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I love the House Hunters and their various inceptions but it certainly has made some people think that they have to have it all or they will be considered outsiders.
At least they don't seem to be using as many obvious product placements as they used to.
Anybody ever watch an HGTV series called "Moving Up"? They would show a family in a house they are moving out of, then show what the new owners did to the house, then, brought in the OLD homeowners to get their reaction.
I would love to see how other people may have decorated/renovated houses that I have owned in the past. Would it be... Love it! Why didn't I think of that? or What the HELL were they thinking?
I love the House Hunters and their various inceptions but it certainly has made some people think that they have to have it all or they will be considered outsiders.
At least they don't seem to be using as many obvious product placements as they used to.
Anybody ever watch an HGTV series called "Moving Up"? They would show a family in a house they are moving out of, then show what the new owners did to the house, then, brought in the OLD homeowners to get their reaction.
I would love to see how other people may have decorated/renovated houses that I have owned in the past. Would it be... Love it! Why didn't I think of that? or What the HELL were they thinking?
I tried several products that claimed to do both, the only one that really worked was a product called Sheila Shine, that actually left a residue behind, on purpose. So when someone touched the surface, the residue was “self leveling” to fill in the print.
Sheila Shine is awesome. It works great on Stainless grills.
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For several years now, I've watched some of these people do demo and reconstruction. These very same people always have a brand spanking new tool belt on, makes me laugh.
And they always have to get the "one" fake shot of them installing something.
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I would love to see how other people may have decorated/renovated houses that I have owned in the past. Would it be... Love it! Why didn't I think of that? or What the HELL were they thinking?
It would be neat to see some of our old homes. With Street View you can at least see the outisde of your old homes
Believe it or not, there are some homeowners, like me, who prefer stainless appliances not because they may be more expensive than the white, but because they prefer the look of stainless to the white.
Looks like crap. Oh, it CAN look good, like anything, with proper design, but in general it just reminds me of low quality apartment grade junk. I've lived in low quality apartments before and I'm not doing it again intentionally.
Now, what I prefer is that the appliances be integrated into the cabinet finishes. So yes, high end white appliances with white cabinets can go together, though having the actual cabinet facing on the appliances is best. But stainless goes with every color, so that makes it an easy choice designwise. it's been around for decades, so I'm not sure it's a fad, like avocado was.
Actually, the white appliances look okay; it's the countertops and cabinets that don't look good. I don't think having stainless steel appliances in place of the white in this particular photo would make any difference, presuming they were of the same age as the pictured appliances. (I'd want a more recent range if I were aiming to sell the unit; can't tell about the dishwasher) In the photos, the appliances look clean and unscratched, and I assume that they're functional.
Getting a bit tired of the inference that white appliances "look like crap", regardless of the make of the appliances, their age, and surroundings. Just because you have lived in low quality apartments at some time, where there might have been white appliances, should not imply that any apartment with white appliances is featuring "low quality apartment grade junk".
Believe it or not, there are some homeowners, like me, who prefer stainless appliances not because they may be more expensive than the white, but because they prefer the look of stainless to the white....Looks like crap. Oh, it CAN look good, like anything, with proper design, but in general it just reminds me of low quality apartment grade junk.
Thanks for telling me that our white ovens look like crap. Especially after we spent $6K on them.
Believe it or not, there are some homeowners, like me, who prefer stainless appliances not because they may be more expensive than the white, but because they prefer the look of stainless to the white.
Looks like crap. Oh, it CAN look good, like anything, with proper design, but in general it just reminds me of low quality apartment grade junk. I've lived in low quality apartments before and I'm not doing it again intentionally.
Now, what I prefer is that the appliances be integrated into the cabinet finishes. So yes, high end white appliances with white cabinets can go together, though having the actual cabinet facing on the appliances is best. But stainless goes with every color, so that makes it an easy choice designwise. it's been around for decades, so I'm not sure it's a fad, like avocado was.
Wow, I have never lived in an apartment with white appliances. They’ve all been “bisque”, to match the beige apartments.
I can see why you equate white with tatty, because I do the same with bisque.
But I can say, in the avocado-harvest gold range of appliances, my parents picked a color called Copper tone, which was a gradient brown color. Which is why when I see it on tv, I get all warm and fuzzy from happy childhood memories.
Thanks for telling me that our white ovens look like crap. Especially after we spent $6K on them.
I love the Tumbling Block design of the wall. Questions on the wall ovens, do they work well? Spacious? Easy to get stuff in and out of? (You basically have my dream kitchen. So I’m nosy at how it cooks) and the cooktop is easy to clean?
I love the Tumbling Block design of the wall. Questions on the wall ovens, do they work well? Spacious? Easy to get stuff in and out of? (You basically have my dream kitchen. So I’m nosy at how it cooks) and the cooktop is easy to clean?
Design is Dwell Pattern from Heath Ceramics. Little Diamond mix 3-color. Dwell Patterns - Heath Ceramics The tile was $2600 (I ordered a bit too much) and installation was $1400.
The Miele ovens are 24-inch. The are awesome. Before we bought them, we took our cookware to the store. Everything fit. We were shocked. These ovens pre-heat faster, cook faster, have more functions that you can wrap your brain around. They have actually made us better cooks. I get cookies more often now from the Little Woman. We had "the kids" over for Thanksgiving and it all worked. https://www.mieleusa.com/domestic/sp...name=H_6600_BM https://www.mieleusa.com/domestic/co...e=H_6660_BP_AM
P.S. I go crazy and yell at the TV (I am an old fart) when someone on a house porn show says: high-end kitchen and there is no Sub-Zero (or equivalent) fridge. I don't even consider ours to be high end. Not when there is https://www.gaggenau.com/us/
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Thanks for telling me that our white ovens look like crap. Especially after we spent $6K on them.
Quite cherrypicking the post to get outraged, Dave. I said it CAN look good. And you glossed right over that in your outrage.
OTOH, I didn't know that what I pictured was your kitchen. If you paid $6k for the oven in my picture you overpaid by about $6k. Oh, your kitchen ISN'T what I pictured? Then you're making stuff up to be offended by.
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Love it! 
Why didn't I think of that? or 
What the HELL were they thinking?
I don't care for stainless steel
