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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/417-N-1st-St-Laurens-IA-50554/87054920_zpid/ I saw this one on the @cheapoldhouses instagram (great account to follow btw) and it blew me away. $49,500 is not a typo. Property taxes on this place in 2019 totalled FOURTY DOLLARS 
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Sirotan posted:Property taxes on this place in 2019 totalled FOURTY DOLLARS That town doesn't even seem thaaat bad relative to other dying middle-of-nowhere midwestern towns. There's a grocery store, pharmacy, library, family medicine clinic, dentist, salon, etc. that haven't been swallowed by a Super Walmart yet. If only there were jobs...or high speed internet.
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Youth Decay posted:That town doesn't even seem thaaat bad relative to other dying middle-of-nowhere midwestern towns. There's a grocery store, pharmacy, library, family medicine clinic, dentist, salon, etc. that haven't been swallowed by a Super Walmart yet.  There probably are jobs, but most likely in Spencer or Storm Lake. Many/most people in that quarter of the state have long commutes.
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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/22-Dufferin-St-Saint-Augustine-FL-32084/251529270_zpid/ Oh god, those floorboards 
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on the bored wop posted:Good point about the colors. I've always been pretty garbage at figuring out color matching. The space is pretty dark, yeah, but on the whole the room feels more brown to me than anything because that wood paneling goes all the way up to the roof. My wife doesn't want to consider brown couches for that reason but it looks like the previous owners had both a brown couch and a beige couch and I don't hate how it looks. But, again, I suck at that and am still trying to learn Google color theory and start picking up the basics. Some people have a natural affinity for it the same way some people have a natural affinity for doing sums in their head, but you can absolutely learn how to use color through study. Also there's this terrible interior design show called The Apartment that I highly recommend to anyone who likes to hatewatch reality show competitions. But it does have the actual interior designer judge do little interstitials explaining some basic design principles. Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/417-N-1st-St-Laurens-IA-50554/87054920_zpid/ I saw this one on the @cheapoldhouses instagram (great account to follow btw) and it blew me away. $49,500 is not a typo. I see stuff like this and wonder how much it costs to move a house? There's so many cheap houses in small towns around here, that would be fantastic if they weren't in said small town...
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/217-S-1st-St-Laurens-IA-50554/87055194_zpid/ SCAM... OR MURDER GHOST?
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Nessus posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/217-S-1st-St-Laurens-IA-50554/87055194_zpid/ The tax assessment is $29,000 so I assume it's just a crappy house in crappy location that would cost more to fix or tear down than the land is worth.
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Jun 13, 2020 04:46
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There are only a handful of houses (on one street) in that town that are worth over $100k. You could buy a block for the price of a Bay Area apartment.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:There are only a handful of houses (on one street) in that town that are worth over $100k. yeah, but then you'd have to live in the middle of iowa
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Gnossiennes posted:yeah, but then you'd have to live in the middle of iowa Relocate silicon valley to the middle of iowa. Problem solved.
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Jun 13, 2020 06:54
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They already are.
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I like how this is so darkly decorated you can't see anything even with the lights on. Is the Victorian bit the awful tablecloth? Motronic posted:Is it? I see the main issue as that weird off-center patch of laminate bamboo. Back a bit but it's this, the laminate bit of floor visually does the same effect as a rug, then you're trying to battle against that with yet another patch of pattern and colour. knox_harrington fucked around with this message at 09:44 on Jun 13, 2020 |
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Jun 13, 2020 09:41
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How Normie Minimalism and Farmhouse Chic Took Over Contemporary Design Kate Wagner wrote a piece about the connection between the two dominant design trends of this period and how they're a commercial product refined from anti-consumerist and self-sufficient ethos. It does a good job of laying out the threads of a lot of stuff we argue over when we talk about minimalism here. Good read and quick; check it out.
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Jun 13, 2020 10:17
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Nice article! Posting my living room in defiance of Minimalism, though Fiance's workstation    The unfinished corner... we really need a workshop for all the frames/crafting type stuff, but what can ya do in an apartment  Bonus: 1781 Gibraltar print I'm redoing to give to my buddy 
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I'm gonna say that's a pretty wanky article tbh
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How much can I ignore the room itself in selecting furniture color and how does this relate to rebuying furniture when you move? My living room has eggshell walls (looks a little less yellow irl), molding a few feet above the floor, and a horrid fireplace that I want to hide with a curtain or large piece of art. I had settled on a 5 across walnut Ikea Besta media console but Youtube videos and the Ikea catalog got me thinking: if the room were just a white box, I would lean into my Scandinavian aesthetic and get that console in white and replace my coffee table with something white/light grey to pair with this incoming sofa and a dark blue area rug. This prompts a number of questions. Would a white console/coffee table look worse than light/medium wood in my current living room? If yes, should I ignore it and just buy the white furniture anyway knowing it'll make me happier in the long term? Or am I forecasting my tastes too far out? Should I accept the reality of rebuying some furniture when moving and just get the walnut Besta? Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jun 13, 2020 |
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Jun 13, 2020 18:38
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Tbh I couldn’t try get past the bit where she writes that iron-framed loft buildings existed for centuries in NYC.
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Jun 13, 2020 20:22
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as we all knew, the suburbs ruin everything
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Josh Lyman posted:How much can I ignore the room itself in selecting furniture color and how does this relate to rebuying furniture when you move? My living room has eggshell walls (looks a little less yellow irl), molding a few feet above the floor, and a horrid fireplace that I want to hide with a curtain or large piece of art. I had settled on a 5 across walnut Ikea Besta media console but Youtube videos and the Ikea catalog got me thinking: if the room were just a white box, I would lean into my Scandinavian aesthetic and get that console in white and replace my coffee table with something white/light grey to pair with this incoming sofa and a dark blue area rug. This prompts a number of questions. Yes No Yes Depends, if you do, at least its IKEA and the mistake is cheap and short-lived. Also, doing all-white is harder than people think and takes extremely focused and coherent decor
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The Zillow search term of the day is "salvaged" https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1617-Rossville-Ave-STE-3B-Chattanooga-TN-37408/2088430179_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1035-Coyote-Rd-Santa-Barbara-CA-93108/15884664_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1796-Wells-Bottom-Rd-Albany-KY-42602/2079144388_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3580-Ocean-Shore-Blvd-Ormond-Beach-FL-32176/47991783_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11410-NE-103rd-St-Kirkland-WA-98033/48856240_zpid/  I hope you've all had your tetanus shots... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/665-Nicholson-Lake-Ridge-Rd-Carbondale-CO-81623/2079159077_zpid/         It was built in 1973 so I guess the load-bearing miscellany has held up
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Nosre posted:Nice article! Posting my living room in defiance of Minimalism, though I like your living room! Very nice balance of old and new stuff and it feels like a nice place to hang out in. Great job.
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Josh I would not trust an Ikea console if you are going to put your tv on it, I would mount it on the wall for sure
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I’m going through the backlog of 99% invisible, a podcast about design. There’s an episode where the host interviews the woman behind McMansion Hell and they talk a bit about why McMansions don’t really work design-wise. Article summary: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-details/ and transcript: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mcmansion-hell-devil-details/transcript/
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actionjackson posted:Josh I would not trust an Ikea console if you are going to put your tv on it, I would mount it on the wall for sure TVs don't weigh a million pounds anymore. It's fine. I have that same one but 3 wide or whatever and it's lasted 4 years and a move and there's nothing wrong with it. It has a 55" TV on it and is easily sturdy enough for a 65"+. I also use an ikea desk for my computer and it has lasted 7 years and 3 moves and still looks new, despite being used every single day more than anything else. Seats and sofas are where you're going to wear ikea stuff out quickly.
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It is definitely not about interior design. It's about design. Sometimes they talk about interior designs as a part of that, but rarely.
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Yeah, sorry typoed there. It’s a good podcast!
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Nosre posted:Nice article! Posting my living room in defiance of Minimalism, though Looks great! I love the the chairs and the Almost A Fireplace they match. 
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Youth Decay posted:It was built in 1973 so I guess the load-bearing miscellany has held up
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your fiancee's area is definitely maximalist but at least it's well organized and clean
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I like the console you have so I don't know why you're replacing it. Just get some spray paint and change it to white instead of black. You know what else you should loving do? Run curtain rods around the non-couch walls of your living area, and then just cover most of the room in some soft blue-gray drapes, in particular the ugly fireplace (so glad I can say that now.) Swap your table for something in a different shade of white/gray (or again, just paint what you have if it works well with the new couch) Navy floor rug, couch, some blue+ decorative thing like a pillow or a blanket for a little pizzaz.  Behold my masterpiece. I love it! Especially the buffet? piece. That's gorgeous.
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Youth Decay posted:
I feel like Tom Bombadil lives here.
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Josh Lyman posted:How much can I ignore the room itself in selecting furniture color and how does this relate to rebuying furniture when you move? My living room has eggshell walls (looks a little less yellow irl), molding a few feet above the floor, and a horrid fireplace that I want to hide with a curtain or large piece of art. I had settled on a 5 across walnut Ikea Besta media console but Youtube videos and the Ikea catalog got me thinking: if the room were just a white box, I would lean into my Scandinavian aesthetic and get that console in white and replace my coffee table with something white/light grey to pair with this incoming sofa and a dark blue area rug. This prompts a number of questions. Your flooring and fireplace are too transitional to do a white cabinet. And, even still, when a lot of folks are doing white cabinets, it's either for the kitchen, or it's a glossy laminate. Ikea would just look out of place. Also note, Scandinavian design does indeed incorporate color carefully (usually neutral wood colors) into a house. IE, a white table or cabinet will have a tiny bit of wood either in the doors or the tops. A white table will often have a neutrally colored or even carefully tinted rug or some colored chairs.
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On interior design trends, I do get the impression that European and Scandinavian influences are becoming extremely popular in the last two years. Part of it is a strong response to the use of grey from around 2015 to 2019. So we're back to careful uses of light wood neutral colors to counteract gray.
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I LOVE the tetanus house. It's like the City Museum (which somehow does not require you to sign a waiver)
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I LOVE the tetanus house. It's like the City Museum (which somehow does not require you to sign a waiver)
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there wolf posted:I love it! Especially the buffet? piece. That's gorgeous. Rosemont posted:Looks great! I love the the chairs and the Almost A Fireplace they match. knox_harrington posted:I like your living room! Very nice balance of old and new stuff and it feels like a nice place to hang out in. Great job. Thanks! We love antiquing, so it's a constant (but very fun) struggle to balance the look and not overpower with heavy wood pieces Bonus points is how cheap the stuff is... that buffet was 70 euros; cost more to get it lifted in (it's ridiculously thick wood) than it did to buy it
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I love and would live in the tetanus house.
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Youth Decay posted:
This is strangely oppressive. Not sure how long I could live there before I started scrawling REDЯUM on the walls.
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