tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post5750999560083037567..comments2024-03-28T07:18:30.956-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: ANOTHER CHAPTER OF READERS KITCHENScotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-12203130767912485582014-01-18T23:36:58.925-06:002014-01-18T23:36:58.925-06:00I really enjoyed this blog until I started reading...I really enjoyed this blog until I started reading the comments. I typically enjoy that part as much as the pics because there are usually good suggestions to be found. This comment section felt like I was reading a teenager's Facebook page full of drama....it's a real shame because the beginning of the blog really impressed me, but the comments have tainted it. On a side note, house #1 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-9559995422531491622013-06-26T11:24:27.525-05:002013-06-26T11:24:27.525-05:00Looking at it is already a beauty.Looking at it is already a beauty.http://www.countertops.com/http://www.countertops.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-17017062956884116812012-11-08T08:20:14.952-06:002012-11-08T08:20:14.952-06:00Hi Joni, I love the first kitchen! Is it possible ...Hi Joni, I love the first kitchen! Is it possible for Amber to give me the kitchen faucet, knobs and pulls information? They are fabulous! Thanks, ReginaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-87823790777662369572012-11-06T11:44:47.130-06:002012-11-06T11:44:47.130-06:00I love the stairs the way they are. What's th...I love the stairs the way they are. What's the big deal? Why the push for conformity? Be original people! Or go get a life and spend less time 'correcting' people about their stair treads....<br /><br />Joni, this is my first time here and not sure I will come back with all the nastiness in the comments. It would be easy to disallow anonymous posting at the least. But it is yourCatherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-84320943394393963802012-10-19T08:39:28.070-05:002012-10-19T08:39:28.070-05:00More info here: Disqus, Intense Debate And Livefyr...More info here: Disqus, Intense Debate And Livefyre - Use The Top Comment Systems On Blogger http://createtheblogger.blogspot.com/2012/08/disqus-intense-debate-and-livefyre-use.html<br />Thank you for all your caring work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-55841673336078505072012-10-19T08:27:09.336-05:002012-10-19T08:27:09.336-05:00Do you really want more of this?
AnonymousOctober...Do you really want more of this? <br />AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 12:35 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-37368470955607361562012-10-19T06:40:12.713-05:002012-10-19T06:40:12.713-05:00Flag button??? Seriously, is this a design blog o...Flag button??? Seriously, is this a design blog or kindergarten? Joni, Joni, Joni, she hurt my feelings. Whatever shall I do but hit my flag button? lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-6296611357243259062012-10-19T06:35:52.969-05:002012-10-19T06:35:52.969-05:00And who might all the "attackees" be, an...And who might all the "attackees" be, anon? Name them, please?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-51764801226759387982012-10-19T06:33:37.221-05:002012-10-19T06:33:37.221-05:00Anon. if there is one person who comments here th...Anon. if there is one person who comments here that you need to ignore it's "shell". It takes very little to light what few candles who has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-22161466103807767842012-10-19T06:27:18.054-05:002012-10-19T06:27:18.054-05:00I think the problems with the homeowners is that t...I think the problems with the homeowners is that they really are looking for accolades. In their own minds, they have something unique when in reality, they don't. For what other reason would anyone want to publish pictures of their home? Now if you show a remodel of a kitchen and you only show the before and after of the kitchen, then there is definitely a lot to be learned in how an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-25814992616131064792012-10-19T06:13:50.540-05:002012-10-19T06:13:50.540-05:00Carpet would have at least covered the two toned t...Carpet would have at least covered the two toned treads. What she should have done if she did not want carpet on the steps is install hardwood treads or at least strip the white paint and blend the stain of the partial treads she did install. Definitely paint the risers and definitely do not have one black newell post on each side of the steps standing alone with two or three white posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-33109248106234848032012-10-18T22:44:35.743-05:002012-10-18T22:44:35.743-05:00so the flag button is a bad idea? i guess if peo...so the flag button is a bad idea? i guess if people get really offended then don't read the comment. just skip over it. that might be an easy solution, but it won't work for sensitive home owners who will force themselves to read every comment. i know i do when it's my own house on here, or my work, and there are so many nasty comments. like, right now, i have a large redo job i cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-7514140800649470512012-10-18T22:40:27.795-05:002012-10-18T22:40:27.795-05:00is that an option? let me go look. i don't th...is that an option? let me go look. i don't think so, but if so, let me go see.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2151776786106205782012-10-18T22:39:21.367-05:002012-10-18T22:39:21.367-05:00snark aside, the issue is there was carpet on the ...snark aside, the issue is there was carpet on the stairs. so to replace the carpet, you put down the wood, but the sides are already wood - painted white. what should she have done? removed all the spindles? replacing carpet on stairs is a HUGE expensve and i'm sure they would rather put their money in the ktichen and floors and paint than ripping out almost the entire staircase.<br /><brcotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-64667173706522881222012-10-18T22:33:22.291-05:002012-10-18T22:33:22.291-05:00oh and part II - i don't think most homeowners...oh and part II - i don't think most homeowners think about the comments when they present their house. i do try to warm some of them but sometimes i forget or i'm not in touch with the owner. house 2 sent in her pictures last year. but sometimes i do warn them to just ignore the nasty comments, that there will be some for sure. and i always seem to to know when it might get bad beforecotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-16640927779482882762012-10-18T22:30:40.887-05:002012-10-18T22:30:40.887-05:00yes, you are so right - BUT, don't you think w...yes, you are so right - BUT, don't you think when people are really hurtful to the homeowners that it's just rude and uncalled for. we had several people who questioned design elements - this time - but did so respectfully,not meanly. I wish it could be like that,instead of saying - your faux walls look dirty. that's just rude and mean and so ridiculous. and not true, imo. but youcotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-88310740734210281522012-10-18T22:22:44.755-05:002012-10-18T22:22:44.755-05:00i saw that. i actually thought you made some goo...i saw that. i actually thought you made some good points. i wish people would just sign a name, any name, at the end of the post so we could know who wrote what, you know? just ignore it and move on to the next story. i don't think there will be any negative posts for the next few stories at least. cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-21467559316303429792012-10-18T21:15:26.302-05:002012-10-18T21:15:26.302-05:00Wow. I was just attacked for observing the freque...Wow. I was just attacked for observing the frequency of the commenter who seems most upset about this. I honestly was trying to be positive and tell her to ignore the garbage. Now I have been called a troll! Oh, my. I was just labeled Anon troll 10:46. Can't believe it. Sad. Not all anonymous posters are trolls. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-16988527334605480232012-10-18T20:33:21.949-05:002012-10-18T20:33:21.949-05:00Joni worries about anons. She should worry about ...Joni worries about anons. She should worry about the design nazis that seem to show up occasionally to help decide what the commentary will and will not be. I refuse to click my heels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-34499268205177245402012-10-18T20:14:18.974-05:002012-10-18T20:14:18.974-05:00Oh, so now the blog belongs to Joni's readers ...Oh, so now the blog belongs to Joni's readers and they decide what is and what is not abusive posts and spam. Sounds like the thought police has infiltrated the design world. Quote: Add a button to flag abusive posts and spam". Are you really serious. Is this your damn blog, dude?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-67298792077062430782012-10-18T16:02:18.456-05:002012-10-18T16:02:18.456-05:00Joni, please let your posters help out. Add a butt...Joni, please let your posters help out. Add a button to flag abusive posts and spam, or allow a couple hand-selected posters the ability to zap rude comments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46901926735187410822012-10-18T12:01:40.919-05:002012-10-18T12:01:40.919-05:00"
the other is i don't really want to be ..."<br />the other is i don't really want to be the judge of what is acceptable or not. i enjoy that people can come here and say what they feel. what i DON"T enjoy is when people are rude to personal home owners. the others times, i don't mind - when it's about me or a story they don't care for, or whatever."<br /><br />You don't force personal homeowners to comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46698288047442426802012-10-18T11:40:09.856-05:002012-10-18T11:40:09.856-05:00The first home would be my dream home!!! Wow, woul...The first home would be my dream home!!! Wow, would I be happy to live there. I think from the before and afters the homeowner made some great choices to turn cookie-cutter finishes into something quite beautiful...not crazy about the second home but the most important thing is that your home reflects your tastes and I am sure the second homeowner is very happy with his/her choices..so kudos to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-951695042963154692012-10-18T10:44:06.143-05:002012-10-18T10:44:06.143-05:00What a difference between the before and afters in...What a difference between the before and afters in the first house. A lovely home, and the kitchen is fantastic. I love the curb appeal of the second house. The blue and cream in the kitchen is beautiful -- the colors make it look a bit more french country to me, which is a style I like. I'm not a big fan of faux painted walls, but that's just my opinion. I do love the ceiling inCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807637131530462959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-11350699304002703942012-10-18T09:15:11.157-05:002012-10-18T09:15:11.157-05:00"People won't feel safe on here" W..."People won't feel safe on here" What is this a halfway house for you shell? By all means please share your pictures so that our tired and weary eyes may cast themselves upon the incomparable beauty you are threatening to deprive us of. Seriously??? So you now need a hand holder in order to submit pictures - how pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com