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Display Name: Jessica from GioGioDesign
Personal URL: http://giogiodesign.blogspot.com
Member Since: 4/8/11

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I agree with the above comment - organization and storage are the key. Everything else should be functional and pleasing to the eye. Small spaces don't have room for uncomfortable couches or useless items. "Clutter" is not bad if it's artistically organized, useful, and reflects the owner's style. And finally - lighting is important -bring in as much natural light as possible!


What Is Your Best Design Tip or Strategy for Small Spaces?
4/19/11 7:55 PM

What a great makeover - I loved that you included a floor plan in your slideshow. Also, I liked your attention to detail - like the black outlet cover plates.

I'm a bit late, but can offer some feedback on the Ikea kitchen questions. I have two 10-year-old lazy susan cabinets and one just broke, but it was completely my fault as I had it loaded up with three cast iron skillets (+ tons of other stuff) for years. I think it would be easy to fix - just replacing a plastic part - but I'm redoing my kitchen again with new Ikea cabinets.

You definitely can put granite on top of Ikea cabinets. They don't have a full top panel like fully assembled cabinets do, but they have enough there to support stone.

Many "cabinet depth" refrigerators are much deeper than 24". Even on true cabinet depth refrigerators, the door needs to stick out beyond the counter top so that it can open.

Thanks again for sharing your kitchen!


Kitchen Tour: Frank's Swift & Stunning IKEA Remodel
4/15/11 3:28 PM

All of these floors are great. I would recommend using a concrete stain instead of paint on concrete floors. If you're doing something geometric like this floor, you can lay the pattern out with tape instead of stencils. And if you're painting a wood floor, cover the whole thing with polyurethane when you're done to make it last.


10 Stenciled & Painted DIY Floors That Make It Work!
4/14/11 10:52 AM

The 2011 Washington Post Peeps Show winners are to be announced tomorrow (April 13th)- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/magazine/peeps2010/index.html. Although, I'm not a big fan of eating peeps (something about shelf stable marshmallow...), the dioramas are always cool and creative.


Peeps Dioramas on Ohdeedoh
4/12/11 2:11 PM

We were lucky enough to live in Manhattan for a semester (when my husband was a visiting scholar) in a wonderful apartment which we would never be able to afford in our real lives. When native New Yorkers came over they would always comment on our huge kitchen, which made us laugh as it seemed pretty small by our suburban Long Island standards.
Here's some photos of my own smallish kitchen- http://giogiodesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/before-gallery-first-renovation-1st.html.


10 Organized and Efficient Small, Real Kitchens
4/8/11 12:53 PM