I need help please with my placing my porch colums
Charlotte Carpenter
3 months ago
My door is not centered, the steps is centered with door.. there is a big window that I can't block so I only have two post now I went frome 4 to 2 .. please help any help with photo shop would be a blessing.. I will put the first photo with old post and one with new ones.. I included several photos of different sides of the porch.. should I add another post? Or move the one I have or leave it and decorate to make it look good?
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Comments (16)No-green-thumb .. what a nice post to read, thank you. My household is crazy at times, but I wouldn't trade my DH, my girls, dogs, cat, chickens or Mr. Bun for the world. I'm very glad the instructions that I put up helped you all out! Angelcub .. the people across the street very recently painted their home the same yellow as our house. I had posted for suggestions on whether to repaint or not, and everyone here very graciously helped me out, including Squirrel doing some wonderful mock-ups for me of different colors. IMO, it's just a little too much of the same thing, leaning just a tiny bit toward the look of a showroom of vintage metal porch furniture, perhaps? Leahcate, this is exactly what I was wondering. I like the wicker mixed in with the metal furniture too. I love the picture that I posted of the metal glider painted the lime green and then they picked up that color on the cushions of the wicker. I like the two wicker chairs flanking the large glider that we have. I wonder how a wicker swing would look on the other half of the porch? Then do the same thing, paint the glider a brighter color, and pick up the color in the wicker cushion. Paint the little glider and chairs to match, but put them on the back deck .. that way there is continuity from the front to back of the house. Before I can put a metal set out there, I need to buy a retractable awning for the back deck though .. I've always wanted one for out there....See MoreI need help placing these prints on my DR walls
Comments (29)What started out, after 6 responses, as a tie has become a landslide in favor of the 2 over 2, with lots of good advice on spacing and placement. Thanks. Without adressing each individual response, here's a little more information. The set of 4 prints - 2 butterfly and 2 dragonfly - is from Ballard Designs, but I purchased them from the consignment shop where I am a volunteer. Here's a picture from Ballard's. I'd love to have a chair rail in the DR, but it's part of an L-shaped LR/DR with one long wall from the LR to the DR and no place to stop it. I have a question about spacing the prints in the 2 over 2 arrangement. The spacing between the prints should be the same in both directions, right? It's not a problem to add to the width of the overall arrangement, but the height is pretty tight. And...would you arrange them as the picture from Ballard's shows? Now, I just need to convince DH that 2 over 2 is the way to go. It's only a few holes in the wall anyway, right?...See MoreNeed help placing my island in my kitchen remodel layout. Pathways?
Comments (9)Here is the information y'all requested. I appreciate all feedback. Clearly, I need the help!! Our home is a ranch in an established subdivision outside of New Orleans. We have 3 teenagers / college kids and dogs. We cook and eat at home often. We entertain and host all holiday meals at our home too. Kids usually eat at the island. We eat family dinners together in the kitchen at our table most nights. As my teens / young adults grow, I envision our home and kitchen being the gathering spot for holidays and get-togethers, and the kids usually have a friend or two over visiting also. We tend to use our island as our “drop zone” during the week as we are coming and going. DETAILS: 1. Getting new appliances. A big, french door fridge (35.5 inches wide, SS) Keeping current dishwasher (standard 24", SS) Adding a drawer microwave (27" Sharp SS) Still trying to decide about range or cooktop / oven. If I get a range, it will be 30" with a double oven configuration. If I select a professional range, it will be 36". If I do a cooktop / oven, the cooktop will be 36" and double ovens. All SS. Big, deep single bowl SS sink 33" (requires a 36" cabinet) 2. Yes, I definitely want an island that we can have at least 3 stools at it for teens to eat, etc. 3. In the lower left corner, we already have a table and eating area. 4. Things I would like: * A pullout base cabinet that will hold 3 trash cans (21" cabinet) * I would prefer that most or all of my base cabinets be drawers. Otherwise, If I have lower cabinets, then I want pull out shelves. * I'd like a big island, and I think I could accommodate that. * I want some floor to ceiling cabinetry that I can store all of my kitchen appliances in (i.e. - blender, rice cooker, instant pot, crockpots, roasting pan, air fryer, etc.) * I would like to have a hood in my kitchen to help get rid of cooking smells * Off-white traditional style cabinet doors, full overlay, raised panel PICTURES: A. Our CURRENT home layout. The kitchen area is circled in red. The wall that we want to remove has “XXXX” on it. We don’t really use the butler’s pantry for much other than storage, so we were thinking of getting rid of our current pantry, and making the butler’s pantry into our food pantry. (and closing off the opening into the office area.) The reason we want to remove the wall between the kitchen and living room is because we want a more open concept layout to allow us to see out into the backyard more. But, of course, this is the wall the currently had all my cabinets on it. B. The dimensions of our kitchen area. NOTE: We are on a slab and we can move plumbing, electrical and gas anywhere currently. Again, thank you for taking the time to read all of this and thanks for offering opinions and advice. I really appreciate it!...See MorePlease help. I need help re configuring my tiny laundry room.
Comments (6)sheloveslayouts has the best solution. you have a great space. I think the cabinet companies idea is terrible, they sell cabinets are not great at design. I would never stack a washer/dryer or remove a window unless there was no other way. I had stacking once, much prefer the flat top that side buy side give you and hate having to turn on a light every time I use a room without a window. All these pictures came from a houzz laundry photos search and even though they all show front load you can have the same with top load without placing a countertop and giving yourself enough room to fully open the door when placing shelving or cabinets. the first 2 are just more pictures of her suggestion. the 3rd is a cabinet that you could place directly opposite your door next to the window if you need tall storage. 5th is rolling laundry sorter that could be placed in that same spot. I have one without the top shelf and hanging bar and love it. I sort lights, darks and colors or towels. 4th gives you another option without hanging rod. and last is an option for stacking if you really want to that gives you storage without taking up the whole room....See MoreCharlotte Carpenter
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3 months agoI would get rid of the shutters. I think where you have the brown posts located is fine. You just need some landscaping. I like the brown posts.
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3 months agoI think you have a MCM home and you are trying to make it something else . That is never a good idea and those shutters have to go they do not ever belong on those windows . Do you need another post for structural issues ? If not no more posts. Painting brick is almost always a bad idea and why can't you paint the siding ? Get rid of the curves and embrace the home you have . This is a wonderful way to handle the exterior and the landscaping of a MCM home now that you apinted the brick you might as well go full on MCM
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3 months ago
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Olychick
3 months agoYour house is very cute, the new steps look great. The two brown posts look fine and if changing it means losing your swing, I would leave them, as is, unless you need something for structural integrity. You could add a third post on the other side of the door if you want, which wouldn't affect the swing.
Like others have said, adding landscaping will really improve the look of things and your eyes will be drawn there. You could put some large pots on the porch and plant vines to climb the posts, which will look nice from the yard and also from inside the house. These are clematis; beautiful blooms, a few are evergreen, won't hurt the wood.
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