It boggles my mind that every convo is exclusively like rents are up by an astronomical amount we have to build more. And sure we gotta keep up with population growth, buuuut maybe there’s another factor we should be considering if housing costs are dramatically out pacing population growth?
You get a resolution? I’d buy a cheap wet grinder and some sealant. You can polish it smooth and all chamfer (?) the corners of you so desire. You can also look at putting a fresh coat of concrete on top of its super pitted.
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There are only two cabinets in the kitchen that open at eye level. We need more. My wife does not want to get on a step stool to reach each cabinet. We don’t NEED more counter space, but it would be nice. We are thinking of building into the breakfast nook, or some how pushing into the pantry/butler pantry area....
Hard to say without being there. But a breakfast nook could be feasible and also have storage built into it. I would consider working backwards in terms of what you need to store and then figuring out what to add/where it will go. So if you need to store a bunch of dry goods, add a pantry, then figure how that will best fit into the space.
One piece of unsolicited advice: upper cabinets will shrink a room so consider open shelves, if you want your kitchen to feel open.
Also agree with what everyone else, that color combo is really harsh. I’d repaint the cabinets as a first step.
I’m not sure what material or style these steps are, but they’ve started crumbling after water got into a crack and froze during the winter. It seems to be getting worse and I’m wondering how to address it. Is this something that can be patched or do I need to remove all this material and start over?
I’m not an expert by any means, but patching will definitely be a temp fix. That said a bag of concrete and a trowel are pretty cheap. If it were me, I’d probably patch it and then get my finances in order to have a pro come and redo the steps.
It would be nice to have curtains that absorb street noise.
Some custom curtain tailors offer a fabric that claims to be soundproof. It’s a little pricey. Not absurdly pricey, but it’s also a bit hard to be confident that such thin fabrics can absorb much sound (they claim 20%).
I would prefer to try hacks. I’ve heard that thick furniture moving pads absorb sound well. I’ve also heard that fiberous fabrics can be effective. For the moment, I probably want to pass on edgy ideas like egg cartons. Maybe later on those. What fabrics are decent for reducing sound? Specifically, I’m wondering about carpets or painter’s drop cloths. Not the simple white canvas drop cloths, but the thicker drop cloths may out of recycled fabrics.
I would think two thinner curtains would be more effective than the same width thick curtain, since the decoupling would hinder the sound transfer? Obviously that said, two thick curtains would be best.
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Help with Ideas to make a concrete slab into a temporary kitchen countertop?
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How can I add, or improve, my kitchen? ( lemmy.world )
There are only two cabinets in the kitchen that open at eye level. We need more. My wife does not want to get on a step stool to reach each cabinet. We don’t NEED more counter space, but it would be nice. We are thinking of building into the breakfast nook, or some how pushing into the pantry/butler pantry area....
Help repairing crumbling steps ( lemmy.world )
I’m not sure what material or style these steps are, but they’ve started crumbling after water got into a crack and froze during the winter. It seems to be getting worse and I’m wondering how to address it. Is this something that can be patched or do I need to remove all this material and start over?
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