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IKEA Kitchen Remodel??
Asked by P.M. from Tampa
on January 18, 2011
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I love the looks and prices of the IKEA kitchen cabinets and appliances. Anyone ever do a complete kitchen make-over using only IKEA or mostly IKEA? Before anyone me...
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- I have no idea what kind of quality IKEA is, however, a friend who built their home from the bottom up did an IKEA kitchen and they hate it! They're now saving up to s...
- I love, love, love IKEA. Their styles are amazing and the quality is great too on most of their products when put together right. Please be certain all of the items yo...
- Hi. My parents re-did their entire kitchen using everything from IKEA. My dad did the entire installation except the counter tops. With the money they saved they ha...
Kitchen Backsplash Ideas Are Needed
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on March 8, 2011
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Hi Ladies-
A few months ago I had my kitchen completely redone. When I picked the tile out to go with the granite, I only had a small piece of granite and it looked ...
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- I just updated my kitchen and I used the punched tin like they use on ceilings as a acksplash. It goes great with the stainless steel. It was inexpensive and easy to i...
- I like the look of a neutral colored stone tile with granite.. I also like the look when 2 different size tiles are used. (ie maybe a two rows of 1 inch tile laid sq...
- My friend is an interior decorator. She did a back splash in her kitchen I never would have picked out but I ENVY it in her house. She has a dark counter top with a ...
White Appliances in Kitchen Remodel
Asked by A.S. from Denver
on June 12, 2009
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We are soon remodeling our kitchen and I'm pretty excited about that. Unfortunately, we're in a recession. :P This means our budget will be limited and I won't be a...
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- Hi A.! It looks like you have gotten some good advice and some I wouldn't recommend. :) My husband does kitchen and bath remodels for a living and we have designed & ...
- Just because the appliances are white, doesn't mean that they are dated. Stainless steel is more expensive, and also show so much more fingerprints, etc. I can never...
- What do you love? a kitchen remodel is for years to come right? so maybe in upcoming years you will replace your appliances--white matches everything as does stainless...
Outside Laundry or Inside Laundry Small Kitchen or Tiny Bit Bigger Kitchen
Asked by A.V. from San Francisco
on January 15, 2010
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Please help. Bottom line, should we put the laundry outside to make room for a bigger eat in kitchen or leave the laundry inside keeping our tiny (4 people max) eat in...
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- I agree do your research. I have lived in a house with the washer and dryer near the kitchen and it was wonderful! If at late at night you need to wash something you...
- I assume that this means you don't have a garage? If you do have a garage, I would put it out there. If you have to put it in a detached shed, I would leave it in th...
- I lived in Seattle where our laundry was in the basement. In order to get to the basement we had to walk outside to the back deck and down the stairs. I hated doing th...
Any Interior Designers Out There -Chicken Wire/ French Country Look
Asked by S.N. from Minneapolis
on August 31, 2011
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Hi there - Have any of you ever put chicken wire in your cabinet doors for that French country look?
I have a small secretary that has glass in the upper doors an...
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- It is not chicken wire but I will give you it looks like it. Where you would find it I have no idea. It probably started out as real chicken wire but was adapted and...
- My plan for my kitchen is to paint it yellow then paint chicken wire red and hang it on the wall. I have all sorts of chicken/roosters. I like the idea of usin...
- I thought chicken wire was a " one size, fits all" kind of item. You could achieve the same look with smaller holes by using two layers of chicken wire and overlappin...
Interior Design and Remodelling of Kitchen and Family Room
Asked by B. from Minneapolis
on February 25, 2007
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Does anyone know of an interior designer / remodeller whom they would recommend for a kitchen/family room design and remodel? Thanks.
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- Hi B., I assume you are located in the Twin Cities. My neighbor owns his own construction business and specializes in remodeling projects. He is a terrific guy --...
- My husband has a company called NorthRock Remodeling. Their number is ###-###-####. They did my sisters kitchen and finished her basement. If you have any questions le...
- Hi B. - My name is T. and I've had my own Interior Design business for the past 10 years. I specialize in residential and love to work with people on a design that ma...
Have Some Home Remodel Questions...
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on May 3, 2012
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SO, we are thinking about redoing our kitchen and possibly adding on to our home. My question is, if you have remodeled your home, did you use an architect and designe...
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- It really depends on how extensive the project is and how creative you are. More importantly, the structural boundaries have to be taken into consideration. We remodel...
- I am a construction manager by trade, so when we did a major addition, we hired an architect and an engineer (required because we were changing the roofline and removi...
- I am a land use planner for a private company and I get permits for people remodeling their home, business and many other things. I also just did a major remodel on o...
Toy Question
Asked by A.N. from Nashville
on November 27, 2007
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This may seem a strange question...but is a play kitchen too girly for a little boy? My son loves to help me in the kitchen, so I thought that getting him his own todd...
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- I think that it's interesting that we teach our sons that women are less than men. Blame it on society all you want, but mothers are often the first to discourage "fe...
- As a mom of 4, my vote is absolutely for the kitchen set. They aren't all pink anymore! He will have a fabulous time with it, and isn't that what's it all about? I ...
- My son is two and he has the Dora play kitchen. He loves it!! I don't see anything wrong with it as long it is not pink!!! He also has baby dolls... I don't think it i...
HELP!! Painting Questions!!!
Asked by N. from Dallas
on September 25, 2006
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I want to paint my kitchen a different color and was thinking about a really light peach fade for the walls with toasted wheat for the cabinets, chestnut for the trim ...
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- Hello N.! If you are in need of a professional eye, give me a call at ###-###-####. I offer a complimentary initial consultation. The color names that you have se...
- I LOVE rooms with different pallates. Just as long as you are either keeping all the colors warm, cool or neautral. I love love to go to home depot's paint section. Th...
- Hi, go to Home Depot.com and there is a section for Behr paints where you can see what the whole color scheme will look like in a virtual room!! It's really cool and ...
Paint Colors!! Help!
Asked by J.K. from Sacramento
on October 27, 2011
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Ok you creative and wise ladies... I need help with a color palette for my walls. Here's the situation... I have a kitchen nook that gets lots of light that looks into...
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- Hi there, J.: In the past I made the worst decisions regarding color for just about every home we have ever lived in and then one day I was at the mall and I saw the ...
- I'm a color & paint freak. I find it interesting that you have light neutrals thruout your larger space & you don't intend to paint those. I also find it interesting...
- I would choose colors that blend or complement the other attached or open rooms. I wouldn't use dark or too bright colors in a small entry way. I think they would make...
