jbarwick
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Ahh, see I dont know where you are starting from so I'm giving very broad based advice.
Dont know how soon you are planning to do this, but I am building a couple vanities later this year (probably over the summer), so I can post up some progress results if you are curious.
Pictures are always welcome! no real rush to do it. just gathering information at this pointAhh, see I dont know where you are starting from so I'm giving very broad based advice.
Dont know how soon you are planning to do this, but I am building a couple vanities later this year (probably over the summer), so I can post up some progress results if you are curious.
I would mix dark bronze and brass without issue. Probably would not mix in chrome/nickel/stainless but mostly due to the ornate style of this curtain rod and what I presume to be ornate style of other furnishings. On the low side of the spectrum, something from Restoration Hardware, or in that range. They make a lot of 'oil finish bronze' which suits this style well. I use their stuff on non-critical things that I have so many duplicate of, like flush mount ceiling lamps in hallways, of which my house has seven. So I use better lamps for stairs/dining/bathroom, ect, but stick to these middle-range ones for the duplicates. I tend to mix metals, but with a qualifier that I'm generally keeping all of the built-in and fixed to the wall type metals to be similar/same by group and making the groups work in conjunction with one another. Individual stand outs should also work with the group. For instance, I think a modernist white painted pendant lamp works well enough with chrome flush mounts.
So we'll be relocating next month to the DFW area and were looking for housing this past weekend down there. One thing we learned was that it's quite common to bring one's own washer and dryer when leasing a place in that area; however, where we're coming from, it's not. (We're going to lease for a year while we move forward with new construction) We'll be leaving our w/d in our current place that will go on the market in a few weeks. Any thoughts on what we should purchase? We have 3 young kids, so high capacity, effective stain removal and quiet operation are all important.
I can't give an unqualified endorsement of front loaders (I've replaced the bearings on mine twice already...), but the only thing you need to do to keep them from mildewing is to crack the door open when it's not in use and wash with hot water and bleach every now and then. The mildew comes from soap or mineral deposits inside the drum that aren't fully dissolved by cold water washes.
As a plus, you can stack the dryer on top, which is the best way to set them up, despite whatever associations it may have with laundromats or apartments.
And they don't beat on your clothes as much....which should be an SF essential.