Contemporary Kitchen Designs

Published on May 15th, 2020.

You have probably visited a kitchen where the tiles just enthralled you. The surface is sleek and shiny, the colors are rich and vibrant, the touch is cold and smooth. You think to yourself, “I want that in my kitchen.” But you are not really sure what to call that thing. If the description is accurate, then you are looking at glass tile backsplashes.

Tiles made of glass are one of the most sought after when it comes to kitchen backsplash. The reason behind it is that these tiles are easier to clean than ceramics and leave a shinier and more elegant finish. Even if the tiles are just the same, creating a pattern similar to one another, they seem to create an overall image that is pleasing to the eyes. Glass tiles also reflect light all around the kitchen so the space seems bigger than it actually is.

It is also interesting to note that glass tile backsplashes are very easy to clean up, all you need is warm water and soap. Since the finish is glossier compared to other materials, stains do not easily stick to the surface, so all you have to do is wipe it with a damp rag followed by a dry one.

However, there are also some drawbacks to getting glass tile backsplashes. For one, you have to be very careful when chopping items if you are on a glass countertop. If the tile is scratched, it will definitely show through, leaving a permanent scar on the surface. These tiles are also relatively harder to cut into pieces compared to ceramics so you need to get help from a professional for this one.

If you decide to get glass tiles for your kitchen, you will find out a wide variety of tile backsplashes available in the market. All you need is find out which one suits your personality best and have it installed in your kitchen.

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I need a Sims 2 House?

Published on August 31st, 2010.

I would like a contemporary/modern home for my Sims. I have 2 parents and a toddler, here are the expansion packs that I have:

-Nightlife, Sims 2 Deluxe
-Free Time
-University
-Pets
-Open For Business
-Seasons
-Bon Voyage
-H&M Fashion Stuff
-Kitchen and Bath stuff

Please include the site. I would like it to be fairly big, I need a backyard to play sports. A garage, with space for a car to work on. A pool would be nice, but optional. I can do some fixing up, but the lot size is pretty important. It doesn’t necessarily have to be furnished, but that would be nice.

Thanks!

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Opposite tastes…decorating our new home!?

Published on August 29th, 2010.

I like the more traditional looks and my fiance likes contemporary and modern. I wanted to do a whole damask theme in our dining room because I LOVE that look. I didn’t want to go to overboard. I was thinking about getting some fabric and stapling it to 3 big canvas on the wall. My fiance thinks that looks "old." Any suggestions will be helpful.

Our bedroom is in blues and our living room and kitchen are in a light yellow. We are going for all black accents. My fiance does not like greens and reds (although the plates we are getting are red and red is an accent color). I’m not big on browns either (I think it is a bit over down right now). I can paint the walls tan but I was hoping for some more color.

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Atheist teenager: How do I handle this kid?

Published on August 28th, 2010.

I had to repost this because no one was actually giveing me the advice I need, rather it became an issue of my faith so PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING, thanks.

My Friend has cancer, her teenage son (14 years old) needs a place to stay until his biological father, who is homeless, get’s an apartment. My friend is a Christian but didn’t raise her children to go to church. As a result her son is a self proclaimed Atheist, who likes to provoke those who are not, mainly Christians and Muslims, at times this kid gets pretty rude, recently at a party for his mother he asked an 87 year old woman "what the hell has your church done for you? You spent your whole like believing in some invisible monkey and what do you have to show for it." When she explained that she had faith and the knowledge that she will go to heave he said "you are too weak to deal with reality, old lady." everyone in the room wanted to slap him, even his best friend who is also an atheist. Now he is at my home.

I have a Seven rules that he has to go by, but since today is only the second day he’s been here I have had very little problems but i’m sure they will come. My question is this, take a look at my rules and then please give me 2 or 3 tips on how I can enforce them. Also I have to include rule #3 because his mother (who is dying) has asked me to take him to church, also I do respect his views on religion; however, i’m making him go because I don’t feel comfortable living a 14 year old alone in my home, I attend church as a family with my husband and kids, he is just 14 and in a new city, I don’t want him alone. Getting a babysitter is too costly.

1. Respect me, my children, and my property.
2. Do not talk back, or try and belittle me. If you want to debate be intelligent about it and do not directly attack me.
3. You must attend church for 65mins once a week, you have a choice between Sunday service or contemporary Thursday service. (must respect my church even if you don’t like or believe in it.)
4. No dating, don’t even ask
5. You can have unlimited gaming and internet time, if you do your chores and homework.
6. You must clean up after yourself and do all chores which include: your own dishes, bathroom and kitchen garbage, sweeping your bedroom, changing your sheets once a week and doing your own laundry.
7, Not cussing.
I respect his beliefs; however if you think I should not take him to church are you will to call him dying mother and tell her that? or babysit? which one?
lillilou That’s a great idea, i’ll think about that.

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Suggestions and any pictures for a coffee table for my great room?

Published on August 27th, 2010.

My great room is opened up to the kitchen. I have a black leather sectional sofa with a black/grayish rug in the room. TV is black, DVD storage shelf is black. I need to get a coffee table for this room. I don’t want black that would be too much. My style is modern contemporary with lots of colors for knick knacks and pictures.

Suggestions with any links for pictures would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

btw The room is huge and there is a lot of space for a coffee table of any size.
Here is a link of the sectional I have it this helps

http://www.roomstogo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showItem&ipac_id=10399

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I would just like some criticism on this work. . .?

Published on August 26th, 2010.

; it’s something that I’m writing on Microsoft Works. I’m 12, so, I know I’m not perfect, but please, nothing too mean. Thanks :D

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REKINDLED

Chapter One: Lighting the Flame

I awake in the early morning, still feeling the effects of a long night encroaching upon me; when I look in the mirror minutes later, I see blackish purple shadows under my eyes, and worst of all: I got a bad case of morning breath. The rings under my eyes make me look as if I’m recovering from a broken nose, even though mine is perfectly straight.

My wife sleeps, wrapped in a tangle of blankets and decorative quilts. I decide generously to give her five extra minutes. I look at the clock, and note that it is the time that we should be waking up at, a very early 4:30 a.m.

I peek out the window, between the closed blinds, and see downtown Chicago through a curtain of faint light, which lightens with every minute. Clouds clear out from view, and suddenly the day seems as if it isn’t going to be a horrible wreck. Maybe I won’t run into some criminal and be stuck in some sort of wild gunfight. Maybe I won’t be buried in paperwork all day and all night. A faraway dream.

Through the blinds of my window, light filters in in thin rays of gold and white. It lights the room somewhat; the warm colors of my room, from the brown dressers, dark red rugs and carpets, black wallpaper, and contemporary blankets, are bathed in golden light.

My shift as a detective in the Chicago’s North side starts at the station at 5:20 a.m. And my wife’s shift as an accountant at Michelson’s firm in Evanston starts at 5:40 a.m., which leaves for us short nights without sleep or intimacy. That’s not the only reason, though.

I go to the downstairs of my Chicago flat, half-expecting a burglar or something to be in my house. I do live close to the South side, after all. Fortunately, there is no man in a mask and dark black attire, without a gun in his hand, and my wife’s jewelry hanging from his deep pockets.

I decide to make a pot of coffee and watch some CNN. I drink two cups of strong coffee and watch several segments including the H1N1 virus fiasco, as I like to call it, but I still can’t wake fully.

My wife is awake, and is reading the newspaper in the kitchen, as well as making herself breakfast. I had told her that I don’t want breakfast. The smell of eggs rises in the air and sits upon it like a nasty spirit.
I look at my watch. It is 5:00. I decide to head off to work. So I give my wife the customary kiss on the lips, grab my coat, my badge, and get into my wife’s Prius.

As the engine comes to life, and I exit the driveway, and make my way to the station, the car makes nary a sound. The Eco-Nuts have done their job, I think. I pass familiar places on the way: Danny’s Cheeseburger Shack, Coffee Shop, Best Buy, Dominick’s, all places I frequent.

At about 5:13 a.m. I arrive at the police station. It’s a brownstone building, mainly square, without any flashy architecture poking out. It’s smack dab in the middle of a parking lot – one with too many potholes, I may add. I park my Prius in the flattest place I could, which happens to be right next to the entrance.
I walk from the bitter March weather into the comfortable heat of the station. I put my coat on a hook, along with the rest of the coats. I noticed the coat of my partner, Nikki Simmons, on the rack, a shining purple among the boring browns and blacks.

I wonder where she is? I make my way around the building, through countless corridors, and locked doors, and a few staircases, to my sub-level office. When I open the door with my key, walk into the black room, and turn on the light, a desk stacked with paperwork catches my eye, and promises me “fun, fun, fun.”

The room is as old as can be, probably from when the station was made during the years of Irish Mafia control. The walls are wooden, but have been varnished recently. In the middle of the walls, cuts through a border that looks like some sort of green, imitation suede, or perhaps foam. The carpets are turkey red, with white and gold inlays that curve around cyclically like an Indian Mandala. The furniture is limited, just a lamp, a ceiling fan, my dark oak desk, and a swiveling chair.

With much disdain for my job – mainly because of the work – I walk to my desk and sit down. An HP computer sits cold and untouched since yesterday. Solitaire seems quite nice at the moment, and paperwork does not. I still decide to do my work.

I’m almost finished an hour later when someone knocks on my door. It’s a bit of a hard knock, without the tenderness that Nikki possesses. My boss, Andy, wouldn’t dare come into my office, considering all he does during the d
Sorry, I think some of it cut off.
. . . Considering, the comment I got. . . from Princess. . . for all future readers, no harsh criticism.

The narrator’s name is Jasper Tatasciore, and he’s a detective, whose having an affair with his partner, Nikki Simmons. His wife finds out eventually. . . so, yeah.

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queer eye for the straight guy?

Published on August 25th, 2010.

i’ve been renting a three bedroom house for a couple of years now. not ready to buy it yet, if ever, but it’s such an incredible deal (900 mo compared to 1200 mo in the neighborhood) i can’t bring myself to move. i want to maybe turn the dining room into an office(since nobody ever sits there anyway, to eat, maybe drink beer sometimes) and turn the living room into the music studio which currently occupies the master bedroom. the master bedroom is just too, back there and i don’t like people( unknown musicians) tromping through the house. all of my furniture sucks and i just want to call the salvation army and just have them remove it and start over. so….the questions are
*i want a tasteful utilitarian look in the living room/ music studio
*i want the master bedroom to become a sparse but contemporary den/family room(tv basically)
*i want the dining area which sits between the living room and the kitchen, divided fro the living room by a half wall about 4 ft. tall, to be an office thing.
*i have a treadmill that has been displaced into a closet but want to use it….somewhere.

is it possible to do these things and make it look right? how little can i spend? where should i look for deals?

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What is a good name for a book club geared towards classic literature, philosophy and other related genres?

Published on August 24th, 2010.

I am trying to start a book club of my own because I cannot find a book club in my area with my reading interests. The club will mostly focus on more "intellectual" or "academic" works as opposed to romance, thriller, fantasy, most "popular" books (although some popular books, like *The Secret Life of Bees,* I really enjoyed) and other related genres. I have nothing wrong with these genres of literature, they are just not the types of books I am interested in reading most of the time.

My book club would like to read more "classic" works of literature, modern and contemporary literature, especially from overseas (we currently love Russian, Polish and Swiss literature), classic, modern and contemporary poetry, experimental literature and poetry, philosophy, pretty much every branch of philosophy: from epistemology to the philosophy of science to symbolic logic to metaphysics and etc., academic interpretations of the literature that we read and any other work we feel would benefit the group.

I know my reading group sounds "pretentious" but we are not. I also realize it sounds like if I wanted to have such a reading group than I should go to college! Well, I work full-time as an artist, poet, all around creative person and to help get the bills paid I also work in my friends kitchen and help her sell her products. I am very happy and successful without ever going to college and so don’t see the need to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to earn a college degree. With this reading group we are able to learn more than what most learn in college for free!

Not everyone has the opportunity (or money) to attend college and engage in these discussions. Plus, many who have graduated from college or those who were never interested in college still find the group a wonderful place to be to have deep intellectual conversations.

It’s a pretty good deal, if I do say so myself.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Thank you!

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Ideas for a big bay window….?

Published on August 24th, 2010.

I am moving to a smaller place, but I want to make it fabulous. I am into contemporary looks. I love zebra patterns, but I have gotten away from that a little bit as I got a little older. My couch is tan swede. My walls will be off white with a white ceiling. I may paint 2 inch clear gloss stripes over the flat white painted walls, for the contrast when the light hits the walls.

So I just was looking for ideas for covering a big open window. The window has about four long window panes. I dont have a picture. I have googled ideas, but havent found anythng awesome. Any ideas, pictures, thoughts are welcome.

btw, the window is in the kitchen and is almost the width of the kitchen.

Thanks.

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PLEASE HELP What wall color goes with this tile??

Published on August 23rd, 2010.

I need to know what color could go with this flooring that will give the room a contemporary soft look (so nothing harsh) but also wont make the room washed out. There is a large window in the room that leads to the outdoors and then doorways leading from the foyer and to the kitchen. All of the foyer and kitchen will be this tile (it seems to go with my cabinets and countertops but i need a wall color for the family room)

Floor color

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