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actionjackson posted:there's a new condo that's almost done being built here, it has some cool stuff (no popcorn ceilings, chevron flooring, custom tile work in the bathroom, etc.) but then I see this oven with the controls at the back lol The Dave posted:That is really not that uncommon or difficult to use. That is, in fact, decidedly normal Keeps them out of reach of children, for one thing (edited in context from previous page)
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actionjackson posted:but then I see this oven with the controls at the back lol corgski posted:I'm going to start probing for making GBS threads on other people's design and housing choices in this thread when they aren't actually legitimately terrible.
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The Zillow search term of the day is "pioneer". Lived in by pioneers of industry, designed by pioneers of architecture, or built by literal pioneers. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1428-E-Cochise-St-Cottonwood-AZ-86326/8776054_zpid/ the "Luther White House" (1939), partially renovated by an HGTV show but doesn't look too bad after being decorated and furnished.  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1424-Ward-Bench-Rd-Hinton-WV-25951/2078508677_zpid/ Cabin built in 1860 in wild, wonderful West Virginia. The area this house is in is really pretty but the house is overpriced even with 60 acres.  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/230-Gravilla-St-La-Jolla-CA-92037/295347222_zpid/ "El Pueblo Rivera" (1925) by pioneering modernist architect R. M. Schindler.   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4-E-95th-St-PENTHOUSE-E-New-York-NY-10128/2077931483_zpid/ listing says "The open chef's kitchen was the longtime domain of one of New York's iconic food pioneers" but does not specify who that is    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/30-Mountain-Church-Rd-Hopewell-NJ-08525/150631472_zpid/ 1979 contemporary designed by passive solar pioneer Harrison Fraker  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1100-Paso-Alto-Rd-Pasadena-CA-91105/2077314101_zpid/ "Alexander Hixon House" (1976) designed by modernist pioneer A. Quincy Jones  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/906-Foothill-Rd-Ojai-CA-93023/16310604_zpid/ 1927 Spanish Colonial by pioneering black architect Paul Williams    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/208-E-20th-St-New-York-NY-10003/31507918_zpid/ early 1900s carriage house later used as the Ozenfant School of Fine Arts from 1939 to 1955  
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luxury handset posted:MERRY CHRISTMAS you gotta post the whole listing: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Rivers-Edge-Dr-Colts-Neck-NJ-07722/39230937_zpid/   
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This is just a wing of the Yankee Candle flagship store, you can't fool me
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It can be an issue if you've rested your blender on the hobs among a pile of other kitchen junk. You might clear out one ring but you'd need to see the icons for which hob you're turning on, otherwise the blender will catch fire. Getting that right would be much easier if the controls were on the front instead of behind the junk.
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Azza Bamboo posted:It can be an issue if you've rested your blender on the hobs among a pile of other kitchen junk. You might clear out one ring but you'd need to see the icons for which hob you're turning on, otherwise the blender will catch fire. Getting that right would be much easier if the controls were on the front instead of behind the junk. I don't know what a hob is but yes that is the situation I'm in
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actionjackson posted:I don't know what a hob is but yes that is the situation I'm in Hob is British for burner. Comes from the old English word for "holder". The word is also used to mean a male ferret, the stake in a game of horseshoes, a machine cutting tool, a kind of goblin, or a short boot-nail. Every oven I've ever had (so 3...) has had the controls at the back, like The Bloop said it seems to be mainly for childproofing since little kids looove to press buttons and turn knobs* *the best solution of course is to close or babygate the door(s) of the kitchen altogether but when most new homes have open-concept kitchens that is now impossible in many cases. Youth Decay fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Nov 20, 2020 |
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I'm going to make sure there are no children allowed in this development unlimited dogs are fine though I really like this floor design, but I don't like the whole "completely white walls and black fixtures" thing also LED lighting everywhere sounds cool, except I have an eye issue where I have extremely large pupils so that'd be hell without really good dimmers also apparently they will have those cool wood floors with the chevron design
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How tall of a pile of junk do you have on your range that you can't see the controls and what is it doing there
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Also re: childproofing, at least the newer ranges, if they have controls at the front, tend to have some sort of child lock option
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Most modern stovetops have optional child locks, so it's not a huge issue. efb: That should teach me to leave the edit window open.
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The Bloop posted:How tall of a pile of junk do you have on your range that you can't see the controls and what is it doing there If you don't know what I'm referring to, you might not want to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6OajPBV7qY
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That makes sense and I don’t like that it is/was reality. It would be best if the wife was not expected by default to take on the entirety of household management, and those tasks should be offered a private space anyway or the best one that suits whomever takes on that job. As someone who does do nearly all household management for my partner, I’d prefer a distinctive space like the windowed elevated office of a shop foreman.
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Has this been posted yet? https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Rivers-Edge-Dr-Colts-Neck-NJ-07722/39230937_zpid/ Otherwise, presented without comment.
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actionjackson posted:Also re: childproofing, at least the newer ranges, if they have controls at the front, tend to have some sort of child lock option Yes but moving the knobs to the back of the stove is still effective and relatively simple when compared to other childproofing options. All them have drawbacks and, yes, moving the knobs on the stove to the back has some very obvious ones as well. But remember, just three years ago Brooklyn's deadliest blaze in thirty years was caused by a child playing with the front knobs on a stove and childproof options existed at that point too. There's a reason a lot of multi-units in the US have back knob stovetops.
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Azza Bamboo posted:If you don't know what I'm referring to, you might not want to know. well everything about that appears horrible
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Basically if something considered customary in America looks weird to you it probably exists because of one of two factors: 1) We are not very bright, as a nation. 2) As above, but also if we don't do it this way many of us will die.
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Xarbala posted:Basically if something considered customary in America looks weird to you it probably exists because of one of two factors: Explain stairs without rails. Everytime I see one itt I think "that must be in America because it wouldn't be legal here in Australia"
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Urcher posted:Explain stairs without rails. Everytime I see one itt I think "that must be in America because it wouldn't be legal here in Australia" Babies get their heads stuck in the rails. Can't get your head wedged between railing supports if they aren't there in the first place!
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Urcher posted:Explain stairs without rails. Everytime I see one itt I think "that must be in America because it wouldn't be legal here in Australia" It's most definitely not legal in most of America either
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Another house in which to practice your stone throwing, similar to the Highland Park, IL one I posted a while back. This one is in Downers Grove, IL: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4918-Wallbank-Ave_Downers-Grove_IL_60515_M82449-91191 - 70 pics
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:Another house in which to practice your stone throwing, similar to the Highland Park, IL one I posted a while back. This one is in Downers Grove, IL: Ugh that is such a lame renovation
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Remember that commercial where the father paints the house black for his goth daughter? https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/M35510-46637
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:Remember that commercial where the father paints the house black for his goth daughter? Love it. Shame about the location though.
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:Another house in which to practice your stone throwing, similar to the Highland Park, IL one I posted a while back. This one is in Downers Grove, IL: double Wassily chair hell yeah (pic 25)
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Urcher posted:Explain stairs without rails. Everytime I see one itt I think "that must be in America because it wouldn't be legal here in Australia" See item 1, also that is absolutely illegal but tell that to drunk DIY idiots.
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Posted in the crappy construction thread, but it seems it suits this thread better: I did a random walkthrough of a finnish real estate site and figured I'd post some of the results, to give some ideas of finnish houe styles. It's mostly anglo-saxon / NA stuff in this thread otherwise. I won't bother inline all pictures, you can just click on the link and look through the pics. I'll just post one pic per house. First result, a house built in 2016:  https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/9561650?haku=M1571763156 This is a modern log house, I wonder if those are laminated timbers or proper real timber. The laminated stuff doesn't have the longevity of real timber. That house size is pretty average for Finland. This place has it's own bog.  https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/9652975?haku=M1571763156 Now here's a cheaper, older house, looks like it could be from the 1970s and yeah the page says 1975, and the interior looks like it's mostly original. Despite the brick facade I am certain the house has a wooden frame inside and the brick is a facade only. These dark and sometimes yellow brick houses are pretty common here and to me has that dated 70s feel over them. I've seen some though with a really nice color for brick that still looks nice. Now I thought this house was late 70s to mid 1980s but it was actually built in 1990..  https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/20059081?haku=M1571763156 It's basically the same as above though in construction, but more modern feeling. The interior has a definite 1990s feel to me. Something different, a house from 1899.  https://www.etuovi.com/kohde/p87688?haku=M1571770414 Looks to be an old time farmers place, I am certain this is a proper nordic log house. And like most log houses, the log frame is covered up by a facade and possibly insulation (either proper insulation or just teetrex or similar boards to help protect against the wind). I personally like this style of construction, additional insulation is easy to add to the outside and a timber frame house can last centuries. Risks with these houses are modern idiot owners removing interior walls for an open solution and compromising the structural integrity of the house and turning them into death traps. I have a friend who managed to save a house like this but he was scared to go in and put up the supports and told the owners to not live in the house until it was repaired. In one picture I can see a kakelugn, and not the superior finnish pönttöuuni but a swedish style kakelugn, which is fancier and more upscale, but not as durable and economical as the finnish sheet metal covered modern version. So I think this was the house of a big time farmer with money. And the people who live there have kept the interior modernized. EDIT: Oh yeah that roof is definitely new. I wonder if they replaced a proper brick roof or if it had an original sheet metal roof that was just worn out. I dunno if anyone finds this interesting or not, but a break from the same old mcmansions could be nice I thought.
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Xarbala posted:See item 1, also that is absolutely illegal but tell that to drunk DIY idiots. or drunk architect idiots     i'm the children's toys underneath the death stairs  these are all $1 million+ houses btw
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Youth Decay posted:or drunk architect idiots These are exactly what I'm talking about. Would not fly in Australia, but I see them semi frequently itt. I don't understand the draw, they just look like a death trap to me.
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His Divine Shadow posted:I dunno if anyone finds this interesting or not, but a break from the same old mcmansions could be nice I thought. Do more of this please. It's cool to see where normal people live in other countries and not just the architecural digest sort of places. I'd totally live in #1.
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Has anyone here tried 'fake' terrazzo tile at all? Fake as in it's porcelain with a print, but looks good imo. This place has gloss and matt versions, but unfortunately very few photos of it installed in a kitchen, which is what I'm considering for flooring. https://www.emser.com/products/terazio?variant=2234907230232 Some random images of kitchens with probably real terrazzo tile, which turns out appears to be insanely expensive, but this fake porcelain stuff is affordable. Last image is the tile linked above ("Terazio Gesso")    
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The Bloop posted:well everything about that appears horrible I couldn't find the video where he burns the blender on his cooker.
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His Divine Shadow posted:I dunno if anyone finds this interesting or not, but a break from the same old mcmansions could be nice I thought. This was a cool post and I'd love to see more from around the world.
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falz posted:Has anyone here tried 'fake' terrazzo tile at all? Fake as in it's porcelain with a print, but looks good imo. This place has gloss and matt versions, but unfortunately very few photos of it installed in a kitchen, which is what I'm considering for flooring. I assume you can order free samples, if so just do that first.
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I love variety, please post post post if you feel like it   House of Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Allée des Robichons, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France, 1973 What an unforgiving, hostile looking house. Love to sit on a carpet covering lumpy grout and tile. I know they're aping(?) middle eastern styled living rooms but that is just *remembers that they are fr*nch* oh right. Nevermind, I won't point out the obvious. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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