Annegret's Profile

In my previous house the kitchen cabinets were original to 1948. The bones were still good but the doors, which weighed 5 pounds each, were falling off the hinges and quite dinged up. I looked into replacing the hinges at first, but I couldn't find ones that would fit the old cabinetry. So we decided to have a refacing company make new doors for all our cabinets. To save money I didn't have the cabinet frames themselves refaced, I just painted them to match the doors. They also built me a cabinet from scratch for the new dishwasher. All in all I was quite pleased with the result. The new doors were seamless and it really looked like we had put in all new cabinets. The remodel really did a lot in helping to sell our house fairly quickly in a bad market.

brainmac: People with food allergies just can't "suck it up and eat it or around it". With some folks even a little bit can cause a life threatening reaction.

I love how "pet" and "husband" fall into the same category of undesirable food disposal. ;)

This infuser from Indigo Teas:

http://www.indigo-tea.com/teainfuser1.shtml

They had one that perfectly fit my mug.

stickyheels: That's the Groland kitchen island from IKEA.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40157485

The second one looks very 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque.

I think the dog thinks the mannequin is weird looking too.

Do you suppose Ms. Kiely just had the white PS cabinets painted green? Or was it always available in that color in Europe? I totally covet them.

I use American Frame for all my framing needs. Right now they're having a 20% off sale on all their metal frames. Also, with each order you're entitled to 5 free frame chop samples.

http://www.americanframe.com/

Posters of U2 and Patrick Swayze (had a severe crush on the latter thanks to the "North and South" miniseries; crap, am I dating myself?).

@coyotbeck: I was/am a tomboy too. I took over my brother's room after he moved out and apart from taking down the Farrah Fawcett and Cheryl Tiegs posters, I didn't change a thing. He had a black furniture and gray-black paneling on the walls. So no girly wallpaper here, thank gawd! ;o)

I second Talby in that you need to determine your style before buying a whole lot of furniture. I've been reading the "Domino: The Book of Decorating" recommended on a recent entry here and it's been very helpful.

The white walls definitely need a paint job, perhaps a neutral color like gray or off-white. I kind of like the red wall as an accent wall, though another color might work better (like peacock blue or even a vibrant wallpaper).

I think a long, rectangular dining table running parallel to the window might be what you need to draw attention to the view. If you're worried about blocking window with too many chairs you could use benches for the long sides. The red accent wall area I would use for either a desk, a wet bar, a striking bookcase, or a large piece of art. I suspect new window treatments are also needed to enhance the view, but again, that depends on the style you're going for.