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Comments (69)Gorgeous! I’ve been painting china cabinets for many years as it gives them new life! And I use them for collections of curiosities in a living space rather than China in a dining room. This beautiful antique Scottish hutch is in my beach house on the coast of Baja!...See MoreAm I crazy for wanting to do this??!
Comments (43)There is nothing crazy about making efficient use of your space. You and your husband have to determine your needs and plan accordingly. What works for you? For what it's worth, I love the tub area, but .... I fully appreciate where you are coming from. We moved into our house a year ago. What attracted my husband and I was a huge picture window in the master bath overlooking a sizeable yard with groves of trees. Like you, we have a tub in front of the window only not as nice (think dated, yellowed acrylic with a huge crack). In the 30 years we have been married, neither has taken a bath. Now that we are talking of remodeling the bath, my husband refuses to pay for a tub which neither will use. But the space lends itself to a tub I argued. A contractor suggested a built in bench with storage in lieu of a tub. The plumbing would be capped so a tub could be added. The idea was a innovative solution to otherwise wasted space. My husband and I, plus our two cats could watch the wildlife out the window without sitting on the tub deck. Yes a window seat would work. Also the view faces east; the sunrises are gorgeous....See MoreKitchen design ideas, am I crazy to want to mix stones?
Comments (31)I was drawn more the patterns of quartzite then I was to granite. I know you need to reseal it every a year. I'm not that worried about chipping it compared to granite but It is one point higher on the hardness scale (8/10). When I was talking about quartzites durability I was comparing it to other awesome stones like marble, soapstone, slate, quartz, limestone, onyx. My only problem with Quartz is that it can melt if I toss a hot pan on it. I'd rather have Granite or Quartzite. I understand quite a few of the cons of using cork. Two things I can't seem to get a clear picture on are about the different opinions about installing it. It seems almost more about personal choice. 1. Floating or glued down. Basically floating would make it easier to replace a plank here and there but gluing it down might prevent buckling unless I support it with furniture pads? 2. If I should run cork wall to wall as opposed to stopping at the cabinets. Wall to wall will help me to level the floor and make it easier to replace a dish washer (though I don't need to worry about that). Installing cork up to the cabinets is cheaper (less material), though my cabinet footprint is so small it would save me very little to do that. Other then that cork can fade in direct sunlight (so can almost everything else right?) but our kitchen gets very little actual direct sun light : ( and I've had a few different people who have used cork say that they haven't noticed that much of a difference. If I reseal it once every few years then it will keep its color and strength better? We don't have any dogs but we have one smaller cat which shouldn't be that much of an issue? And I'll have to just make sure to wipe up any spills as I normally would anyway? We won't have a dishwasher so unless something dramatic happens with our plumbing then we should be pretty safe with major water damage, but since I'm laying it down in planks and most likely floating then if there is a problem then I'll just replace the sections that need fixing? And I can sand it down every few years if I want it to look new again?...See MoreAm I crazy for wanting to paint my stained wood trim?
Comments (9)Really like the wood trim and doors myself. My personal preference would be to change the wall color in the living areas so there is a bit less of a stark contrast between the darker wood and off-white walls rather than paint the wood trim. If, however, you are seriously considering painting your wood trim white, then at least consider painting the trim in only the bedrooms first -- begin with painting only the window and door trim and leave the doors and baseboard their natural stained wood in all rooms and then see if you actually like it. I'd recommend you avoid pink or yellow paints and that includes off white paints with a pink or yellow hue. One thing to consider: anything painted will inevitably need to be repainted and again and again over the years and THAT is when the painted trim could well begin to look cheap....See MoreMaryBocaTX
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