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Comments (23)HI Parkers1. Love the glass table you found and great that it is a lower price point. The yellow is a good suggestion with gray and very on trend right now. Definitely think a large patterned rug will contrast nicely the modern detailing of the room. Sometimes great antique Persian rugs are available on Ebay for great prices. You can even layer rugs, for example, a large sisal under a small antique Persian rug is a great look. Take a look... Hope that helps. Charmean Neithart...See MoreNew house help!
Comments (57)Wow!! I did not expect so many comments and such great input from all of you. We truly appreciate it. I have printed out all the comments up to now so I can keep them and use them. Right now the plan is to clean it up and plant trees, look into ornamental plants/trees for the sidewalk. We will look into what grows well in our area as this is the first house we have owned in Florida. I just love all of the input and will post after pictures for you all to enjoy!! Thank you again!!!...See MoreFirst "Before" Pictures of our new home; work starts this week!
Comments (41)Congratulations! We just had our floors refinished and new wood flooring laid in the kitchen. I'm disappointed because the stain looks more brown than grey over the red oak, but that I can live with. Unfortunately, it seems we got a bad batch of new Armstrong Bruce Hardwood Flooring. It is full of what I can only describe as "worm holes"...the worst of which is smack dab in the middle of the floor, where everyone can see it -- looks like someone dropped a cigarette butt. I asked about what the flooring company can do to fix it, and they said the entire kitchen would have to be re-sanded and stained again. Ridiculous! So we are trying to come up with a solution. Very frustrating. There are also dark marks right near the entrance which the installer blamed on "mineral spirits"....See MoreI need ideas of what not to forget when building a new home.
Comments (26)@arlissb, Oh my gosh, what a disaster it sounds you have but you seem to have been able to make necessary changes to still be able to live there. I suspect you will need to get another qualified builder, someone with a fantastic reputation, to help you fix some of the things, especially the garage for example and the plumbing can be looked at by the builder also but he may suggest a good plumber who could solve this for you. I'm sure something can be achieved and I'm also darn sure it will cost but if this is home for a "long" time or "forever" then you really need to make things more comefortable so that you can LOVE your home not constsntly see it's faults!! More importantly, if you choose to sell, you will need to make the home more appealing to the next buyer, so fixing some of the problems you are now facing is a must I feel, unless you decide to accept a much lower sale price just to get out!! I mentioned in another thread some time ago, about how some people put too much trust into the builder and worst of all, don't really have much of a clue of sizes and measurements. I mean this as no insult to you personally but it happens regularly, that people simply don't check room measurements and window locations or as you stated, light switches for example, then they are surprised that the sofa won't fit or the bedrooms are to small etc...!! Lets look at some of your problems that I do believe can be fixed at a cost for sure but not necessarily out of reach: The offending wall returns, if not load bearing, can be removed and at the same time the light switches can be relocated if it's absolutely necessary and the plaster is fixed, painted and voila!! Windows can be removed, plaster fixed and again voila, you can hang some more artwork!! The windows you do want to put plants in front of can have a light filtering sunshade blind, so you can still see through it but it limits the harsh suns rays. The kitchen would need an expert to see if more storage could be achieved. You may not realize just how this could be done but someone in the know, might be able to suggest storage in a spot you had no idea was possible. The fridge hole, might be able to have either both or one wall removed to accomodate a larger size but again an expert could look at this whilst trying to solve your storage problems. The patio dilemma could be solved by either planting trees or plants to help buffer the wind, or perhaps have a brick wall built, the sort of large brick that has intentional holes in it, so that it can stop and disperse most of the strong wind. Rooms that don't accomodate a standard rug would be hard to find in real life, so I wouldn't be overly concerned that you did something wrong there but if you want a particular sized rug, you can get a carpet place to make it a specific size and the problem can be easily solved. Hubby and I are building completely ourselves and I personally drew up the plan, so I was well aware of dimensions and regularly had a tape measure in my pocket when visiting friends to check the size of a room they had that I liked. I taught myself to draw to scale, so I would draw in furniture I owned or wanted to buy to be sure it would fit and if it didn't I would decide if I had to steal some area from another room, like moving a wall etc... I have no hole for the fridge, just a spot, so I can have any size but with all the necessary appliances in the kitchen especially, I looked up their maximum size and stayed with these dimensions in the plan, can't really go wrong then. We have allowed for invalid access into the home by way of a ramp and double entry doors to allow for all the large furniture like the lounge, bed, fridge etc... At the end of the day, you need to decide what you want to do I guess, fix the problems and stay, or fix the problems and leave or simply leave or simply stay but there are solutions!! Good luck, Barbara...See MorePinebaron
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