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Ymmv but given that layout, I would rotate the bed so its head is against the top wall between the two windows. I would also put doors on the wardrobes, not just for aesthetics but also because the sun can bleach your clothes.
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I'm in love with this couch design (the arm pillow situation specifically) but it's made by a super low-end place. Please tell me it's a knockoff of something higher-quality?
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Both, but I think the arm pillows are the more unusual aspect
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Thanks! I don't need anything actually high-end. Middlebrow places like Raymour & Flanigan would probably be fine. The one I posted is from a store I've never heard of called Value City, so I just have visions of it turning to sawdust as I sit down
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cheese eats mouse posted:Having been to a Value City you are correct. 
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:If there's a name or term to help with searching I'd love to know what it is. You can also just buy any table you like and then get glass cut to fit, if the art you're displaying is flat Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Aug 19, 2021 |
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Aug 19, 2021 07:44
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How do you dye a 100lb rug and get it to set?
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How has yours lasted? Using an all-purpose dye with no heat, acid, or fixative seems like a recipe for a super fugitive, crocking mess
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Googling "history of interior design styles" gets you a lot, but really I think you're looking for a book. I would go to your library and look there for a 101-level overview.
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I think you might as well bite the bullet, get the base you want, and find (or more likely build) a separate bookcase you want to stack on top.
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Is the porch literally just screened-in or does it have all glass windows that close to keep out rain and snow? If the latter, I think it would be totally fine to convert it to a mudroom without insulating it or adding HVAC. That's extremely common where I grew up. I think it would also be way cheaper if the job is just adding a door and a walkway.
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Do you genuinely like those pieces or did you just inherit them? Because facebook and craigslist are jammed with people unloading Grandma's dining room set for cheap. You can find a more neutral set that you like and release your grandma's set. It's the circle of life
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I agree with keeping a couple tchotchkes and yeeting the rest. I would not be a white person trying to make faux bamboo (unless your entire vibe is tropical) or chinoiserie happen in 2022. If you do want to be that person, those are the terms to search for. Any chance your boyfriend might care any more if you put it that way?
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Like $20-100 probably. Do you have any reason to think they were exceptional at the time vs. being mass-produced? You mean they were made around 1970, right, not given to them as antiques? The style isn't widely popular now (which is what's driving the value of MCM) and you can find tons of it on craigslist or facebook marketplace, more in the last couple years due to the increased rate of dead grandmas. Sorry. If my assumptions are incorrect, you could flip them over and look for a maker, and/or take them to a furniture appraiser / antiques dealer. Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 07:12 on Apr 19, 2022 |
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Ornery and Hornery posted:What software y’all use to plan out spaces?
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You can get perfectly good curtains for cheap, buying new ones won't be a drop in the bucket
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That's a backsplash. You could DIY a real one for not too much money and trouble. The extremely cheap version is aluminum foil secured with painters' tape. Don't use a tarp or anything else that could possibly catch on fire. Usually for kitchens you do high-gloss paint throughout because it's easier to clean, so that will also help to a degree. All the questions about colors are basically just a matter of taste. There's no reason not to paint your bedroom pure white if that's what you like. Dark wood floors and white walls are totally fine, dark wood and white paint in general are a very popular combination right now. If you can get closer to what you like, you can be like "hey does this carnation pink go with avocado green?" and get more useful feedback here. Kitchen cabinets are just stupidly expensive for whatever reason. Ikea is supposed to be cheaper, but iirc they're all in metric, so it's unlikely to match their doors to existing boxes. If I knew a dude with a table saw, I would just cut down high-quality plywood and paint them tbh.
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That's interesting, I don't think those are common at all in the US. But I searched for "standing oil splatter guard" and they're definitely sold here, I've just never seen one irl.
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I might be a witch https://www.modernindesigns.com/jays-plywood-bar-stool-mid-f10052.html
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No, there are a bunch of variations / I don't know the original name. But those were the chairs my high school had and I was driven by hate. I googled "bent plywood stool" or "bent plywood bar stool" and then scrolled through images until I spotted one. Btw, check the height of yours because they make both a bar-height and a counter-height one!
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Aug 10, 2022 18:26
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My priority is ease of upkeep/cleaning. The shadow lines look great, but how good are they going to be in a really difficult place to reach after a couple of years of dust? The fabric sheets look good too, but it's an old house and there are plenty of bugs who love eating starch. If you don't have a ton of money and a serious housekeeper, these things are super important factors for your daily life.
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Nov 8, 2022 19:20
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Ymmv but I would want to highlight the original old-growth hardwood, not put up a ton of inevitably inferior plywood to distract from it. It's a little dark stairwell, without even enough room for a chair or a bookcase or anything, right? I would just paint it in an interesting light color, hang some art, and give more thought and money to the rooms where you'll be spending time. It's okay if a little hallway is a palate cleaner and not a showpiece.
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Nov 10, 2022 03:34
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The issue is light pollution. If you approach it that way, you might be able to get them (both your landlord and the other building) to direct it downward at least. I don't think blinds are super effective; most people do blackout curtains, which are cheaper plus easier to customize a size.
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You could do a double rod with sheers for the day and blackouts for night. You should mount the pole so there's extra space on all four sides, which you need so light doesn't get in around the edges, but it also means during the day you can get the blackout curtains completely on the sides of the window. They do make shields, though, that should take like 15 minutes for the super to mount if you can talk them into it
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Nov 18, 2022 02:39
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Thanks! Btw maybe this is obvious, but if it's a pain to open-close the curtains, you should look into a rope pull / pull string / traverse curtain rod. That's the kind of quality of life thing that imo is totally worth it even in a rental. The shields aren't expensive either, btw, you can offer to supply them if that makes it easier, so literally all it needs is the super's time
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floorplanner.com is free, and fine for playing around if you want
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The original style is an English gentleman’s club, not a ’70s lounge or something. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/english-gentlemen-clubstyle-decorating-89369.html I agree it came from a sexist, racist period, but everyone loves mcm so I don’t think that’s inherently a disqualifier, as long as what you like is the wood paneling and comfortable chesterfields rather than phrenology sculptures and banning women You probably won’t find anyone doing the exact level of mix-and-match you want. Figuring out your favorite combinations is how you make your own aesthetic. You can look at r/malelivingspaces and see if anyone is on your wavelength vs. beatmasterj’s. I haven’t been on apartment therapy for years, but they used to go nuts for men’s spaces, so it might be worth checking there too. Restoration Hardware can get pretty into that kind of macho look e: I’m so dumb lol, look up dark academia for a gen z take. Gentlemen’s clubs by way of Ivy League common rooms Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Mar 26, 2023 |
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Millennials didn’t kill dinner parties (we invented Friendsgiving!), we just permanently deformalized them. As part of that lack of formality, most people are usually cool sitting on floor cushions, but some people can’t or will find it uncomfortable, or you might have your parents over sometime. A gateleg or other type of expanding table is the perfect compromise imo, but if you have enough space, a permanent table is cool too. I would get 4 seats if you can swing it. Or at minimum have high-quality, high-capacity folding chairs stashed in a closet if possible. If you ever do actually have a dinner party (and you should, it’s fun!), people will probably wind up crosslegged on the floor anyway, you just want them to have the choice
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Chevy Slyme posted:Every room more or less requires a rug because of building rules Here (NYC) the standard rule is 80% of the floor must be covered with rugs. However, if you don’t make noise, nobody gives a gently caress. It’s just there so that if you have dogs or kids or a fondness for high heels, and the downstairs tenant is miserable, the landlord can make you cover the floors. But if you don’t, it’s totally fine (I’ve lived with 100% hardwood for 15+ years). Ymmv depending on where you are
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It’s not creaking they’re trying to cover, it’s impact from high heels or running kids, or scrabbling from dog toenails. My building is about 100 years old fwiw
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I think 3D would look great at first, but it wouldn’t be dusted once in 10 years. Prioritizing cheap, have you looked into some of the big murals or maybe wallpaper with a really large pattern? It has to be very large-scale and appropriate to the space, but it could look really good imo. Or one of those geometric patterns you DIY with painters’ tape, although that might date faster. I would do that entire upper window section, all three sides of the box, not just the area between the windows.
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Sectional goes like this so you can create an area pretending to focus on the fireplace but actually focused on the TV. Circles could be a different loveseat or individual seat or seat and table, or coffee table, etc. Top left and bottom right are separate arrangements of whatever your thing is, plants, bookcase, endtable, sculpture, piano, etc. You can put a console table or slim organizer against the back of the sectional facing the sliders, so it has things you need coming in and going out. Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Aug 11, 2023 |
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If I had an elderly incontinent pet, and then it died, that’s when I would get a sofa professionally cleaned. Other than that we’re good
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The used furniture market has changed dramatically over the last ~5 years. Furniture flipping became a huge thing. Plus as gen z has grown and moved out, their home styles are very different than millennials’, meaning a lot more competition for non-MCM pieces, which you used to not be able to give away
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Off the top of my head, a couple examples are Memphis Milano as above (aka Nickelodeon), moody maximalism, cottagecore, coquette, and that thing (idk if it’s been named yet) with pastel checkerboard everything and wacky organic shapes. Those are a few trends that very very few millennials would ever have considered with their all-gray/beige and MCM obsession. And they all lend themselves a lot more to non-MCM vintage furniture, meaning a lot more competition where there used to be zero.
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That’s true, but if you haven’t noticed, everything is expensive as poo poo and people are being laid off left and right. Seven years ago you could get a $150 new Ikea dresser or you could get a $50 dresser from 1920 or 1950. Now that vintage dresser is probably going to be flipped, which means having its curves cut off, its pulls replaced, and being spraypainted or paint washed, for $500+. Or an unflipped vintage dresser for $200 if you can somehow beat all the flippers to it. Or the Ikea dresser for $200. I’m sure a $1k dresser is great, but for a lot of people, it’s not realistic to spend your rent on a dresser.
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I live in NYC and I’m all over facebook marketplace. The market has changed significantly in the last 5 years. Almost all antique/vintage pieces of the kind I used to get for nothing are either dramatically more expensive, newly spraypainted and dramatically more expensive, or “oh I actually sold it to someone this morning.”
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