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Don't know if it was the first show or the second. But anyway Meg did a kitchen for a single mom (a librarian) I thought it was a pretty nice job but the porcelain flowers will be total dust/grease catchers in a kitchen.

What really bugged me though is that the HO had a dog named LADY. Meg made the dog a very nice special place but above the food/water dishes she had written: Ladie's place. It isn't for more than one lady. Lady the dog. It should have been Lady's place. If it had been for more than one lady, like a ladies room. It is spelled ladies, not Ladie's! A librarian for sure would have noticed that!

Maybe, just maybe, the dog's name is spelled Ladie? We have a Mollie. I have no more information than you do but I have seen some pretty strange spellings of common names.

LOS, yes, I noticed that too - I commented on another Meg thread about the flowers being dust magnets.
Also noticed the mispelling - should have been Lady's - however, there are so many people on the boards who will take any excuse to trash Meg (from her voice to her weight to her laugh to whatever) that I just figured I'd not comment. Then I did.

I noticed it, too. Decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and let it go. For whatever reason, they might use a unique spelling.

Had the same reaction to the flowers as dust catchers, also. Didn't care for them when she initially had them done but liked them when I saw how they integrated with the entire design.

Another small point and not a big deal - I guess the island extension was made out of a remnant or scrap so the grain didn't match when the extension was up. It's not meant to be left up in the fully upright, locked position, haha.

WRT the island, I'm not a big fan of the movable, small butcher block center islands. She only had 30K (only, lol - smaller budget than the first kitchen) but saved some **$ by reusing the cabinet boxes and using smaller floor tiles. Don't know how much she paid for the backsplash, however.

Given the savings mentioned, I was disappointed in the small island. The homeowner had a large kitchen. In addition, although the dog kitchen was cute, I wasn't convinced that was the best use for that area.

Overall, however, WRT the budget, she may have had overages because of the various issues they uncovered opening up the walls of the old structure. That always complicates matters.

And one other thing, while we're talking, why didn't they simply use a self-levelling compound on that floor? Was it because she wanted or needed to cheap out those tiles?

Sorry, I meant to simply talk about the spelling issue. Should have posted on the other thread.

Have a good day, all -

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In addition, although the dog kitchen was cute, I wasn't convinced that was the best use for that area.

Maybe not but the HO obviously loved her dog and had already allocated a good bit of space in her original kitchen for dog items...ths way they were containedin in a nice looking space that could be used in other ways if a dog wasn't a consideration. I thought it was a great idea as most shows come back with a kitchen that has no consideration for the animals that also inhabit the house. It seems on many of the kitchen redo shows there have been pet bowls on the floor and sometimes containers of food...when the reveal happens there is no sign of a pet in the kitchen.

debi, when my daughter was small, she had her little girl kitchen in the corner. Later, she made a sign that said "Kitty Corner" and it became the pet area. When I saw Meg's doggie kitchen, it reminded of my own Meg's sign. It is cute and easily removed when and if need be.

re: cheaping out on the tiles...

If they'd used self leveling compound they might have had to adjust door heights or thresholds into other spaces. Usually you use the compound to bring everything up to the highest point but if the lower points are near a door or hallway it can be a real PITA to work around it.

And I don't think the tiles looked cheap. 12x12 is a reasonable size for a floor tile. I would have chosen something like marmoleum that can really flex but I prefer softer things underfoot than ceramic tile.

Afraid I disagree with your premise, Engineer that it's too much trouble to do the job right. I don't consider the minor adjustments of the door and threshold not worth the trouble in order to install a level floor. In fact, depending on how many layers of old lino they pulled out of there and after repairing the subfloor, they might have had to make those adjustments anyway in conjunction with the tile job. After installing a beautiful, new kitchen, who wants to walk around on a wonky floor?

What probably happened in reality is they failed to schedule pouring the compound because it must be left for a certain number of hours or overnight. If they forgot to account for that delay in their job schedule, they probably didn't want to stop the construction work and most of all, the shooting schedule.

WRT the tile itself, I never mentioned the size. Actually, I was referring to the fact that it was white porcelain, the cheapest tile available. IMHO, it's a disconnect to select some upscale items like her backsplash and then bring the entire space down with cheap tile on a wonky floor. Perhaps she needed to extract a few more promotional discounts in the budget or downgrade something else to upgrade the tile to achieve a consistent look throughout the space.