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The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Help with Decorating ...Any Suggestions?: Archive through May 07, 2006 users admin

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Penguingirl
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01-26-2006

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Penguingirl a private message Print Post    
HolyMoly, it's a Corelle reunion happenin'. Thanks for the link Jedisan. I actually saw the square ones at Wal-Mart yesterday...no plain white ones tho..darn.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i have the porcelain dinnerware (like you get at restaurants. i like the size of the plates, because they are just huge! and the big pasta bowls. i got mine at target. and it wasn't that expensive either. if i chip anything they have out of box pieces to replace. it's got a real nice look and very heavy. i do not recommend it for a house with young children as the plates are heavy and can chip and break. but it's a real nice look.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I feel so out of place with my Pfaltzgraff Sky dishes.

Penguingirl
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01-26-2006

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Penguingirl a private message Print Post    
No need Prisonerno6. At least you own something you're not ashamed to pull out for company. The ones I have now are hand-me-downs from my sister and she bought them at an estate sale...old and ugly. But I have a new BEAUTIFUL dining table coming on Tuesday and I want dinnerware that's shiny and new. Almost anything I get will have to be mail ordered, unless I buy them at Wal-Mart, Costco or some high-end home furnishings store. I miss Target.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
P6 - I just googled your Pfaltzgraff Sky dishes, and they are elegant. :-)

Baby
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01-08-2006

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
I am thinking about buying a set of Corelle in the "Vintage Blue" pattern. Looking at them on the internet, they look like something I would like but I'm not sure. Have any of you seen this pattern in person and what did you think? Are they also the lighter weight type which I guess all Corelle is? I had Corelle years ago and I think it is time to buy another set since my coordination isn't the best and I tend to drop things a lot. Also, they are pretty lightweight which is nice if you have strength problems, too.

Froggiegirl621
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02-14-2003

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Froggiegirl621 a private message Print Post    
What is Pfaltzgraff considered? Not porcelain, are they? I have no idea.

I received every piece of Pfaltzgraff I registered for at my wedding showers. Eight sets and a bunch of serving pieces - matching goblets too. I have the Sphere collection. Unfortunately I can't comment on it just yet since it's all still packed away and sitting in my attic. I can't wait until we get a real dining room and a real dining room set so we can use the stuff!


sphere

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Froggie, I think it's stoneware. Yours are very nice!

I received the Pfaltzgraff Heritage ones almost 24 years ago. I use them for holidays, special occasions and family dinners. I love them!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I'll probably be e-baying my Apricot Grove Corelle pretty soon. I just ordered my 1950's retro kitchen table and chairs and will need more appropriate dishes! Bummed that the table won't be in until nearly the end of May, but that's what I get for ordering a special size, huh?

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Huk, that is the same cup/mug that my set has.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
You have the older one like mine, or the one in the pic of the whole set? You said your set was probably around 12 years old and I'm guessing mine is somewhere around that age.

Jedisan
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01-11-2002

Monday, March 27, 2006 - 5:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jedisan a private message Print Post    
Huk, Corelle has a couple of styles that would go well with your 50's retro designs.
That is kind of what I am looking for myself.
check out their web-site and view "all patterns".
good luck.

Fabnsab
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08-07-2000

Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fabnsab a private message Print Post    
I need help! We just bought a house that has brick facade walls in the kitchen and they are the original reddish color. I would like to add a whitewash of some sort to them. Both Home Depot and Lowes told me they didn't have anything for that.

Has anyone done this and how?

TIA

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Fab, do you have a Sherwin-Williams around you? My sister painted a brick wall in her home, and they were very helpful.

Graceunderfyre
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01-22-2004

Monday, April 17, 2006 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Graceunderfyre a private message Print Post    
lol Fab - we bought a house that has brick facade walls in the kitchen and family room. The lady before painted them an off white color and I detest white (I mean as a wall color). DH really wants us to paint it a "normal" brick color so it doesn't look so fake. . . they told me at the store I'd have to paint it grey intially - at the time I think we were thinking a red brick color but now I'm leaning towards a greyish brick color. . .

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 3:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
My Sil had this in her other house. She painted it over an off white - It turned out not too bad.

It took a lot of paint. I would make sure you use a good couple of coats of a good primer/sealer first and then put a couple of coats of your paint on it. You can get a sponge paint roller brush that has slits in it that you use for stucco ceilings. This will help get in between the cracks etc.

Note: you can also tint the primer/sealer to the colour you are going to paint it so you are not fighting after to get rid of the primer colour.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
Fabnsab, I have a huge brick fireplace in my living room that had red brick, which I disliked because they had no color variations. My husband refused to let me paint them so I bought some huge pieces of chalk and chalked it. I bought several different colors to give contrast. First I rubbed the chalk all over the brick and then I took a rag and rubbed the chalk to smear it into the brick. I like the results and so do my friends.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
We painted over our icky yellowish coloured bricks on our fireplace without doing any research on how to do it. Now white stuff is seeping through. Apparently you are supposed to seal the bricks first. Bigdog has now asked and has the stuff to do it, just hasn't got around to it yet.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
I just finished remodeling my kitchen. First I installed tiles on the counter. Well, the dang beige tiles didn't match the burgundy and white walls so I had to paint. Now the beige tiles and tan walls do not match my white with dusty rose floor so I had to install new tile. Now the knobs and handles that are white with a little pink flower don't work so I hand to put in pewter ones to match the new faucet that I had to replace because the old one was gold! I ain't done yet, the wallpaper border is green and burgundy so that has to go. It was replaced with stones I glued to the wall. Now I think I am finally finished and my DH says, you need to paint around the outside edge of the doors the same color as the bottom of the wall. That took forever! Now I am finished I stand back and take in the whole picture and the #$&$ canisters don't match! I swear I will NEVER, EVER remodel another thing in my life. Seems it always starts out small and turns into something major. It's my fault I know because I never look at the whole picture before I begin something.Duh

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Aww lol.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
LOL, Kristy. Hope DH helped you that sounds like a ton of work. Wait for a 20% off coupon from Bed Bath and Beyond and I'm sure you can find the perfect canisters for the right price. Of course, now you have to consider placemats and towels and whatnot, because sure enough when you get some out they will irritate you for not matching LOLOL.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
Yea, Goddessatlaw, he helped put down the ceramic tile on the floor. Oh, and I almost forgot, all the hinges had to be removed and painted pewter (they were gold as well). I removed all of them, 10 screws per door times 28 doors = 280 blankety blank screws. DH painted them for me. All the rest of the work was done by me.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
MY NEW KITCHEN



MY NEW KITCHEN 2

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
MY NEW KITCHEN 3

ps...Scooter loves the new floor cause it is cold

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Looks great Kristy!