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Expensive consumer goods aren’t always ethically manufactured but cost is sometimes an indicator of more ethical work practices. Low cost consumer goods, particularly when you get into knockoff decor/fast fashion territory, is often correlated with less ethical manufacturing practices. I don’t fault someone for how they spend their money, period, but I definitely wouldn’t fault someone for buying something that was higher cost but made to last a lifetime and/or more ethically produced. I think many (not all) minimalists feel that by consuming less in general they are making an ethical choice. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I understand the logic. There are also folks who call themselves minimalists who consider any consumption unethical, and they do a lot of dumpster diving and scrounging. Maybe they’re right, I dunno.
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RoboRodent posted:I'd say that a $100 laundry hamper is conspicuous consumerism. Is it really conspicuous if nobody ever sees it but you? You'd have to, like, post about it on an Internet comedy forum for it to be conspicuous.
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Feb 4, 2019 21:35
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Is it really conspicuous if nobody ever sees it but you? You'd have to, like, post about it on an Internet comedy forum for it to be conspicuous. I feel like this thing can't really exist outside of an issue of Dwell, where its listed off with all of the other expensive and pretty things in The Room. Not unlike a GQ advertorial where a guy is casually wearing $5000 worth of clothes. Buy the $6 Aldi hamper, put the other $94 into an index fund. (Or more realistically, only add $6 to your credit card bill.)
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Feb 4, 2019 21:56
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BigFactory posted:Expensive consumer goods aren’t always ethically manufactured but cost is sometimes an indicator of more ethical work practices. Low cost consumer goods, particularly when you get into knockoff decor/fast fashion territory, is often correlated with less ethical manufacturing practices. I don’t fault someone for how they spend their money, period, but I definitely wouldn’t fault someone for buying something that was higher cost but made to last a lifetime and/or more ethically produced. I think many (not all) minimalists feel that by consuming less in general they are making an ethical choice. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I understand the logic. There are also folks who call themselves minimalist who indulge in over consumption because in order to maintain their pristine living situation they just constantly buy and trash stuff as needed instead of holding onto anything. This is an interior design thread, not a lifestyle one. Everyone is going to assume you're talking about an esthetic, not an ethos, and you sound like a presumptive idiot when you casually conflate the two.
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Feb 4, 2019 22:34
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I really hate the style of decor that looks like an old barn collapsed and you've decorated your place entirely out of its scraps.
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Feb 4, 2019 23:06
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Feb 4, 2019 23:54
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Baronjutter posted:I really hate the style of decor that looks like an old barn collapsed and you've decorated your place entirely out of its scraps. slap some random shiplap on that bitch, Joanna Gaines said so  planks on the ceiling lunch pails on the lights words on the walls  sometimes it infects the exterior too  aaaaaaaggggghhhh  
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Feb 5, 2019 06:50
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Youth Decay posted:It's called "industrial farmhouse" and it is the worst yeah, it looks like someone peed on the wall
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Feb 5, 2019 07:24
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Everything is so loving grey
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Feb 5, 2019 07:28
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Ah, the "jeans and jean jacket" of interior design.
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Feb 5, 2019 07:42
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mutata posted:Ah, the
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Feb 5, 2019 12:51
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I’d be into that kitchen if they changedthe cabinets, the window treatments, the flooring, the texture on the ceiling, the top of the island... oh wait a second.
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Feb 5, 2019 13:42
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cheese eats mouse posted:Everything is so loving grey Also, if it looks dirty now, what is it going to look like when a decade of grime has been caked into all that woodgrain? At least with 70s wood panelling we knew enough to seal that poo poo. I'm getting a splinter just looking at it.
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Feb 5, 2019 14:57
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vonnegutt posted:Also, if it looks dirty now, what is it going to look like when a decade of grime has been caked into all that woodgrain? At least with 70s wood panelling we knew enough to seal that poo poo. I'm getting a splinter just looking at it. My feeling is that a lot of unsealed wood will start to warp and peel off of the walls as it dries. Esp if it was sourced from outside/moist/etc.
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Feb 5, 2019 15:59
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Youth Decay posted:It's called "industrial farmhouse" and it is the worst Goddamn that is some ugly decor. It looks like they picked a color palette called "End of February in Pripyat" and shat it out on the industrial farmhouse poo poo. HGTV needs to die along with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
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Feb 5, 2019 16:05
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Corrugated metal roofing is for outside, not for inside. Those bar stools are the most heinous things I’ve ever seen. They obviously spent a pile of money of cabinets etc. and then have an ugly cheap electric stove in the middle of it? I’ve never understood big fancy kitchens for people who don’t cook.
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Feb 5, 2019 16:56
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Electric Bugaloo posted:My feeling is that a lot of unsealed wood will start to warp and peel off of the walls as it dries. Esp if it was sourced from outside/moist/etc. I think you still seal / clear coat it but in a way that makes it look unfinished tbf the outside grill area looks fine next to the style of the house. it could be on a tudor or something instead
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Feb 5, 2019 17:28
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Tag yourself, I'm the popcorn ceiling.
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Feb 5, 2019 17:34
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PRADA SLUT posted:I think you still seal / clear coat it but in a way that makes it look unfinished You think everybody DIY-shiplapping their house is sealing their
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Feb 5, 2019 17:55
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beep-beep car is go posted:Tag yourself, I'm the popcorn ceiling. I'm the denim purse / feedbag hanging on the door.
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Feb 5, 2019 18:12
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Corrugated metal roofing is for outside, not for inside. Those bar stools are the most heinous things I’ve ever seen. They obviously spent a pile of money of cabinets etc. and then have an ugly cheap electric stove in the middle of it? I’ve never understood big fancy kitchens for people who don’t cook. Those fuckers always think that the obstacle to cooking and entertaining is "not having the right place" and will end up reheating takeout in their chef's kitchen. Meanwhile I'm cooking like crazy in a 10'x10' kitchen with a non-functional vent and maybe a couple feet of counterspace. Makes me mad to see inequality like that.
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Feb 5, 2019 19:15
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Brawnfire posted:Those fuckers always think that the obstacle to cooking and entertaining is "not having the right place" and will end up reheating takeout in their chef's kitchen. You wouldn't end up using all that kitchen either, even if you cooked a lot. You'd prep on counter to the left of the stove, maybe put dirty dishes in/around the sink, and the rest would just sit empty. Serious question, has anyone ever used a breakfast bar? Like if you had a choice between a table, a couch, or the bar do you ever pick the bar?
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Feb 5, 2019 20:16
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there wolf posted:has anyone ever used a breakfast bar? Like if you had a choice between a table, a couch, or the bar do you ever pick the bar? I have access to all those things, and the dining table is about 8 feet from the breakfast bar, but my daughter and I use the bar every morning. It’s more connected to the kitchen where we do most of our morning prep, so it’s easier to chat and such.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:31
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there wolf posted:You wouldn't end up using all that kitchen either, even if you cooked a lot. You'd prep on counter to the left of the stove, maybe put dirty dishes in/around the sink, and the rest would just sit empty. Serious question, has anyone ever used a breakfast bar? Like if you had a choice between a table, a couch, or the bar do you ever pick the bar? What are you eating for breakfast that you’d prefer to eat it on the couch?
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Feb 5, 2019 20:39
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Growing up we always had breakfast at the island while my mom was prepping our lunches and dinner at the dinner table. Sometimes we ate at on the couch, but rarely. As an adult, I always ate at the couch until I had a kid. Now we eat at the dinner table and don't have a breakfast bar or island.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:44
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extravadanza posted:Growing up we always had breakfast at the island while my mom was prepping our lunches and dinner at the dinner table. Sometimes we ate at on the couch, but rarely. Shouldn't have had kids, you can eat anywhere you want
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Feb 5, 2019 20:47
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BigFactory posted:What are you eating for breakfast that you’d prefer to eat it on the couch? I actually eat breakfast in bed. But meals in front of the t.v. are pretty common for a lot of people in my experience; you eat off the coffee table or use a tray.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:50
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My only dining table is a bar-height, four-foot-wide table made from engineered flooring wood. I tore out a boring wall, put in a structural beam, framed out the hole and built the bar. I love it more than any table I've had before, it's incredibly strong and durable and you can put a whole spread of food in the middle without crowding.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:52
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 Minimalism.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:59
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there wolf posted:Serious question, has anyone ever used a breakfast bar? Like if you had a choice between a table, a couch, or the bar do you ever pick the bar? This might sound crazy, but different people do things differently. (At my inlaws we only use the table for formal meals, bar is used for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and is awesome.)
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Feb 5, 2019 21:04
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The Dave posted:This might sound crazy, but different people do things differently. Yeah, that's why I asked sincerely if it's something other people do because I hadn't really seen that. Not every question is a bad-faith dig.
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Feb 5, 2019 21:22
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there wolf posted:I actually eat breakfast in bed. Sexy.
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Feb 5, 2019 21:48
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there wolf posted:You wouldn't end up using all that kitchen either, even if you cooked a lot. You'd prep on counter to the left of the stove, maybe put dirty dishes in/around the sink, and the rest would just sit empty. Serious question, has anyone ever used a breakfast bar? Like if you had a choice between a table, a couch, or the bar do you ever pick the bar? You mean the designated stay out of my way but still be in the kitchen so we can talk while I cook stools? Yeah, we use those quite a bit.
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Feb 5, 2019 22:21
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YamiNoSenshi posted:You mean the designated stay out of my way but still be in the kitchen so we can talk while I cook stools? Yeah, we use those quite a bit. I sense some ambiguity, do you actually cook stools?
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Feb 5, 2019 22:24
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:I sense some ambiguity, do you actually cook stools? I know you shouldn't cook unfamiliar toadstools, and most animal stools, but some critters poop expensive coffee.
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Feb 5, 2019 22:31
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YamiNoSenshi posted:You mean the designated "stay out of my way but still be in the kitchen so we can talk while I cook" stools? Yeah, we use those quite a bit. Punctuation, here, would make all the difference.
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Feb 5, 2019 22:50
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 This is an airbnb. You can pay money to stay in someone's unfinished basement.
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Feb 6, 2019 02:02
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PRADA SLUT posted:I think you still seal / clear coat it but in a way that makes it look unfinished You are right, it does match the style of the house...  "I put up a decorative word that says Farmhouse so people will know it's a Farmhouse and then another decorative word that says Farmhouse in the mudroom in case people forgot"  Barn door #1  Barn door #2: Now with more shiplap  Gotta put more planks on poo poo and also this random door we found and stained green  At least it is an actual farmhouse?
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Feb 6, 2019 02:28
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Youth Decay posted:You are right, it does match the style of the house... Farmhouse twice! In case you forget going into the hallway.
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How many times do you think that precariously angled green door in the corner has suddenly slid down onto the floor in the middle of the night?
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