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Okay, I'll start the YHL post today
They changed the brackets, yay! Much, much better! I'm glad they could fix the tile. But isn't Design 101 that things are more "pleasing to eye" in 3's and 5's?
ETA: Nat, you beat me to it!
Re: Okay, I'll start the YHL post today
I think it looks great now. Made a world of difference.
I don't always love YHL's designs right off the bat, but typically, as they tweak and evolve things, I end up really liking them. It just seems that it takes them a while to edit things well. Now, if they'd paint those stools and beef up their stove hood, I'd really be on board with the kitchen.
It looks so much better, but that hood is still no bueno.
I almost feel bad for them now. I know I shouldn't but come on, they have made some big misses in this house and this is how they make their living. I'm not trying to bash them, but so much stuff just doesn't work and it's not even a personal design thing, it just looks so bad.
Wives Unscripted
It does look much better, and yes odd numbers are supposed to be more pleasing. I'm not sure if it's the odd number or the openness that makes this look better.
I swear I think they do it on purpose. I think it takes the pressure off to just throw something up, write a few post about it and then tweak it until it looks nice.
What changed? I don't see a difference.
it is a HUGE improvement, love it. Tweaking is a normal part of home design, so I'm glad to see them do it.
I agree the stove hood needs some help, it is too short and puny in that space.
and I wish they'd start over in the master bedroom.
Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
I agree...and sadly I'll admit my landscaping husband was the one who taught me you always do things in odd numbers...3,5, etc. I had never heard that until we did our landscape at our first house and I tried to put 4 burning bushes in...haha!
I agree with the range hood though. I do like the fact that it's white...I think silver would get washed out with the silver tiled backsplash, but the one they have just isn't pleasing to the eye. I feel like the height is too high, but then again, I'm wondering if that's code. I know I felt like our over stove microwave was too high but DH said it was code.
Agreed.
It looks better, but there is still so much wrong on that wall (hood, shelves too long/too high/too something, too cluttered....).
I am still puzzled by Sherry's idea of balance. Her reasoning makes my head hurt.
It sometimes surprises me that she has an art (fine art?) degree. I think YHL's strength is in styling, but it's not a hit as often as I would think it should be.
Since it took me a few looks even figure out what changed, I don't think it was as big of a change as what's really needed. However, I think it is a great first step towards a better looking kitchen.
Hope there are more to come!
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I think this is so much better, but it still doesn't save the kitchen for me.
Does anyone else read the YHL comments and know of Bob? He is the one that is always criticizing them for what they say about "art." Well, I found this comment of his pretty funny and I think I agree with most of it:
Do I even need to say anything? I mean, seriously. There?s good design, and there?s bad design. If you think bad design is good design, you simply have bad taste.
Thank you for seeing the light. Of course you won?t listen to me any more than you already do, but that?s your problem, not mine.
Now? change the floors and the pendants and you?ll have a great looking kitchen.
Agreed. I guess I meant more of the perspective that instead of being scared to do anything short of perfect they seem comfortable just getting started and moving forward.
Other than the financial risk, worst case scenario is that they get more topics to write about and learn new DIY lessons.
I'm not always a fan of the designs but I am a big fan of the blog.
I usually just read blogs and forums and then move on without commenting but I felt the need to comment on this pathetic case of jealousy and sour grapes. Hiding behind the name 'Bob' to make nasty, not constructive, comments on somebody's blog, I can't help but feel sorry for you 'Bob'. How sad and miserable you must be to get your jollies out of putting other people down just because they don't like the same things you like. Most of YHL is NMS so I skim over their posts and then move onto things I do like. The satisfaction that people like you get to willingly paw through things they claim to hate and then go and read through hundreds of comments to find the most scathing ones, what does that say about you?
you really just made a fake account to come here and post this? who are you afraid of?
Apparently bob is a regular over there. He's constantly being an obnoxious troll in the comments, and usually demanding a response to some stupid semantical argument. I am surprised by how graciously they continue to handle him.
For the record, I am not "Bob." I have commented on the YHL blog myself before with respectful (and sometimes positive) comments. However, I do agree with the substance of this particular Bob comments--well, most of it. It is not nasty to assert a different opinion on design, as has been said countless times on this board. YHL makes MONEY (and an entire living) from people reading their blog, and as a commercial enterprise they open themselves up to good, bad, and constructive criticism.
Their kitchen has been a design miss. That is my opinion and I am entirely free to state that.