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Display Name: Callimac
Member Since: 10/15/10

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I kind of like the drawer fronts as is with the natural wood grain and color... I think it would look great if you kept the drawer fronts as is (or stained slightly darker) and then painted the top and sides with a white gloss. Then add pops of color with decor on the top. please post after pics!


Take This Dresser from Fug to Fab? Good Questions
5/8/12 9:25 AM

that painting might scare the begeezes out of me at night...


Chancie & Dan's Mt. Washington Oasis
House Tour
6/8/11 6:38 PM

I'm all for installations creating an interruption from our normal lives so we can step aside, put down our cell phones and contemplate its purpose... they do get our attention, don't they?
At the same time, I don't understand MOST of them or can formulate a good reason for their existence...


Art Carpets Made from Very Unusual Materials
11/9/10 1:59 PM

deanna511,

"You need more like 18-24" to comfortably sit at a breakfast bar. There is not sufficient space for this"

I realize that 6" is a very small amount of room, but I also noticed that they have a glass door right around the corner and you're right, 18-24" won't happen. I think adding as much of an overhang as possible will allow sitting there to be more comfortable rather than right up against the bar, as it is now. 18-24" would be fabulous, but I still say 6" is better than nothing, as it could at least be used more than it is now.


Should I Paint My Dark Kitchen Cabinets?
Good Questions
10/15/10 11:27 AM

This is kinda what I mean about the breakfast bar area:
http://www.charlesandhudson.com/kitchens/photos/kitchen-butcher-block-countertop.jpg


Should I Paint My Dark Kitchen Cabinets?
Good Questions
10/15/10 9:24 AM

I like your use of PS to figure this stuff out... I do it ALL the time. I have to say, I"m a big fan of the white cabinets. I think they would look best all white b/c then things won't be so broken up.
I do have a few suggestions for the breakfast bar area that I think would be affordable and make a huge difference: If you do swap out the coutertop for a new one (I like the butcher block as well - expecially with white) I think it would be a great idea if it overhung the breakfast bar about 6" or so, this way you can add stool seating underneath and it could be a much more useful space. Also add 2-3 (whichever fits best) pendant lights to the ceiling directly above over each stool eating area.

If not, I'd wait until you save enough money to do exactly what you want to do.


Should I Paint My Dark Kitchen Cabinets?
Good Questions
10/15/10 9:20 AM