Just caught a quick clip of Oprahs show on Friday where it looks like Nate is going to remod..er destroy a 1963 kitchen.
Oprah Friday: destroying a vintage kitchen
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hoover1060
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Nate....
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Saw him walking down Halstead street 2 years ago after the pride parade...
nothing spectacular in person...
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Saw him walking down Halstead street 2 years ago after the pride parade...
nothing spectacular in person...
oldhouseman
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We call her
"Okra" in the south. Pop culture cow.
"Okra" in the south. Pop culture cow.
estatesale_gary
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Beauty and the Beholder
Check out the promo regarding this kitchen remodel. Yellow built in ovens and stovetop. Stainless steel sink with neat controls. Even had a turntable built into the wall that drops forward (a friend of mine has a stereo similar to this in her living room). Sad.
Check out the promo regarding this kitchen remodel. Yellow built in ovens and stovetop. Stainless steel sink with neat controls. Even had a turntable built into the wall that drops forward (a friend of mine has a stereo similar to this in her living room). Sad.
laundromat
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The wall ovens are GE. The light switches on their doors give that away
whirlcool
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And they look like GE P7's too. We had a set of those in our last house and they were the best ovens we ever had. Only the top oven was self cleaning though.
I would have them repainted if they didn't like the yellow. I have seen a local company epoxy paint appliances so they look like new again, and the cost wasn't all that much.
I had Nate on a flight a year ago or so, he's just a little thing. But I didn't speak to him so I have no idea what kind of personality he has. Why are most people in showbiz so little?
I would have them repainted if they didn't like the yellow. I have seen a local company epoxy paint appliances so they look like new again, and the cost wasn't all that much.
I had Nate on a flight a year ago or so, he's just a little thing. But I didn't speak to him so I have no idea what kind of personality he has. Why are most people in showbiz so little?
Who is this "Nate" and why should we care?
Steve, I don't think we should care. No idea who Nate is either but he's apparently the polar opposite of our own Nate from Greenbrae, what with his willingness to destroy such a nice kitchen.
danemodsandy
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whirlcool:
"Why are most people in showbiz so little?"
Because the camera usually finds them more photogenic than tall ones, for some reason no one's ever been able to define. This was true in Mary Pickford's day, and it still holds today.
"Why are most people in showbiz so little?"
Because the camera usually finds them more photogenic than tall ones, for some reason no one's ever been able to define. This was true in Mary Pickford's day, and it still holds today.
Nate is an interior decorator who was a nobody until Oprah discovered him and started having him on her show. Also Nate and his partner were visiting Indonesia a few years ago at Xmas time when the big tsunami hit - Nate's partner was swept away, never to be seen again. Oprah had a lot of talk about that on her show at the time.
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oldhouseman
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Great
Okra has a new sidekick: Tater.
This should be called "Okra and Tater destroy a vintage kitchen"
Sorry Oprah fans, I just can't stand the pop culture aspects of her show.
Okra has a new sidekick: Tater.
This should be called "Okra and Tater destroy a vintage kitchen"
Sorry Oprah fans, I just can't stand the pop culture aspects of her show.
It's called ROCK on the left coast, BTW.
Didja hear that they stopped OKRA at the airport?
Oh yes child; they lifted her skirt and found 20 pounds (10 kilos) of crack (cocaine).
~Because the camera usually finds them more photogenic than tall ones, for some reason no one's ever been able to define.
I had heard the camera adds 20 pounds. I did not know it adds a few inches too................
=> O I C thanks for the info.
Funny but I don't really G.A.S. about "famous people".
My understanding of one of the commmandments ("Thou shalt have no other gods before me") was explained to me to mean no one is more important than any other person, living or dead and shall not be ascribed any additional worth, glory, audience or special priviledges. Doing so may be interpreted as "worship" and that can't be!
*WINK*
IS the oven a GE definitely? I was guessing a hotpoint in that I do not recognize the format of the controls.
Didja hear that they stopped OKRA at the airport?
Oh yes child; they lifted her skirt and found 20 pounds (10 kilos) of crack (cocaine).
~Because the camera usually finds them more photogenic than tall ones, for some reason no one's ever been able to define.
I had heard the camera adds 20 pounds. I did not know it adds a few inches too................
=> O I C thanks for the info.
Funny but I don't really G.A.S. about "famous people".
My understanding of one of the commmandments ("Thou shalt have no other gods before me") was explained to me to mean no one is more important than any other person, living or dead and shall not be ascribed any additional worth, glory, audience or special priviledges. Doing so may be interpreted as "worship" and that can't be!
*WINK*
IS the oven a GE definitely? I was guessing a hotpoint in that I do not recognize the format of the controls.
boyfriend
When I was watching Oprah when she did the whole show on the tsunami it was very sad.
The one thing that started to irritate me was the kids letters to Nate saying how sorry they were that his"Friend"
was lost.
All through the show they kept referring to him as just his friend.
The look on Nate's face showed he was more than a "Friend"
I kept thinking, geez will someone including Nate just say, he was my partner, boyfriend, lover, the guy I was banging on holiday, something.
I guess that would have ruined his image to some people.
I think I could have mustered up the courage to say who this person really was in his life
When I was watching Oprah when she did the whole show on the tsunami it was very sad.
The one thing that started to irritate me was the kids letters to Nate saying how sorry they were that his"Friend"
was lost.
All through the show they kept referring to him as just his friend.
The look on Nate's face showed he was more than a "Friend"
I kept thinking, geez will someone including Nate just say, he was my partner, boyfriend, lover, the guy I was banging on holiday, something.
I guess that would have ruined his image to some people.
I think I could have mustered up the courage to say who this person really was in his life
iheartmaytag
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We had those same ovens once--In green.
Hot damn that little sucker could clean itself though. It never left anything for me to have to scrub off. I'm with you, if they are still functional--paint them.
Hot damn that little sucker could clean itself though. It never left anything for me to have to scrub off. I'm with you, if they are still functional--paint them.
Well I watched the show and it was disheartening to see all that good stuff taken out, the dishmaster, the Nutone intercom, the record player, there was even a Nutone built in food center. Was obviously an executive 60's house. I have to say though that the new kitchen was beautifully done, not tacky like some of those HGTV re-do's. Hopefully the goods didn't go into a dumpster.
What I can't stand is people saying "If you don't like her, turn off the TV."
Fair 'nough, but you can't even get away from her at the library where the local authors and small press showcase has long since been replaced by Oprah's Book Club.
Fair 'nough, but you can't even get away from her at the library where the local authors and small press showcase has long since been replaced by Oprah's Book Club.
hoover1060
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nate's "friend"
was one of a few that he had...
was one of a few that he had...
Changing out a kitchen just because you can is fine - everyone likes a change now and then - but when they call it "modernizing", that's somewhat misleading: While refrigerators have certainly become more efficient, not much has changed in oven and cooktop technolgy, unless they are going with a convection oven and induction cooktop. And unless you are planning on dumping a lot of money into them, older cabinets are generally much better constructed than newer ones.
Basically, things like this are just promotions, showcasing some company's latest kithcen products, and calling it progress, when in reality it's just change.
For once, I'd like to see a realistic updating of an everyday older kitchen: Installing a brand-new kitchen in an existing home is a money drain that many folks can't afford. And when a kitchen has "good bones" to begin with, it's just a silly waste of money.
Basically, things like this are just promotions, showcasing some company's latest kithcen products, and calling it progress, when in reality it's just change.
For once, I'd like to see a realistic updating of an everyday older kitchen: Installing a brand-new kitchen in an existing home is a money drain that many folks can't afford. And when a kitchen has "good bones" to begin with, it's just a silly waste of money.
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Uggh
if anyone cares to, read this lady's dillema in the link.
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if anyone cares to, read this lady's dillema in the link.
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