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You're on the Design & Decorating page and you don't understand how or why kitchen cabinets can look "dated"?
Well, one can often tell when something was installed. But the word "dated" has taken on a meaning not akin to "still stained with the blood from the most recent human sacrifice" which I reject.
If my house was built in 1960, and the kitchen cabinets look like they were installed in 1960, why should I care, as long as they function?
Location: Finally the house is done and we are in Port St. Lucie!
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Well, one can often tell when something was installed. But the word "dated" has taken on a meaning not akin to "still stained with the blood from the most recent human sacrifice" which I reject.
If my house was built in 1960, and the kitchen cabinets look like they were installed in 1960, why should I care, as long as they function?
You don't have to care.
Just as if I want newer in my home, no one should care about that either.
Our houses are for us to live in. Not someone on a forum, not the neighbor down the road and certainly not the designers on TV.
If one is happy with their home, that IS all that matters.
About five years ago, our (over-55 community) clubhouse had to re-do the kitchen due to mold behind the wallpaper and cabinets. I was a snowbird and when we got the summary of the costs, I saw $5K for granite counters. I thought this was overkill for a clubhouse, but I figured, well I guess it's worth it if the kitchen is now a showplace.
When I got down here, I was horrified to see that the new cabinets were oak with arches. OMG, first off, they looked dated right off the bat, and secondly, they didn't match the contemporary style of the granite (BTW, the granite was ugly too). Apparently the old folks let the maintenance guy pick the stuff out, and they said oak was "classic". Some of us later formed a decorating committee to do a backsplash of tile that blended the colors of the oak with the granite. Luckily, it looks great and takes the attention away from those old-fashioned cabinets!
Well, the fact that they still make and sell oak cabinets means many people are still buying them, despite whether you think they’re dated or not. Oak is a very heavy and solid wood, and if you’re wanting durability then it’s a top choice for cabinetry.
The White House is SOOOO dated! Just one roofline, think of it! And all those heavy moldings, thick wool carpets, and portrait paintings with goopy ornamental frames! Need to knock down some walls and open this place up, put some hip posters on the walls, and maybe mount some big screen TVs on the walls!
The White House is SOOOO dated! Just one roofline, think of it! And all those heavy moldings, thick wool carpets, and portrait paintings with goopy ornamental frames! Need to knock down some walls and open this place up, put some hip posters on the walls, and maybe mount some big screen TVs on the walls!
Well I know you're joking, but in reality more than a couple administrations have undertaken extensive remodeling of the White House.
Well, one can often tell when something was installed. But the word "dated" has taken on a meaning not akin to "still stained with the blood from the most recent human sacrifice" which I reject.
If my house was built in 1960, and the kitchen cabinets look like they were installed in 1960, why should I care, as long as they function?
If your cabinets are metal like they were installing in 1960, they're back in style! Everything old becomes new again. I bought a 1960 mid-century modern house in 2010, took out the ugly 70's cabinets and installed white lacquer-look so it would mimic the style of the original metal cabinets. I think it's important to keep the style of the home in mind when updating, as well as not over-improving.
The "dated" clubhouse cabinets I mentioned are certainly NOT solid oak, they are builder-grade with arches; I don't even see that style on the Home Depot website anymore, so people obviously don't want them anymore.
So if your gripe is with the word "dated" (and yes, I hear it way too often on House Hunters), how about "old-fashioned" or just "old". As for your question, no one cares if your cabinets are dated, unless they're buying your house....then they'll care.
^, not in my neck of the woods.
everything still comes down to location, location, and location.
buyers here in buy for the location only. they dont give a rats azz about a kitchen that is dated or up to the millionth of a second in the days style.
location, rules here.
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