Interior Design: three furries press

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peanut: Sep 9, 2007

We go through a liter of milk a day and gallon jugs don't exist here so I buy 3 or 4 liter cartons every shopping trip. Empty cartons are cut and flattened and used as disposable cutting boards :iia:

PS ceramic knives: what do you think???

# ? Jan 25, 2019 15:15

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# ? May 24, 2024 03:40

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

peanut posted:

PS ceramic knives: what do you think???

Good for getting through TSA

FBI don't @ me

# ? Jan 25, 2019 15:33

Indolent Bastard: Oct 26, 2007; I WON THIS AMAZING AVATAR! I'M A WINNER! WOOOOO!

I think people forget what your kitchen looks like.

The counter space beside the oven is miniscule and having a bunch of crap on that breakfast bar/counter would look crummy.

And if you accented the positive of what you believe, like you did below

PRADA SLUT posted:

not really, you just don't buy excess poo poo no matter where you're at. I lived in a 170 square foot place some years ago and worked it out. also, because you can fit only so much in there, it forces you to more carefully consider what you're buying instead of just buying boring garbage to fill empty space. you're buying into the idea companies sell you on in that 'minimalism' is this thing you need an expensive condo and special furniture to have, just like 'yoga' is this thing you need an expensive studio and special pants to do, which completely misses the idea behind it

and I think I see the issue with this thread and the idea of 'minimalism'. see, for a lot of people it is a moral or philosophical idea and the result of that in the realm of interior decor is just 'don't have excess poo poo'

throwing poo poo away or clearing your countertop doesn't 'make' you a minimalist any more than buying a statue of buddha makes you a buddhist, but throwing poo poo away and clearing your countertops is the result a philosophy of minimalism (among other things). it's like how some people are vegans as the result of a philosophy of nonviolence to animals (and also won't wear leather or the like, because it's broader than that), whereas for some people it's just some fashionable dietary thing at the moment. and goons here seem to assume that 'minimalism' is entirely the latter

the problem is that all people see of 'minimalism' is like.. pictures of peoples dwellings, because that's the only thing you can photograph. just like pictures of veganism are just pictures of food, and inevitably, the only pictures that make the rounds are ones that ~look nice~, so naturally, everyone assumes that minimalists are a bunch of rich single instagram 20-somethings with decorative watermelons, while completely missing the reason behind it. I guess you can't really photograph 'happiness and serenity to reduced consumption and material excess'

people might hear you, but too often you call people lazy and use very dismissive, borderline abusive language so your point gets lost. Yes people poo poo on you, but rise above and extol the benefits and pleasure derived from your lifestyle choice rather than making GBS threads on those that seem content to live in a way that you never would/could.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 16:12

there wolf: Jan 11, 2015; by Fluffdaddy

peanut posted:

I'm concerned about the efficiency of that 60 year old fridge

Is that a 60 year old fridge, or just a SMEG/some other retro-style brand?

And what is the thing to the right of the cabinets? Some sort of china cabinet? It looks like it has dials, is it the stove? A microwave you could cook a whole pig in?

# ? Jan 25, 2019 16:14

RoastBeef: Jul 11, 2008

Indolent Bastard posted:

I think people forget what your kitchen looks like.

The counter space beside the oven is miniscule and having a bunch of crap on that breakfast bar/counter would look crummy.

And if you accented the positive of what you believe, like you did below

people might hear you, but too often you call people lazy and use very dismissive, borderline abusive language so your point gets lost. Yes people poo poo on you, but rise above and extol the benefits and pleasure derived from your lifestyle choice rather than making GBS threads on those that seem content to live in a way that you never would/could.

I legit have cutting boards that wouldn't fit on that counter.

e: I do have the wooden version of those stools. They are great.

RoastBeef fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Jan 25, 2019

# ? Jan 25, 2019 16:24

TooMuchAbstraction: Oct 14, 2012; I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.; Fun Shoe

tetrapyloctomy posted:

A butcher block specifically has upright end-grain? Why? (And if it's not upright, is it just a "cutting board"?)

Cutting board is any small flat thing you use to avoid getting knife marks on your countertop.

Butcher-block has vertical grain because it's easier on the knives. Think of the grain as being a bunch of bundled reeds. If they're upright, then the knife can pass between the reeds and get stopped by wedging forces being applied to the side of the blade. If the reeds are horizontal, though, then the edge of the blade is what stops the knife, as it tries to cut through something it can't. That dulls the knife much faster.

Youth Decay posted:

Minimalist or maximalist, I think we can all agree that this modern industrial farmhouse bullshit is horrible.

I like how there's exactly one room that has any color in it, and the rest of the house is a gigantic uncomfortable white void.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 16:47

Magic Hate Ball: May 6, 2007; ha ha ha!
you've already paid for this

Indolent Bastard posted:

I think people forget what your kitchen looks like.

Good lord.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 17:15

The Dave: Sep 9, 2003

Yeah it's easier to be minimalist when it's the only choice you have.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 17:16

tetrapyloctomy: Feb 18, 2003; Okay -- you talk WAY too fast.; Nap Ghost

When I got divorced, my ex only pushed hard on three topics:

1) The exact point where we split our savings down the middle (she was pissed about the up-front cost of my new apartment, as I needed first and last months' rent in addition to the security deposit)
2) Living arrangements for the cats
3) A butcher's block (which I now recognize as such, thanks thread) that my grandfather made

I mean, she literally called me, audibly crying, about how she was disappointed that I'd taken that butcher's block. She -- rightly -- pointed out that he had given to her personally and that she used it every day, and she actually had an attachment to it. I really couldn't find it in my heart to argue, as it really was heartfelt and not just some petty divorce thing.

Besides, I don't cook for poo poo and my family's got to have a dozen of them lying around (hell, there's one in the kitchen right now). I likewise claimed a mug made out of a brass shell that her dad gave me, and we called it even.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 17:24

WrenP-Complete: Jul 27, 2012

Prada Slut, what's the grey space on the far side of your kitchen? Is that a pantry door... or a chalkboard... or...? Just not sure what I'm seeing.

# ? Jan 25, 2019 20:25

there wolf: Jan 11, 2015; by Fluffdaddy

WrenP-Complete posted:

Prada Slut, what's the grey space on the far side of your kitchen? Is that a pantry door... or a chalkboard... or...? Just not sure what I'm seeing.

It's just a concrete wall. It's a style thing in that apartment. For anyone who missed it:

PRADA SLUT posted:

There's a Roomba surgery happening on the counter but I have a picture from before

e:

No screen yet for the mount

# ? Jan 25, 2019 21:53

EAT FASTER!!!!!!: Sep 21, 2002; Legendary.

PRADA SLUT posted:

There's a Roomba surgery happening on the counter but I have a picture from before

e:

No screen yet for the mount

TBF this guy has a really cool space

# ? Jan 25, 2019 22:10

TheMightyHandful: Dec 8, 2008

Pravda, is there no pantry?

# ? Jan 26, 2019 00:02

BigFactory: Sep 17, 2002

That�s a great view

# ? Jan 26, 2019 00:52

there wolf: Jan 11, 2015; by Fluffdaddy

Y'all may think Prada's digs are nice, but it's nothing without a chandelier hung from a clothing rack next to a bathtub.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 03:02

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

The Bloop posted:

The important thing is that they hid the toaster

Edit:
I'm the butcher block with a single knife in it

I'm the gaping crack in the lovely concrete slab.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 03:21

barbecue at the folks: Jul 20, 2007

I dig Prada Slut's digs, that's one good-looking apartment. Personally I place a premium on having big bookcases and big rugs that make my home feel cozy and warm, but I can respect the opposite impulse. As to their posting style of late, uhhh, yeah.

Meanwhile, in Turkey: how would you like to have the castle of your dreams?

# ? Jan 26, 2019 07:44

TheMadMilkman: Dec 10, 2007

barbecue at the folks posted:

I dig Prada Slut's digs, that's one good-looking apartment. Personally I place a premium on having big bookcases and big rugs that make my home feel cozy and warm, but I can respect the opposite impulse. As to their posting style of late, uhhh, yeah.

Meanwhile, in Turkey: how would you like to have the castle of your dreams?

I love the complete absurdity of this development.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 07:46

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

TheMadMilkman posted:

I love the complete absurdity of this development.

Like, how did that even get past the basic planning stage? How did it get even as far as it did?

# ? Jan 26, 2019 07:47

barbecue at the folks: Jul 20, 2007

I found this article with more pictures: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/the-turkish-ghost-town-of-abandoned-gothic-castles/

quote:

Indeed, you might question whether Burj Al Babas - as this unlikely project is known - will last into the next decade, let alone survive for half a millennium. It involves more than 700 Gothic-style villas, each resembling an identikit miniature castle, laid out immediately to the south-west of Mudurnu - having been conceived in 2014 as a luxury community for foreign buyers looking to invest in the Turkish property market.

However, Sarot Group, the developer behind the site, has run into cash-flow problems as the Turkish economy has experienced a downturn. Although around half the villas - some 350 properties - were initially sold, largely to Middle Eastern customers, the company has filed for bankruptcy protection. Some of the buyers have backed out of their purchases, thanks - the news agency Agence France Presse has reported - to the slump in oil prices. At present, Burj Al Babas is unoccupied, unfinished and unopened.

McChateaus for millionaires :allears:

# ? Jan 26, 2019 08:12

Lazlo Nibble: Jan 9, 2004; It was Weasleby, by God! At last I had the miserable blighter precisely where I wanted him!

there wolf posted:

And what is the thing to the right of the cabinets? Some sort of china cabinet? It looks like it has dials, is it the stove? A microwave you could cook a whole pig in?

Frigidaire Flair stove/oven combo, circa 1960.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 09:26

Busy Bee: Jul 13, 2004

I have a place in Europe and the apartment came without a mirror above the bathroom sink. How do I install a mirror in a wall like this? The wires coming out are meant for the light for the mirror. Is this something I could install by myself or should I hire someone?

https://imgur.com/a/15hLijn

# ? Jan 26, 2019 12:54

Jaded Burnout: Jul 10, 2004

Busy Bee posted:

I have a place in Europe and the apartment came without a mirror above the bathroom sink. How do I install a mirror in a wall like this? The wires coming out are meant for the light for the mirror. Is this something I could install by myself or should I hire someone?

https://imgur.com/a/15hLijn

Fitting something like a mirror or cabinet to tile isn't too bad provided you a) pay attention to how the wall is constructed and use the right bolts for it, b) put masking tape down and drill very slowly and carefully through the tile with a masonry bit so you don't crack it, c) be careful not to hit piping or electrical in the wall.

Personally I'd at least have an electrician wire it in, because while it's *probably* fine I try to get at least the first install of something done professionally so I know what correct looks like if I need to mess with it.

I've installed towel heaters in a similar fashion myself and it went fine, but it should be a quick job for a pro if you're not feeling confident and/or would be distraught if you cracked the tile or burst a pipe.

Always (but especially in bathrooms) make yourself aware of your stopcock locations ahead of time and test them first, since they degrade in function with age and you don't want an uncontrolled flood should something go awry.

If you're talking about a very lightweight mirror then you might be able to fix it with adhesive instead of drilling, but proceed with caution.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 13:15

nielsm: Jun 1, 2009

Hang a mirror on the wall, don't attempt to replace the tile with mirror. I think you can get a basic frameless bathroom mirror in IKEA for �10.
Check local regulation whether you're allowed to install lamps in a wet room yourself, or must have a professional electrician to do that.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 13:15

Ebola Dog: Apr 3, 2011; Dinosaurs are directly related to turtles!

Jaded Burnout posted:

Fitting something like a mirror or cabinet to tile isn't too bad provided you a) pay attention to how the wall is constructed and use the right bolts for it, b) put masking tape down and drill very slowly and carefully through the tile with a masonry bit so you don't crack it, c) be careful not to hit piping or electrical in the wall.

You can get specific drill bits for ceramic tiles which I would use over a standard masonry bit at least to get through the tile before switching to the appropriate bit for whatever is under the tiles, anything to reduce the risk of the tiles cracking is a good idea.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 14:27

Jaded Burnout: Jul 10, 2004

Ebola Dog posted:

You can get specific drill bits for ceramic tiles which I would use over a standard masonry bit at least to get through the tile before switching to the appropriate bit for whatever is under the tiles, anything to reduce the risk of the tiles cracking is a good idea.

I did not know that, and agree anything that reduces the risk is a good thing. I had the advantage of not really caring if I cracked the tile, but did well with very slow grind drilling using masonry. If/when I have to drill through tile I care about I'll look into the more specialist options, thanks.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 15:02

Bad Munki: Nov 4, 2008; We're all mad here.

I'm putting drapes up and I need panels that are 90"L by about 100"W, which is apparently not a super rare size, but I'm having trouble filtering them out of all the 84"L noise, as the standard shopping sites don't seem to differentiate that finely. And I don't want to pay $500 a panel for full custom jobbies, since this both a) isn't that custom, and b) doesn't warrant that level of investment. Any tips on where I should be looking to get at my desired results more readily? Specifically, white sheer rod pocket. Will be adding a darkening layer later.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 22:57

WrenP-Complete: Jul 27, 2012

People swear by Ali Express for custom curtains. I'd just get fabric and hem my own if it's just a rod pocket you want...

Wait: do you want each panel to be 100"W? I see a bunch on amazon.ca and Home Depot website at 90"L, if you want 100"W with two panels @ 52" or 54" W. If you want each at 100"W, I'd try writing to those companies and see what they can do for you.

WrenP-Complete fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Jan 26, 2019

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:27

SpartanIvy: May 18, 2007; Hair Elf

I had to find weirdly large curtains years ago and I ended up buying from Overstock.com. They were pretty expensive though. I think if I had to do it over again I would try making my own. Seeing isn't that hard and they're basically giant sheets of fabric.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:27

Bad Munki: Nov 4, 2008; We're all mad here.

Yeah, the concern here is that I'd like it to actually get finished and I have five hundred thousand other projects already underway on this house, I'm afraid if I buy fabric with every intention of doing some sewing, it'll sit there for the next couple years, unfinished. Sometimes a thing just Needs To Get Done.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:30

Bad Munki: Nov 4, 2008; We're all mad here.

WrenP-Complete posted:

People swear by Ali Express for custom curtains. I'd just get fabric and hem my own if it's just a rod pocket you want...

Wait: do you want each panel to be 100"W? I see a bunch on amazon.ca and Home Depot website at 90"L, if you want 100"W with two panels @ 52" or 54" W. If you want each at 100"W, I'd try writing to those companies and see what they can do for you.

Yeah, I need two panels at 100"W each. Or so. It's a large window, a full 90" wide.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:36

Jaded Burnout: Jul 10, 2004

Bad Munki posted:

Yeah, the concern here is that I'd like it to actually get finished and I have five hundred thousand other projects already underway on this house, I'm afraid if I buy fabric with every intention of doing some sewing, it'll sit there for the next couple years, unfinished. Sometimes a thing just Needs To Get Done.

Fortunately my mother is constantly offering to make me curtains.

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:39

Bad Munki: Nov 4, 2008; We're all mad here.

Jaded Burnout posted:

Fortunately my mother is constantly offering to make me curtains.

Does she live in the Des Moines area? Would she notice if I showed up pretending to be you asking for curtains?

let's parent trap this thing

# ? Jan 26, 2019 23:41

WrenP-Complete: Jul 27, 2012

Bad Munki posted:

Yeah, I need two panels at 100"W each. Or so. It's a large window, a full 90" wide.

Honestly for sheers I think it'll look fine to have more than two panels per window. I've done that to keep the dog from nosing open the curtains.

In any case a bunch of the 90"L and 54"W ones are less than $25, so you may want to consider contacting the Amazon sellers.

Or parent trap this, that's good too.

# ? Jan 27, 2019 00:28