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Post by larataylor on Nov 29, 2014 16:21:11 GMT -5
Things I can't change or fix discourage me, too. Those things that don't look nice no matter how clean they are. Ugh. But more squalor on top of that doesn't actually *help.* I like my home clean and orderly, and I like to know where things are. anewleaf - I'm so sorry you're in a place you don't like.
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Post by anewleaf on Nov 29, 2014 19:01:16 GMT -5
Anewleaf, I understand how a noisy neighbourhood and lack of privacy would make your home unwelcome, from the outside. But the interior is all yours to make into a haven, just for you. I had the opportunity to take possession of the old worn-out carpet removed from my DB's new house. Oh, it was a hideous mint green! But it went perfectly with this: www.muralspro.com/forest-wall-mural-decoration-room/mountain-stream-in-a-forest-wall-mural/Actually, that's not the identical mural - mine's by National Geographic - but the idea's the same. I could have installed a window, but I didn't want to look right into my neighbour's bedroom, ha. Plus, it's installed on my back porch - so the carpet was put there for function only, to wipe the mud off my dogs' feet. But I really love how the carpet blends in with the moss shades of my mural! I'd never have thought it would turn out so nice. Maybe you could find something similar, a forest setting, or something - to bring out the browns from the carpet, and use it to your advantage? Mint green actually sounds like something I would love. I'm afraid brown is the worst color possible for me. I so hate it. I love pastels and shabby chic which in no way goes with brown. It looks so bad next to my white furniture. Even though I plan on going with a metallic blue/grey in the second room (with a door that opens directly outside (bad, bad design!), I doubt brown would go. I think the only color that could be worse would be baby poop green.
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Post by anewleaf on Nov 29, 2014 19:18:23 GMT -5
Things I can't change or fix discourage me, too. Those things that don't look nice no matter how clean they are. Ugh. But more squalor on top of that doesn't actually *help.* I like my home clean and orderly, and I like to know where things are. anewleaf - I'm so sorry you're in a place you don't like. Thank you for the empathy. It's is incredibly discouraging (and frustrating). My mother told me: "Come on, you know how to make things beautiful". With poop brown carpet? The most poorly designed layout I have ever seen? A disgusting sink (feel free to look at my blog to see what I mean) takeonestepatatime.proboards.com/thread/25185/new-challenges a big, ugly fluorescent panel light in the kitchen, outdated fans, and so on? The landlord showed zero enthusiasm for taking any improvements off the rent, so there's no way I'm spending money to make the place nicer for him.
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