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elm_bk
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
Ikea kitchen cabinets - sizes?
Hi, Thanks to everyone for answers to my first kitchen query (how can my kitchen be cheaper/my life improved . .. ) – now I’m…
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elm_bk
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
Kitchen Cabinet sticker shock!
I braved the gale force winds last night and trudged over to the Lowe’s in Gowanus, the only pedestrian in all of Brooklyn as far…
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meme2
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
knock out renovation
has any one ever used knock out renovation and what was your experience? Also any pro /cons of using a design build company thanks
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bk_homeslice
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
tin ceilings
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f665dda94d7e-.jpg heey everyone, i had a question about renovating tin ceilings. i’m not sure what to do about them in a house we just purchased.…
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catbk
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Induction or radiant?
Hi. We will eventually rehab an apartment a family member is currently living in. While I prefer cooking with a “real” stove, this small apartment…
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shirleys
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Kitchen Renovation
I notice quite a few kitchen renovations where the kitchen is moved to the Parlor floor. Has anyone renovated a kitchen on the Garden floor? …
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Suzanne
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
can you add ventilation to a big coop bldg?
Am in the process of buying a unit in mid-1950s coop. As best I can tell, it doesn’t have exhaust fans from the windowless bathroom…
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oncewas
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Help! anyone know a stone restorer who can deal with stain on stone counter?
Desperately seeking stone miracle worker…
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sakeboy
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Lowe's in Gowanus - kitchen experiences?
Can anyone recommend a specific person in the Lowe’s kitchen department for putting together a new kitchen? I’m gonna be spending some money on this,…
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BrooklynCouch
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Where to obtain small, cut pieces of granite for kitchen aesthetic upgrade.
Perhaps I’m price-naive, but I was hoping that somewhere in Brooklyn there might be a “fabricator” (or whatever they’re generically called). Who might be willing…
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parkslopemom
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Kitchen faucet
Does anyone have experience with Premiere brand kitchen fauctes? Quality? Recommend?
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mysteriousbrunette
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Kitchen
Does someione do floor tiling and skim coating (painting)? I would prefer one person for both trades. Is it possible? If not I will take…
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bklynwannabe
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 7 months ago
Bathtub in 2nd bathroom - a must or is a shower OK?
Working on a remodel of a 2bdr and we’re trying to figure out if it makes sense to prioritize a bathtub in the 2nd bathroom…
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bedstuytownhouse
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Planning our dream kitchen - what is your best purchase, what would you do differently?
Hi all, We are going to move our kitchen up to the rear of the parlor floor and before we sit down with an architect,…
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burns
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Kitchen renovation help
We are planning on completely renovating our (very small, galley) kitchen. This would require replacing all of our cabinets, installing new appliances and new floor…
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parkslopemom
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
replacing formics countertop
Has anyone used either Lowe’s or Home Depot recently for replacing countertop, sink and faucets (not cabinets)? Good experience? Bad?
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CHM
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Grout or caulk between tub and tiles
The caulk/grout between our bathtub and wall tiles has turned black with mold. I want to regrout and think we should just use grout with…
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11231
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago
Is there a material to use for shower floors that is not expensive but not plastic-y?
I don’t like acrylic or swanstone. Would love a natural material or at least one that doesn’t seem like cheap plastic, but don’t want to…
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cobblehills
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 4 months ago
cost of moving kitchen?
Could anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much it might cost to move a kitchen from the garden level of a brownstone to…
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jessicist
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 4 months ago
How would you renovate this bathroom for $15K?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f0f422b95984-.jpg Hi folks! We’re in the process of buying for the first time, and are making plans for renovations to the kitchen and bathroom in what,…
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