redcloverstar's Profile

I've had 2 IKEA kitchens and one Kraftmaid and I can say that for the approx. 6 years I lived with each, that the IKEA withstood the same wear and tear JUST fine. There's no need to spend money on custom cabinetry unless you have the money and want to spend it that way. Installed correctly, you will not be disappointed.

My son's b-day (3rd) and there will be a party! He was born on a Superbowl Sunday in 2002!

I'm not going to try to spend enough $ on the gift to cover whatever I'm guessing they spent on my meal. That's insane. I have wealthy friends who don't expect me to put myself into debt in order to honor them in some way. I think a registry can be really helpful. For instance,I love my niece and nephew, but hadn't been able to visit their home and know their taste, so I could get a glimpse of their taste through their choices on the registry. I gave them a gift from their registry that I know they use and enjoy.

Couples should do what they want, spending what they can afford and guests should do what they want and can afford, too. End of story. This includes declining an invitation and feeling very holier-than-thou if these responses are any indication of the norm!

What if we thought that everyone had the best of intentions?

Delicious, refreshing, easy, lo-cal... perfect.

With you, Monicak. My wallet tells me to file that fixture as definite DIY inspiration fodder.

Beautiful transformation! PLEASE give more details and photos? My money is on dog vs. pig...

I've been a renter & a landlord. I've lived with loud neighbors, rude, crazy neighbors and drunk ones including one I had to step over in order to get into my apartment on occasion. The renters I've known, thank goodness, were always lovely people and so I have no bad tenant stories. I've found it much tougher to be a tenant than a landlord! The worst by far was the apartments with cockroaches in Austin or Chicago—so I am thankful to own my residence now thus insuring that I never have to live with THAT problem again. And so I'm never moving!

The difference in art makes all the difference, to me. (I'm toasting Bee For Brian right now with my shot glass.) The before looks much more formal and not as personal as the after. I like the scale of what was chosen for the after better than the before. It's not a makeover like much of what you see on AT, it's more of a "shop your house" to change things up, since the change in paint color didn't make a huge difference to most viewers it seems. I'll bet it feels like a makeover to the owners!

floor and paint info, por favor!!

Lunabee— we picked up cabinets made to go above a fridge at IKEA years ago to fashion a kitchen window seat. My husband is handy and so he could install it. We paid for a local upholsterer to make a cushion for the top and it was maybe hundreds, but not thousands of dollars. And my first thought was how easy it would be to move around a round table! I think it's a great idea. How benches would be considered form over function I cannot understand. So funny how there are 2 distinct and opposite reactions to this solution! Looks like a huge improvement to me.