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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Oct 19, 2018 14:19:26 GMT -5
Like two miles from the beach. Small but honestly about the size of my house now. CLEARLY it's been recently remodeled in the hipster Apartment Therapy fashion, which is mostly ok, but I do want to Talavera up that kitchen something fierce.
Look I don't care if Galveston will be underwater in 30 years; by then I'll be solidly into my crazy beach witch phase and anything I do while they're dragging me away will just add to my legend.
It's totally adorable but that kitchen! It's so useless. No cabinetry (open shelves don't count), no refrigerator, and they've got that tile (wallpaper?) laid very awkwardly - it should have been floor to ceiling and wall to wall, instead of half-assed. But it is a cute house. |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Oct 19, 2018 14:25:15 GMT -5
Like two miles from the beach. Small but honestly about the size of my house now. CLEARLY it's been recently remodeled in the hipster Apartment Therapy fashion, which is mostly ok, but I do want to Talavera up that kitchen something fierce.
Look I don't care if Galveston will be underwater in 30 years; by then I'll be solidly into my crazy beach witch phase and anything I do while they're dragging me away will just add to my legend.
It's totally adorable but that kitchen! It's so useless. No cabinetry (open shelves don't count), no refrigerator, and they've got that tile (wallpaper?) laid very awkwardly - it should have been floor to ceiling and wall to wall, instead of half-assed. But it is a cute house. Yeah, the utter lack of cabinetry is mystifying. If they'd take about $12k off, then you could use that to make the kitchen much more user-friendly.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 19, 2018 14:51:42 GMT -5
At WKRP Jimmy Drop's request, this is the house I would immediately go buy if I win the MegaMillions tonight. www.redfin.com/IL/Downers-Grove/4904-Highland-Ave-60515/home/18027043I straight up love it. It's got charm, it's got space, the decor is right in my wheelhouse, the backyard is great for entertaining, and it's right in a great suburb with a great downtown. I'd probably change a few light fixtures or paint, but overall I could happily move right in. |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Oct 19, 2018 15:00:52 GMT -5
At WKRP Jimmy Drop 's request, this is the house I would immediately go buy if I win the MegaMillions tonight. www.redfin.com/IL/Downers-Grove/4904-Highland-Ave-60515/home/18027043I straight up love it. It's got charm, it's got space, the decor is right in my wheelhouse, the backyard is great for entertaining, and it's right in a great suburb with a great downtown. I'd probably change a few light fixtures or paint, but overall I could happily move right in. oooooooo the colour on those downstairs floors is amazing! |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 19, 2018 18:30:05 GMT -5
I will belatedly third this dislike of coffee tables. They collect crap (in my experience) and are generally just in the way. End tables and maybe a narrow behind-the-sofa table are where it's at. Side note: do any TIFers live in a place opulent enough that all of the living room furniture *doesn't* need to be placed with its back basically against a wall? I've house sat at a place like that but it doesn't seem like a thing I'll ever have in my own life. I know this was ages ago but our living/dining area is decently spacious so our couch and easy chair are set in the middle of the room, with a large shelving unit behind it. There would be space for a table behind it but instead we have more shelving, a rocking chair, miscellanea. It makes sense if you see the space. |
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Oct 20, 2018 8:29:03 GMT -5
Another HGTV notice: I am pretty sure that all of the hosts on the various shows are getting it on with their cohosts. I mean, sure, there's the obvious ones like the two from Shiplap For Jesus and their fifty kids, but you can't tell me that none of the rest are boning behind the scenes. Even the related ones. Especially the related ones. no I don't know why I am so obsessed with TV characters fucking
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Oct 22, 2018 10:04:42 GMT -5
At WKRP Jimmy Drop 's request, this is the house I would immediately go buy if I win the MegaMillions tonight. www.redfin.com/IL/Downers-Grove/4904-Highland-Ave-60515/home/18027043I straight up love it. It's got charm, it's got space, the decor is right in my wheelhouse, the backyard is great for entertaining, and it's right in a great suburb with a great downtown. I'd probably change a few light fixtures or paint, but overall I could happily move right in. That's lovely! I really like the wainscoting in the dining room. And it's nice that it's open, but the kitchen isn't the first thing you walk into, nor is it immediately on top of the living space. Also, that huge garage! You could convert the upstairs part into a gym, like we did!  (That's now the the thing I look for when I look at housing listings. Does it have a space for as nice a gym as I've currently got? Also, where does my garden go? You can keep this particular house, because of the lack of garden space. But other than that, it looks great!) |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Oct 22, 2018 10:08:14 GMT -5
It's totally adorable but that kitchen! It's so useless. No cabinetry (open shelves don't count), no refrigerator, and they've got that tile (wallpaper?) laid very awkwardly - it should have been floor to ceiling and wall to wall, instead of half-assed. But it is a cute house. Stupid kitchens like that infuriate me. Like, I get that they Instagram well, but has anyone who remodels their kitchen that way ever put even the tiniest thought into it? I mean, yes, clearly they are kitchens for people who don't cook, but even if you don't cook you still, like, use your kitchen to house your take-out. You still need some surfaces and storage and shit, right? And a refrigerator. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 22, 2018 15:30:40 GMT -5
At WKRP Jimmy Drop 's request, this is the house I would immediately go buy if I win the MegaMillions tonight. www.redfin.com/IL/Downers-Grove/4904-Highland-Ave-60515/home/18027043I straight up love it. It's got charm, it's got space, the decor is right in my wheelhouse, the backyard is great for entertaining, and it's right in a great suburb with a great downtown. I'd probably change a few light fixtures or paint, but overall I could happily move right in. That's lovely! I really like the wainscoting in the dining room. And it's nice that it's open, but the kitchen isn't the first thing you walk into, nor is it immediately on top of the living space. Also, that huge garage! You could convert the upstairs part into a gym, like we did! (That's now the the thing I look for when I look at housing listings. Does it have a space for as nice a gym as I've currently got? Also, where does my garden go? You can keep this particular house, because of the lack of garden space. But other than that, it looks great!) It may not be 1000% percent what I would choose myself, but overall I really like it. In a perfect world it would have a bit more yard, for Link and a potential small garden, but that huge garage helps make up for it. And yes the storage space over the garage could totally be finished for a workout space, guest space, whatever  |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Oct 22, 2018 16:38:59 GMT -5
That's lovely! I really like the wainscoting in the dining room. And it's nice that it's open, but the kitchen isn't the first thing you walk into, nor is it immediately on top of the living space. Also, that huge garage! You could convert the upstairs part into a gym, like we did! (That's now the the thing I look for when I look at housing listings. Does it have a space for as nice a gym as I've currently got? Also, where does my garden go? You can keep this particular house, because of the lack of garden space. But other than that, it looks great!) It may not be 1000% percent what I would choose myself, but overall I really like it. In a perfect world it would have a bit more yard, for Link and a potential small garden, but that huge garage helps make up for it. And yes the storage space over the garage could totally be finished for a workout space, guest space, whatever Every time I look at really huge houses, I think, "WHOO I could make that dining room a skate track!" "WHOO I could put a skate track in that basement!" Never you mind that my back is so crap that I probably can't skate for more than ten minutes any more; I want my own indoor skate track!
Alternately, I can tape out the track on a tennis court, since I'm never gonna play tennis.
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Oct 31, 2018 20:53:01 GMT -5
I'm not liking this trend towards using gold fixtures again. I don't think I've recovered from it back in the 90s yet.
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Nov 1, 2018 13:06:36 GMT -5
My mom's house has a lot of stairs. I do appreciate stairs, and am generally a fan of multi-floor living, but the person who designed this house didn't seem to put a lot of thought into it. There are two entrances, both on the ground floor: one through the garage, and one into a small foyer. Those are the only two rooms on the ground floor. You have to go up a fairly long staircase to get to the second floor, which contains the livingroom, dining area, and kitchen. There are two bathrooms, yes, but they are both on the third floor, up yet another flight of stairs, along with the two bedrooms.
But this is nothing compared to the house she lived in before this one. Nearly every room had a set of stairs leading to it. You would again walk up from the garage into the livingroom, then up three stairs to the dining room, then two more stairs to the kitchen, and then I think another set of stairs to the hallway that held one bathroom, and another full flight of stairs to the bedrooms.
My mom lives in Florida. There isn't even topography in Florida. I can't think of any reason to have so many stairs. And both of these places are in condo complexes, so it's not like she got some one-off deal; there are literally dozens of these houses.
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on Nov 8, 2018 10:26:35 GMT -5
I think I'm done with these sliding barn doors. Every time I see one of these clearly flipped houses on Zillow, they've slapped barn doors everywhere. They take up so much wall space, there are gaps, and there's no automatic locking mechanism. Maybe I'm just extra annoyed by them because my SIB just installed one on a bathroom, which had plenty of room for a real door to swing into, but now it just slides open unencumbered while you sit on the toilet 8 feet away. Plus these doors just give me that "dated feature you'll need to update when you try to resell this house in 10 years" vibe.
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Post by moimoi on Nov 8, 2018 10:35:23 GMT -5
I think I'm done with these sliding barn doors. Every time I see one of these clearly flipped houses on Zillow, they've slapped barn doors everywhere. They take up so much wall space, there are gaps, and there's no automatic locking mechanism. Maybe I'm just extra annoyed by them because my SIB just installed one on a bathroom, which had plenty of room for a real door to swing into, but now it just slides open unencumbered while you sit on the toilet 8 feet away. Plus these doors just give me that "dated feature you'll need to update when you try to resell this house in 10 years" vibe. Farmhouse sinks are also a great way to wet the whole front of your pants in front of guests. |
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on Nov 8, 2018 10:41:48 GMT -5
I think I'm done with these sliding barn doors. Every time I see one of these clearly flipped houses on Zillow, they've slapped barn doors everywhere. They take up so much wall space, there are gaps, and there's no automatic locking mechanism. Maybe I'm just extra annoyed by them because my SIB just installed one on a bathroom, which had plenty of room for a real door to swing into, but now it just slides open unencumbered while you sit on the toilet 8 feet away. Plus these doors just give me that "dated feature you'll need to update when you try to resell this house in 10 years" vibe. Farmhouse sinks are also a great way to wet the whole front of your pants in front of guests. True. When I wet my pants in front of house guests I want it to be a clear act of aggression directed at someone who forgot to use a coaster. |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Nov 8, 2018 11:51:17 GMT -5
I think I'm done with these sliding barn doors. Every time I see one of these clearly flipped houses on Zillow, they've slapped barn doors everywhere. They take up so much wall space, there are gaps, and there's no automatic locking mechanism. Maybe I'm just extra annoyed by them because my SIB just installed one on a bathroom, which had plenty of room for a real door to swing into, but now it just slides open unencumbered while you sit on the toilet 8 feet away. Plus these doors just give me that "dated feature you'll need to update when you try to resell this house in 10 years" vibe. Those barn doors screamed "will look unbelievably dated in just six months" the very first time someone installed one. I don't think there was ever a moment when they didn't have that look of something that would need to be replaced sooner rather than later. And yeah, they're so impractical, too! All that wasted wall space! And such a lousy job of actually working as a door! |
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Post by moimoi on Nov 8, 2018 11:54:39 GMT -5
I think I'm done with these sliding barn doors. Every time I see one of these clearly flipped houses on Zillow, they've slapped barn doors everywhere. They take up so much wall space, there are gaps, and there's no automatic locking mechanism. Maybe I'm just extra annoyed by them because my SIB just installed one on a bathroom, which had plenty of room for a real door to swing into, but now it just slides open unencumbered while you sit on the toilet 8 feet away. Plus these doors just give me that "dated feature you'll need to update when you try to resell this house in 10 years" vibe. Those barn doors screamed "will look unbelievably dated in just six months" the very first time someone installed one. I don't think there was ever a moment when they didn't have that look of something that would need to be replaced sooner rather than later. And yeah, they're so impractical, too! All that wasted wall space! And such a lousy job of actually working as a door! The only place I'd even consider putting a sliding barn door is an open basement, loft, or shed, where it's not really functioning as a door so much as a room partition. Putting one in a bathroom is ridiculous. |
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Nov 8, 2018 11:57:12 GMT -5
I'm with you guys about barn doors - all they do is block sightlines, they don't offer any real privacy. I see them a lot in tiny houses where they do really need the space, but I'd rather have a pocket door. (And if the bathroom is so small that there's no space for a pocket door, then it's too small for me.)
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Nov 8, 2018 12:00:24 GMT -5
You know what I think will look dated really quickly? The grey-washed floors. I don't watch a whole lot of design shows any more so I don't know if they are still really doing it, but it's so ugly. And I like gray!
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Nov 8, 2018 18:56:03 GMT -5
You know what I think will look dated really quickly? The grey-washed floors. I don't watch a whole lot of design shows any more so I don't know if they are still really doing it, but it's so ugly. And I like gray! They also just look oppressively dark a lot of the time. I don't want to feel like I'm living in a factory! |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Nov 9, 2018 10:41:30 GMT -5
You know what I think will look dated really quickly? The grey-washed floors. I don't watch a whole lot of design shows any more so I don't know if they are still really doing it, but it's so ugly. And I like gray! Yeah, I'm really not getting the relentlessly gray thing I'm seeing in my design internet rounds lately. I mean, fine, for those people with ultra-modern places that want to look like they're living in concrete bunkers, sure, I get the concrete gray floor thing. But lately it's wood and tile floors, too! And it's so DREARY. I once got a new car that had an all-gray interior, and the first time non-Hugs got in it she blurted, "Man, this interior is SO soporific!" (Aside: has non-Hugs ever spontaneously said something nice to me? Nope!) That's what I think of whenever I see these trendy gray surfaces now. |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Nov 15, 2018 13:08:47 GMT -5
How dare they? This could be a legit awesome house, given time and the money to do some remodeling. And you wouldn't even have to (heavily) remodel ALL of it.
It is definitely not uglier than this house. Although part of that game room is fantastic, obviously. |
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Nov 15, 2018 13:22:58 GMT -5
You know what I think will look dated really quickly? The grey-washed floors. I don't watch a whole lot of design shows any more so I don't know if they are still really doing it, but it's so ugly. And I like gray! Yeah, I'm really not getting the relentlessly gray thing I'm seeing in my design internet rounds lately. I mean, fine, for those people with ultra-modern places that want to look like they're living in concrete bunkers, sure, I get the concrete gray floor thing. But lately it's wood and tile floors, too! And it's so DREARY. I once got a new car that had an all-gray interior, and the first time non-Hugs got in it she blurted, "Man, this interior is SO soporific!" (Aside: has non-Hugs ever spontaneously said something nice to me? Nope!) That's what I think of whenever I see these trendy gray surfaces now. I've turned down new cars that didn't have a gray interior. Now, the beige - that's soporific! |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Nov 15, 2018 16:27:35 GMT -5
How dare they? This could be a legit awesome house, given time and the money to do some remodeling. And you wouldn't even have to (heavily) remodel ALL of it.
It is definitely not uglier than this house. Although part of that game room is fantastic, obviously. Jesus. Rich people have terrible taste. |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Nov 21, 2018 10:30:40 GMT -5
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Post by moimoi on Nov 21, 2018 19:58:41 GMT -5
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Dec 14, 2018 14:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Dec 14, 2018 15:11:38 GMT -5
I'm in. I've got 5.7 dollars! |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Dec 14, 2018 15:12:37 GMT -5
I'm in. I've got 5.7 dollars! Between you and me we've only got $5,699,988.60 to go! |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Dec 20, 2018 22:06:14 GMT -5
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(That's now the the thing I look for when I look at housing listings. Does it have a space for as nice a gym as I've currently got? Also, where does my garden go? You can keep this particular house, because of the lack of garden space. But other than that, it looks great!)
