I agree with the desire to be in a fairly dense place. I don’t need to move back to midtown Manhattan but when I needed to be alone my 250 sq foot apartment was completely fine.
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I agree with the desire to be in a fairly dense place. I don’t need to move back to midtown Manhattan but when I needed to be alone my 250 sq foot apartment was completely fine.
[QUOTE=iris lilies;375835]I remember when we were looking around for a, at the time, weekend place. The teeny Elsah, IL is the cutest place around and I was jonesing for one of their old stone houses.One day when were there DH looked around and said in his serious voice “ok, but what are you going to DO here?” no restaurants. No commerce. About 35 houses.
Yes sometimes place seem and look so wonderful and they probably are for many. We just have to get past the honeymoon phase and think of daily life
[QUOTE=BikingLady;375905]Last summer I drove through tiny Elsah on a gorgeous summer day in my convertible with the top down. I had a memorable experience. A group of little boys were playing in the creek that winds through the village there.They looked up from their busy creek activities and yelled at me hey lady, what is that, a Maserati? One of the boys said naw, that’s a Ferrari. I was laughing because my car isn’t either one of those, but The kids got the Italian heritage right if not the marquee.Quote:
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It was such a throwback to modern life, seeing those kids messing around In a lazy creek on a beautiful day surrounded by a village of stone houses.It was like a scene from 1955.
So for awhile it looked iffy if my ex husband was going to get a high enough loan to buy me out. It’s been 6 weeks of ups and downs by his incompetent mortgage company. Needless to say I was trying not to get to attached to my new condo in case I had to put my house on the market and my seller got mad and didn’t wait. Today I received the form for my money for the title company to sign. It’s actually going to close on the 8th. So my good friend and I went to get paint samples. While I always know what colors I want I am bad at being able to pick the exact color that will look good on the wall. My friend is a artist and awesome at this. As soon as the house closes I will buy the paint and supplies. I am thinking about having her paint my dresser and nightstand. What do you guys think?Attachment 3641Attachment 3641
Good news! What colors do you have in mind for the furniture?
The wall behind my bed is going to be a light pink. The other walls cream. We were thinking a combination of gray and pink. My sheets are pink and comforter is gray. So the dresser would be on a cream wall.
Sounds great!
This is exciting and fun as I love pink and grey and think that it would look lovely, - pretty dresser!
Possession on March 8th sounds good with little time to wait.
Your art friend will know about the outside influences on indoor colours.
Just a question - would a very light gray and darker accent gray work as an alternative?
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The current finish of your dresser isn’t one that I would like, so painting it would only be better in my book. I rather like the trifold mirror.Hi finishes in lacquer are wet being done with daughters like that in my region.
Thanks for the ideas both of you. Will discuss with my friend. I loved the finish of the dresser 24 years ago but now not so much. I bought the entire set before I met my husband but only taking the dresser and one nightstand. Leaving the rest for him. Razz, my house closes on the 8th but the condo doesn’t until the 15th. There’s a week between the two on purpose in case there’s any delay. I need my money from the house for the condo. I won’t move in until the 23rd so the work can get done.
I think the dresser would look nice in shades of gray.
I agree with rosa. I think grey would be really nice. IL suggested lacquer, which I could see, but also, have you considered chalk paint? I have an old mission-style desk that is bringing too much brown into my space, so I'm thinking of one of Annie Sloan's gray-green chalk paint--Paris Grey
https://www.anniesloan.com/products/chalk-paint/
Catherine, she likes Country Chic paint and I think it’s chalk paint. I am going to meet with my friend today to look at colors that also go with the wall colors. It’s been fun. I will post pictures when done. Something else people are doing is cutting vanities in half and using each end as a night stand. The middle part and mirror go away.
I think the mirrors are the nicest feature and it would be a shame to lose them. I've used Annie Sloan and Dixie Belle chalk paints and they were both easy to work with and I was pleased with the final results. The same goes for General Finishes milk paint.Quote:
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Rosa, people usually save the mirrors and then hang it somewhere or sell it.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/7036960...ture-furniture My dresser will look like the pink one with gray accents and less flowers since the flowers will be spread out amongst the dresser, nightstand and jewelry cabinet. Then the nightstand that’s against a pink wall will be gray with pink accents and the jewelry cabinet a mixture of the 2 like what she did with my end tables and coffee table. They aren’t all identical.
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yes!!! Oh yes yes yes!
I have been eyeing these refinished dressers with floral froufrou accents for months now. Originally I thought I would do a sideboard in that style for my condo but decided that style is not right for my Imagined sleek modern Decor theme. But it’s very much on point for Hermann cottage look, so I’m hoping I can fit one in somewhere. We have four bedrooms. They are tiny.. Not a lot of room for extraneous furniture.
tt You absolutely must post a photo of the suite of furniture and when it’s all done. You will love it!
That is some beautiful artwork on those furniture pieces. Not my style, but still beautiful!
That is so cool!! It will be a stunner.
I will post pictures. Her hands need to rest so will start in April and it will take a week or two. This is what we spent yesterday planning. It’s so fun! My sister loves the black dresser with the same flowers.
This has been an eye-opener on what is possible. Thanks for sharing TT; looking forward to when it is all completed
Of course nothing is going smoothly. We were supposed to close on the house today but can’t until you get the final disclosures 3 days prior to closing per federal law. It’s been on the final underwriting since Wednesday. I emailed the loan processo’s supervisor today because he could fix this today per my realtor. If I cannot close on time next Tuesday the seller can keep my 2k and put the condo on the market although that would be stupid to start with a new buyer. Ugh!!
UGH! Fingers crossed they get their act in gear!Quote:
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Terry, did the house close yet? Fingers crossed!
Monday night at 6:30 we get a email that the lock expires at midnight because it’s been 60 days, the interest rate is higher and they have more loan conditions. Basically we told them to go **** themselves. I spent 5 hours Monday night putting 30 plastic bins in closets, etc. Yesterday a friend came to help and we organized the garage, cleaned the backyard, staged 2 patios and cleaned the house. Today I will work on the bathrooms and then tomorrow a friend comes to do last minute mopping, etc before the professional photographer comes at 1. It will hit the market Friday. Our market is hot, our house is move in ready in a very desirable neighborhood. I thought I would lose my condo but the owner is willing to wait for me. He is in no hurry as he inherited the condo. Meanwhile my ex has spent 2 days packing his office and not done yet. I will finish when he goes to work. Since he moves at the pace of a snail so will probably have to hire day laborers to transport his junk to a storage unit. Ugh!!
So sorry, TT. I hope the house sells quickly!!!! Yay that the condo seller will wait!!
Tt, so happy to hear the condo owner is willing to wait!
Yes, great news that the condo seller will wait for you to get a different loan. And you will likely have to hire people to move your exes stuff out of your joint property. I am watching hoarder DH move stuff around like crazy in the Hermann house and he’s doing a nice job of it. And granted we had hardly anything in the Hermann house but I made the mistake of letting him move his 1970s bedroom set into that house and it’s way too long for that little cottage and it’s rooms.
I only worry a little bit about cleaning out our city house with its 32 years of accumulated stuff. DH is good at being on task and so I think when the time comes he will be able to clean out his parts very quickly. But I know they will end up in a nice neat pile stacked to the ceiling in the Herman basement. And that’s OK because I told him he can have the basement. He has already rented a large storage area for the Herman stuff that has to be out of the house during construction. That’s not a ton of stuff but it’s a few items.
i’m watching our friends who have a country house deal with their city house. They moved to the country a couple years ago. The husband was fixing up the city house to sell it. A water pipe broke and water gushed through the house for three days. It is an attached house so eventually the attached neighbors noticed but they had been out of town for the weekend so they didn’t see it right away.
Major cosmetics to fix. Insurance company paid for much of that work but they also jacked up their insurance. Now they are back to fixing it up very slowly to sell. Parts of it are in kind of rough shape but really they just need to put it on the market as it is. Part of the problem is he has a basement full of stuff. He cannot conceive of throwing much away. Their outbuildings in the country are full. They need to build another one but don’t really have time for that.
Meanwhile it costs them $500 a month and they’re not even living there or enjoying it. There’s really no point to that.
Luckily it’s not joint property. It’s in my name only although I am splitting the money with him after I take out the first 60k. Now instead of packing his office he is applying for a 300k loan when he couldn’t even qualify for 245. His job is too new for them to count it and even if he does qualify I would have to choose him over other offers. Fat chance of that happening after waiting 2 months. A few day labor guys can make fast work of his junk.
I see these two companies' trucks a lot.Quote:
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https://www.jdogjunkremoval.com/services/
https://www.1800gotjunk.com/us_en/what-we-do/what_we_do
I don't know how their prices would compare with getting day labor guys to do it plus paying landfill fees, but it's probably worth getting a free quote.
Companies like that are very expensive. Plus he probably will just transfer his junk to a storage unit not throw it away. Day labor guys in general work hard especially if they know that the job will last longer than one day. We have used them to landscape a quarter acre yard and other projects. You decide what you want to pay because you have to pay everyone the same on the job and they accept or refuse before getting in your car. We always find what most people are paying and then go higher.
Where does one go to find day labour? Is this a usual approach throughout the US? I am not aware of a day labour agency around here. I do have nearby neighbours that I can hire for special jobs but got their names through personal contacts.
Around here the U-Haul places often advertise they can provide moving help.Quote:
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Near where I lived in NJ, day laborers would stand in an unofficial but widely known place and you could just drive up and pick someone.Quote:
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Catherine, it’s the same here.
I thought it was the new house closing. I was not paying close enough attention, so now I think I get it--you have to sell your current home instead of him buying it from you because the loan did not go through.
That is good of the condo people to wait for you; hope you get a fast sale over list price!
The home goes on the market Friday. Today a professional photographer comes to take pictures. I am listing it for what it appraised for a year ago. Prices have went up 10% so hoping for a bidding war but will also be happy at asking price of 370k.
So within the first hour of listing I have 4 showings scheduled for today and 4 more scheduled sat through Monday. Very excited!
Yay!
You are in a good position, TT. Looking forward to news of the quick sale of the house to your satisfaction.