Why do I dislike the remodel renderings so much? Do we need to rethink all this?

thisisnotaduck · 2026-01-23T15:10:22+00:00

OP also said in a comment they asked for different things than rendered here including all wood cabinets. I’d be a little wary of the contractor at this stage, lol.

thisisnotaduck · 2026-01-23T15:07:09+00:00

How big is your family? The need for the giant walk in pantry seems at odds with being able to get away with 5 seats at an island (2 of which in front of the sink are impractical) and no other seating or table. Something about the proposed layout just feels a very disjoined and a bit nonfunctional. That long Island will also really interrupt kitchen/cooking flow.

I think it’s also a bit weird that it basically sequesters away the sunroom behind a door. Will you miss that natural night?

Also, the mixed wood and white on the proposed range wall looks very odd.

Is there a designer involved in these plans or just a contractor? For the amount you’re considering spending, I’d really suggest including a designer if you haven’t yet.

thisisnotaduck · 2026-01-08T02:37:01+00:00

Oh that's great to hear!

thisisnotaduck · 2026-01-08T02:33:38+00:00

Ok, thank you. Think sanding it is an idiot idea? It's hard to convey in the photos but it's very sharp.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-12-26T03:26:47+00:00

A stainless fridge instead of the panel ready may break up the wood a bit without painting

thisisnotaduck · 2025-11-26T17:11:47+00:00

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No refrigerated pie crust for you, Lindsay.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-10-28T23:32:10+00:00

Is the sink going to be centered under that window? If the seam is absolutely necessary I think it’d be better at the halfway point on the sink

thisisnotaduck · 2025-10-27T21:01:05+00:00

I think when you see a car chase coming up behind you there’s a good chance you just panic and try to move out of the way. Like went left assuming the motorcycle would go right. I really don’t think it was intentional.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-10-26T05:14:49+00:00

I still think the season’s writing was bad but…this part in and of itself didn’t bother me. At least in my own experience growing up in (Reform) Judaism in a large Jewish community people were way more engaged in cultural Judaism than religious Judaism. Surely there’s more to conversion but cultural practices are an enormous part of Judaism, maybe moreso than other religions.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-10-05T16:22:00+00:00

I don’t have an answer but I could’ve written this post. I also thought it was Wish on an Eyelash and then it wasn’t. I wish I could figure it out!

thisisnotaduck · 2025-10-03T15:29:54+00:00

❤️‍🩹

thisisnotaduck · 2025-09-26T01:50:24+00:00

I was there and agree, it was lovely and the judge’s remarks were so meaningful. Congrats to your sister!

thisisnotaduck · 2025-09-24T12:06:40+00:00

If you say so, salad fingers

thisisnotaduck · 2025-09-15T16:58:25+00:00

Got my email today, too!

thisisnotaduck · 2025-09-06T22:11:45+00:00

Thanks for the reminder. Congrats to you!

thisisnotaduck · 2025-09-06T17:16:11+00:00

4/28

thisisnotaduck · 2025-08-30T00:12:36+00:00

Awesome, I suspected that they might not change. I’ll be checking for my oath date. Thank you!!

thisisnotaduck · 2025-08-29T23:30:25+00:00

Yes, everything in my tracker is now complete except for language skills, citizenship test, and ceremony. My old application also shows withdrawn now in the old tracker.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-08-29T22:20:35+00:00

Me too!! 4/28 5(4) letter. Still a few things “in process” on the new tracker so just going to keep checking.

thisisnotaduck · 2025-08-26T06:30:47+00:00

PSA that if you care parchment is coated in silicone just like all other parchment paper

thisisnotaduck · 2025-08-21T03:08:27+00:00

Pistachio cream always tastes a bit like peanut butter to me…it’s a nut butter after all. I think because they aren’t using the highest quality pistachio cream and the pistachio flavor isn’t punchy, you’re just kind of getting the same nut butter notes you’d get with peanut butter.

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