posted on July 9, 2002 02:09:23 PM new
Being completely radical, to me, would be letting someone else come in a remodel your kitchen to their liking. Can't remember the name of that show where they do this, but now...that's radical.
posted on July 9, 2002 02:46:05 PM new
Yes, I think that's what the others here called it. Trading Spaces or Places.
You think you could let someone come in to your home and decorate any room and then you'd have to live with it? Have no input into how it would be? I could never do something like that unless I could at least make a lot of suggestions. Like one does when you hire an interior decorator.
I've always felt that women are nesters and the way they choose to decorate reflects a part of their personality.
Like in colors I've read that blue has a calming effect. Yellow cheers one up etc. But I love blues and yellows mixed.
posted on July 10, 2002 02:31:33 PM new
Linda there is something we are the same in! My living room is also eggshell with natural wood trim. However, my rugs are red orientals and I tend to use a lot of green. My hall is green and my bathroom is green. Not a yucky bright green but a nice gray green...sagey.
I have very little blue or pink or any other pastel color.
Your room sounds lovely. Really it does. I love those colors.
posted on July 10, 2002 03:25:52 PM new
Wood or tile floors everywhere but the kitchen which has a
gasp
yellow lino 50s floor. I like Ike! And I'm a lefty! (but I don't like the floor)
I'm not too fond of sagey green either. My grandparents had a carpeted kitchen in that color. The pattern looked like a bunch of cells. I called it the sick amoeba floor.
Everyone's sounds so nice I want PICTURES
Kraftdinner, your user name is kraft, so do it yourself! What have you got to lose (besides fingers)?
idon'tknowanydrftdinneranddon'twantto
You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
[ edited by snowyegret on Jul 10, 2002 03:27 PM ]
posted on July 10, 2002 03:41:58 PM new
Boy, this has been a great thread to read! I love hearing about how you all have decorated.
Just to let you know, I've searched and called around and nobody seems to have what I want. I can get a one sheet vinyl in b&w but it's in 9" squares and shiney. I want 12 or even 16" squares but in a matte finish. For them to come in, rip up the old flooring, put in new sub flooring and the new floor, it will run about $5000.00, so I'm going to see what all I can do myself. Things sure aren't cheap in Canada.
saabsister, if you upload a picture of your kitchen, I'd be more than happy to give you some ideas.....I'm full of them!
rawbunzel, I have oriental rugs too! I just finished the livingroom and it's in taupes and dark sagey greens. I didn't know greens meant genius, but it makes sense now.
posted on July 10, 2002 03:56:47 PM new
kraftdinner, my camera batteries are low, but I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. The room is L-shaped now but will be a rectangle when we remodel.
posted on July 10, 2002 04:13:30 PM new
Glenda put up a couple pictures of one of her rooms, and it sounded like yours, LindaK. It looked great. You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
posted on July 10, 2002 06:03:14 PM new
Thanks for the compliments on how our home sounded to you. [blushing here].
[and sharing more] It's a small home, about 1/2 the size home we had in CA., but we love it. Fell in love with it at first sight because of all the stained wood. All the doors are stained to match, but they're made of pine.
The laundry room has beautiful oak storage cabinets and a large folding counter with oak cabinets underneith. Told Jon this is what we should have had when we were raising our sons. Then we had just enough room to fit the washer/dryer and one body.
A hobby room which is for our ebay stuff....and it's stuffed.
Our kitchen is a huge country kitchen with the cooking part [ U shaped] having all beautiful oak cabinets and a built in desk. The kitchen french doors open to our patio and have a beautiful view of the sunsets each evening as we sit at our dinning table.
We also have a breeze way between the house and the garage where we have our GREEN and beige patio set. So...I do have just the tinest amount of green compared to the rest of you.
I've already described the livingroom. Then we have two full baths...both with oak sink under cabinets and medicine cabinets and our masterbath has a huge tub...just big enough for two. Oooh la la Never too old....besides one always needs help with getting a good back wash.
After moving in though, we did discover there is no linen closet...and only a very tiny coat closet. You'd have to turn sideways to walk into it.
That's as close to a picture as I can give.
I love reading what all of you have, are doing, or want to do. Thanks for sharing.
posted on July 10, 2002 06:15:08 PM new
That sounds like a great kitchen. U shapes are easy to work in, and I like the French doors opening up. Airs it out quick. You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
posted on July 10, 2002 06:19:32 PM new
Your house sounds great, Linda_K. I'd like a patio off the kitchen or dining room, but our lot is too sloped. And a breezeway! We spent most of our time on the breezeway when we were kids.
We're working with an architect now. We've got a two bedroom, one bath house. We'll add another bedroom (uhhh... that's "studio" and "den" to the folks in zoning and the health department), another bath and half bath, a new entry, and total kitchen remodel.
I'm having a hard time deciding on flooring for the kitchen, the entry, and the bedroom which will be located on a slab. I've stipulated quarry tile or Mexican tile for the entry and bedroom and hardwood for the rest. But my cats have really gouged the hardwood floors that are presently in the house. Any recommendations or pitfalls that you foresee with these flooring choices?
posted on July 10, 2002 06:25:35 PM new
Saabsister, quarrystone can look wonderful. Can be heavy, and slate is slippery as ice when it's wet. I had Mexican tile in one house, and it even handled ankle deep water when the wall separated from the foundation during Hugo. The only thing that happened to that floor was 2 tiles cracked during an earthquake. It didn't show dirt, or the normal wear and tear either. You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
posted on July 10, 2002 07:03:57 PM new
Snowyegret, do you have to seal Mexican or quarry tile? If so, how frequently? And do you ever have to strip it? (I possess the king of barfing cats and I know he'd choose the most absorbent floor to target.)
posted on July 10, 2002 07:10:33 PM new
Saabsister, ours was sealed before we moved in, and we didn't have to reseal while we were there (3 years). It was a very light semi gloss finish too. They had done a nice job.
A lot of people in South Texas use it. I'll post some info on it tomorrow. My grandfather was a stonecarver and mason, so I grew up with stone. You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
posted on July 10, 2002 08:01:07 PM new
Rawbunzel, I have a friend who's a decorator. His kitchen must have had 100 chickens in it before he decided that he didn't want the funky chicken look any longer and sent them all to the Goodwill slaughterhouse.
posted on July 11, 2002 10:56:54 AM new
kraftdinner, here's a corner of the kitchen. As busy and tacky as it is now, it was much worse when we moved in. It had warped cabinet doors (Harry Homeowner made) that were stained an orangish color. I initially painted everything white, even the splintered pine floor. It didn't take any time at all for it to get dirty, so I painted it blue. It's too dark and I'll be glad to get rid of it. I just haven't decided what I want to do yet.
posted on July 14, 2002 11:50:43 PM new
No, Clinton had New Floors Put in Before He Left..... So he would not be the only thing that got laid in the White House.
