have decorated larger homes before no problem, but this little kitchen is flummoxing me!
Thanks for your ideas - and if you have specific products to suggest, please include links. I'm ready to get to it :)
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Margalo M
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Susan thank you, you've tuned right in to my vibe! I must say, painting the kitchen hadn't ocurred to me, great idea. Question re your rug suggestion:
I currently have a textured jute rug in the dining room (sorry I should have mentioned that in original post) - see pic attached. What kitchen rug would complement this, do you think?
Links or photo examples most welcome. I am TERRIBLE AT THIS!
Thank you :)Related Discussions
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Comments (11)You want to center around the most prominent and proximate feature, which, in this case is the window. Center the table and the light around the window. What happens on either side of the window won't matter as it is already different...in width, in door placement. Strict symmetry is only for a very formal space, which this is not; or often an aid for novices who don't yet trust their eye to create balance through massing and scale. Go to houzz.com and look at some kitchens with tables...if you look closely, you'll see a lot that is far from perfect symmetry or balance, but it all works together. For example, this kitchen...the table is not centered on the island, the island lights are not centered relative to the table, but they are over the island... and the dining light is centered over the dining table....each is appropriate to its own space....See MoreWindow treatment ideas for ranch/strip windows?
Comments (6)I have similar windows but mine are not quite as wide (79") and I believe they aren't as high. I currently have "make do" curtains across them until I decide on window treatments. In the primary bedroom (i just can't call it a master at 9 x 12), I am torn between shutters (which I would attach to trim which we'd add) or linen roller shades with curtain panels. I like the idea of panels to soften the small rectangular room but I love the clean look of shutters. In the spare rooms (one is being converted from storage to a dressing room-- the other is in the process of being converted from a spare room to an office), I will do either fabric roller shades or custom shutters. As you can see, I have no trim-- typical modest mid century ranch style. I do plan to put trim around all the bedroom windows. Here's a photo of the short wall (work was still being done at this point-- painting and floor refinishing. I have not yet replaced the hideous closet doors.) I really like this look with blinds.. simple and clean.. nothing to catch dust. But this room has one window with panels and one without. I'd worry that two without would feel cold or institutional....See MoreCrazy idea - Matching window treatment over sink to range hood cover??
Comments (26)@JudyG, THAT is just plain BS. Just because you put quotes around your own fairy tale does not make it true, nor does editing your answer to something else just as wrong. I will repeat - until you come up with an actual published code, quite trying to claim it exists - much less add the word "most" to your supposition that there must be that one pot of gold at the end of some rainbow someplace to support your crackpot theory. "First in many jurisdictions, it's not legal to have a stove in front of a window." Still a bunch of nonsense no matter how many times it gets repeated on here. You will notice that not one of these people can ever come up with an actual code that states this, no matter how many times I offer them the opportunity to prove it in the last 5 years. The only time it is not legal is when the installation instructions are not followed in the first place, regardless of window placement. It doesn't even make the list for hazardous locations in section R308.4. https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IRC2015/chapter-3-building-planning The Listing and Labeling of ALL cooking appliances contain clearances to COMBUSTIBLE materials ONLY, regardless of any intervening "protection" applied to that combustible material. There is no such thing as a different clearance to a tiled wall or any other non-combustible covering. There is no differentiation in the code, or the testing standards the codes refer to as to whether there is a window in the wall above countertop level, or how far from a window a cooking appliance would have to be if it were a requirement. If there is no minimum distance stated in the code, then how can it be a requirement?? Is it 1 inch or 10 feet? A window on each side of a range will produce the same cross wind as one over a range. Anybody who has 2 broken arms so that they can not shut off the burner for 2 seconds to close a window, probably should not be using the stove either. If the range allows the wall or window behind the range to get over 194°F, then it is the range that is in violation of the codes - not the window. Of course, we all know that CP's little community over the rainbow has gathered every old wives tale code that ever managed to make its way onto the internet, and amended their legal code to make sure they didn't leave any out...They can't even put expansion joints in their concrete slabs because if you end up stepping on a crack, you would break your mother's back!! If you want to watch the "fairytale code" people have a coronary, just skip the hood ;D...See MoreHelp with window treatments ,,sorry for all the pics could erase:)
Comments (4)These look like difficult windows for curtain placement. Do you have a large area rug for the floor? The idea is to introduce warmth and softness without drapes and a plushy rug that is quite large would really help. You might try googling "living rooms without curtains", click on images and see how other people have decorated to achieve a warm look. I have to say your shades look quite elegant. I would also make sure that you have large, beautiful pieces of art on your walls to lead the eyes in that direction. Pictures of the entire room would be most helpful....See MoreMargalo M
last yearPatricia thank you, my instinct said the same thing - the window probably doesn't need a covering! Ditto on small space / rug with impact. I was thinking about this rug. What size? With standard sized rugs, it seems my options are:
1) Cover much of the floor, with a 3x5 rug, or2) Cover only about 1/3 of the floor, with a 2x3 rug
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