If I Never See This Decor or Design Choice Again, or Please, No more….. (bathrooms, windows)
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I'm good with subway tile too but please keep granite, especially the stuff made with crushed glass that makes it sparkle. That also goes for paint that has had glitter added to it. Also, no more of the industrial look with exposed pipes and duct work. You can also keep carpe
ting, glass tables, anything brass and wallpaper.
Granite is a natural stone, no one makes it sparkle by putting crushed glass in it. The sparkle in the granite is natural mica that appears in the stone.
Like night crawler I am a New Yorker and we say "wood floors". has anyone used the term softwood floors? Not really. Besides most of them still scratch and dent like nobody's business lol
I would be ok with an "open" floor plan that really wasn't ALL totally open. I've seen some that are tucked into a corner and aren't intrusive into the great room. Or ones that actually have a front wall between the kitchen and the family room except there is a snack bar with open window. Our old house was pretty open and it frustrated me to step in from the front door and see the kitchen table, counters, living room where I had my office at one end and the family room all at the same time. Messy anything annoys the heck out of me.
One trend I totally dislike (and haven't seen mentioned yet) is the huge bathroom that one must trot through to get to the walk-in closet. Don't those clothes get damp-smelling from being so close to the steamy bathroom? And what if someone is doing something private with the door locked to the bathroom and the other person is not-so-patiently waiting to get into the room / closet for clean clothes? 90% of new houses are designed this way. Annoying.
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I would be ok with an "open" floor plan that really wasn't ALL totally open. I've seen some that are tucked into a corner and aren't intrusive into the great room. Or ones that actually have a front wall between the kitchen and the family room except there is a snack bar with open window. Our old house was pretty open and it frustrated me to step in from the front door and see the kitchen table, counters, living room where I had my office at one end and the family room all at the same time. Messy anything annoys the heck out of me.
One trend I totally dislike (and haven't seen mentioned yet) is the huge bathroom that one must trot through to get to the walk-in closet. Don't those clothes get damp-smelling from being so close to the steamy bathroom? And what if someone is doing something private with the door locked to the bathroom and the other person is not-so-patiently waiting to get into the room / closet for clean clothes? 90% of new houses are designed this way. Annoying.
Our house will have a closet off the bathroom. I guess I'll find out about the moisture concern and let you know. It will be a while though, it's just starting to get built. The toilet is in its own little room with a door. I guess the person who came up with the plans thought of that issue.
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Why do all bathrooms have to have two sinks?! When I am in the bathroom, I prefer to be myself and I only use one sink.
Oh! I know the answer! I don't have to clean up hubby's mess before brushing my teeth.
He tends to keep his mess cleaned up when he is the sole user. Why that is, is beyond me but there ya go! Little quirks in his personality that would drive me crazy if I let them. LOL. As it is now, I brush my teeth in the guest bath. Can't wait till my toothbrush can reside in the master bath again. Hahahaha!
Why do all bathrooms have to have two sinks?! When I am in the bathroom, I prefer to be myself and I only use one sink.
If you're talking about a hallway bathroom, I agree. We had double sinks in the upstairs bath that the kids used and I always wanted to replace them with one sink and open up more counter space. There was no way more than one person would be in the bathroom at a time, and there were three kids, so they couldn't claim one sink as their own.
For the master, I also prefer to be alone in there, but I like having my own sink and my own space, my own drawers.
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One trend I totally dislike (and haven't seen mentioned yet) is the huge bathroom that one must trot through to get to the walk-in closet. Don't those clothes get damp-smelling from being so close to the steamy bathroom? And what if someone is doing something private with the door locked to the bathroom and the other person is not-so-patiently waiting to get into the room / closet for clean clothes? 90% of new houses are designed this way. Annoying.
A thousand yesses. When we were looking, we automatically ruled out any house that had this configuration.
And to this I will another pet peeve: A toilet closet that is next to a common space or shares a wall with the bedroom. Very poor design.
I would be ok with an "open" floor plan that really wasn't ALL totally open. I've seen some that are tucked into a corner and aren't intrusive into the great room. Or ones that actually have a front wall between the kitchen and the family room except there is a snack bar with open window. Our old house was pretty open and it frustrated me to step in from the front door and see the kitchen table, counters, living room where I had my office at one end and the family room all at the same time. Messy anything annoys the heck out of me.
One trend I totally dislike (and haven't seen mentioned yet) is the huge bathroom that one must trot through to get to the walk-in closet. Don't those clothes get damp-smelling from being so close to the steamy bathroom? And what if someone is doing something private with the door locked to the bathroom and the other person is not-so-patiently waiting to get into the room / closet for clean clothes? 90% of new houses are designed this way. Annoying.
I have both set ups and I am really glad that we bought this house rather than a totally open plan. Took a while to get used to after being in a center hall colonial for many years, but for us its the perfect balance. We also have a small office/den that is separate.
As for the closet going through the bathroom, I was not sure I would like that at first, but I'm basically neutral on it after living with it for a while. In a large bathroom, if you run the fan while you shower it really doesn't get very steamy except within the shower. The closet also has heat/A/C ducts and a ceiling fan. We haven't had a problem with moisture in the closet.
The bathroom is private behind a closed door.
Not sure there is really any advantage other than it allows more wall space in the bedroom. To me this design is 6 of one half a dozen of the other.
I have both set ups and I am really glad that we bought this house rather than a totally open plan. Took a while to get used to after being in a center hall colonial for many years, but for us its the perfect balance. We also have a small office/den that is separate.
As for the closet going through the bathroom, I was not sure I would like that at first, but I'm basically neutral on it after living with it for a while. In a large bathroom, if you run the fan while you shower it really doesn't get very steamy except within the shower. The closet also has heat/A/C ducts and a ceiling fan. We haven't had a problem with moisture in the closet.
The bathroom is private behind a closed door.
Not sure there is really any advantage other than it allows more wall space in the bedroom. To me this design is 6 of one half a dozen of the other.
In my last house, I had a closet off the bathroom. The current house has a separate door for the walk in closet, as well as another closet with sliding doors, so yes, the end result is very little wall space in the bedroom. There is one solid wall to put the bed against, and then a small wall area between the door to the bathroom and the door to the closet. I had to search very hard to find a dresser that wasn't too wide for the space - although I'm kind of glad in retrospect since I do love the dresser I ended up finding, much nicer than the old one I had that didn't fit.
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