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Originally Posted by iris lilies
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Originally Posted by iris lilies
I was sitting here, seriously wondering if you could get your architect to draw up the plans for Phase 2 of your Herman house project. Here is what I'd like to suggest---to make it a duplicate of the notorious stigmatised property on 112 Ocean Drive, Amitybville, NY. But yeah---you could make it a tourist draw, with rooms for the night, and scary mooo-vvesss, starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin. Yup. See photo. Thankk Mee.Attachment 5399Attachment 5399Attachment 5399
Okay---Or else---you could make it a Munster-style House. Yup. Show old Steven King scaaaaary movies. Yup.Attachment 5400Attachment 5400
Okay----What they do in SFD & vicinity is this: They(and by that I mean Those People, local yokels) is purchase a 50's or 60's-style ranch home. So anyway---Those People are at the bottom rung of home buyers, who don't have enough income, even though they both work. But yeah---they got a Truck Payment, and Chile' Support Payments, Boat Payment, and this kind of stuff. Plus, they get in trouble and have legal fees. See? But anyhow---what they do is buy a home---maybe two or three bedrrom, with an attached garage, and then almost always convert the garage into living space. It's either a "famly room" or another bedroom for his/her/their kids. Or a MIL apartment or space for a child returned home, for awhile. See? They always do it, more than not. But yeah---steada cutting back on Rolling stock buying a bigger place to begin with, having that truck/boat comes first. So, the kids end up living in the garage, with the boat/truck/camper parked outside. Yup.
When we bought this 1941 cottage, the biggest bedroom had been the former garage. Someone in the 80s? Converted the garage to a bedroom.
Today it is a kitchen
Oddly enough, that original garage had a basement underneath it.
Attachment 5559Our Sun room is Attachment 556095% done, meaning not only is the construction done, the decor is complete. I need a couple more pillows and a big basket to contain detritus. The coolest thing is that I stopped into Goodwill before ordering a couple of things on Amazon. I’ll be damned if I didn’t find the exact perfect pillowcases,. I also bought a few pillow forms. I love our local Goodwill. It is clean, well organized, and the merchandise moves.
In this room I found a use for my old Victorian shawl and a few vintage tins.
Okay---Damn, you've got some kool stuff there, faux! That being said, I like how you generate those stats in percentages' Ha. I always say something like: "98% half done". Like I'm a demmmacrat. Yup. That's where I'm at on my backyard cottage. But yeah--you might axxe the city if they'd put some signs directing sight-seers in the direction of your manor. Yup. Hope that helps you some. Thannkk mee.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
For you littleBobby, cat man, here are gratuitous cat photos in our Sun room
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Your sunroom is beautiful!! I love the furniture? Is that new furniture or antique? Can you describe the fabric? The room is so cozy, yet bright!! What a view!
The furniture is new and in a style called “bobbin chair “among other names. It is a style out in the market for 10 years, so I imagine it will be gone from trend soon if not already. That is the problem with buying new furniture. However, I do like the black painted wood accent in here. The chair fabric came with the chair.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
The other fabrics are bedspreads directly from India, Pillowcases from Goodwill, Victorian shawl from my friend.
The style here is a bit Boho.
I love it! The bobbin chairs are reproductions, I'm sure, of earlier styles. They look very familiar to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
The room is really pretty and you have an awesome view!!
I looked at a Beaverton condo completely decorated in a traditional style recently. I found it kind of horrifying. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
www.realtor.com
MLS# 23583228
I want to see this condo so I can pass judgment on it! But I can’t pull it up with that number, I don’t know how to search with just a number. I need the full link.
Bring up realtor.com, enter #23583228 in its search box.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Or try this: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M21263-45815
I used to live on this street, in this complex.
Sorry for the confusion.
Your sunroom is lovely, IL.
Love the sunroom, IL! I could see hanging out in there most of the day doing... whatever!
Okay--Yes, yes--this thread is taking a turn for the better--Catts! But no--I can't see those attachments, unfortunately. Nope. So anyway--I'd like to suggest summa those shelfways for cats people like mee construct for their indoors catts. They love to have high vantage points to keep an eye on things. Yup. Hope thatt helps you some.(See photo)Attachment 5564Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
The condo was nice but way too much furniture that isn’t my style.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Not my style, that's for sure. It was probably staged, but if not, they should have refaced the fireplace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
The more I look at it, the more horrified I get. They opened up the kitchen, which--IMO--was a disaster.
i’m speaking only to the furnishings here: No, that’s not my style at all even though I like antiques. That look is far too English classical 18th century wannabe. The only thing I wouldn’t turn down are the brown velveteen chairs and even then I don’t love them.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I can’t imagine staging a place with that kind of furniture so I doubt it is staged. Wait…is that digital “staging?”
Jane that condo is cute and I could happily live there as a single person, no problem. The price doesn’t seem to be terrible for your part of the world.
The units there were running about 20% cheaper not long ago, but they've aged really well.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
As much as I love this area, I should have just stayed put there; now I'm stuck with Chez Decay for the time being.
But are you really stuck with Chez Decay (love the name, btw). I think that condo is insanely affordable for that area and looks very nice--furniture can easily be changed to something wonderful.
I agree... I think it's a lovely home and seems relatively affordable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I would have to change all the fixtures and window coverings, replace the wall and cabinetry in the kitchen, etc. before I would feel comfortable there. It's a large complex, so something else will come along.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
The thought of packing up, doing repairs, listing, etc. is one of those "impossible tasks." It would take a "village" that I don't have. I'll stop whining now. :~)
I think Frugal and Terry need to go into business as ennui-busters--I would hire them.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Nope. Hope to never have to do this again in my lifetime (as least to this degree). Truthfully, it is harder than I thought. Will be SOOOOOOOO happy when it is done!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
That's what I'm afraid of. I've moved myself a few times, but not as an old cripple. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
JaneV2.0…probably easier if not such a major downsize. We have been in this house 37 years. It has massive amounts of storage. We are going from 1850 (not including full basement and 3 car garage) to less than 900 sf. If we did not have to unload so many things it definitely would have been easier.
My downsize would be similar. I could put in a stair-climber and stay here, but--for many reasons, I'd prefer to move.
We were in our house for 33 years. And I live with someone who is, well, not a hoarder exactly, but has things that are decades old that he’s never touched. I will say he got rid of some of them like three piece suits he never wore in 30+ years. But he still has some college textbooks and I mean from undergrad school. So that tells you what else he might have.
oh and also… not just “stuff” he has, but he has tons of tools, large and small, and gadgets and that kind of thing.
also – he has enough limestone to build three walls. He has enough brick to make a couple of long sidewalks. He moved ALL of that himself in his little truck and trailer.
We didn’t have much in the way of furniture and as far as the stuff that was under my control, I got rid of lots of it. I’m currently acquiring stuff for my new house. And that’s OK.
if I have the patience to load a picture, I will show you all the lime stone wall he just built and the brick sidewalk he’s laying, and all the extra stone and brick we have for other projects.
Okay---I've had this sitting out back, in inventory, for many years. Yup. All of a sudden--bingo, I need it. Hope that helps you some. Thank mee. Dumpsters are made for consumers. Attachment 5573
Okay--I got that carb & intake refurbed and installed on the motor I pulled at the wreckin' yard over Memorial Day.
So, anyway--- I was gonna inquire about that potential tiny house Faux has sitting out by the curb. Why sell it? It would make a great guess cottage for visiting SL members. Yup.
Stalker.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlebittybobby
We sold that tiny yellow house some months ago.
Decor tip, a basic one for me: just live in a place before you start buying things.
Already I’m jettisoning a couple of things I bought for the small bathroom on our 2nd floor., it is very cute and I don’t want a big ass mirror hanging on the wall. I hate the cheap Small cabinet I bought, its cheap fiber board material gives me the icks. Oddly, I bought another small and cheap cabinet but it is made of different material and it doesn’t give me the icks.
My interest is in basic quality of materials, and I am not very picky about condition. If there are nicks and bumps and signs of wear, that doesn’t bother me.
I second that! We closed on our house in January 2018 and didn't move in until May. I bought a couple of things that I thought were going to go great in the house which didn't exactly go well at all--like a mid-century modern futon and a large framed Stephen Huneck lithograph.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
You definitely have to live in a place before buying.
because we are doing gut rehabs, we buy some “out their items rather foolishly.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
Decades ago, I remember the very first thing we bought for our city house was a used garage door. Doh!!! That would have been in 1990. We didnt build a garage until 15 years later. We never used that door, it was long gone. The second thing we bought was a beat up Toyota truck, a sensible purchase.
I bought a couple of things for my condo that I will not now use. I am still deciding if I will use them here in Hermann.
I am Singing the praises again for my local Goodwill store. It is absolutely phenomenal! Here you can see the daybed decor in our sunroom. Only the bedspread was purchased new, from India. Everything else is from the Goodwill store.
The pillow in the middle of the bed is covered with a wonderful length of curtain fabric and I’m trying to figure out.—Should I go back to the Goodwill store and get more of it? I have to be careful not to buy excess stuff.
This morning I was trying to talk myself into using all of those curtains, and there are six of them at the store, as the fabric for our guest room. But I do have my heart set on red toile fabric so I will stick to that plan. And who knows, within the next two years, someone may donate their set of four red toile curtains to that Goodwill, and there will be my fabric!
Each curtain is $4.59. It’s nice quality fabric that would be easily $35+ dollars in a fabric store.
p.s. The secret to mixing prints as I am learning is you mix a big pattern and a small pattern together in the same color and it works.
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