Mission Closet Cleanup Complete!
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Comments (3)I suspect you're not getting a lot of comments because the scope of your question is so broad. Have you gone through Houzz photos and selected photos of what style kitchen you'd like? I'd certainly start there. I worked with a client on a kitchen remodel and we had the style completely worked out (from photos) prior to setting foot in a tile store. Also, make sure your style works with the architecture of the entire house. If you're house is fairly historic in style, doing a modern kitchen wouldn't work. But you could do a historic look with a contemporary twist. Pay attention to contrast between the floor, the cabinets and the counter surface. I like to see contrast between all three, i.e., dark floor, lighter cabinets, darker counter. Too many people make the mistake of having their flooring and cabinets almost match. Pay attention to lighting as well. You'll have task lighting but I'd also make sure you have ambient lighting as well such as a chandelier or pretty pendant lighting. At the very least, use dimmer switches. I hope this gets you started in the right direction and best of luck....See MorePainter wants more $ before job has been completed
Comments (48)When I bought my home in late 2002, many things needed to be done before I moved in early 2003, a general contractor was hired to oversee the process. The painters he brought in left nails in the walls (just painted over them like they weren't there) not to mention they installed the new bath hardware first *then* painted so there was splotches of "Swiss coffee" on those. I was still attending university at the time which left my parents to be my stand-ins...it's complicated. Long story short, sloppy work will need to be fixed and mistakes corrected before those doing the work get paid when I'm the one paying them. The recent projects were done by local area small businesses and I am quite satisfied with their work. In the end I went with estimates from the contractors I got referrals from the real estate agent who handled my home purchase. Wish the same was true for the first time around at move-in but we learn and grow from mistakes, IF we can acknowledge that we've made one (or many). At least the original contractor only screwed up with the choice of painters and everything else was done to code and satisfactorily. (Even if I hated the color scheme my parents decided on for me. That palette is gone now.) P.S. OP, if you plan to contact any of the previous contractors who provided estimates, look at their original bid - the details they wrote out are going to be the important part, *then* factor in the total cost. P.p.s. Sophie, do you ever not get red flags about things because you're giving me a bunch of them in regards to *you*....See MoreKeeping the Vintage Vibe in the Bungaloo
Comments (5)I love everything about this- from the tile to the dogs! Thanks for sharing your transformation....See MorePOLL: Where do you stash your stuff when you don't need it?
Comments (62)Christmas decorations are in the attic. The big Christmas tree is in the garage as I can't get it upstairs then up to the attic. Outdoor Christmas decor is also in the garage. I don't have the storage I had in my previous homes (no Basement). I bought two sets of shelves that I put in the garage that holds stuff; the Christmas decor coolers, extra paper towel, candle holders. I also have less kitchen storage than I had previously. I have granite counter tops in the kitchen and when I bought the house 8 years ago, I realized that "stuff" on the counters detracted from the beauty of the counter tops. My small appliances that aren't used often are stored on the second shelf that is right by the entry into the house. My 10 cup coffee maker, toaster, toaster oven, waffle maker, etc. along with extra canned food, cases of water, and other miscellaneous items. Yes, my car is in the garage also (a one car). My second storage space are closets.......See More
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last monthGreat job! Very charming closet! Come do mine. :D
Oh, and, AHEM. Who dis?
You know I love that belt, too. 😍IdaClaire thanked JinxIdaClaire
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last monthlast modified: last monthI keep digging things out of storage and adding to my closet. I'll stop when it begins to defeat the purpose, but I find myself wanting more and more to be surrounded by things that just make me feel happy inside. That little rack used to hold potholders in our previous kitchen. Now it can hold bags. The pink scarf just needed to be draped somewhere. I bought that in a little shop in England on a snowy day, accompanied by my mother and niece. I remember even the grayish light filtering in through the multi-paned windows of the shop. It's more than a scarf; it's a memory.
And so is this little guy. He's absurd and ridiculous and not something a woman who is nearly 60 "should" own. (That's precisely why I own him.) Again, bought in England on an earlier trip with my mom. Found him in a charity shop bin for £5, and after having just had a pint of elderflower cider in a nearby pub, I HAD to have him. I stuffed him into my backpack and walked around the little Suffolk town with his dorky head bobbling from the pack behind me. I'm sure I looked like some kind of freak but that only added to the fun we had that day.I don't know where I'll put him yet, but he deserves to not he stuffed in a box.
Also found this photo of my grandmother at 15. So gorgeous. Of course it needs to be in my closet.
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last monthAnd speaking of fun and apropos of pretty much nothing, I found this photo on another site. It's a kitchen of course (so nothing to do with closets), but it made me smile.
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last monthI'm even enjoying candlelit closet. (I'm on staycation this week and having the BEST time!) 😁
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