"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
11/10/2016 at 14:54 • Filed to: off topic
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
11/10/2016 at 14:54 • Filed to: off topic | 3
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The renovations started in earnest on September 23, and we had the luxury of living elsewhere while the major destruction/reconstruction was done. We moved back in to the house just 2 days before the sink and counters were installed, just inside of 5 weeks later. Not bad for a project that involved removing an interior wall, moving exterior doors & windows, and putting down a new hardwood floor (in the kitchen only, to match the rest of the house).
Naturally, there are a few (really, very few) punchlist items left. Overall, we are very happy.
I did take some better pics with my SLR, but haven’t uploaded them yet. So here you go, the best my phone can do.
Before:
After:
We love how it’s opened up the house in that area; it’s just not that big of a house, so to have a giant divider in the middle was pretty annoying after a while. Namely after having 2 kids running around the house.
Have a great holiday weekend! Cheers.
Urambo Tauro
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 15:25 |
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Open ceilings are the bomb.
ttyymmnn
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 15:48 |
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Beautiful! I like what you did with the bar/island. I wish we had enough room for an island, but we have a very narrow kitchen. I also love the exposed beams. Out kitchen is also nearing completion (Rainbow is doing a remodel right now, too). I’ll have pics up shortly.
notsomethingstructural
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 15:50 |
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looks good, what kind of light fixtures are those?
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functionoverfashion
> notsomethingstructural
11/10/2016 at 16:03 |
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The ones over the island? They came from a small local place, but they might be some brand ... I’ll have to look closer. I got them in 2008....
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functionoverfashion
> ttyymmnn
11/10/2016 at 16:04 |
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Thanks! And glad to hear things are coming together for you too...
cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 16:22 |
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Very nice...love the island and finishes. Definitely has a good flow to make the space work so that it feels larger than it is.
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functionoverfashion
> Urambo Tauro
11/10/2016 at 16:24 |
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I grew up in a post and beam house and always loved them. For example taking out an interior wall? Who cares? Not structural.
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Urambo Tauro
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 16:36 |
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My neighbor used to hang herbs upside-down from the joists. (No not those kind of herbs! I mean like parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme .)
Being able to hang up pots and pans up in there like that is a real plus, too. Especially if you live in an old house with low ceilings, where a rack would be too low.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
11/10/2016 at 16:51 |
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Thank you! We did not overthink things a lot....
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notsomethingstructural
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 17:33 |
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Oh I just meant what style of light (e.g. Recessed cans...?)
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functionoverfashion
> notsomethingstructural
11/10/2016 at 17:49 |
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Oh, the lights are on tracks, I got the simplest fixture I could with an R20 led flood in each. They come down just to the bottom of the smaller beams so they’re almost like recessed, if we had a normal ceiling... I can give you more info if you want
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functionoverfashion
> notsomethingstructural
11/10/2016 at 17:51 |
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notsomethingstructural
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 19:12 |
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Nah this is good. That’s a really cool effect. Good stuff!
shop-teacher
> functionoverfashion
11/10/2016 at 21:15 |
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Much better!