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Escapee
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06-15-2004
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 4:48 pm
The rule of thumb tends to be that a different island top works well in a very large kitchen. It almost creates a "inner" dining area. However, in smaller kitchen and where there is not a lot going on, the term "less is more" applies. The same countertops on the counters and island will help the room flow and less hodgepodge-ish. Kitchens can easily look too cluttered and scattered even when they are not. I am not a fan of the blue walls. They close off the kitchen, and you want your kitchen to be open and airy without it being stark. I'd go with a soft yellow, not cream, but very light with the bold blue accents, white cabinetry, blue countertops. Very french countryish. Have you considered a pot rack over your island?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 4:55 pm
I'm sitting in a hotel room at the Ritz Carlton right now and the walls are a light golden yellow, and the linens and upholstery are a mix of a bit deeper shade of that golden yellow and a lovely cornflower blue, mixed with white (and of course the wood). It's beautiful. I actually and honestly think your kitchen looks lovely as is, Julieboo -- but the accent combo of the blue and (the right) light yellow with the white would be very beautiful. I've seen gorgeous Italian or Portuguese tiles that have these colors and it's quite striking. Again, I think your kitchen is beautiful. But some paint, a new light fixture and new curtains could go a long way if you really wanted to change it up.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:03 pm
Hey now!!!! ahem.... furdown a ceiling or part of a ceiling that is lower than the primary ceiling structure. A furdown is often constructed to enclose ducts or pipe that cannot be installed in the ceiling framing spaces and must be installed below the standard ceiling level. The rectangular finished structure above kitchen cabinets is often referred to as a furdown http://qcfocus.com/construction-glossary-definition/furdown soffit The underside of a horizontal element of a building, such as the undersurface of an arch, eave, cornice, beam, or stairway http://qcfocus.com/construction-glossary-definition/soffit

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:06 pm
now that my lesson is over ;) If you are going to paint, I prefer pic #2 where the paint goes all the way down the wall. I like the continuity and I hate wallpaper. I don't think a dark color closes in a kitchen at all, especially with white cabinets. My kitchen is white with dark maroon walls. Could you afford to tile the island in the same blue as your insets? That would be very pretty.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:14 pm
I'm sitting in a hotel room at the Ritz Carlton right now and the walls are a light golden yellow, and the linens and upholstery are a mix of a bit deeper shade of that golden yellow and a lovely cornflower blue, mixed with white (and of course the wood). It's beautiful. Yankee, those are the exact colors I was thinking of. Thanks!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:42 pm
;;;
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:43 pm
try a french provincial look....
http://www.frenchrendezvous.com/prg2/prf58.jpg you could paint your walls the pale-est yellow in the fabric. then use this fabric for curtains.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:47 pm
yellow walls
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 5:55 pm
Any of you ladies out there (who have been through it) have any advice on what to do about swelling during the final stages of pregnancy? We are over 8 months now and my wife's feet are swollen to the point she can't wear shoes hardly. In fact, her calves and ankles are also swollen. The doctor told her to raise them up and cut back on sodium and things like that. Anybody got any home remedies for it? (I know swollen is a word, it just doesn't look right.)
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:01 pm
Yankee is the wood white in the room? I love warm kitchens and the above just doesn't seem warm to me so my view was to try to warm it up a lil. Such as putting a butcher block top on the island. The pic Annie posted is very warm to me but that's cuz of the wood accents and the cabinets are a cream color and not stark white. I would also suggest changing the backsplash totally to compliment french provincial look.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:03 pm
There used to be a site thefishbowl.com that "went out of business" but the guys had another site that they kept. Can anyone remember the name of it??
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:03 pm
Nick sorry I don't have any advice to offer but definately cut the sodium out and keep the feet raised when possible like the doc says sounds good. I didn't have alot of swelling, just in the belly lol.
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:15 pm
Nick I googled and found this at link What do I do about swollen feet? Because gravity plays a big role in swelling, elevate your feet at least three to four times a day. When lying on a sofa or in bed, prop your feet up on pillows; when sitting in a chair, place your feet on a footstool. (This also helps prevent back pain.) Here are some more tips: •Don't sit for long periods of time. Make it a point to get up and walk for a few minutes of every hour. •Wear full-length support stockings as often as possible, and avoid socks with tight bands around the calf or ankle. •Exercise helps. Water aerobics are ideal because the "hydrostatic" pressure helps distribute fluids that have pooled in your feet. •Ask your partner, if you have one, to give you a foot massage. It will increase circulation and help disperse the edema. •Increase your fluid intake. It seems counterintuitive, but the more water you drink, the less swelling and water retention you'll experience. •Don't squeeze your feet into ill-fitting shoes.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:17 pm
another yellow kitchen

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:36 pm
you have a really nice clean and crisp look going. here's another that shows how nice the white, blue and yellow work together.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:37 pm
I'll concede to your definition, Tex, if you'll concede to mine! Here is the Wikipedia version, which is one of many that I found describing the area above cupboards: Soffit (from French soffite, Italian soffitto, formed as a ceiling; from suffictus for suffixus, Latin suffigere, to fix underneath), in architecture, describes the underside of any construction element. Examples of soffits include: the underside of an arch or architrave (whether supported by piers or columns), the underside of a flight of stairs, under the classical entablature or the underside of the projecting cornice. In modern architecture, a soffit can be installed on the underside of a ceiling to fill the space above the kitchen cabinets, at the corner of the ceiling and wall. Typically made from gypsum wallboard, over 2x4 studs, the soffit is also made from a wide range of building materials.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:38 pm
I LOVE the blue, yellow, and white horizontal stripes on the back of the bench/banquet, whatever that is (oh no, here we go again!) LOL
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:39 pm
Dipo, you can find the guys basically at www.zabberbox.com . They also kept thefandom.com , but that's basically scifi with one area for reality.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:51 pm
Annie, thanks for the pix. I am especially "digging" the last one, as it has all that white and it prolly most realistic of what I can do. Mocha, thanks for your ideas too. And Yankee, thank you for leading us down this yellow path!!!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 6:52 pm
Nick, here are some additional tips for your wife's poor feet! Try soaking them in cool (not cold) water. Also, when resting, she should lie on her left side. (The major vein returning blood to the heart is on the right side, so you want to alleviate any additional pressure on it). The large uterus puts pressure on all the veins returning blood to the heart, thus causing blood to pool in the legs. That forces fluid into the surrounding tissues. When sleeping, she should sleep on her left side as much as possible, not on her back at all, and elevate her feet above her heart with pillows. Hope that helps!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 7:31 pm
Julie, if you do go with some yellow, then maybe if you reupholstered your chairs at the table in fabrics kind of like those on the banquette in Annie's last picture.. that would be wonderful.. and pick up the blue in your frames. Again, I think you have a restful, nice kitchen already but do like the yellow/blue additions.. And definitely something, lighting or ? over the island too..
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:05 pm
I am not at all a fan of country blue - or almost any blue, frankly - but I've done a parallel type of decorating with my kitchen. Instead of accenting with blue, though, I accented with slate and pale green and there is nothing gold anywhere - it is all pewter. I think I've posted pictures of my kitchen before, but let me see if I can find one....I have white laminate cabinets that I love, love, love!!
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Bookworm
Member
12-18-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:14 pm
Nick, Been there done that. Dlmmo and Kar have covered what I was going to say. Elevate, drink water, have her lie on her left side. Let her rest with her feet elevated as much as possible. So far my ankles are not swelling this time <knock on wood> but I still have two months to go. Love the yellow kitchens.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:15 pm
Bookie, when are you due? I've got about 8 weeks left and no problems with swelling yet (thankfully!) And I love the yellow kitchens, too! ETA: I have no decorated pictures of my kitchen. We've tiled the blacksplash since moving in, too.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:24 pm
Thanks...I'll get my wife to read all this later tonight or tomorrow. :D
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