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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 3:02 pm
That's a lot of work Sewmommy! I'm surprised your arm isn't in a sling. Yay for dh coming home. Mocha, that is a beautiful door. I want bamboo flooring, too. I've been looking at bamboo window screens for the house. You can see out but they can't see in during the daylight hours. Works like a sunscreen, too.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 6:36 pm
Oh that sounds kool Gracie.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 6:39 pm
Bamboo window screens? Sounds interesting and worth looking up.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 10:37 pm
That is a beautiful door, Mocha. Bigdog just put a glass pocket door on our master bath. I had major trepidations about it, because you CAN see through it somewhat, but there is nobody back there to be looking through it but us, so it is okay. Grace, can you post a link to the bamboo window screens? I am rather intrigued too. Or maybe they are the roll-up ones?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:58 pm
Juju, I will have to get the addy from my sister again. I seem to have lost it and can't find it myself.
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:28 am
Thought I would show you the update to kitchen remodel heck. We are definately on the tail end, but it still will be about 3-4 weeks until I have a counter top.

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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:34 am
Oh, I wanted to add, The stove is now hooked up and we will be able to partially use the sink by monday(plywood mounted). The counter tops will be a really dark green. I have on more pic too. BOXES!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:45 am
Looking good! I love your light fixture.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:01 pm
Mocha took the words right outta my thoughts! I remember those days of having my kitchen in the dining room. Ugh.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:58 pm
Looking great, Sewmommy! Mocha, I LOVE that door!
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 6:42 am
Thanks! Decorating question now, I know there is another thread for that, but the pics are here. Any ideas for curtains? I can make just about any type. And its mainly for over the sink (the big window)and maybe the back door. Also, what about the door? should I paint it yellow as well?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:19 am
The door would look great painted yellow. If you have a modern kitchen design, it probably doesn’t make much sense to have rough country style curtains. So be sure that sleek and soft curtains accompany any kind of modern design. If you have opted for the French country kitchen style, you should look for inspiration in old world design. This means rougher textures and more durable materials. Choosing the right color for your curtains may seem like a no-brainer. Just match it with the color of the kitchen, right? Well, not always. You have to remember that during the day, the sun will shine through the curtains creating a soft hue in your kitchen. So, green curtains may look nice on some days, but having your kitchen bathed in soft green light could be kind of gross. So, when choosing a color, make sure that you do a window test on a sunny day to make sure that it gives you the look you want.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:43 am
I would paint the door yellow or a shade darker just to stand out. I'm into roman shades lol so I suggest that with a valance. I suggest something with shades of rust and gold.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 5:39 pm
Oh, I love your floor, Sewmommy! I was hoping to get tile this summer, but the mold problem behind my kitchen sink was more extensive than we were estimating and I ended up having to get entirely new cabinets because the mold had spread to my cabinets and was so invasive. So right now, the new floor is on hold and I'll probably end up going with linoleum in some kind of gray-white pattern. In the meantime.... here is the work in progress that is my kitchen. Before -
Mold -
After taking care of mold, wallpaper removal and new cabinets -
Okay, now I wanted a green kitchen. Don't ask. That's just me. It's very me. I read what Gracie wrote advising against green curtains and I thought, oh dear! This is the paint I chose. This is after coat one that I did today -
Here's where I need advice. This is my back wall - As you can see, the wall is split in half by that wood divider. I don't know if I can take it down without damaging the wall. Suggestions? And what should I do with the bottom half? Leave it white? Paint it the same green or a different green? Thanks!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 6:01 pm
That explains what you've been up to this summer, Hermi! Sorry to learn that you had so much to do, but those new cabinets are wonderful. How fussy do you want to be? You could do something like this: . Or you could just paint the lower half white. I love green and white combinations. Do you? I do think that the wood will have marked the wall if you remove it, but I'd consider removing it anyway and replacing with a moulding that has more presence. Check out your local Lowe's or Home Depot to see all that's available.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 6:27 pm
Gray/white for the kitchen floor? My floor is a very light white bluish and I hate it cuz it shows every single speck of dirt. And muddy paws. You can easily remove the moulding and fill the holes with spackle and sand. Easy peasy. Oh are you leaving that green?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 6:31 pm
Oh I scrolled up and saw you just painted it that green. Umm. Hmmm. I honestly can't think of anything to go with that green cept something offwhite. Hmm what bout the green that Vee posted?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 6:33 pm
Oh check this lime green and white tile floor:

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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 7:29 pm
Hermie! Did you read the last line I wrote? So, when choosing a color, make sure that you do a window test on a sunny day to make sure that it gives you the look you want. Besides, your kitchen is not the same as Sewmommy's. She has pale yellow on her walls. Now then. Yes you can remove the chair rail if you want to, and like Mocha said, fill the holes with spackle and sand, let dry then paint, or you could remove it and replace it like Vee said with a bolder rail. It looks like you have white/almond appliances, so any color you want to paint the rest of the wall with would be okay. One choice would be the same green you have in another value (mixing it with a small amount of white). A buttery yellow or almond that matches the appliances , then add a third color for accent.
Also, a dark blue would complement the green nicely.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 7:32 pm
Color swatches: All of these colors complement the green.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 7:36 pm
Oh, the chair rail (if you choose to keep it) could be the same color as the counter top.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 8:08 pm
I know it is a wacky green, LOL. Thanks, guys. I think I will take the chair rail off. Could I do some kind of wallpaper swatch? These are the cabinet and drawer pulls I ordered off eBay.
I think I will keep the bottom half white or off white, but paint it fresh. Would one of these darker floors be better?
I also want to get a new light. I don't like the chandlier and I think it does cast weird shadows.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 11:31 pm
Hermione, you have given the TVCH decorators a huge challenge with that wall color, but by golly you are you and that is why we love you. I am sure they will not fail you in this challenge.
Oh, and those are beautiful cabinets.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 3:49 am
Juju, you're a pip, er, a pup. Whatever! You're a gem! LOLOL! Hermi, I know that you'll make it your own and it will be wonderful. (I like the picture that Mocha posted of the floor. Cool retro kitchen that!) Your dragonfly drawer pulls are so YOU! I like them!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 6:03 am
Wacky is one word for it lol. I wouldn't put that very dark floor with the green you're using. Your kitchen will look like a cave.
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