@doschicos yes, I currently have an off white coverlet on my bed. It does go well with my row of wildflower prints above my bed. I was hoping I could get some item, comforter, throw, pillow, etc. in some more delicate nature print that would work without being too matchy matchy.
I like the idea of finding fabric for a throw quilt or something. I used to have a number of quilters in my family, but sadly, not any more.
I have found a few nice rugs that might work, but my puppy is not past the chewing stage…
Remodeling for resale purposes-as opposed to “keeping up with the herd”- is not wasteful if you are spending carefully. Depending on the market, it can make the difference between a sale or languishing on the market for months or longer. This is VERY location specific, of course. Some markets are so hot you could probably sell it with a dead body in the main living area.
Redecorating to “keep up with the herd” would be wasteful. Redecorating to give yourself a new fresh look that you love is neither wasteful nor about being a slave to trends. And it doesn’t necessarily have to cost a lot of money.
We are both remodeling (house needed a lot of work, so might as well give it a new stylish look that we both love) and redecorating. Most of our stuff is over 20 years old and are not antiques. Most of it I don’t love (except my bedroom-it was considered new and stylish when I bought it in '08 and it still looks like the stuff I’m seeing in magazines now, strangely enough-and I LOVE it). It’s time for a change and I’m excited to do it. Feel absolutely no guilt whatsoever that not using my ancient sofa until the cushions split open is considered “wasteful.”
The OP has said many times that she enjoys decorating and updating her spaces. There is nothing wrong with that. But I do agree that if you love something and don’t want to give it up, there is no reason why you should have to- unless you are putting your house on the market and a real estate professional who knows your market well advises you strongly to do so.
My elderly neighbors put their home on the market. They have too much stuff in their home, and most of it looks very very dated. Several of their rooms are painted pink. It looks like great grandma and grandpa central. This house has now been on the market for OVER A YEAR in a neighborhood where younger professionals (late thirties, early forty somethings with kids) are beginning to move in because it’s close to some good schools. Every other house has sold within a reasonable amount of time, but there they sit, month after month after month.
Repainting cabinets is so expensive? Isn’t that something that the average person could do themselves?
Lol, I see people do it all the time on the DIY shows, but I admit I’ve never tackled a project like that. But aren’t cabinets just a matter of sanding and respraying?
I have #2 - shag rug in my FR - H hates it, the dog loves it - the rug stays!
5 - Terrazzo tile -I have this in my laundry room
32 - Glass blocks in my bathroom When we were building our house (20 years ago) DH was vehement opposed to glass blocks in the bathroom (he said it looks like a public toilet) We have glass blocks!
Maybe ours were not installed properly, but every single place there are glass blocks in our new house, the walls surrounding them/under them are completely rotted out from water damage. But they are all on walls that have exterior exposure. The shower wall in particular was just amazing in its total destruction.
@BunsenBurner - in what way is quartz easier to use than granite?
I ask because my kitchen came with granite tile and while I don’t like it (too dark/hard to keep clean and I hate the grout) I find it super easy. Nothing I spilled has stained it, and I can put a hot pan or a hot pizza stone on it without causing damage.
The windows in our basement are glass block. No plans to change them out. Also have 2 leather couches in our family room. Almost 20 years old and this point and still look good. Most comfortable couches I have ever seen. Expensive. Not over sized though. Not sure either counts on that list. Nothing else on the list in our house.
I don’t like granite. All those spots make me tired. I have a very quiet soapstone with very little veining and I love it. I also have a Boos (butcher block) table instead of a built in island. I considered quartz, but the soapstone is softer and less shiny, more natural looking.
Our dining room oriental carpet had a bite taken out of it, that has been repaired. From a family dog that went psychotic whenever my Dad was out of town.
I think Orientals are timeless and can go with almost anything.
When we bought our house it was pink. Walls, bathroom tiles, wall to wall carpeting, elaborate window dressing. Pink everywhere!. It had been on the market over a year, and they’d actually taken it off the market when friends of mine suggested we ask them if they were still interested in selling.
We right-sized a couple of years before we retired purchasing a home that was one of the former models in our development. It does not have any of the 54 features in the listicle (just some granite), but does have a modern Tuscan feel which is still very popular here in the southwest where the weather aligns with the style (light stone floors, large open spaces, courtyards, indoors connecting to outdoors, etc.). However, it is not dark or heavy (no greenery draping over cupboards or grape motifs anywhere). It’s very light and more what I’d call Pottery-Barn-Tuscan, similar to this, minus the overhead potrack:
The house is very neutral throughout with a lot of glass, creamy, nubby linen upholstery, seagrass accents, and natural fiber rugs. It will be interesting to see how long it takes before these things become tired, but I don’t think this house will be hard to refresh when the time comes due to its base neutrality.
About those Persian carpets: Our son panicked when he didn’t see them in the new house. He definitely wants them. Fortunately, they are properly stored at my mom’s, so he can have them as soon as he has a house. I think they can be incorporated beautifully in almost any decor. We just preferred the current house as is, but I couldn’t part with them. I’m glad he wants them and, from what I’ve seen of Georgia houses, they should be at home there.
@Nrdsb4 - I repainted our kitchen cabinets once. It’s a huge job! The cabinets were from the 60s and the hardest part was taking the doors off hinges, and putting them back so that they hung properly, aligning screw holes from the multiple options on them, etc.
@ChoatieMom actually depending on the details of carpet and background, it sounds as though one of your Persians might strike a gorgeous note with the neutral predominating your home.
Told you.