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Anyone else remember The Cats' House? If you're gonna go full crazy cat lady (or crazy cat couple in this case) at least make it aesthetically pleasing.       They sold the house in 2013 and the new owners apparently painted it all white and took down the decor and catwalks 
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The Sexual Shiite posted:Does the carpet match the stair runners?
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Jun 15, 2017 03:43
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My immediate reaction is that those stairs must be carpetted with real human hair, because if you're weird enough to do that then you're almost certainly weird enough to use real hair for it.
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Jun 16, 2017 14:15
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It's probably a weird serial killer trophy thing.
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Jun 16, 2017 14:31
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Does there exist some software for interior design / layout / etc that isn't some lovely web app? I'm looking for a desktop app more like autoCAD or the like, where I can build the geometry of a room and then drop in models of chairs and things. Homestyler is close, but the web app is a nightmare.
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Jun 16, 2017 16:21
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PRADA SLUT posted:Does there exist some software for interior design / layout / etc that isn't some lovely web app? I'm looking for a desktop app more like autoCAD or the like, where I can build the geometry of a room and then drop in models of chairs and things. Autocad? Revit? Vectorworks? All have huge built-in and downloadable furniture asset libraries.
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Jun 16, 2017 19:40
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Took a trip to Ikea and turned a spare room from a former room mate into my new bedroom. There's a second diamond mirror thing next to that one now.
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Jun 16, 2017 20:29
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Prince Reggie K posted:Took a trip to Ikea and turned a spare room from a former room mate into my new bedroom. Please tell me you have a grip mat under the rag rug there. My mom used to have some of those on hardwood floors, and they would slide out from under your feet at any provocation.
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Jun 16, 2017 21:55
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PRADA SLUT posted:Does there exist some software for interior design / layout / etc that isn't some lovely web app? I'm looking for a desktop app more like autoCAD or the like, where I can build the geometry of a room and then drop in models of chairs and things. Sketchup.
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Jun 17, 2017 07:40
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Jun 17, 2017 14:55
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As always: show, don't tell. Should be actual pizza, tacos, and bacon pinned to the wall.
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Jun 17, 2017 15:10
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Dont doxx Buckley
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Jun 17, 2017 15:17
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Is there a site out there with good references for different styles of interior design? Sometimes I dream about the house I will hopefully have in 10 years up in the mountains. I've been thinking more Swiss chalet than log cabin, but there are several different styles I think look cool. The thing is I don't know what they are called so I can't Google them.
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Jun 17, 2017 18:05
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:Please tell me you have a grip mat under the rag rug there. My mom used to have some of those on hardwood floors, and they would slide out from under your feet at any provocation.  Hell yeah I got a grip mat! Prince Reggie K fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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Jun 20, 2017 20:56
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I don't have any grip mats, this makes it hilarious when my friend brings her hyper little bulldog over.
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Jun 20, 2017 20:59
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PRADA SLUT posted:Does there exist some software for interior design / layout / etc that isn't some lovely web app? I'm looking for a desktop app more like autoCAD or the like, where I can build the geometry of a room and then drop in models of chairs and things. Sketchup is free and has a pretty good library of objects. It's not the most user friendly, but if you're expecting "autocad" software then it might be exactly what you're looking for. My brother in law uses the home designer suite software and it's pretty cool if you don't mind paying for something. Looks like they have just an interiors version as well, but if you were going to spend $80 you might as well spend $100 and get the suite. There is a trial version as well.
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Jun 21, 2017 15:34
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For blog recommendations, I enjoy best little apartment on tumblr. It leans a little more boho and the focus on apartments means you can get a lot of ideas about what to do with small spaces and interiors you have limited ability to change.
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Jun 22, 2017 01:55
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Haifisch posted:I found a wallpaper just for you: Late, but, I'm the cavernous space with loving baseboard heaters.  (Yeah yeah I know there's also one of those stupid gas fireplaces but there also appears to be snow outside so....)
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Jun 22, 2017 09:03
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I have a doorway between what will be a large open kitchen diner and a moderate "snug" living room with a fire. I need a proper door to keep the heat in and the kitchen smells out. Unfortunately the opening is 1100mm which is too wide for the largest size of the type of door I'm buying and too small for two of the smallest. One option is to stud out the difference and reduce it to a normal opening, but I'm casting around for better ways to make use of it since it's there, e.g. filling the sides with insulated glass. Thoughts?
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Jun 22, 2017 18:30
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Arachnamus posted:I have a doorway between what will be a large open kitchen diner and a moderate "snug" living room with a fire. I need a proper door to keep the heat in and the kitchen smells out. Unfortunately the opening is 1100mm which is too wide for the largest size of the type of door I'm buying and too small for two of the smallest. You could get a custom door made to fit the space, but before you do that check the path the door will move through - will your snug living room start to feel cramped if you have to leave space for an oversized door to swing around? Sliding barn doors are trendy and easy to adapt to unusual sizes, but echhhhhhhhhh... Right up there with shiplap paneling and vessel sinks for me. What about studding it out to a normal door width and then putting a skinny built-in bookcase in the new wall space? It could be books on one side and spices on the other.
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Jun 22, 2017 18:35
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Arachnamus posted:I have a doorway between what will be a large open kitchen diner and a moderate "snug" living room with a fire. I need a proper door to keep the heat in and the kitchen smells out. Unfortunately the opening is 1100mm which is too wide for the largest size of the type of door I'm buying and too small for two of the smallest. What's in the walls? Could you do a pair of pocket doors?
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Jun 22, 2017 18:50
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:You could get a custom door made to fit the space I spoke with the chippy that's doing my stairs and that's too expensive an option. I'm starting to drain the last of my budget so I can't drop too much on a solution. Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Sliding barn doors are trendy and easy to adapt to unusual sizes, but echhhhhhhhhh... Right up there with shiplap paneling and vessel sinks for me. Agreed and also a terrible seal. Tiny Brontosaurus posted:What about studding it out to a normal door width and then putting a skinny built-in bookcase in the new wall space? It could be books on one side and spices on the other. "What if I put a bookcase there" has been my approach to many odd nooks and crannies in this rebuild and the reality is I just don't have that many books. That said, plasterboarding on the living room side and dedicating the full depth of the shelves to the kitchen is not a bad idea. Edit: It's a 300mm thick wall. Jaded Burnout fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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Jun 22, 2017 18:51
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whalesteak posted:What's in the walls? Could you do a pair of pocket doors? There is technically a pocket because the wall is brick and used to be external so it has a cavity, but when I floated the idea with the builder he was very reticent. I think it would be a shitload of hassle if possible at all given the age of the brickwork. Edit: plus we'd need to cut the 100 year old thick iron wall ties and stabilise the wall and aaaah.
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Jun 22, 2017 18:52
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Sliding barn doors are trendy and easy to adapt to unusual sizes, but echhhhhhhhhh... Right up there with shiplap paneling and vessel sinks for me. I hadn't realized this was a thing but I may have to do a sliding barn door now...I have a space that really needs a sometimes door option and a pocket would be severely impractical.
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Jun 22, 2017 19:33
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ulmont posted:I hadn't realized this was a thing but I may have to do a sliding barn door now...I have a space that really needs a sometimes door option and a pocket would be severely impractical. There are non-terrible ones that are less barn-y    I GUESS.
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Jun 22, 2017 19:37
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Could you somehow make that into one of those Mad Magazine folding pictures?
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Jun 22, 2017 19:40
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Subjunctive posted:Could you somehow make that into one of those Mad Magazine folding pictures? The Al-ighty Ollar?
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Jun 22, 2017 19:44
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Is there a way to, say, put a gasket on a barn door like that to make it seal better? And not look like shite?
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Jun 22, 2017 21:20
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Iv'e seen some sliding barn doors like that in newer condos that were not terrible. They were generally just separating the main living space from the "den" and worked fine for that.
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Arachnamus posted:I have a doorway between what will be a large open kitchen diner and a moderate "snug" living room with a fire. I need a proper door to keep the heat in and the kitchen smells out. Unfortunately the opening is 1100mm which is too wide for the largest size of the type of door I'm buying and too small for two of the smallest. That's an extremely odd size, unfortunately. French doors won't naturally come in those dimensions and would need modification, but they'd be my first choice since they will also be the least obtrusive when open. It looks like they can be made, but will probably cost a lot. You could do a normal door with a side-light, but it looks like that's expensive, too. I'd agree that you're probably best off closing it off to the largest standard door that can fit, cost-wise, but either way it's going to be expensive.
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Tricky Ed posted:I'd agree that you're probably best off closing it off to the largest standard door that can fit, cost-wise, but either way it's going to be expensive. Expensive is relative in this project, we've already rebuilt several brick walls in stud for the sake of convenience, but a £1200 carpenter job on a custom door isn't workable. The £500 ones you linked are closer to doable. I wouldn't mind carrying some more light through that side of the house. I'll have a chat with the builder on monday about building it out as kitchen larder shelving and see what the cost would be compared to that supplier.
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Jun 22, 2017 23:11
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The obvious answer is a bead curtain.
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Jun 22, 2017 23:32
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How about a better kitchen fan to keep the cooking smells out of the living room? Our wide doorway from the hall into our living/dining/kitchen area is a 3-panel slider. It gives us a wide entryway without the fuss of a pocket door or the gaping breezes of an outset/barn door.
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Have you considered an accordion door?  I haven't seen them used residentially since the 70s, but that just means they are due to come back in style any day now, right? 48" is a standard size, and it should be easy enough to downsize to your 43" space from there just by shortening the track. https://www.walmart.com/ip/HomeStyles-Plaza-Vinyl-Accordion-Door-48-x-96-Pecan/22388174 Aww, yiss, home decor by walmart. Envy of the trailer park. There are also less ugly versions.  
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Arachnamus posted:Expensive is relative in this project, we've already rebuilt several brick walls in stud for the sake of convenience, but a £1200 carpenter job on a custom door isn't workable. The £500 ones you linked are closer to doable. I wouldn't mind carrying some more light through that side of the house. Yeah bespoke double doors might be your best option. Although 1100mm is a standard size for shower doors, so you could get creative and use that!
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Jun 23, 2017 02:07
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Facebook Aunt posted:There are also less ugly versions. You should post some if they exist.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:09
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peanut posted:How about a better kitchen fan to keep the cooking smells out of the living room? The kitchen smells are secondary to heat retention, really, given that the kitchen area is open to the main house hallway anyway. That is not a terrible looking door, I'll add that idea to the mix. Youth Decay posted:Although 1100mm is a standard size for shower doors, so you could get creative and use that! Hmmmmmmmmmm. The Dave posted:You should post some if they exist.
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Jun 23, 2017 08:28
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:There are non-terrible ones that are less barn-y
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Jun 23, 2017 08:42
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Collateral Damage posted:All of these look pretty bad imo. Not the doors themselves, but they kept the standard door trim which clashes with the barn door and makes it look like the door was just tacked on like an afterthought. Yeah that's a big reason why I hate barn doors. They work a little better in industrial spaces that don't have that kind of trim, but they're still dumb even there.
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The opening I'm dealing with had extremely lovely versions on previously. The lack of trim did not save them this time.
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