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does putting art directly on top tend to work well for lower height sideboards? Since my new cabinet will be 20" tall, I think that may be the way to go, otherwise I think the vertical gap if I have the art piece on the wall at eye level might be too large.
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totalnewbie posted:Separate toilets/shower is the best. You're never using both at the same time (I hope..) so why do they need to be together? For some strange reason whenever I see split bathrooms they almost always put the sink and shower together and then have the toilet in its room by itself. Meaning I would have to touch minimum 2 doorknobs before I can wash my hands after using the toilet.
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The places in the Netherlands we stayed at had the toilet (and a sink) separate from the wash room (one with laundry) and it's so brilliant I want it in my future house.
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Get yourself a toilet sink and never be without clean hands again Had one of these when I lived in Japan and kinda wish they were a thing here. Saves space but also is a super efficient way to use water.
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Sirotan posted:Get yourself a toilet sink and never be without clean hands again Get sent to prison and you'll be living your dream every day.
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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/90-Douglas-Road-Glen-Rdg-Glen-Ridge-NJ-07028/2078899239_zpid/ The Martin Baldwin House by G. W. Maher, built in 1908. The same archway motif continues throughout the house I just learned about this architect a few days ago. There are three of his houses for sale in the same two block section of street in Chicago right now. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/817-W-Hutchinson-St-60613/home/13393347 https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/839-W-Hutchinson-St-60613/home/13393751 https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/750-W-Hutchinson-St-60613/home/13397993
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Weembles posted:Get sent to prison and you'll be living your dream every day. I am going to be redoing my bathroom this winter, hadn't really considered prison chic yet. Hell, this is probably cheaper than the wall-hung toilet I had been considering: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/China-Portable-Prison-Toilet-Sink-Combo_60702437426.html 
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gvibes posted:I just learned about this architect a few days ago. There are three of his houses for sale in the same two block section of street in Chicago right now. Of those I like house #3 the most but it's been for sale for a loooooong time. I think I posted it long ago ITT.
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totalnewbie posted:Separate toilets/shower is the best. You're never using both at the same time (I hope..) so why do they need to be together? To concentrate how many walls you have to run water through. Also we all hope we never get the kind of illness that slaps the 'eject all' button for the whole GI tract, but if/when it happens it's easier to clean the shower than the floor.
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As a former Baltimorean, I can say with confidence that there will be maybe 3 days a year you can use that garage door window wall thing.
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "AGA" (those big fancy stoves) Those look awful to actually use, especially bake in. Are they any good at being stoves, or are the just for the caterers to warm up what they bring to your mansion?
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Motronic posted:Those look awful to actually use, especially bake in. Are they any good at being stoves, or are the just for the caterers to warm up what they bring to your mansion? From everything I've heard they are really great and they last forever. They can also be used as a secondary source of heating for the house. The traditional kind are energy hogs but the new ones are more efficient.
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "AGA" (those big fancy stoves) This looks like one of those kitchens you might find in a Quiverfull family house with like 18 kids.
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And you could give half of them a bath at one time in that sink.
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gvibes posted:I just learned about this architect a few days ago. There are three of his houses for sale in the same two block section of street in Chicago right now. The grand entryway in the first house with the original,wide, stain grade arches, pilasters and crown and repeated geometric shapes made me extremely randy
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My sofa finally arrived. It's the perfect light grey and the seat cushions seems good so far, but the back cushions are bit puffy and have to be in just the right position to not feel the wood back. I wonder if that'll improve as the stuffing compresses over time. They're sending me a different base for the accent chair with the canonical wooden dowel legs and they still owe me another accent pillow, but I think I may have gone too large at 20". The green pillow is a placeholder but it's 16" and I think a much better size. There's also an 18" option. The coffee table looks too large here but I think it may actually be fine with the ottoman off to the side. Still, it could probably be replaced.  In terms of an area rug, I absolutely love this but it's only 5.5x8' and I really need something at least 8x10':  https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/halved-rug-flatwoven-handmade-multicolor-20328228/ This is the right size/price and probably decent enough quality, but I think it's only about 75% the right fit:  https://www.costco.com/lenox-super-lush-shag-area-rug%2c-isola-blue-gray.product.100518339.html Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Aug 21, 2020 |
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Freaquency posted:As a former Baltimorean, I can say with confidence that there will be maybe 3 days a year you can use that garage door window wall thing. As a current Baltimorean, I can see my place in most of the shots from the deck and I'm rather amused that that's a $4.6 million view. Gotta shell out big bucks for a panoramic view of TV Hill, I suppose.
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They couldn't be bothered to temporarily unhook or just move a big ugly OTA antenna during staging photos?
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The compression is going to get worse and you'll be lounging on particle board in no time. I'd send it back if you're not 100% for it.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/realestate/how-to-keep-your-collections-from-looking-like-clutter.html best comment quote:I need a suggestion/recommendation. then we have this texas chainsaw massacre house featured in the article
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quote:Except for the African art and insect collection, it looked like...clutter with a lot of it simply junk. Any realtor listing a property with "collections" would advise the seller to remove the clutter as a detriment to selling the property. Most depressing comment. How much of a creative void do you have to be to think a realtor staging a house for sale should be your guide for decorating your house.
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The way poo poo's been selling lately, at least in my area, realtors could just post a single outside shot run through the neon filter in Photoshop and it'd have 4 offers by the end of the day.
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mutata posted:The way poo poo's been selling lately, at least in my area, realtors could just post a single outside shot run through the neon filter in Photoshop and it'd have 4 offers by the end of the day. and that's with the hamper sitting in the middle of the room too
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mutata posted:The way poo poo's been selling lately, at least in my area, realtors could just post a single outside shot run through the neon filter in Photoshop and it'd have 4 offers by the end of the day. There is a huge shortage of houses on the market right now.
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there wolf posted:Most depressing comment. How much of a creative void do you have to be to think a realtor staging a house for sale should be your guide for decorating your house. on the other hand, I feel like the serial killer themed shed would detract some buyers
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actionjackson posted:on the other hand, I feel like the serial killer themed shed would detract some buyers That one is more like a serial killer booby trap. Michael Myer's burst in looking for a weapon, only to trip on some old wooden sawhorse thing and be impaled on the very sickle he was reaching for...
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The Zillow search term of the day is "feng shui" https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6136-Kirby-Dr-Houston-TX-77005/27830910_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7-Lake-Rd-Great-Neck-NY-11020/31071028_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2406-Palomar-Ave-Ventura-CA-93001/16325873_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/303-Deer-Park-Rd-Saint-Helena-CA-94574/19403223_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2800-N-Ocean-Dr-A-3B-West-Palm-Beach-FL-33404/2079310613_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/529-W-42nd-St-APT-7J-New-York-NY-10036/321906325_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2000-Little-Raven-St-UNIT-4B-Denver-CO-80202/13307894_zpid/ Loft in a former flour mill with the bedrooms/bathrooms in the old silos  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5-Paumanok-Rd-Bh-North-NY-11976/2084161780_zpid/ Amazing landscape design, and proof that you can never have too many buddhas      https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/150-S-Century-Rd-Sedona-AZ-86336/8783019_zpid/ I know I have posted this house before but the photos attached to the old listing are probably lost in the ether and moreover it is a very special house that deserves to be seen again. long rear end listing that got cut off on Zillow so I copied it from realtor.com posted:The Zen Home was thoughtfully and meticulously designed with the principles of the Feng Shui Bagua Map using 300-year-old posts and beams that secure all nine centers of the dwelling support. There is a large quartz crystal encased in a copper chamber next to the fireplace in the living room that is connected to the rebar in the foundation of the house. This universal crystal was used in the house for its beneficial uses of manifesting healing, meditation and protection, as well as a purifier of negative energy. The massive hand-carved wood doors with its life giving support symbols enrich the living experience. The Zen like patios with hanging beds, and wood-carved screens integrate the indoor spaces with much greenery and refreshing visuals. The gardens, the pool, the guest house the Kiva and the privacy of this 1.33-acre lot invite you to spend time outdoors enjoying the majestic redrock views. Used as a retreat house and vacation rental for many years, and with recurring customers. Huge multi-purpose meeting room stands across main house. Wood and flagstone floors in all the house with radiant heating. Exquisite rock work in bathrooms, fireplaces, kitchen and other rooms. Solar heated pool. For an accurate description of this sacred space and this one of a kind home please continue reading the words of the architect.Architect Paul Froncek discusses architecture:When it was built in the high desert 25 years ago, it was called Southwestern Zen, but experiencing it over a quarter century, I see the house as distinctly Primitive Modern not unlike houses I built in Chicago. This house is timeless. Timeless structures are built on principles, not contrived by style or whim. That is why they endure and remain relevant. The original house was built on a most auspicious knoll with sweeping views of the red rock canyons formed by millennia of erosion. In the mid 90's the current owner purchased the traditional 1970s house and built on the existing concrete pad with a new post and beam structure. The heavy timber structure was inspired by the acquisition of a trove of salvaged fir posts and beams. The 300-year plus massive beams were rescued from being underwater for more than 100 years. They belonged to a railroad tresses bridge which collapsed into the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Wherever possible, we have preserved the existing saltwater cured patina on all the sides of the timbers. There is no stain that replicates the patina of cured and aged wood. The primitive modern palette is composed of natural, indigenous simplicity. The oversized structure allows for the spans and cantilevers that give the dwelling a presence and stature, unequalled by stick frame construction. There are classic principles of structure that inform the lines of the exterior. It is up to the architect, relying on his own humanity to render the interior gracious. Home is both where we shelter from reality and encounter consciousness.     
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That house is cool as hell
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That's where I store my medieval swallowtail pennons Edit: actually, it's very good though The Bloop fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Aug 22, 2020 |
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Phil Moscowitz posted:That house is cool as hell Did you not notice the outward facing books in the second to last pic 
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actionjackson posted:Did you not notice the outward facing books in the second to last pic No but on second glance what is that space on the other side of the bookshelf? I thought maybe a stairwell you can see the book spines from but it looks penned in against the wall?
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How do you use the space in between the diagonal drawer and the normal cabinets, though
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Phil Moscowitz posted:No but on second glance what is that space on the other side of the bookshelf? I thought maybe a stairwell you can see the book spines from but it looks penned in against the wall? children's play area, or maybe just a giant hole
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actionjackson posted:children's play area, or maybe just a giant hole When my kids were babies we used to call that type of playpen the “zone of neglect”
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hypnophant posted:How do you use the space in between the diagonal drawer and the normal cabinets, though That's always the challenge in kitchen corner cabinets. In that one, you don't. Laz-E Susans used to be one workaround.
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hypnophant posted:How do you use the space in between the diagonal drawer and the normal cabinets, though It may be useable from the adjacent cabinet doors? gently caress lazy susans, I'd take this any day.
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falz posted:It may be useable from the adjacent cabinet doors? This is about as efficient as I've ever seen plus easy access drawers, and it's probable the drawers have bulkheads so the shelves could extend. So there's 0 wasted space, even if that part is hard to get to. I'm impressed with it, especially the angled fingerjoint or dovetail construction of such a goofy shape drawer.
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