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Congrats on the condo!

I bought my first place a couple of years ago and the kitchen was in need of sprucing. Since, like you, the kitchen wall of cabinets can be seen from another room, I made a radical decision to remove the wall cabinets. I painted the wall a bright color and did a clean row of open shelving - stainless shelving with some bamboo bowls to mirror the front of the lower cabinets would look great. It was a really inexpensive way to have a more modern looking kitchen. All my plates, bowls and glassware look great on the open shelving.


Good Questions: What Should I Do To The Cabinets?
7/11/07 4:39 AM

Everyone has so many excellent ideas!

I vote for the idea of working with fabric - the Morrocan thing works well in small spaces too. Check out 'Moroccan Interiors' at the bookstore, it's got tons of great ideas. Or go for a safari tent look.

This link has a cool pic of the inside of a safari tent.
http://www.elcapitancanyon.com/tents.html

Hang one curtain rod in the middle and two lower ones along the wall and drape some canvas. I'm not sure what the dimensions of the room are but if there's space, you could actually hide stuff on the other side of the "tent" or get a garment rack and use the opposite side of the tent as an extra closet.

May your first apartment hold many lovely memories for you : )


Good Questions: How Can I Give My Bedroom A Makeover?
7/10/07 4:44 PM

I have never been a big fan of parquet floors....until I recently saw them stained very dark, they looked GORGEOUS and expensive. I was shocked.

I subscribe to a very "work with what you have" decorating sense so, I'm with Curtis, Velochic and Sofia - keep them and go dark.

Or, someone else had suggested great rugs. I was wanting a dark floor and ended up using Flor carpet tiles in Gerbil - I love it. Gave me the dark look I was after and I can reuse them elsewhere when I'm ready to redo the floor underneath.


Good Questions: Should I Switch my Parquet for Strips?
5/31/07 7:06 AM