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JenGin74
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Stupid fight & he's fvcking up my plans. Grr.
We're buying a house and I might kill Tim. Yay!
I have a plan for the kitchen and he's just fvcking it all up.
This is the kitchen
It's nice, right? I freaking love it, but it doesn't have a lot of counter space. I was planning to put a kitchen island centered on the wall below the cut-out.
This is the island
I figured the black with stainless top would match the appliances, plus I just really love that island.
Anyway, Tim is insisting that the chest freezer (5 cubic ft) MUST go in the kitchen and he wants to put it next to the island. That will look so fvcking stupid, don't you think?
The house has a non-attched garage and I want to put the freezer out there, but he is completely unwilling to compromise on the matter because he says in the summer it will run constantly to maintain temperature. But guess what? I don't give a shiit.
A chest freezer crammed on the wall next to the island will look stupid right? Or am I just being an unreasonable asshole?
I have a plan for the kitchen and he's just fvcking it all up.
This is the kitchen
It's nice, right? I freaking love it, but it doesn't have a lot of counter space. I was planning to put a kitchen island centered on the wall below the cut-out.
This is the island
I figured the black with stainless top would match the appliances, plus I just really love that island.
Anyway, Tim is insisting that the chest freezer (5 cubic ft) MUST go in the kitchen and he wants to put it next to the island. That will look so fvcking stupid, don't you think?
The house has a non-attched garage and I want to put the freezer out there, but he is completely unwilling to compromise on the matter because he says in the summer it will run constantly to maintain temperature. But guess what? I don't give a shiit.
A chest freezer crammed on the wall next to the island will look stupid right? Or am I just being an unreasonable asshole?
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Re: Stupid fight & he's fvcking up my plans. Grr.
Miss || Mrs. || Hawaiian Honeymoon and Reviews!
Those freezers belong in the garage. Not in a nice kitchen next to an island.
Yea, nobody puts those in your actual kitchen.
I am on your side. We have a huge freezer in the basement which I am trying to get FI to agree to get rid of since we rarely use it.
[QUOTE]I've only seen freezers like that in garages. Your kitchen will look beautiful with that island. Can we slightly maim Tim, just to get the point across? ;)
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]
Yes!
Or you could put it next to the island to please him, until everyone comes over and says, "Why the hell is there a freezer by the island?"
Then he will feel like a dumbass and move it.
Denise's plan is good--convince your family and friends to be all "ZOMG WFT?!?" and maybe he'll crack :P.
Miss || Mrs. || Hawaiian Honeymoon and Reviews!
[QUOTE]Does this house have a basement? I've seen chest freezers in basements too. Then it will stay somewhat cool during the summer.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]
Yes, this.
Everything the light touches is my kingdom.
Our Story MAJORLY UPDATED 8/6/09
Wouldn't it be nice to live together in the kind of world where we belong?
I probably should have mentioned that the house does not have a basement.
I'd say I do about 75% of the cooking. Tim does all of the holiday meals and he cooks for dinner parties, but I do the bulk of the day to day stuff
Bakekiwi - You suggested a trade-off. I thought we already had that agreement. The house has an in-law suite (complete with it's own smaller kitchen!) and that's going to be his "man space" and I have no say in the decorating of that room. The deal was that I'm supposed to get to do whatever I want with the rest of the house.
I actually woke up in the middle of the night with a brilliant idea to slip one of the movers an extra $50 to put the freezer directly into the garage (and hope Tim just doesn't notice), but for some reason I don't think that will work in my favor.
I was also willing to compromise in that he could build an enclosure for the freezer (something that looks like an island) with a butcher block top on hinges that flips up so you have access to the freezer. That way I'd get my counter space and he'd have his beloved freezer nearby, but he thinks that's a dumb idea.
Perhaps the freezer will suffer some sort of malfunction before we move.
What are your thoughts on this as a compromise?
I think a black freezer won't stand out in an ugly way nearly as much as that white attrocity that we already have. Plus, this one is 7.2 cubic feet compared to ours which is 5 cubic feet. It's bigger, so Tim should like it.
Do you think this would be a good compromise? Also, do you think this would be just as ugly and out of place as the white freezer or do you think it would blend better?
[QUOTE]I wouldn't like the black freezer in the kitchen either. Does the new house have a laundry room big enough for the freezer to go in?
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]
Nope. The laundry is essentially a large closet. Really, the only options are the garage or the kitchen.
I'm trying to find a compromise so that we both get sort of what we want, without me going all mega-bitch.
You could always get a window AC thing for the summer in the garage, that's what we have.
I'm trying to be diplomatic here, but he has to give a little too. I'm going to present him with several options that would bother me the least and tell him to pick one.
I'm not totally unreasonable, but I will not have that white monstrosity sitting in my kitchen.
[QUOTE]Sesh - The garage is plenty big enough to hold that freezer. I'm trying to be diplomatic here, but he has to give a little too.<strong> I'm going to present him with several options that would bother me the least and tell him to pick one.</strong> I'm not totally unreasonable, but I will not have that white monstrosity sitting in my kitchen.
Posted by JenGin74[/QUOTE]
This is key. It was very generous of you to offer either the black freezer or to give up your island if he'd be willing to build the freezer into an island. The fact that he thinks there is only one option, and that's putting a giant monstrosity of a freezer next to your island and turning a wholesome space into a crowded one, is a problem.
I kinda think this needs to work out in your favor. Getting the energy to put together weekly meals when you're tired and don't feel like doing it is no joke, and having a harmonious space should be the first step.
Our Story MAJORLY UPDATED 8/6/09
Wouldn't it be nice to live together in the kind of world where we belong?
We're both very particular AND very stubborn. I totally understand where he's coming from, but he needs to see my side too.
He only cares about functionality. I want things to function and be pretty.
The other thing would be if he insists on putting it in the kitchen, then, by golly, I think you need a big craft area in his man cave. I bet that'd work out reaaal well. :-)
[QUOTE]I'm another garage vote. You've given him two other options and he poo poo'd them. The other thing would be if he insists on putting it in the kitchen, then, by golly,<strong> I think you need a big craft area in his man cave.</strong> I bet that'd work out reaaal well. :-)
Posted by Bkseller13[/QUOTE]
You know how fabulous you are, right? Why did I not even think of that?