We went and looked at this house last week:
http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...500&sid=#Photo

We fell in love with it.
Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
shape to sell. I expect that one to be gone.

Double pantry!

On Sun 20 Apr 2008 08:37:41a, told us...

> We went and looked at this house last week:
> http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...1097025500&sid
> =#Photo
>
> We fell in love with it.
> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
> shape to sell. I expect that one to be gone.
>
> Double pantry!
>

Very nice house and kitchen! My only objection would be stooping down to
reach the microwave, but that could easily be corrected.

As you're probably aware, houses aren't selling well in too many places.
Maybe that one will still be around by the time you sell yours. <fingers
crossed>

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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:30:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

>
> Hm...When I picked myself off the floor at the price (low, compared
>with UK housing market) I had a tour but have to say I found it a bit
>bland..... couldn't kick off the boots and let my hair down in there :-)

Look beyond the decorating, Janet. Did you like the floor plan?

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> wrote in message
news
> We went and looked at this house last week:
> http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...500&sid=#Photo
>
> We fell in love with it.
> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
> shape to sell. I expect that one to be gone.
>
> Double pantry!

What is the floor made of? I love the hardwoods (or so they appear to be)
in the other rooms, and the chair rail/molding in the dining room. An
excellent
price, too, assuming it is new and has at least 3 bedrooms.

"sf" <.> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:30:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Hm...When I picked myself off the floor at the price (low, compared
>>with UK housing market) I had a tour but have to say I found it a bit
>>bland..... couldn't kick off the boots and let my hair down in there :-)
>
> Look beyond the decorating, Janet. Did you like the floor plan?
>
I would want a bigger kitchen. I DO want a bigger kitchen.

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:46:22 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"sf" <.> wrote in message ...
>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:30:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hm...When I picked myself off the floor at the price (low, compared
>>>with UK housing market) I had a tour but have to say I found it a bit
>>>bland..... couldn't kick off the boots and let my hair down in there :-)
>>
>> Look beyond the decorating, Janet. Did you like the floor plan?
>>
>I would want a bigger kitchen. I DO want a bigger kitchen.
>

I live in an old house, so that's a "bigger kitchen" to me.

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"sf" <.> wrote
>
> I live in an old house, so that's a "bigger kitchen" to me.
>

Now, see, everything is relative. I live in a 1960s split level,
so that kitchen is larger than mine, but I want a really big one,
like the eat-in country kitchens we find in really old houses, say,
from the early 1900s. The kind you walk back to down a hall
from the front door, passing a staircase, that opens onto a summer
kitchen, which opens onto a screened porch, which opens onto
the back yard. And of course there is a back staircase that goes
up to the master bedroom.

I can dream.

On Apr 20, 11:37�am, wrote:
> We went and looked at this house last week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>
> We fell in love with it.
> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
> shape to sell. �I expect that one to be gone.
>
> Double pantry!

Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...
that's just shelving hidden with cheap bi-fold doors... saves the
builder money by not finishing that wall or supplying more cabinetry.
That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house on
a mini lot. I see no garage, and probably has no basement... it'll
need one of those cheapo tin sheds in the yard to store stuff, which
of course will overflow all over the yard, along with everyone else
the same... that development be a slum in less than a year.

On Apr 20, 8:37*am, wrote:
> We went and looked at this house last week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>
> We fell in love with it. [snip]

Different strokes for different folks. That kitchen is way too big
and inefficient for me. I want no more than a step between the stove/
sink/refrigerator/prep station combinations. Don't want to be
trekking around an obstruction in the middle of the room either. But
then that's just the way I like to work, and I'm lucky enough to have
it in my very small kitchen. If there's to be eating in the kitchen
(other than over the stove) let it be in a corner nook out of the
way. -aem
.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
On Apr 20, 11:37?am, wrote:
> We went and looked at this house last
> week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>
> We fell in love with it.
> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
> shape to sell. ?I expect that one to be gone.
>
> Double pantry!

>Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...

Oh, jeezus, somebody shoot me i was thinking the same thing ... as ...
*chole*---- SHELLY.

Sheldon wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:37�am, wrote:
>> We went and looked at this house last week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>>
>> We fell in love with it.
>> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
>> shape to sell. �I expect that one to be gone.
>>
>> Double pantry!
>
> Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...
> that's just shelving hidden with cheap bi-fold doors... saves the
> builder money by not finishing that wall or supplying more cabinetry.
> That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house on
> a mini lot. I see no garage, and probably has no basement... it'll
> need one of those cheapo tin sheds in the yard to store stuff, which
> of course will overflow all over the yard, along with everyone else
> the same... that development be a slum in less than a year.
>
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was not impressed with the "pantry"
doors and the teeny lot.

I've never had a basement so I wouldn't miss one. When I lived in New
Jersey the ground was clay with little or no percolation. Anyone who
insisted upon having a basement had to have not only a sump pump but a
standby generator because summer thunder storms would knock out the
electricity 80% of the time. Then there was Radon....


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aem wrote:
> On Apr 20, 8:37 am, wrote:
>> We went and looked at this house last week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>>
>> We fell in love with it. [snip]
>
> Different strokes for different folks. That kitchen is way too big
> and inefficient for me. I want no more than a step between the stove/
> sink/refrigerator/prep station combinations. Don't want to be
> trekking around an obstruction in the middle of the room either. But
> then that's just the way I like to work, and I'm lucky enough to have
> it in my very small kitchen. If there's to be eating in the kitchen
> (other than over the stove) let it be in a corner nook out of the
> way. -aem
> .

You would have loved the kitchen in my fifth wheel that I used to live in.

If you send me an email, I'll send you a picture. It is on my very, very
old and not updated for 5 years website on the first photo page
www.roadprincess.50megs.com

The truck and trailer are now, sadly, gone and we are living in a stick
and brick house. Nine years on the road was sufficient.

Texas Janet

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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:26:01 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:



>That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house

Yeah, that's the Chicago burbs. That's actually a relatively "big"
lot for the area. Most of the neighborhoods we looked at are
claustrophobic.


It's going to be tough moving from the country. We currently have 2
acres and a 3-car garage.

It is on my very, very
>old and not updated for 5 years website on the first photo page
>www.roadprincess.50megs.com

Wow, that's so cool!

"Janet Wilder" > wrote
> www.roadprincess.50megs.com
>
> The truck and trailer are now, sadly, gone and we are living in a stick
> and brick house. Nine years on the road was sufficient.
>

It looks like you had a great time. Wow.

Sheldon wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:37�am, wrote:
>> We went and looked at this house last week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>>
>> We fell in love with it.
>> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
>> shape to sell. �I expect that one to be gone.
>>
>> Double pantry!
>
> Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...
> that's just shelving hidden with cheap bi-fold doors... saves the
> builder money by not finishing that wall or supplying more cabinetry.
> That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house on
> a mini lot. I see no garage, and probably has no basement... it'll
> need one of those cheapo tin sheds in the yard to store stuff, which
> of course will overflow all over the yard, along with everyone else
> the same... that development be a slum in less than a year.
>

Shelly, As anyone who can read properly can clearly see, there is a
three car garage *and* a basement. The house looks very clean. The
previous owners clearly didn't have six cats fouling the house.

-dk

"DK" > wrote
> Shelly, As anyone who can read properly can clearly see, there is a three
> car garage *and* a basement. The house looks very clean. The previous
> owners clearly didn't have six cats fouling the house.
>

Six cats could never foul a house the way Sheldon fouls a house.

On Sun 20 Apr 2008 04:30:10p, DK told us...

> Sheldon wrote:
>> On Apr 20, 11:37�am, wrote:
>>> We went and looked at this house last
>>> week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...=6&lid=1097025
>>> 500...
>>>
>>> We fell in love with it.
>>> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
>>> shape to sell. �I expect that one to be gone.
>>>
>>> Double pantry!
>>
>> Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...
>> that's just shelving hidden with cheap bi-fold doors... saves the
>> builder money by not finishing that wall or supplying more cabinetry.
>> That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house on
>> a mini lot. I see no garage, and probably has no basement... it'll
>> need one of those cheapo tin sheds in the yard to store stuff, which
>> of course will overflow all over the yard, along with everyone else
>> the same... that development be a slum in less than a year.
>>
>
> Shelly, As anyone who can read properly can clearly see, there is a
> three car garage *and* a basement. The house looks very clean. The
> previous owners clearly didn't have six cats fouling the house.
>
> -dk
>

dk, he's such a pathetic creature, probably psychotic. I'm certain thathe
believes his own lies and opinions that are based on absolutely nothing but
his imagination. It's really a shame that something can't be done to
improve his mental state. OTOH, some quite lucid sane people are purposely
evil and insulting. A lengthy psychiatric study is probably the only way
to determine which category he fits into.

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cybercat wrote:

> "sf" <.> wrote
>
>
>
> > I live in an old house, so that's a "bigger kitchen" to me.
>
> Now, see, everything is relative. I live in a 1960s split level,
> so that kitchen is larger than mine, but I want a really big one,
> like the eat-in country kitchens we find in really old houses, say,
> from the early 1900s. The kind you walk back to down a hall
> from the front door, passing a staircase, that opens onto a summer
> kitchen, which opens onto a screened porch, which opens onto
> the back yard. And of course there is a back staircase that goes
> up to the master bedroom.


And a great big colored MANDINGO to service ya, cyberpussy...!!!


> I can dream.


Don't foul yer sheets, cyberpussy...

;-D


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>
>Shelly, As anyone who can read properly can clearly see, there is a
>three car garage *and* a basement. The house looks very clean. The
>previous owners clearly didn't have six cats fouling the house.
>
>-dk

The house is immaculate. I can't believe they are still living there
AND they have kids.

"jay" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:37:41 GMT, wrote:
>
>> We went and looked at this house last week:
>> http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...500&sid=#Photo
>
> 130 / sq foot = cheep.. B0x.
>
> jAy

Where I live, at a small city of 144,000 souls in central Italy, a place
most of the world has never heard of, a home costs ?300 per square foot and
up, which is close to $500/sf. In a city like Rome the median price is
?900/sf. Even a garage would cost more than that house does, but it would
also be masonry and earthquake proof.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:30:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Hm...When I picked myself off the floor at the price (low, compared
>> with UK housing market) I had a tour but have to say I found it a bit
>> bland..... couldn't kick off the boots and let my hair down in there
>> :-)
>
> Look beyond the decorating, Janet. Did you like the floor plan?
>
You know, that's what gets to me about HGTV's 'Design to Sell' program.
Since I've been in SC I've been watching this on cable and they keep telling
people to buy new furniture and accessories and such if they want to sell
their house. Okay, some of it I can understand... fixing things that were
obviously neglected or only half finished; painting the walls in neutral
shades. But I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone elses
"upgrades". I'd rather see an empty house and figure out what I can do with
it given what I have and what I like. I'm not buying their furniture so why
do I care how great it looks?

Back around 2000, maybe 2001, I was thinking of buying a house. The living
room was a great space but the people had painted two of the walls, one dark
purple and one canary yellow. It didn't stop me from looking. But I did
know I'd have to repaint immediately!

Jill

Sheldon wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:37�am, wrote:
>> We went and looked at this house last
>> week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>>
>> We fell in love with it.
>> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house
>> in
>> shape to sell. �I expect that one to be gone.
>>
>> Double pantry!
>
> Those are not pantries... a pantry is a room or at least a closet...
> that's just shelving hidden with cheap bi-fold doors... saves the
> builder money by not finishing that wall or supplying more cabinetry.
> That's a LOTTA bucks for a cheaply built cookie cutter tract house on
> a mini lot. I see no garage, and probably has no basement...
>
You know, basements aren't a feature in a lot of houses. You'd be hard
pressed to find one in a house in the southern US. Ditto walk-in attics
that can be finished into liveable space as opposed to just storage room
with pull-down stairs.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> shades. But I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone elses
> "upgrades". I'd rather see an empty house and figure out what I can do
> with it given what I have and what I like. I'm not buying their furniture
> so why do I care how great it looks?

That's how you think, that's how I think, but I've figured out that
lots of people really are turned off by the furniture! Hello, it's not
staying with the house! It's bizarre. Oh, I don't like this paint color,
yuck. Uh, don't you want to put your own nice fresh paint up
anyway? Apparently this does not occur to a lot of the house
buying public. Oh, these ugly curtains! What's wrong with you?

I never would have bought this place with the pumpkin orange
bedrooms if I thought like that.

nancy

On Mon 21 Apr 2008 05:36:08a, Nancy Young told us...

>
> "jmcquown" > wrote
>
>> shades. But I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone elses
>> "upgrades". I'd rather see an empty house and figure out what I can do
>> with it given what I have and what I like. I'm not buying their
>> furniture so why do I care how great it looks?
>
> That's how you think, that's how I think, but I've figured out that
> lots of people really are turned off by the furniture! Hello, it's not
> staying with the house! It's bizarre. Oh, I don't like this paint
> color, yuck. Uh, don't you want to put your own nice fresh paint up
> anyway? Apparently this does not occur to a lot of the house
> buying public. Oh, these ugly curtains! What's wrong with you?
>
> I never would have bought this place with the pumpkin orange
> bedrooms if I thought like that.
>
> nancy

That seems to be what one typically finds, and part of buying a previously
owned home is often personalizing it or fixing the previous owners
mistakes, poor judgement, or problems.

One house be bought back in Ohio was just the opposite, however.
Wallcoverings are very popular there, and every room except the kitchen had
absolutely beautiful wallcoverings that were within our range of taste, as
was the carpeting. Most of the carpeting had been replaced within the past
year or so, was great quality, and in incredible condition. This was also
true of the window treatments. Beautiful and acceptable. The only things
we did before we moved in was have the kitchen repapered and install
coordinating fabric vertical blinds (the only real solution) on the patio
door that lead from the kitchen to one of the patios.

Six years later when we sold the house to move to AZ, the buyers loved it,
too, and never changed a thing, and still haven't 'til this day.

This was the greatest exception I've ever seen in pre-owned homes.



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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> On Mon 21 Apr 2008 05:36:08a, Nancy Young told us...

>> I never would have bought this place with the pumpkin orange
>> bedrooms if I thought like that.

> That seems to be what one typically finds, and part of buying a previously
> owned home is often personalizing it or fixing the previous owners
> mistakes, poor judgement, or problems.

Hey, it was their house, that's the fun of owning, you can put up
that dark safari fabric and orange paint. (laugh) Oh, this place was
too much. I'm sure if I sold today, the new owners would repaint
the colors I chose. Good for them.

> One house be bought back in Ohio was just the opposite, however.
> Wallcoverings are very popular there, and every room except the kitchen
> had
> absolutely beautiful wallcoverings that were within our range of taste, as
> was the carpeting. Most of the carpeting had been replaced within the
> past
> year or so, was great quality, and in incredible condition.

Nice! My carpet was yellow shag with black backing, no pad.
That's okay, it would be an unusual situation like yours that I
wouldn't want my own carpet anyway.

> we did before we moved in was have the kitchen repapered and install
> coordinating fabric vertical blinds (the only real solution) on the patio
> door that lead from the kitchen to one of the patios.

Yes, vertical blinds sometimes are a solution.

> Six years later when we sold the house to move to AZ, the buyers loved it,
> too, and never changed a thing, and still haven't 'til this day.
>
> This was the greatest exception I've ever seen in pre-owned homes.

I bet that house had an easier time selling than others because
of that, which is a good thing.

nancy

aem wrote:
> On Apr 20, 8:37 am, wrote:
>> We went and looked at this house last
>> week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...lid=1097025500...
>>
>> We fell in love with it. [snip]
>
> Different strokes for different folks. That kitchen is way too big
> and inefficient for me. I want no more than a step between the stove/
> sink/refrigerator/prep station combinations. Don't want to be
> trekking around an obstruction in the middle of the room either. But
> then that's just the way I like to work, and I'm lucky enough to have
> it in my very small kitchen. If there's to be eating in the kitchen
> (other than over the stove) let it be in a corner nook out of the
> way. -aem
>
Waaay back when I was married we rented a house that had a huge kitchen.
Even with the dining table there was so much wasted space. A lot of people
with similar designs cut the kitchen in half to create a TV room or office
space.

I don't like "islands" in kitchens unless they're multi-functional. Mom's
kitchen is big but as you say, the island in the middle just gets in the
way. It's smack in the middle blocking the path from the sink to the stove.
There's plenty of counter and cabinet space without it. If this were my
kitchen I'd drop a cooktop in the island. (It would look weird if it were
just yanked out.)

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> You know, basements aren't a feature in a lot of houses. You'd be hard
> pressed to find one in a house in the southern US. Ditto walk-in attics
> that can be finished into liveable space as opposed to just storage room
> with pull-down stairs.
>
> Jill

Atlanta homes often come with basements. But they're rare in my area, as
well as in Virginia Beach where the water table was too high.

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:03:54 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:


>
>Atlanta homes often come with basements. But they're rare in my area, as
>well as in Virginia Beach where the water table was too high.

Basements are the norm here in Illinois. Our basement has 2000 sq ft
of finished space! And most of the homes we're looking at have
finished basements as well. And they build them with radon mitigation
even if it passes inspection, because it's cheap and easy to do while
building, and radon could come into play in the future.

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:01:50 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:
>You know, that's what gets to me about HGTV's 'Design to Sell' program.
>Since I've been in SC I've been watching this on cable and they keep telling
>people to buy new furniture and accessories and such if they want to sell
>their house. Okay, some of it I can understand... fixing things that were
>obviously neglected or only half finished; painting the walls in neutral
>shades. But I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone elses
>"upgrades". I'd rather see an empty house and figure out what I can do with
>it given what I have and what I like. I'm not buying their furniture so why
>do I care how great it looks?
>
Most people look at wall color and decorating and can't see beyond it.

>Back around 2000, maybe 2001, I was thinking of buying a house. The living
>room was a great space but the people had painted two of the walls, one dark
>purple and one canary yellow. It didn't stop me from looking. But I did
>know I'd have to repaint immediately!
>
Designed to Sell is a practical show and has lots of good advice even
if you're not planning to move.

My new favorite is called Hidden Potential. I'd love to get one of
the designers with their computer program and have them show me the
hidden potential in my house..... now, the *cost*. Yiiikes.

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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:36:08 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>I never would have bought this place with the pumpkin orange
>bedrooms if I thought like that.

You had an orange bedroom too? LOL I had that and a hot pink
kitchen.

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sf wrote:

> Most people look at wall color and decorating and can't see beyond it.
>
Or as is often mentioned, people need to be able to easily imagine
themselves in that home. Not everyone has that ability to imagine
without a little help from those stagers.


>>
> Designed to Sell is a practical show and has lots of good advice even
> if you're not planning to move.
>
> My new favorite is called Hidden Potential. I'd love to get one of
> the designers with their computer program and have them show me the
> hidden potential in my house..... now, the *cost*. Yiiikes.
>

I love all those shows too. But I wish they'd show the house the couple
chooses AFTER the designed renovations! Seeing the mock up on computer
is NOT the same thing.

I'd also like to see more shows that use what is there (say, the kitchen
cabinets) and how one can alter or update them instead of just
suggesting buying new. I get annoyed with Better Homes and Gardens
magazine and Southern Living, because they seem to cater to their
advertisers who are selling, rather than include a lot of refurbishing
ideas. I have incredibly well made, solid wood (boxes to doors) site
built kitchen cabinets that need updating. I just need more examples of
what can be done. The cabinets most often used in new construction now
hardly touches the quality of what I have, yet mine have their own
failings that could be improved on (wasted space, corners etc.)

Goomba38 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> You know, basements aren't a feature in a lot of houses. You'd be
>> hard pressed to find one in a house in the southern US. Ditto
>> walk-in attics that can be finished into liveable space as opposed
>> to just storage room with pull-down stairs.
>>
> Atlanta homes often come with basements. But they're rare in my area,
> as well as in Virginia Beach where the water table was too high.
>
Some of the houses (circa 1900 through the 1930's) in midtown Memphis have
basements. Most houses built post WWII in that area don't.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

>> Atlanta homes often come with basements. But they're rare in my area,
>> as well as in Virginia Beach where the water table was too high.
>>
> Some of the houses (circa 1900 through the 1930's) in midtown Memphis
> have basements. Most houses built post WWII in that area don't.
>
> Jill

In Atlanta new homes have even nicer basements than the older ones. I
would kill to have some of them I've been in....

On Mon 21 Apr 2008 06:29:05a, jmcquown told us...

> aem wrote:
>> On Apr 20, 8:37 am, wrote:
>>> We went and looked at this house last
>>> week:http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...y=6&lid=109702
>>> 5500...
>>>
>>> We fell in love with it. [snip]
>>
>> Different strokes for different folks. That kitchen is way too big
>> and inefficient for me. I want no more than a step between the stove/
>> sink/refrigerator/prep station combinations. Don't want to be
>> trekking around an obstruction in the middle of the room either. But
>> then that's just the way I like to work, and I'm lucky enough to have
>> it in my very small kitchen. If there's to be eating in the kitchen
>> (other than over the stove) let it be in a corner nook out of the
>> way. -aem
>>
> Waaay back when I was married we rented a house that had a huge kitchen.
> Even with the dining table there was so much wasted space. A lot of
> people with similar designs cut the kitchen in half to create a TV room
> or office space.
>
> I don't like "islands" in kitchens unless they're multi-functional.
> Mom's kitchen is big but as you say, the island in the middle just gets
> in the way. It's smack in the middle blocking the path from the sink to
> the stove. There's plenty of counter and cabinet space without it. If
> this were my kitchen I'd drop a cooktop in the island. (It would look
> weird if it were just yanked out.)
>
> Jill
>
>

My sink and dishwasher are in my island, and its location makes a great
work triangle between the fridge and range. Even though the kitchen is
fairly spacious and has plenty of cabinets, the walk pattern for almost
everything is convenient.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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wrote:
> We went and looked at this house last week:
> http://www.realtor.com/search/listin...500&sid=#Photo
>
> We fell in love with it.
> Unfortunately, it's going to take us some time to get our own house in
> shape to sell. I expect that one to be gone.
>
> Double pantry!

If you like the house, you could sign a contingency contract.

Thanks for the photos.

Becca

>If you like the house, you could sign a contingency contract.

I know, but our house isn't even close to ready. There's so much to
do. And we were going to try For Sale By Owner for at least a short
while. They won't accept contingency unless the house is listed.

I'm not going to give them $25,000 without at least trying to sell it
myself.

cybercat wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote
>> www.roadprincess.50megs.com
>>
>> The truck and trailer are now, sadly, gone and we are living in a stick
>> and brick house. Nine years on the road was sufficient.
>>
>
> It looks like you had a great time. Wow.
>
>

Oh we did! One of my favorite things to do in a new area was to go to
the supermarket. You learn so much about the local culture from the food
products they buy. We learned to appreciate new (to us) and different
foods that we'd never have imagined if we'd stayed in New Jersey. We did
miss good pizza and bread with a crust, but I learned to cook and
appreciate so many different aspects of American and Canadian cuisine.

One thing I'd never heard of was "basted eggs" which it seems every one
from the midwest eats.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:36:08 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:
>
>> I never would have bought this place with the pumpkin orange
>> bedrooms if I thought like that.
>
> You had an orange bedroom too? LOL I had that and a hot pink
> kitchen.
>

One of the unused bedrooms in my son's 4 bedroom townhouse has a
different pastel color on each of the 4 walls. Pink, lavender, blue and
yellow. He calls it the "Rainbow Room." When we visit, that's where we
sleep. He just told me he's taking up the carpet and putting down solid
floors. I told him not to paint. I love the colors (as long as the room
isn't in *my* house <vbg>

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Goomba38 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> Atlanta homes often come with basements. But they're rare in my
>>> area, as well as in Virginia Beach where the water table was too
>>> high.
>> Some of the houses (circa 1900 through the 1930's) in midtown Memphis
>> have basements. Most houses built post WWII in that area don't.
>>
> In Atlanta new homes have even nicer basements than the older ones. I
> would kill to have some of them I've been in....
>
One set of grandparents had a great basement. When grandma remodeled her
kitchen some time in the late 1950's grandpa moved the entire old kitchen
down there. So she had two kitchens. She used the one in the basement for
canning and for cooking anything that was messy He also added a bathroom
with a shower stall so she couldn't complain when he came inside dirty from
working in the yard. The space was all finished; they could have used it as
a 2nd family room but never got around to furnishing it. (Come to think of
it, with the 2nd kitchen and bath it could have been an "apartment".)

Jill