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To those of you who think it is weird to have a 'hospice' room on the first floor, did you know that some of the original cape cod houses had a birthing room off the kitchen?
To those of you who think it is weird to have a 'hospice' room on the first floor, did you know that some of the original cape cod houses had a birthing room off the kitchen?
Yes, and I've been in a few of the historic antique homes actually on Cape Cod, where they have "mourning rooms" which is not really a room per se. More like a very wide hallway, wider than a casket basically, and it has a door to the outside to bring the casket in and out. Also a door into the formal living room. I've seen a few where there are 3 doors, one to the outside, and the mourning room was in between the living and dining room with 2 more openings. So people could visit because wakes and funerals were held in the home.
Very cool! Love the wall tile and rectangular sink. But then again, I like contemporary.
The one thing I don't like is the detachable shower heads or sprayer thingy. I hate that metal hose hanging down, as in the left of this pic. Why can't they do something that goes back in to the wall, like the kitchen faucet sprayers.
Going back to things that are "dated" -- a few years ago, there was a bluish/grayish paint color that was all the rage on the design shows. Candace Olson used it almost every show. I had my living/dining room painted in that color -- it's called "Beach Glass" by Benjamin Moore. I still love it (so soothing and spa-like). But I guess the designers have tired of that color -- I see that Jeff Lewis is re-doing every place in gray walls.
This is a really interesting thread, I love it! We live in a late 70s home that was completely remodeled within the past 5 years by the prior homeowners. I do like most of the finishes, colors, etc. The office still has this weird bamboo looking wallpaper and dark wood (it is real wood at least!) which will need to be dealt with. My husband says it's "vintage", I say "ugly".
I'm curious, what do you all think of repainting dark wood trim/doors? Everything is real wood--the doors are original and have the 6 panel design. I know the trend with most houses is going "bright and light" but the dark wood trim seems to be such a defining characteristic of the house I'm worried I will regret painting everything white. I love that this home has character and is not cookie cutter. I'm also struggling with the gold colored hardware on doors. The kitchen has cherry cabinets with nickel hardware so I'm debating--oil rubbed bronze or nickel hardware on the doors? The hard thing with painting trim/doors and hardware is it is such a big committment because you really have to do the entire house or it looks mish mash.
Stainless steel appliances are not going to be outdated anytime soon. They've been around too long.
A couple of years ago I visited a friend whose house was built in the 80s. It had the original SS appliances, which means SS was popular in the 80s.
Go look at an episode of the Brady Bunch (late 60s - early 70s). Guess what -- the Bradys had SS appliances.
SS will be around for many, many years. The design shapes and lines of appliances will change obviously, but SS as a finish will remain popular
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