Basement progress!
Had to stop on kitchen planning and get the basement ready for the carpet. They weren’t supposed to install until end of the month but they had a cancellation and moved us up. So on Tuesday and
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Connie@nuvox.net
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#1695
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Thanks Mary!
Lots of good ideas.
Can’t paint the cabinets, though. Darryl says absolutely no. He was horrified at the mention. They are in like-new condition. ( Especially after all the work we
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Connie@nuvox.net
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Hi Regan
Very helpful!
The appliances are old except for the microwave. I will probably replace with brushed nickel stainless so definitely not wanting to decorate to the black. I’ve decided to
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Connie@nuvox.net
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#1693
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
House was built in 1999! I think the woman who had it built was severely stuck in the 80’s. The paint colors and decor screamed 80’s.
Connie
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Connie@nuvox.net
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Connie—
To me one big thing is what do you want to do with the kitchen long term and how can you move towards that goal? For example, how old are those appliances? If they’re going to need
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Regan Conley
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That is SO helpful! I was going to try the Room and Board online design service as I really like their furniture, but things have gotten away from me due to more pressing issues. However, I think we
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jacqui whittemore
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#1690
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Loving all the amazing ideas from everyone. I am learning so much!
jacqueline
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jacqui whittemore
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#1689
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Been there! We went 6 months without a cut to try and keep the family safe. When I finally broke down and went with Marguerite, arrived to discover ours wasn’t wearing a mask at all! Said she
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jacqui whittemore
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Me too, we have a kitchen/family room to update when DH finally comes home from Switzerland…..
Jenny
Sent: 13 January 2022 14:28
To: yarnmongers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Kitchen
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Jenny Swanson
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Mary I really love the way you think!
Lise in NJ
aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Lise Patterson
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Connie,
Fabulous kitchen space!? You're going to love it, once you do your magic.? You've got good neutrals on the floor, counter top and appliances.? I like the black appliances.? Here are some
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mary_007usa
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Don’t know if it might help with ideas, but I’ve been doing some house dreaming and have seen some interesting ways to partially update kitchens. Wonder if looking at what’s going on in some
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Melisande R. Wolf
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
After taking a moment to figure out how to remove (fingers crossed) all the
previous convos ... As a totally lucky enough to stay at home, not wanting
to get vaccinated, 71 year old who is only going
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erica
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Yes, it is much harder in covid times. I had to get a new hair stylist
right after the pandemic started because my long-time stylist moved away to
be closer to her children in No VA. I asked a friend
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Jaya Srikrishnan
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That's a good tip!
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Jaya Srikrishnan
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Yeah, the fans are going! I want something over the island.
So much to do!
Connie
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Connie@nuvox.net
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My local Benjamin Moore paint store has decorators on staff. They answer
questions in store for free but will come to your home and advise you for
an hourly rate. They were a huge help to me when I
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Jennifer Black
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Thanks! I struggle with ‘asking around’ because of how insular our covid-world is. Will try to think more out of the box on people to ask.
jacqueline
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jacqui whittemore
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Re: Kitchen Decor help?
Connie - what a great space! That's the size of an NYC apartment. FWIW -
decide on whether you like super modern, country, outdoor natural, etc
style to start. Then you can look at drawer pulls to
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Nilda
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Hi Connie
no decorating guru here but, if possible, I’d get rid of the fan & lights. Looks a bit old fashioned! Lots of down lights in the ceiling would work I think.
What a huge kitchen, could fit
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beryl_cathro@...
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