I keep very little on my countertops. I have a big dog who can reach any food that’s left there (he especially loves loaves of bread and boxes of chocolates) so about the only thing kept out is a can opener and a few canisters.
I’ve been shopping for tile since August. At first, I was sure I wanted white, but now I’m sure that I don’t! I’ve looked at Lowe’s and Home Depot to see if they have anything similar to this tile at a lower price, but they don’t.
I will be installing the tile myself with my brother (professional tile setter) available for consultation if I hit a snag. The fancy stuff above the stove would be beyond my skill level! I have tiled my guest bathroom floor so I have a little experience. For me, the hardest part is mixing up the thinset and the grout. I either get it too thin or too thick. For the backsplash, my brother suggests this pre-mixed stuff which will make it a lot easier. He is lending me one of his tile saws and tools.
Another '70s decorating trend that’s making a comeback: macrame!
I had home improvement shows on all day as background noise, and have seen macrame wall hangings at least 3 times in staged homes. Oh dear, no thank you, and I was good at it as a preteen.
Macrame. Just no. That’s right up there with those half-dolls sewed to crocheted skirts that slip over a roll of toilet paper. Some things are best left in the past.
I was watching a music video recently where each of the singers of the group was recording from home (COVID). One of the members’ background had various macrame hangings and I thought it was rather unusual. Since then, I’ve been seeing it a lot.
I’ll pass, too. Too “been there, done that” for me. But this was in the home of a young person (probably 27 years old).
Lots of the crafty type things from the 70s are back. Building your own mini plant solarium is popular again for succulents. I made one at camp when I was 7 ; )
At one point Walmart was getting rid of their fabric department. Well, back in full force! Guess they partnered with Waverly. I was super surprised to see such a great selection of home decorating fabrics available.
When H & I started dating in the late 70s we were both broke college students. I’d macrame plant hangers and hook rugs for him. He’d plant terrariums for me.
I’ve been crafting more lately and could see putting a contemporary twist on macrame.
This trend has been discussed earlier in the thread. In the past, when people talked about painting the paneling, they usually referred to painting it white or cream. One of the recent trends I’ve seen in my city is painting paneling various shades of blue or gray, not just white.
I think the living room in the second house is hideous, and was probably quite attractive in natural wood, but the other rooms and the first link were nice.
Yeah, I’m not all that excited about it either. They used a special shiny finish that’s supposed to be really beautiful, but I didn’t really care for it-nor the taxidermy.
Neither of the wall treatments in the first link or the following post are what I think of as renovated paneling. I see white bead board in the dining room of the first link and painted board-and-batten (moulding strips nailed to the wall in a rectangular pattern) in both links. Each looks new to the redo rather than a refinish.
I think of outdated panelling as those floor-to-ceiling grooved knotty-pine slabs that were once popular in family rooms, like this:
I would not bother to paint that type of panelling. I’d remove it and opt for either of the treatments in @Nrdsb4’s first link, or just refinish and paint the walls.
I totally agree with @mathmom that the garish blue “update” in that second link is an abomination. That will not age well. It doesn’t sit well new, IMO.
I know who owns this house. They had a house down the street from us when we owned a lake house. When it went on the market, I looked at the photos. Practically every room in that house had taxidermy “art”. It was just so overdone. I just didn’t get the appeal of doing that. But to each his own I guess…
Well, I like the blue room. And in fact used almost the exact same shiny blue paint in my living room and kitchen/breakfast room. No taxidermy at my house though and we have white ceilings and plenty of white millwork to break it up. I think it’s gorgeous and I get lots and lots of compliments on my house.
I think for me, the blue ceiling might have been too much. Would probably find your room more appealing with the white ceiling and millwork. Wish I could see it!
DD and SIL painted their whole little house. The walls are 1950’s plaster walls, but the living room had a decorating update probably in the early 70’s. One wall was brown sheet paneling. They to the Benjamin Moore store and asked for advice on what to use to paint it. They were given a paint that did the job. It’s the same color as the other walls. Big improvement over the brown paneling.