Sandy's Little House

gja1000 · 09-09-2011, 04:12 AM

I've been worried about your new home too, Sandy. I'm glad to hear that it is safe!

DianaB · 09-09-2011, 06:13 AM

I'm glad that everything's safe too.

Tiramisu · 09-15-2011, 04:21 AM

It worked ... front when I first saw it 3 months ago and last weekend ... out my kitchen window ... back side of house where I cut down the overgrown gardenia.

Tiramisu · 09-15-2011, 04:24 AM

Back with new AC, dining room looking into kitchen (need suggestions on remodeling this) dining looking across living to bedroom area.

gja1000 · 09-15-2011, 05:36 PM

Oh I just love the pics of the new house! I am really bad at remodeling or decorating, but one thing I would do is paint the paneling. We had one wall paneled in our old house and I was simply amazed at how good it looked after I painted it. I loved being about to see the wood grain, even though it was off white. It will brighten up the house so much. I'd also put a nicer bar area between the dining and kitchen and I would paint or take out that paneling that is there now. I would leave it open at the top but put a half wall there with a snack bar that sticks out toward the dining room where I would put some bar stools for extra eating space. One side of our kitchen island sticks out and we have two bar stools there and I eat there a lot, even though we now have a little table in the kitchen as well as a table in the dining room.

Tiramisu · 09-15-2011, 06:33 PM

Thanks Gayle ... So you painted the paneling thinly to let the grain show through? My plan is to paint the paneling all eggshell, then paint some of the "boards" in a glaze or gloss to make the ceilings look higher. I want a crafty bar top, maybe a big slice of a tree with unfinished edges. Then, I want to either leave those cabinets over the bar open or put glass panels in.

Obviously, I've dropped the retro design since I wasn't having luck finding furniture in my price budget. Now, I'm trying for country comfy!

gja1000 · 09-16-2011, 04:16 AM

No I didn't paint the paneling thinly, but the pattern of the grain showed through the paint, not the actual brown grain. Sorry for the confusion. I think your idea of glazing some of the panels is a great idea.

We constructed a bar (only about 4 foot long) that was a slice out of a cedar tree (actually two slices glued together - and you couldn't see the seam) - it was about 2 feet wide. We left the edge a little rough, but we had it all heavily lacquered (we had it professionally cut and finished) so that it looked very rustic, and the edge looked rough, yet was completely safe to eat or work on. Gary got two Y-branches off cedar trees, striped the bark off and I varnished them and then he used them as supports under the bar. They looked really cool.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of have glass doors on the kitchen cabinets. I think that is very cool.

09-09-2011, 04:12 AM	#1
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	I've been worried about your new home too, Sandy. I'm glad to hear that it is safe! __________________ Gayle

09-15-2011, 05:36 PM	#5
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Oh I just love the pics of the new house! I am really bad at remodeling or decorating, but one thing I would do is paint the paneling. We had one wall paneled in our old house and I was simply amazed at how good it looked after I painted it. I loved being about to see the wood grain, even though it was off white. It will brighten up the house so much. I'd also put a nicer bar area between the dining and kitchen and I would paint or take out that paneling that is there now. I would leave it open at the top but put a half wall there with a snack bar that sticks out toward the dining room where I would put some bar stools for extra eating space. One side of our kitchen island sticks out and we have two bar stools there and I eat there a lot, even though we now have a little table in the kitchen as well as a table in the dining room. __________________ Gayle

09-15-2011, 06:33 PM	#6
Tiramisu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Caney, Texas (outside Houston) Posts: 1,776	Thanks Gayle ... So you painted the paneling thinly to let the grain show through? My plan is to paint the paneling all eggshell, then paint some of the "boards" in a glaze or gloss to make the ceilings look higher. I want a crafty bar top, maybe a big slice of a tree with unfinished edges. Then, I want to either leave those cabinets over the bar open or put glass panels in. Obviously, I've dropped the retro design since I wasn't having luck finding furniture in my price budget. Now, I'm trying for country comfy! __________________ SANDY

09-16-2011, 04:16 AM	#7
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	No I didn't paint the paneling thinly, but the pattern of the grain showed through the paint, not the actual brown grain. Sorry for the confusion. I think your idea of glazing some of the panels is a great idea. We constructed a bar (only about 4 foot long) that was a slice out of a cedar tree (actually two slices glued together - and you couldn't see the seam) - it was about 2 feet wide. We left the edge a little rough, but we had it all heavily lacquered (we had it professionally cut and finished) so that it looked very rustic, and the edge looked rough, yet was completely safe to eat or work on. Gary got two Y-branches off cedar trees, striped the bark off and I varnished them and then he used them as supports under the bar. They looked really cool. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of have glass doors on the kitchen cabinets. I think that is very cool. __________________ Gayle

09-09-2011, 06:13 AM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I'm glad that everything's safe too.

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