Stephanie @ AHomeWest's Profile

Are you kidding me?

Oh, and you can access your netflix streaming account via the HTPc, too...to it is really an all in one solution that won't affect content.

@ ArchDarling & Alyssasteffes...it's at the same level as the old console televisions that sat on the floor. Although they obviously fell out of favor, I'd say this isn't just pure novelty since they used to design televisions to be at this exact height.

Would you like your cabinets better if they were darker? Liquid Sandpaper + darker gel stain is an easy and inexpensive way to change cabinets--as long as you go darker (OR redder--but I think a deep espresso would help modernize yours and would certainly look fantastic with brushed steel hardware)

You might also consider some simple larger-scale crown moulding for around the tops of the cabinets.

There are some good-looking vinyl flooring options...it's a little better than linoleum. It can mimic wood, stone, etc.

Good luck!

Yea, OK...you may not be able to find a vintage used turntable there in S.F.--but WHEN possible, it's much more desireable than these hack-job Crosley things. (I bought one for my parents since they decorate with antiques and needed a radio--it fell apart in short order.)

Why purchase or hold on to vinyl if not for the purpose of sound quality? I'd say there is no point whatsoever.

I actually want to enjoy my records, not show off to my friends...

And I love birds... :)

Solid wood interior doors.

It's a part of the house that people will be touching and operating--and hearing. Hearing the solid contact of a heavy door when it closes makes me feel good and right :)

Really it should go unsaid, yet so often where I live builders think that slapping up those cheap hollow-core doors is an acceptable way to save money. Just spend the extra $75/door!!

I believe every living room can use an antler of some sort (real, ceramic, or otherwise.)

But on the other hand, I grew up in rural Minnesota and have seen more than my fair share of game rooms adorned with bison, deer, and fish mounts...

It's a fine line really.

This is the type of article where I imagine the author laughing hysterically while writing it--over the fact that someone might acutally give this a try.

I like variety, but seriously, why would I want my dining room to look like an office break-room or an orphanage?