Comments on: Apartment kitchen progress! http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-43201 Joel Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:52:18 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-43201 Just in case you want to update your calendar before they sell out. Stendig Calendar 2011 http://www.arango-design.com/stendig-calendar-2011-p/2538.htm Just in case you want to update your calendar before they sell out.

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]]> By: A Desk with a View « Manhattan Nest http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-41279 A Desk with a View « Manhattan Nest Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:31:48 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-41279 [...] IKEA that looked bad in the kitchen when I tried them on for size in there. Anna used them over at Door Sixteen in her kitchen and I got jealous. Wow, I’m a creepy shelter blog [...] [...] IKEA that looked bad in the kitchen when I tried them on for size in there. Anna used them over at Door Sixteen in her kitchen and I got jealous. Wow, I’m a creepy shelter blog [...]

]]> By: The new place — City of Mania http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-41167 The new place — City of Mania Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:47:43 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-41167 [...] I really love the idea of supplanting the kitchen counters with a shelving/counter unit. I have an idea of how I could do this but I’m going to have to be really clever. (REALLY CLEVER – the kitchen is barely big enough as it is.) But we have one closet (!!!) in the entire apartment. No pantry. I need something to store food! @ door sixteen [...] [...] I really love the idea of supplanting the kitchen counters with a shelving/counter unit. I have an idea of how I could do this but I’m going to have to be really clever. (REALLY CLEVER – the kitchen is barely big enough as it is.) But we have one closet (!!!) in the entire apartment. No pantry. I need something to store food! @ door sixteen [...]

]]> By: satu http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36548 satu Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:24:15 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36548 Your kitchen looks fantastic. Great style. Your kitchen looks fantastic. Great style.

]]> By: Christine http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36276 Christine Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:55:36 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36276 Love how your kitchen is coming along. Thanks for sharing the black wall paint color- I aspire to have a black wall one day! Love how your kitchen is coming along. Thanks for sharing the black wall paint color- I aspire to have a black wall one day!

]]> By: Elie's Papel http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36166 Elie's Papel Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:07:45 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36166 I am starting to think about what I want to do in my kitchen... have to do a 100% remodel... can't wait to get started!!! I am starting to think about what I want to do in my kitchen… have to do a 100% remodel… can’t wait to get started!!!

]]> By: peggy http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36066 peggy Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:45:03 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36066 love it! anna, this is a housekeeping question. how did you clean the ceramic tile in your kitchen? it looks gleaming new! did you have to clean the grout? the cabinets look new as well. did you use murphy's oil or something? you are very meticulous and the wonderful outcome shows it! thanks for blogging. we all really enjoy it! love it! anna, this is a housekeeping question. how did you clean the ceramic tile in your kitchen? it looks gleaming new! did you have to clean the grout? the cabinets look new as well. did you use murphy’s oil or something? you are very meticulous and the wonderful outcome shows it! thanks for blogging. we all really enjoy it!

]]> By: peggy http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36043 peggy Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:10:24 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36043 Your kitchen looks fantastic! So light and airy. I love the white tiles on the floor. Did you place those or were they there? I don't think I ever rented an apartment with pretty tile. Such a fun adventure you are on! Your kitchen looks fantastic! So light and airy. I love the white tiles on the floor. Did you place those or were they there? I don’t think I ever rented an apartment with pretty tile. Such a fun adventure you are on!

]]> By: Emma http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36016 Emma Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:48:05 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36016 Looks great! Congratulations to your appartment! Looks great! Congratulations to your appartment!

]]> By: erin@designcrisis http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-36000 erin@designcrisis Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:25:24 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-36000 Gah, your apartment is looking better than my house! No fair. Gah, your apartment is looking better than my house! No fair.

]]> By: Maya http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35927 Maya Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35927 Could you post a big entry about apartment hunting/living in NYC? I'm a suburban girl (all my life!) who commuted two hours to NYC and want to do exactly what your doing. I had no idea you could paint a rented apartment. I'm obviously glued to your blog looking for all sorts of tips and hints on how you are pulling this off. I don't even know where the cheap apartments are! Help a suburbanite out? Could you post a big entry about apartment hunting/living in NYC? I’m a suburban girl (all my life!) who commuted two hours to NYC and want to do exactly what your doing. I had no idea you could paint a rented apartment. I’m obviously glued to your blog looking for all sorts of tips and hints on how you are pulling this off. I don’t even know where the cheap apartments are! Help a suburbanite out?

]]> By: Lizzy http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35926 Lizzy Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:10:18 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35926 Anna, it looks fantastic! I'm loving following the progress and seeing how you are making decisions. You teach so much! Thank you! Anna, it looks fantastic! I’m loving following the progress and seeing how you are making decisions. You teach so much! Thank you!

]]> By: MJP http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35906 MJP Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:24:14 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35906 Anna, Thanks for the advice. I did what you are apparently never supposed to do...adding grout to the space between the tub and tiles! Anna,
Thanks for the advice. I did what you are apparently never supposed to do…adding grout to the space between the tub and tiles!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35900 Rebecca Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:12:16 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35900 You have done it again! I wouldn't have looked twice at those Snodd knobs in the shop but they look fantastic. Keep up the good work! You have done it again! I wouldn’t have looked twice at those Snodd knobs in the shop but they look fantastic.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35887 Anna at D16 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:09:42 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35887 <b>mopar:</b> No, this is a low-grade, super-cheap apartment in a large building operated by a management company. No-frills, very poor "renovations". The floor is just 12x12 cheapo Home Depot-type tiles, contractor grade. They probably cost $1/SF or less -- they're really nothing fancy, but at least they're white. (I hate the huge scale of them, though -- I'm not a fan of large tiles in small rooms.) The cabinets are old, probably pushing 20 years. Again, no-frills. Cheap stuff from before the era of particleboard. I think the photo probably makes it look like something is isn't. This is pretty standard fare for cheap pre-war apartments in NYC. Just wait til you see the bathroom. :\ mopar: No, this is a low-grade, super-cheap apartment in a large building operated by a management company. No-frills, very poor “renovations”. The floor is just 12×12 cheapo Home Depot-type tiles, contractor grade. They probably cost $1/SF or less — they’re really nothing fancy, but at least they’re white. (I hate the huge scale of them, though — I’m not a fan of large tiles in small rooms.) The cabinets are old, probably pushing 20 years. Again, no-frills. Cheap stuff from before the era of particleboard.

I think the photo probably makes it look like something is isn’t. This is pretty standard fare for cheap pre-war apartments in NYC.

Just wait til you see the bathroom. :\

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35886 Anna at D16 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:03:37 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35886 <b>MJP:</b> Grout and caulk serve very different purposes, and you <i>really</i> don't want to use grout in area where two planes meet (like at a corner where tiles meet, or where the tub meets the wall tile, etc.). Grout is rigid and it will crack and allow water to enter, whereas caulk is flexible and will maintain a seal even as other material expand and contract. So yes, you will need to dig out all of the grout you put in, get the area very clean and dry, and use caulk instead. <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20050103,00.html" rel="nofollow">Here's a good article at This Old House</a> which discusses the different types of caulk you can consider for the job. I personally would recommend a siliconized acrylic -- just make sure that whatever you buy is made to use in bathrooms. :) <b>Katherine:</b> I've never lived in a house with gaps in the floorboards that warranted filling (on the east coast, houses built after 1850 typically have a plank subfloor under the T&G floor, anyway), but I have read about <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,1631562,00.html" rel="nofollow">this method</a> before! I don't think wood filler is recommended because (as you've seen) it will just crack and fall out, and caulk probably won't look very good. MJP: Grout and caulk serve very different purposes, and you really don’t want to use grout in area where two planes meet (like at a corner where tiles meet, or where the tub meets the wall tile, etc.). Grout is rigid and it will crack and allow water to enter, whereas caulk is flexible and will maintain a seal even as other material expand and contract. So yes, you will need to dig out all of the grout you put in, get the area very clean and dry, and use caulk instead. Here’s a good article at This Old House which discusses the different types of caulk you can consider for the job. I personally would recommend a siliconized acrylic — just make sure that whatever you buy is made to use in bathrooms. :)

Katherine: I’ve never lived in a house with gaps in the floorboards that warranted filling (on the east coast, houses built after 1850 typically have a plank subfloor under the T&G floor, anyway), but I have read about this method before! I don’t think wood filler is recommended because (as you’ve seen) it will just crack and fall out, and caulk probably won’t look very good.

]]> By: mopar http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35884 mopar Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:44:58 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35884 Your apartment is remarkable for its original detail and kitchen. I have never seen kitchen floor tile like that or modern solid wood cupboards in a rental. How did you find this place? Is it a coop where the owner used to live, and now they are renting it out? Your apartment is remarkable for its original detail and kitchen. I have never seen kitchen floor tile like that or modern solid wood cupboards in a rental.

How did you find this place? Is it a coop where the owner used to live, and now they are renting it out?

]]> By: the domestic fringe http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35879 the domestic fringe Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:48:24 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35879 Your kitchen is progressing beautifully! -FringeGirl Your kitchen is progressing beautifully!

-FringeGirl

]]> By: Katherine http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35875 Katherine Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:19:39 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35875 It is looking great and I love your blog so much! I also have a caulk like question...since you have a home and now an apartment with older hardwood floors, what do you use to fill in gaps that sometimes form between the floorboards? I own a 1940s apartment near the water in Santa Monica, CA and the floors tend to expand and contract with the heat/cold and moisture. We had a floor guy put in wood filler a couple of years ago, when he refinished the floors, but that started crumbing and coming out quickly, especially under the constant pitter-patter of dog claws. Is there caulk for wood floors that would stay put? It is looking great and I love your blog so much! I also have a caulk like question…since you have a home and now an apartment with older hardwood floors, what do you use to fill in gaps that sometimes form between the floorboards? I own a 1940s apartment near the water in Santa Monica, CA and the floors tend to expand and contract with the heat/cold and moisture. We had a floor guy put in wood filler a couple of years ago, when he refinished the floors, but that started crumbing and coming out quickly, especially under the constant pitter-patter of dog claws. Is there caulk for wood floors that would stay put?

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.doorsixteen.com/2010/01/07/apartment-kitchen-progress/#comment-35873 Rebecca Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:08:49 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/?p=936#comment-35873 I am loving your clean design and the gorgeous light coming into your kitchen! The cabinets are perfect w/those knobs (I'm all about the knobs as jewelry in the kitchen!). Can't wait to see your calendar wall completed. Great work! I am loving your clean design and the gorgeous light coming into your kitchen! The cabinets are perfect w/those knobs (I’m all about the knobs as jewelry in the kitchen!).
Can’t wait to see your calendar wall completed.

Great work!

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