Comments on: Dear Genevieve: Keep Up the Good Work! http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:01:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dpparker3 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-288847 dpparker3 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:49:19 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-288847 Genevieve - please come home! I know you are a native of Minnesota and I love your design ideas! I am in desperate need of a new kitchen. I emailed photos to your assistant, I think??? In any case, I live in Stillwater, have a lovely home (except for the kitchen) and need your help desperately. We just had an architect come over yesterday to consult with us. He will be doing a plan for us and we hope to begin (ourselves to save money) in early to mid-March, 2012. I would love your help and expertise. You could bring your crew too and I promise to feed you all some Minnesota Wild Rice Soup! D Parker Genevieve – please come home! I know you are a native of Minnesota and I love your design ideas! I am in desperate need of a new kitchen. I emailed photos to your assistant, I think??? In any case, I live in Stillwater, have a lovely home (except for the kitchen) and need your help desperately. We just had an architect come over yesterday to consult with us. He will be doing a plan for us and we hope to begin (ourselves to save money) in early to mid-March, 2012. I would love your help and expertise. You could bring your crew too and I promise to feed you all some Minnesota Wild Rice Soup!

D Parker

]]> By: Rosalie http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-264144 Rosalie Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:16:44 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-264144 Querida G, eres una de mis favoritas de HGTV. Me encanta el diseño y decoracion de interiores desde que era niña. Me inspiras para crear nuevos diseños en mi hogar. Querida G, eres una de mis favoritas de HGTV. Me encanta el diseño y decoracion de interiores desde que era niña. Me inspiras para crear nuevos diseños en mi hogar.

]]> By: Tara http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-254826 Tara Sat, 14 May 2011 16:48:22 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-254826 Dear Gen, Firstly- love, love, love the show. Second- would it be possible to list or post the paint colors you select and use in the rooms you design? Most specifically, episodes like "Zest for Zoning", "From Dated to Delightful" and "Galley Kitchen". You always make such great paint selections. Hugs and many thanks!!! Tara Dear Gen,

Firstly- love, love, love the show. Second- would it be possible to list or post the paint colors you select and use in the rooms you design? Most specifically, episodes like "Zest for Zoning", "From Dated to Delightful" and "Galley Kitchen". You always make such great paint selections.
Hugs and many thanks!!!

Tara

]]> By: Clementine Zawadzki http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-251603 Clementine Zawadzki Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:26:05 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-251603 Dear Genevieve, I just caught the end of an old show (01/12/10) and saw that you had used some striated plywood above the white-painted panelling in the newly-renovated entry. I'm looking for that striated plywood for my 1949 Victor Civken double split-level here in Schenectady, NY. My neighborhood (West Hill) was the 1st planned community in the country(1948). It was developed by a group of GE engineers (all of whom bought into the development and built homes here) and of the 84 homes, 2 were designed by Civken. Several others were designed by young architects from Harvard. There were to have been several other portions of West HIll developed, but the clay soil and leach fields don't work well together, so only the original 84 units were built. The original 'pioneers' built their own houses in their spare time, sharing electricity and water from their own wells with whomever was still in the building stages. Since building material were difficult to find, they pitched in and ordered windows and plywood (including the striated plywood) by the truckload. So most homes here have pieces of the striated plywood, but if we want to add more, It can't be found. Where did you find yours? If you aren't familiar with Victor CIvkin, he was young Russian architect who teamed up with GE to design the modern home for the returning GIs after WWII. He actually designed the modern kitchen - seamless countertops, large numbers of cabinets, modern small appliances (GE, of course), and went on to design a whole new type of house, modern, clean lines, corner windows and double-split levels. He designed homes for the GE managers in and around Fairfield, Connecticut and Schenectady, NY. My house was designed for the GE advertising manager and his wife. So, about the striated plywood, does anyone have a source for 4'X8' sheets of this material? I love to watch your show. The solutions you provide are very attainable and you really do pay attention the the owners needs. Pushing a little beyond the comfort zone works wonders. Thanks for your time and consideration, Clem Dear Genevieve,
I just caught the end of an old show (01/12/10) and saw that you had used some striated plywood above the white-painted panelling in the newly-renovated entry. I'm looking for that striated plywood for my 1949 Victor Civken double split-level here in Schenectady, NY. My neighborhood (West Hill) was the 1st planned community in the country(1948). It was developed by a group of GE engineers (all of whom bought into the development and built homes here) and of the 84 homes, 2 were designed by Civken. Several others were designed by young architects from Harvard. There were to have been several other portions of West HIll developed, but the clay soil and leach fields don't work well together, so only the original 84 units were built. The original 'pioneers' built their own houses in their spare time, sharing electricity and water from their own wells with whomever was still in the building stages. Since building material were difficult to find, they pitched in and ordered windows and plywood (including the striated plywood) by the truckload. So most homes here have pieces of the striated plywood, but if we want to add more, It can't be found. Where did you find yours?
If you aren't familiar with Victor CIvkin, he was young Russian architect who teamed up with GE to design the modern home for the returning GIs after WWII. He actually designed the modern kitchen – seamless countertops, large numbers of cabinets, modern small appliances (GE, of course), and went on to design a whole new type of house, modern, clean lines, corner windows and double-split levels. He designed homes for the GE managers in and around Fairfield, Connecticut and Schenectady, NY. My house was designed for the GE advertising manager and his wife.
So, about the striated plywood, does anyone have a source for 4'X8' sheets of this material?
I love to watch your show. The solutions you provide are very attainable and you really do pay attention the the owners needs. Pushing a little beyond the comfort zone works wonders.
Thanks for your time and consideration,
Clem

]]> By: Bethany Cheatham http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-246501 Bethany Cheatham Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:06:24 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-246501 Dear Genevieve, I am a 14 year old girl and i love your show. My mom and I watch it every time it comes on. Our kitchen needs Help!!! We love our house, but when you walk in our kitchen its ULGY! yuck yuck yuck! The color is different shades of blue, the back splash is really bad. I would love you to come help us fix it. Is that possible? None of the appliances match and also it just looks bad! ;) I know that you are always busy, but I think it would be GREAT for me and my family! My moms is a teacher and my dad is a football coach so they haven't been able to afford it. Thanks!!!!! ;) Oh, and you would just love the little village where we live. It's called, Salado, Tx. Check it out. You would so love to shop downtown at the shops!! =) I can't see where i could show you with some pics. Can you let me know if you are interested in our house and I could send you some? I gotta go watch your show. Lata :) Dear Genevieve,
I am a 14 year old girl and i love your show. My mom and I watch it every time it comes on. Our kitchen needs Help!!! We love our house, but when you walk in our kitchen its ULGY! yuck yuck yuck! The color is different shades of blue, the back splash is really bad. I would love you to come help us fix it. Is that possible? None of the appliances match and also it just looks bad! ;) I know that you are always busy, but I think it would be GREAT for me and my family! My moms is a teacher and my dad is a football coach so they haven't been able to afford it. Thanks!!!!! ;)
Oh, and you would just love the little village where we live. It's called, Salado, Tx. Check it out. You would so love to shop downtown at the shops!! =)

I can't see where i could show you with some pics. Can you let me know if you are interested in our house and I could send you some?

I gotta go watch your show. Lata :)

]]> By: The Rices http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-244396 The Rices Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:15:08 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-244396 Hi Genevieve, I am writing to you, because my wife and I are about to have our first child (in August) and we would like to renovate our "master bath" to add a bathtub, and laundry. it is a condo in an old building, and they renovated the attic to add a bathroom attached to the master bedroom. Unfortunately, the "master" bathroom does not have a bathtub, or laundry. Currently, laundry is in the basement, and I don't want my wife trying to run up and down stairs with an infant to do laundry. We both think you are amazing, and my wife is worried about how we can complete the bathroom before the baby is due. We have saved for the project, but we need the help of somebody who understands how to design a space in a way that is the most efficient. I am trying to be the supportive husband, and thought I would reach out and ask- Genevieve, can you help us? Best wishes, The Rices Hi Genevieve,

I am writing to you, because my wife and I are about to have our first child (in August) and we would like to renovate our "master bath" to add a bathtub, and laundry. it is a condo in an old building, and they renovated the attic to add a bathroom attached to the master bedroom. Unfortunately, the "master" bathroom does not have a bathtub, or laundry. Currently, laundry is in the basement, and I don't want my wife trying to run up and down stairs with an infant to do laundry. We both think you are amazing, and my wife is worried about how we can complete the bathroom before the baby is due. We have saved for the project, but we need the help of somebody who understands how to design a space in a way that is the most efficient. I am trying to be the supportive husband, and thought I would reach out and ask- Genevieve, can you help us?

Best wishes,

The Rices

]]> By: terry faulkner http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-244351 terry faulkner Sun, 06 Mar 2011 03:48:59 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-244351 Dear Genevieve,Please tell me what to do to be on the show . My husband passed and I cant stay in my house,so I am moving in with someone, the house needs help,So please help me !! Dear Genevieve,Please tell me what to do to be on the show . My husband passed and I cant stay in my house,so I am moving in with someone, the house needs help,So please help me !!

]]> By: Karen in Iowa http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-243803 Karen in Iowa Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:07:27 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-243803 Dear Genevieve, I totally love your show and need your help desperately. We just recently re-did our kitchen and it is almost complete if I can find the chandelier that I saw in a magazine. I have looked online for hours on end and almost gave up when I spotted the exact chandelier I have been wanting for months in a shot in Episode #312 Battle on the Block. I couldn't believe my eyes! You were visiting with Dawn & Joe about furniture they had just seen and the camera man was shooting this through the chandelier. Could you please give me the name of the store that this light was in? I would be eternally grateful!!! Yah, know, it's like you find the perfect accessory and then nothing else will do. Well, that's the way it is for me with this chandelier. If I can actually find it and put it in my new kitchen, it will be completely done! And WOW would my husband be happy about that!!! Karen Dear Genevieve, I totally love your show and need your help desperately. We just recently re-did our kitchen and it is almost complete if I can find the chandelier that I saw in a magazine. I have looked online for hours on end and almost gave up when I spotted the exact chandelier I have been wanting for months in a shot in Episode #312 Battle on the Block. I couldn't believe my eyes! You were visiting with Dawn & Joe about furniture they had just seen and the camera man was shooting this through the chandelier. Could you please give me the name of the store that this light was in? I would be eternally grateful!!! Yah, know, it's like you find the perfect accessory and then nothing else will do. Well, that's the way it is for me with this chandelier. If I can actually find it and put it in my new kitchen, it will be completely done! And WOW would my husband be happy about that!!!
Karen

]]> By: Nancy Moe http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-237306 Nancy Moe Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:24:36 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-237306 Dear Genevieve, I have tried to send an e-mail but it keeps coming back.. I wanted to show you and tell you how great your idea for hanging my Christmas upside down worked.. It turned out great.. I really wanted to show you a picture of it , but it came back.. Oh well you prolly won't ever see this either.. But I did like it very much.. Thank you for all the really great ideas... Dear Genevieve, I have tried to send an e-mail but it keeps coming back.. I wanted to show you and tell you how great your idea for hanging my Christmas upside down worked.. It turned out great.. I really wanted to show you a picture of it , but it came back.. Oh well you prolly won't ever see this either.. But I did like it very much.. Thank you for all the really great ideas…

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2009/01/08/dear-genevieve-keep-up-the-good-work/comment-page-3/#comment-237302 Sharon Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:42:13 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=662#comment-237302 Just saw the kitchen make-over for Greg and Jill. Loved the kitchen, except the floor was a huge mistake! It detracts and distracts from the rest of the beautiful room. You should have gone with the tile they picked. Though it wasn't the greatest, it would have let you focus on the rest of the kitchen, not just stare in horror at the floor! You're usually right on, but you goofed on this one. Just saw the kitchen make-over for Greg and Jill. Loved the kitchen, except the floor was a huge mistake! It detracts and distracts from the rest of the beautiful room. You should have gone with the tile they picked. Though it wasn't the greatest, it would have let you focus on the rest of the kitchen, not just stare in horror at the floor! You're usually right on, but you goofed on this one.

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