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Pot Luck Dining

wilma — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:57:54 GMT

Not really liking this dining area. I don’t care for hanging pots & pans & utensils in my kitchen or dining area. I prefer to store my kitchen items in cabinets & drawers. I’m not into words used as art or decorations either. I don’t like the table, the chairs, the light fixture, or the black accent wall color. The rug is ok. The window is nice, but the drape/sheer (?) looks a little droopy & very bland. Maybe the dessert is good?

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Leggett28 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:08:29 GMT

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:10:01 GMT

Nope, I don't care for it at all!

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:13:56 GMT

That doesn't look like the right type of curtain rod for the pocket unless someone hung it upside down and is using the hem as the rod pocket.

That rug would drive me crazy, it's not square, look at the left side, you can see that it's not lining up with the line of the tile.

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RetRN — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:19:29 GMT

Not for me.

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software — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:20:02 GMT

I considered doing something like this in my kitchen. I cook just about every day. I got tired of digging out my pots, lids, etc. Then putting them back after washing. I have a small blank wall, I planned on putting up a sturdy curtain rod to hang the pots I use daily. I never felt the need to label it.

@wilma wrote:

Not really liking this dining area. I don’t care for hanging pots & pans & utensils in my kitchen or dining area. I prefer to store my kitchen items in cabinets & drawers. I’m not into words used as art or decorations either. I don’t like the table, the chairs, the light fixture, or the black accent wall color. The rug is ok. The window is nice, but the drape/sheer (?) looks a little droopy & very bland. Maybe the dessert is good?

Eventually I moved a tall, narrow iron plant stand into my kitchen. I have some of my baking items & small appliances on the shelves and the pans hanging off the side. I'm more than happy with the result.

I have a small kitchen with no lower drawers, just black holes behind cabinet doors.

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:22:55 GMT

Seems like you'd want most of those utensils handier. Plus, it looks messy.

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Oznell — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:36:14 GMT

Agreed, @wilma . It's "disharmonious" to the eye, and sort of the opposite of cheerful. The gratuitous term "pot luck", spelled out, does not help things!

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Mz iMac — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:40:04 GMT

Hate "hard" seating & backing dining chairs.

I don't mind cooking utensils on the wall. I think it looks neater than just thrown in a bottom cubbard somewhere. I keep mine inside the oven.

Paramour who is 6' 3" has his pots & pans hanging from the ceiling & the lids hanging on the wall along w/a few utensils.

His kitchen is super huge as he has two 6 burner gas stoves.

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spiderw — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:53:59 GMT

There isn't any warmth or feeling in this room, it is blah and drab, not for me.

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DREAMON — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:56:34 GMT

The cake (maybe a Carrot Cake?) is the only thing I like in this room.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:59:29 GMT

not my style at all.

the only thing i like somewhat is the rug.

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Mominohio — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:21:10 GMT

It's just cold and impersonal to me. Nothing inviting or comfortable about it.

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sceniccoast — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:59:50 GMT

@wilma

NOPE, don't care for this style at all. Plain & cold looking.

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stevieb — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 03:32:26 GMT

Oh my. That has to be one of the least appealing rooms of any kind I've seen in recent memory. I do like a single ghost chair as an accent but not as they're used here. Everything else is just so bad.

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faeriemoon — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:25:27 GMT

This is a very uninviting space.

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Patriot3 — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:44:35 GMT

This is just a hot mess.....all of it.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:09:36 GMT

Overall, I don't care for this look. However, I do love the light fixture and the rug, Not a fan of the table but mostly the chairs. I've never been into hanging pots/pans, utensils, etc. As others have said, it looks like clutter and is sloppy. I don't mind word art but "Pot Luck" would definitely not be my choice.

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KaySD — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:12:48 GMT

The best thing I can find to say about this whole vignette is that someone has very carefully put together the things they like and care about, in a way that they find appealing. I always appreciate the thoughtfulness and personality displayed in such a space, whether or not I personally like it. Even the DIY artwork on the walls has a certain humor about it and was probably fun to create.

Unless it's a designer's "don't" example for teaching purposes. Don't draw attention to an odd ceiling with a contrasting color. Don't use a small rug under a table and chairs, and not one with a pattern that draws the eye to the center, making it look even smaller. Don't seat yourself and your guests close to the "business" side of cookware. Don't forget to consider overall proportions when selecting individual items, such as the size of the (quite prominent and dimensional) artwork compared to the small size of the tabletop, which is even more noticeable because of the invisible chairs. Etc.

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SunValley — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:51:39 GMT

A depressing room with a hard seat. Punishment dining. JUSt add a pot of gruel and Bob’s your uncle.