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Someone mentioned hoarder I Spy... there was a thread a year or two ago that got put on the front page. http://www.somethingawful.com/photoshop-phriday/i-spy-hoarders/ I would like to see another.
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cheese eats mouse posted:I live in a city with one of the largest collection of victorian era homes. The "Pink Palace" is the crown and an ex brothel and it's now for sale. The interior is lovely and has been kept in amazing shape. I hate the kitchen cabinets though! It's a 6bd 4ba for an easy $735,000 I got to go to a party in there during the St. James Art Fair and it was amazing. My friend lives at the other end of the court in the old Governor's Mansion. All of those houses are ridiculously awesome.
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Jul 18, 2017 13:31
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See, that's dope as hell but still needs a poo poo ton of work before it'd be something I'd live in. I hate old kitchens and bathrooms. Basically I love the bones, hate like 75% of the finishes.
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YamiNoSenshi posted:So if granite/stone countertops are a fad and awful, what's the SA Thread Approved(tm) kitchen counter material? Pallets.
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YamiNoSenshi posted:So if granite/stone countertops are a fad and awful, what's the SA Thread Approved(tm) kitchen counter material?
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Jul 18, 2017 21:27
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Resin-impregnated compressed cheetos dust.
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Jul 18, 2017 21:28
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Haifisch posted:The hopes and dreams of millenials. I tried, but they only come pre-crushed.
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Jul 18, 2017 21:35
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Vintage shag carpet
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YamiNoSenshi posted:So if granite/stone countertops are a fad and awful, what's the SA Thread Approved(tm) kitchen counter material? The best counter top I ever had was stainless steel. It was the best of all worlds. Looked great, cleaned well, took any and all abuse I tossed at it.
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YamiNoSenshi posted:So if granite/stone countertops are a fad and awful, what's the SA Thread Approved(tm) kitchen counter material? I don't think stone is going out of style anytime soon. There are so many variations of granite and marble that no two counters will ever be the same. Combine the aesthetics with being easy to clean and next to impossible to crack, scratch, and stain--they are a tough counter surface to beat. If you are interested in a stone counter tops, figure out how much you need and take a trip to a Lowes/Home Depot and get a few quotes. Then go looking for a local granite/marble guy and see what he has to offer. Our local guys typically beat the big box stores by 30% to 50%.
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Ouhei posted:See, that's dope as hell but still needs a poo poo ton of work before it'd be something I'd live in. I hate old kitchens and bathrooms. Basically I love the bones, hate like 75% of the finishes. Well, that house is only $249,000. Partly because it's in bumfuck nowhere Illinois, but also because it's mostly original. The more expensive MCM houses have updated finishes, though often they put in really generic kitchens/baths that don't go with the rest of the house. Example: Oh look a nice little mid-century houwait, what's that in the corner?  Oooooh noooooo  At least pick the right shade of wood ffs There's also a big difference between architect-designed showpiece houses and your average mid-century ranch. The bathrooms in this house are awesome.   
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Jul 19, 2017 01:14
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This feels like a render from a late 90s first-person adventure game
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Jul 19, 2017 01:20
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It can't be a good idea to build sex chairs into your sauna.
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Zillow helpfully informed me they have an interior design section. Twee chalkboard messages. You shouldn't have.   Pantry  "OK, put the oven here." "But it's right next to the doorway. It's cut off from the rest of the kitchen." "Fine, add a counter stub to it then."  It doesn't have to look nice as long as you're aggressively trying to be rustic and retro, right?  Just taking a dump while watching laundry spin. Don't mind me.
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Haifisch posted:Zillow helpfully informed me they have an interior design section. gently caress this especially. gently caress this extra much. not only does it look dumb as hell, every time someone asks where the microwave is and you go "oh its in the cabinet that says microwave with a drawing of a microwave on it" its gonna sound like you're being cute with them.
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SoundMonkey posted:gently caress this especially. gently caress this extra much. not only does it look dumb as hell, every time someone asks where the microwave is and you go "oh its in the cabinet that says microwave with a drawing of a microwave on it" its gonna sound like you're being cute with them. I really don't get hiding your microwave with a door with a shittier looking microwave drawn on it. e: also have fun pouring soup on your head using that stupidly high microwave
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Jul 19, 2017 02:21
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Haifisch posted:
Why does the pantry door have a keypad lock on it?
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Jul 19, 2017 02:28
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Haifisch posted:
I kind of like the utility of this. Assuming your house doesn't have 5 other bathrooms, having an extra pooper in with the laundry machines seems like a good use of limited space. Less danger of a load being forgotten in the washer for 3 days.
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Facebook Aunt posted:I kind of like the utility of this. Assuming your house doesn't have 5 other bathrooms, having an extra pooper in with the laundry machines seems like a good use of limited space. Less danger of a load being forgotten in the washer for 3 days. My town house has literally nowhere else to put the washer and dryer besides the basement bathroom. Besides, like, a bedroom. Or the deck. Best part is when the dryer alarm goes off while you're pooping. 
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Youth Decay posted:
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Haifisch posted:
Nothing like open space underneath something you'll never be able to move to clean.
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Subjunctive posted:Why does the pantry door have a keypad lock on it? I think you already know the answer, don't you fatty?
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Subjunctive posted:Why does the pantry door have a keypad lock on it? Because writing "not a murder dungeon" on the door would have been a giveaway
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Jul 19, 2017 02:49
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Freaquency posted:I really don't get hiding your microwave with a door with a shittier looking microwave drawn on it. also now instead of only having your microwave door open when putting things in or taking them out, you have to have the cabinet door open the entire time so poo poo doesn't overheat
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Subjunctive posted:Why does the pantry door have a keypad lock on it? My brother's dog knows how to open doors, standard knobs not paddle knobs, and opened the pantry door then somehow it closed behind her. She spent the day eating all the food. She would probably figure out the combination but I guess it is to keep small kids and smart dogs out.
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Jul 19, 2017 03:07
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"Sweetie, I just figured out what I want to do with the kitchen remodel. You remember the beginning of 2001?"
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Jul 19, 2017 03:14
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Blonde cabinets are the worst color of brown cabinetry to me.
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YamiNoSenshi posted:So if granite/stone countertops are a fad and awful, what's the SA Thread Approved(tm) kitchen counter material? Goons seem to enjoy soapstone and stainless steel. Personally I like pretty much anything as long as it isn't too 'busy' like most granite (or granite look) counters. I'm really into wood or wood-look.
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Subjunctive posted:Why does the pantry door have a keypad lock on it?
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Antivehicular posted:"Sweetie, I just figured out what I want to do with the kitchen remodel. You remember the beginning of 2001?"
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Antivehicular posted:"Sweetie, I just figured out what I want to do with the kitchen remodel. You remember the beginning of 2001?" I've seriously considered building a 2001 monolith in my back yard to gently caress with my HOA.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I've seriously considered building a 2001 monolith in my back yard to gently caress with my HOA. "there isn't actually a policy about monoliths, you know" "we thought it was sort of implied"
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Haifisch posted:
Is this not a common thing in other parts of the country/world?
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There is also that old chestnut where American's get freaked out by the British having our washing machines in the kitchen. Lesser known is the fact that garbage disposal units are not a thing here, and we call all vacuum cleaners "hoovers", unless we have a dyson because everyone must know we have a dyson and not a lesser, inferior, brand.
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learnincurve posted:There is also that old chestnut where American's get freaked out by the British having our washing machines in the kitchen. Lesser known is the fact that garbage disposal units are not a thing here, and we call all vacuum cleaners "hoovers", unless we have a dyson because everyone must know we have a dyson and not a lesser, inferior, brand. That or a Henry.
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The washer in the kitchen surprised me but makes perfect sense for plumbing and hot water. My friend's houses also had those on-demand water heaters on the wall in the shower like I'd only seen in SE Asia. Is that standard in England or just older buildings?
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Indolent Bastard posted:The best counter top I ever had was stainless steel. It was the best of all worlds. Looked great, cleaned well, took any and all abuse I tossed at it. This is the answer. It's either stainless steel or butcher block, nothing else is worthwhile.
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Indolent Bastard posted:The best counter top I ever had was stainless steel. It was the best of all worlds. Looked great, cleaned well, took any and all abuse I tossed at it. 
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peanut posted:The washer in the kitchen surprised me but makes perfect sense for plumbing and hot water. My friend's houses also had those on-demand water heaters on the wall in the shower like I'd only seen in SE Asia. Is that standard in England or just older buildings? Depends honestly. If you've a large family a tank of hot water won't last long so an on demand electric or constant supply combi-boiler are the way to go. Tiny combi boiler and underpowered electric shower are the way cheap new houses go. A friend of mine bought a house and found his electric shower was only a 5kw job so couldn't supply water hot enough or fast enough to get a decent shower, when he tried to replace it he found the wiring was undersized for any replacement so he wanted to switch to hot water from his boiler, only to find that would be over 100% capacity for a reasonable flow at lukewarm temperatures. I think upgrading his breaker box, wiring and electric shower cost slightly less than the bigger boiler so he went with that.
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