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Display Name: Ella Trickchair
Member Since: 12/19/12

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I also just realized that the darker door gives the illusion of being farther away and makes the room look larger.


How To Freshen Up This Kitchen in Preparation For Selling? Good Questions
12/20/12 9:15 PM

An option to avoid painting the woodwork is to go with a darker door. Right now my eye goes straight to the door, but a darker door disappear a bit and let the rest of the kitchen stand out. From crude photoshop experimenting, painting the trim white just makes me focus on the brass doorknob and any dirt in the kitchen. Painting the door black, however makes the wood look rich.

I am not a fan of the yellow because it looks dingy to me. I would prefer a light blue-gray, but blue can be an appetite suppressing color.

Making these changes leaves other decisions up to the buyer of the house, but makes a difference in the feel of the room.


How To Freshen Up This Kitchen in Preparation For Selling? Good Questions
12/20/12 9:11 PM

I actually dislike storing my clothes in a dresser because the ones on the bottom hardly get worn. Instead, I use hanging canvas shelves. I can store many more shirts in that foot or so of space than I could if I hung them. I keep off season items in underbed storage so I really only have to deal with those twice a year.

However, that dresser pictured really does have potential if you are the type of person that can use a dresser effectively and you are willing to put in some diy work. The only flourish is on the bottom, so if you took off the hardware and pained it after putting the drawer in the right spots, it would be nice clean little squares. From there you can add some nice silvery pulls and it will hardly be ugly.


Clothing Storage Suggestions Under $300 (No Ugly Dressers!)? Good Questions
12/19/12 9:58 PM