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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/159-E-Walton-Pl-APT-31A-Chicago-IL-60611/80857591_zpid/ Art deco! Oh my god - that chandelier in the other room!
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Oh my god - that chandelier in the other room! There's a pair of them!  
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i was up all night making this
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Youth Decay posted:There's a pair of them! Literally went "Ooooh!" out loud.
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Youth Decay posted:There's a pair of them!
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actionjackson posted:i was up all night making this Isn't that the hotel room from the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey?
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lol that mega-mansion was sold for 20m in 2006 and listed in 2013 for 114M they've been trying to sell it for seven years speaking of mega-mansions, I wonder what happened to epstein's :p
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actionjackson posted:speaking of mega-mansions, I wonder what happened to epstein's :p It's yours for a cool $88 mil https://www.modlingroup.com/listings/2985381
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realizing that getting interested in nice furniture at the same time my appliances and HVAC stuff in my home reaches 15 years old is bad timing
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "ultra-modern" (aka listings with the words "ultra" and "modern" somewhere in them) I very much like this combo of stainless countertops and wood cabinets in the kitchen.
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Serendipitaet posted:I very much like this combo of stainless countertops and wood cabinets in the kitchen. That is beautiful. Saved those photos for future use. Stainless counters are basically the only thing I’m certain I want in my future kitchen.
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^^ god I'd love having a ceiling without popcorn texture, but holy mother of god is it expensive, and you have to have someone who REALLY knows what they are doing. I was quoted something like 8k minimum for my 982 square feet. also just trying to imagine cleaning all that tile oh god
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actionjackson posted:also just trying to imagine cleaning all that tile oh god I'm guessing if you have that bathroom you also have a cleaning service
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The 8x10 area rug came in and I like it but I think I might have gone too small  . When I measured the space, I didn't think I could go wider because because the far corner juts up against a threshold between hardwood/tile and the near corner is already at the edge of the "living room". But now that I look at it, I probably could've gone 9x12 and just dealt with a threshold bump.The 8x10 was $210 and the 9x12 is $290, and it'll cost me $50 for return shipping. I'm not sure it's worth $130 just to have an additional foot of width. There's also a 10x14 option for $360 but that's definitely too big. The search for a new coffee table continues slowly and yes, I'm planning to replace the drapes with something in light blue. 
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actionjackson posted:^^ god I'd love having a ceiling without popcorn texture, but holy mother of god is it expensive, and you have to have someone who REALLY knows what they are doing. I was quoted something like 8k minimum for my 982 square feet. I have no idea what threads I've posted in now, but it's really not impossible for someone to do it themselves. It just takes time and a very sore neck/back/shoulders. I did my entire house, about 1600 sq ft of ceiling.
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Josh Lyman posted:The 8x10 area rug came in and I like it but I think I might have gone too small turn the rug the other direction, 8x10 is plenty, if that's a standard size 83" couch you could have even done 6x9 - you really only need 6 inches minimum to stick out on both sides center it such that the same amount extrudes from both sides of the couch. have the front legs of the couch on the rug, such that the rug goes 3-6 inches underneath the rug should always be the same orientation as the sofa or couch, also this will show the floor between the rug and the media unit which will look much better. MetaJew posted:I have no idea what threads I've posted in now, but it's really not impossible for someone to do it themselves. It just takes time and a very sore neck/back/shoulders. yeah I guarantee you are 100x more skilled at this kind of stuff than I am. I'd be interested in seeing pics of yours, because what I was told by vendors is that if you don't do it exactly right it's easily noticeable where you hosed up (since you no longer have the texture to cover up all the imperfections). actionjackson fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Oct 8, 2020 |
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MetaJew posted:
$8,000 seems incredibly high - you may want to get a different quote. The average cost I've seen is around $1-$2 per square foot. Another factor to consider when removing popcorn is the age of your house. If it was built before the 1980s you should test the ceiling for asbestos. If asbestos isn't a factor then you can DIY it, but speaking from experience it is a tedious, messy, and unpleasant project that will cause a lot of neck pain. I removed the popcorn from my half bath (< 30 sq. feet). As someone with no real experience, it took 3 skim coats with sanding in between over a couple weeks to have it look professional. It took 2 days and around $300 to have the popcorn removed and the ceiling painted in my master bathroom.
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As much as your cat is taking to the current configuration, def rotate that rug 90 degrees.
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uncloudy day posted:def rotate that rug 90 degrees. Horizontally, mind you
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quote:$8,000 seems incredibly high - you may want to get a different quote. The average cost I've seen is around $1-$2 per square foot. yeah there's all the other stuff too as you mentioned i didn't get an official estimate, I just remember some number like that coming up. In either case it would be several thousand dollars at an absolute minimum and I just can't justify that. they also said that making the ceiling smooth was more expensive than other options people do, like putting some less offensive texture in it's place like knockdown was the estimate you saw JUST for the removal? because as you said there's a lot of other stuff you need to do as well.
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actionjackson posted:what I was told by vendors is that if you don't do it exactly right it's easily noticeable where you hosed up (since you no longer have the texture to cover up all the imperfections). You live in an area where nearly everyone who works with sheetrock is so loving bad at it that they wouldn't be able to get a job on the east coast. This whole "do a lovely job and cover it up with popcorn/knockdown" is very regional.
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I happened on this through an ad: an interesting and attractive house from 1838. Out of my price range, but I like looking at stuff like this. https://tkgre.com/property/a-hudson-river-beauty/    Bonus: the realtor is a Hoe
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:I happened on this through an ad: an interesting and attractive house from 1838. Out of my price range, but I like looking at stuff like this. That’s in a great part of the country too. Columbia county is nice.
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actionjackson posted:yeah I guarantee you are 100x more skilled at this kind of stuff than I am. I'd be interested in seeing pics of yours, because what I was told by vendors is that if you don't do it exactly right it's easily noticeable where you hosed up (since you no longer have the texture to cover up all the imperfections). In order not to dump a TON of photos to this thread, here's an album I put together a few years ago showing some photos from when I bought the house and the completion of my first portion of the renovation. Anyway, it is not rocket science, but it also is labor intensive and messy. Lay down tarps and cover up anything you don't want to be filthy. Spritz the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer. Scrape off popcorn. Fix any damaged tape, nail pop, cracks, etc. Mix all purpose joint compound with some water and roll it onto the ceiling with a 9" paint roller. Skim off with your taping knife of choice. Knock down ridges, very lightly sand. Do one to two more skim coats and sand. Seal the bare joint compound with Zinsser Gardz, and finally paint. My brother and I did all the labor on my house. It was backbreaking and felt like it would never end, but we were both working full time jobs, and spending an additional 20-ish hours per week at the house after work. Would I take on doing all that labor on by myself on the next house I own? Probably not, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to pay $8,000 for the amount of area you have to do. https://imgur.com/a/c2Jde During  Same room, skim coated and can lights  I later redid the kitchen with an Ikea kitchen: https://imgur.com/a/iwtgH4O In Conclusion, I would probably not try to take on all this drywall work if I were living in the house and doing it myself. Were I you, I would try to get several quotes from drywall people. I suspect you were quoted an obscenely high price because the person didn't want to do it.
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ok thanks - also I should say your popcorn texture looks to be definitely much thicker than mine - if mine looked like that I'd prob have to get it removed. return of THE DEAD ZONE
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uncloudy day posted:As much as your cat is taking to the current configuration, def rotate that rug 90 degrees. Bad Munki posted:Horizontally, mind you Oh so wall rugs aren't good enough for you all now eh!?  
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butros posted:It's yours for a cool $88 mil Do they make tubs of hand sanitizer big enough to dunk an entire mansion in?
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this chilewich mat is really nice, beats the hell out of the giant plastic mat from the office supply store!
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Please don’t besmirch the Winthorpe residence.
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speaking of that house in Philadelphia, the wikipedia page on that street (Delancey place) is pretty detailed, basically how it developed from pre-civil war onward. I just noticed the Platner chair in the third pic of the 1989 house. that thing weirds me out the raw wood stumps or whatever they are called in the Japanese house seem like they could hurt someone
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Youth Decay, thanks so much for your fabulous posts! I just lurk here, but I'm also a house-porn addict, and they seriously hit the spot. I just wanted to let you know that your efforts are appreciated.
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newts posted:Youth Decay, thanks so much for your fabulous posts! I just lurk here, but I'm also a house-porn addict, and they seriously hit the spot. I just wanted to let you know that your efforts are appreciated. Yeah they rule.
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