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Comments (24)That's my favorite too. I just love the turquoise. I think you need to go big or go home. Turquoise paint (like the yellow walls with grey tile picture). Turquoise main color for the rug. Turquoise with yellow and white for the shower curtain. Since you're keeping the sink and faucets, you need to work some grey in the room. I would be tempted to find the shower curtain first, and pull the colors from it. Here are a few examples. Bed Bath and Beyond: More aquamarine, than turquoise: Just ran across this bathroom: Sears: Amy Butler designs/makes some great fabrics you could make into shower curtain: Waverly at Joann's Fabric Guru is a great source for inexpensive yardage: Here is a link that might be useful: Fabric Guru...See MoreNeed Help Narrowing Down Range Picks
Comments (11)Update - the Pro hadn't come into the store where I was supposed to see it yet. They thought it was coming in last week, but alas, no go. Now they tell me end April *shakes fist* This is at Top Line in Westfield, NJ. I've added Thermador to my list, however, after visiting the store again. I kind of may take off KitchenAid and Electrolux because I do NOT want electronic controls. Also, now seriously re-thinking the need for dual fuel. After a long discussion with the sales team at the appliance store, I came to the conclusion that my style of cooking may not warrant having it. I tend to mostly cook on the stove top and almost never ever do any baking of things which would require convection, let alone the precise nature of the dual fuel. Running the extra electrical line could be problematic in the house I've purchased (nearly 100 years old) anyway - let alone the extra cost. And - get this - they also told me you don't really save all that much time in cooking with them. For instance, when making a turkey which would normally take 4 hours, it probably would come out in let's say 3 hours, 15 minutes BUT it takes 3x the time to warm the oven up, so you're really NOT saving much time there! Frankly, I'd rather have my oven heat up quicker on a daily basis since I hardly ever cook anything which takes that long!...See MoreNeed help my ridiculously narrow & awkward living room!!
Comments (108)geokid, that is actually what I think my husband and I will be doing! What a coincidence! Over the weekend, we tried almost all the layouts suggested (much to my husband and everyone who had to help's horror), even went back and forth a few times, and have settled on two arrangements that will work best for us. In either arrangement, the sofa is going to face the fireplace. We'll have two slimmer side chairs with a opposite from the sofa. We most likely will have the TV mounted on the long wall with a smaller cabinet or mounted cubbies/shelves (something) for the electronics. I might add in a small tufted bench opposite the TV if we need more seating, but the two side chairs should work for now, and when my family/friends come over to play video games (which seems to be really often lately), we'll pull the chairs over. But realistically, we all sit on the floor. The piano will stay along the stairs, and to balance the open wall space between the piano and the sofa, we'll mount some shelves for decor and books. We tried mounting the TV over the fireplace, and I surprisingly liked it, too! It totally cleared up the floor space and made everything so open, but...it was kind of uncomfortable to look up at the TV. I'm only 5'3"; I don't mind a few minutes like that, but not for a couple of hours and not for game-playing. It's fine for my husband, though. I'm still keeping this an option, as I think we won't really know what'll work for us until we start buying some new furniture. I tried placing the piano in the dining room; no good because it ate up too much room. The bookcases are currently there, and I kind of like it! LOL. We have no dining table yet, so it feels like a special reading room. Haha! I like the idea of the bench along the window. If our chandelier was centered in the room, would it look weird for the table to be off-center? Otherwise, my plan was to buy a narrow table, have bench seating on one side (probably closer to the bar area) and regular chairs the other side....See MoreNeed Layout Help With Narrow Kitchen with Window/Door Issues
Comments (12)Oh, no, really? I have no experience of zoning in high-density zones. What's the rationale? ACTC, I take you at your word that you really want a peninsula for 2. So, my fancies for you: 1. Keep the back window for SURE. Your home would truly feel half the size, and have half the natural light, without it. Plan on developing what you see out there as part of your remodeling, staged if necessary. Creation of a charming and pleasurable view is almost always possible. As said, the side window and door could have frosted or some other form of decorative glass if desired. Put the peninsula opposite the first window, connected on the left wall. A small cabinet could take advantage of the little wall space created between the peninsula and the divider wall, and the stools would fit neatly into a separate space that's been created apart from the dining area right next to them. With this setup, traffic will flow along the staircase, with furniture arrangement to the right, then swing right at the dining area, allowing furniture placement to the left. The view from the bottom of the staircase and front door will be semidiagonal right on back to the window and on out. Assuming it's legal, put the door outside at the second window where there'll be no congestion caused by door swings and comings and goings, also less of a walk to the back. Build the rest of your kitchen in as an L on the left and across the back, with a 30"-deep counter on the long arm, and the back if you wish. If a island cart that pulled out from under the counter could be integrated, that would be very useful. Just don't put it on the right wall where it'll clutter up foot and visual traffic. Open traffic ways are especially valuable in making a small home feel more spacious and allow you to get away with more clutter elsewhere. I like it. I'd be ready to start thinking of finishes if I weren't wondering where the refrigerator should go... :)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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