I'm pretty sure those exposed bricks will clash with any backsplash

6/20/2008 12:50:48 AM

So what is that counter top made of? Looks like either concrete or maybe quartz, but I can't tell for sure from the small pics.

I just bought a nice used concrete counter top to use on my island. Fifteen dollar, make you hollar. I need to get a wet saw and cut it though....It's too long. Width is perfect.

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6/20/2008 12:51:06 AM

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"So what is that counter top made of? Looks like either concrete or maybe quartz, but I can't tell for sure from the small pics."

ambrosia mentioned it was corian

6/20/2008 12:51:43 AM

It's corian.

I did not want a tile backsplash, never really thought about adding one, and anywhere we could have ended it - either at the edge of the wall, at the pass-through, or edge of the last cabinet would have been very awkward.

[Edited on June 20, 2008 at 12:52 AM. Reason : ]

6/20/2008 12:52:29 AM

Ahhh...cool. I have one or two Corian cutting boards. I don't really use them as much because they dull my knives, but they look nice and can be used as heat pads to protect the counters too.

6/20/2008 12:54:32 AM

^^I had that same problem with crown moulding, it just would have looked unfinished or whatever

6/20/2008 12:56:43 AM

yo ambrosia! we're getting shit done over here!!!!

next time we'll take the cabinets down so we can put up a white tile backsplash behind the counters. and clean up the edging of the blue around the cabinets.

in short, the walls ended up getting stripped, spackled, scraped and then respackled. we then took a large scrub brush and created stroke patterns in the spackle to hide imperfections.

(pictures linked once again to avoid taking over your kitchen glory!)

before and after shots:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/housejune2008003.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/kitchen7-12-08002.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/housejune2008004.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/kitchen7-12-08003.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/housejune2008005.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/kitchen7-12-08001.jpg

close up shots of the detail:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/kitchen7-12-08004.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/kitty_b/House/kitchen7-12-08005.jpg

7/12/2008 6:44:17 PM

Here are 2 pictures of the kitchen/dining room of the house I am about to buy.



When I get some extra money I am thinking about either putting tile down or hardwood flooring.

7/12/2008 6:58:00 PM

laminate would be cheaper and still look decent. Especially if you're handy enough to lay it yourself (which if you can build a doghouse and work a saw you pretty much are).

7/12/2008 7:00:26 PM

True. I have thought about doing that also. I am trying to figure out what to do in the living room also.



One thing I will definitely do is add a nice mantel over the fireplace. It also needs to be cleaned too but I don't know what to use to clean it with that won't combust when I use the fireplace



Note: The furniture in the photos are the previous owners. I am buying new living room and dining room furniture. I will post pics of what I am getting in a few minutes.

[Edited on July 12, 2008 at 7:05 PM. Reason : ]

7/12/2008 7:04:11 PM

New living room furniture:





Dining Room Table and Chairs:


If you can't tell from the picture there is a stone inlay in the table.

7/12/2008 7:13:18 PM

fuer elise

^whoa...I missed that post. Where are you getting the furniture from?

[Edited on July 15, 2008 at 11:03 AM. Reason : hj]

7/15/2008 11:02:37 AM

^^ did you really get that couch? OMG, I sat on it in the store and about fell asleep. Now I'm trying to talk my roomie into it.

Step one: Show it to her...comming soon.

I'm just wanting it to go on sale...*daydreaming*

7/15/2008 11:07:50 AM

I am in the process of buying it. I have to finance it partially and my Realtor doesn't want me to do anything that would screw up my credit before i buy the house.

I am getting the furniture from Rooms to Go. I was going to get some from Ashley Furniture but it would take them 2 months to get it to me....Rooms to Go would be 1 week at the latest. I also got my sleigh bed from R2G 3 years ago.

7/15/2008 11:10:38 AM

StayPuff, on that house you are about to buy, did you pull up a corner of the carpet in the living room to see if there is hardwood under it

7/15/2008 11:11:31 AM

Not yet. Even if it isn't hardwood underneath, I am pretty good with stuff like this.

7/15/2008 11:17:50 AM

If it has floor vents just pull one of those out and you can see under the carpet around it. If you pull the carpet up at a corner it will be tough to get it stretched back onto the tack strip properly.

7/15/2008 11:21:12 AM

Or I really liked this one too:

7/15/2008 11:27:07 AM

That's ok. I just don't like furniture as dark as that though.

I am worried that my cats will have fun scratching up the new furniture

7/15/2008 11:36:21 AM

and I have changed my mind about the table. I think I am going to get the oval/round version of the table

7/15/2008 11:41:55 AM

I like the detail on the table you posted. Depends on the size of the space you are putting it in, but I'm sure it would look great.

I think that's what I like about the one I posted...is that it is darker. I have a lighter colored one now (that has a textured material) and it's great for dirt and wear. Doesn't show much at all. I just don't like it and want to get rid of it. It's only 2 years old and I was in grad school the last two years and never really used it at all.

[Edited on July 15, 2008 at 1:11 PM. Reason : ...more]

7/15/2008 1:08:58 PM

well the table is going where the table is in the picture way up there....

I need to find another bed. I was going to get one for $75 for the guest bedroom but they already sold it

7/15/2008 2:41:16 PM

I also have an entire wood bedroom set (dresser, night stand, bed) that I hate. 2 years old...hehe

I do like my dining room table and coffee table, and I won't part with it

7/15/2008 4:06:23 PM

well I have a sleigh bed and will have the furniture that i posted earlier when i move into the new house. I have to fill out the rest of my house with stuff from craigslist.

I have 2 entertainment centers but they are both old and big. I would rather have a taller entertainment center than wide like I have now.

7/15/2008 4:14:22 PM

You sound pretty set. Excited?

7/15/2008 4:20:21 PM

Yup. Between this and doing some traveling and not having to work for once....this is turning out to be a great summer

7/15/2008 4:25:58 PM

here's the latest as of today. obviously there's still a lot left.


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7/17/2008 12:42:49 AM

Holy shit that's awesome. I love the floors

And the cabinets

7/17/2008 12:55:13 AM

yea, we were excited when we found out there was original hardwood underneath that tile. it's douglas fir, beautiful wood.

7/17/2008 1:00:56 AM

I love the really high cabinet vs going with a soffit or unusable top of cabinet area. Very elegant, I love it.

8/21/2008 12:36:45 PM

very prettiful!

8/21/2008 12:41:06 PM

looking good, Prospero

seeing these renovations makes a very small part of me wish i bought a fixer-upper instead of new construction.

8/21/2008 12:45:03 PM

Quote :

" seeing these renovations makes a very small part of me wish i bought a fixer-upper instead of new construction."

very small are the key words there

8/21/2008 12:50:10 PM

indeed!

shit, i've been in the new pad for two months, and still have a garage full of boxes that need to be unpacked.

8/21/2008 12:56:14 PM

bttt, b/c i don't want this thead to die before my kitchen is finished

i'll try to post some newer pictures tonight, only thing left really is the hardware & wood detailing.

9/10/2008 1:16:11 PM

ok, so after another month i finally have some pictures.


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10/16/2008 1:47:26 AM

You have got a stunning place.
I love it.

10/16/2008 2:02:50 AM

thanks, it's taken a lot of time/money/patience (as does a lot of things with an old house), but when it's all said and done it's an investment that you can enjoy for years to come.

10/16/2008 2:09:48 AM

ok, so our kitchen remodeling wasn't as extreme. we're honestly just making the place look as nice as possible without investing a ridiculous amount of money, since we plan on moving in 5 years or so.

we double covered the window with darkening blinds and a pull down shade after we realized how much the afternoon sun bakes the room. we cut out a breakfast bar in the wall. we removed 4 layers of wallpaper, then we spackled the walls (too damaged to paint directly), textured them and painted them (as well as the lower walls and all the trim). we built a pantry in the water heater closet. we got a portable dishwasher. and we replaced the faucet.
today we took the cabinets down to put the tile panels up, and installed a microwave above the stove. we also installed a light above the sink.
all that's left is to get a new (larger) fan and to get a nicer light fixture for the area around the counters. and to get a curtain rod and valance.

before and afters:









overall shot:


[Edited on December 7, 2008 at 10:32 PM. Reason : aw fuck tags]

12/7/2008 10:21:56 PM

i love box-beam ceilings

prospero, is that pan storage to the right of your oven???

12/7/2008 10:32:09 PM

prospero thats beautiful!

12/7/2008 10:38:23 PM

mwuahahaha
my mom's over here doing holiday baking, and just told me she hates me.

Because I have empty cabinets

12/15/2008 5:13:52 PM

yall got some nice places. if i had $$$ id remodel the fuck out of my place

12/15/2008 5:42:20 PM

this is SORT OF related. i needed a thread and couldn't find any on bathrooms. plus, searching for bathroom on this site leads to bad things. couple old bathroom threads in the lounge but more intense than what i'm doing.

i'm painting and updating our bathroom (like the one my brother and i use when we are home).

my parents don't want to retile right now but i think i can make the old tile work. it is dated (color...it is like off white/cream...80s) BUT i think painting, molding, and updating the light fixtures, tp roll, faucet, light switch covers, etc will REALLY help. replacing the countertop on the vanity would probably make it perfect (w/o retiling) but they don't want to do that yet. sidenote: i am trying to convince them to get rid of all brass fixtures in our house (door knob handles, etc, but we have a lot of it and they like it).

right now our bathroom has nickel shower rod and towel rods, but for some reason my parents just stop half way through things and think it is fine. i'm like, brass and nickel. no...pick one. and not the brass.

i will have to take pictures because our bathroom is hideous right now and i'm hoping when i'm done it will be 100 times better.

i want to paint vertical stripes (thick, obviously). has anyone done this before? i'm going to look at paint tomorrow. my parents got 2 swatches, but they are green and i don't really care for it. i will look at green but i'm leaning toward yellows just because of the tile color.

12/15/2008 10:16:42 PM