What do you like most about being married?
Meghane
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I'm curious. What did/do you dislike most about your old kitchen?
Comments (85)Well, we did a mini "refresh" on our kitchen in 1999 to add a dishwasher and standard-sized range, as we had one of those apartment-sized ranges that DH detested. When we did the mini refresh, we also changed countertops, sink & faucet, and we had put in peel and stick vinyl over the hideous gold linoleum when we first moved in. That being said, we still had issues with layout, with the only really useable countertop being the 15" to left of the range and 5" to the right of it. There was a small swath of countertop across from the stove, next to the sink, but because it was right by the back door, it became a catchall. When I took anything out of the oven, it pretty much had to go on the stovetop. Baking cookies just wasn't very fun after a while. I sorta stopped doing it. :^( Then there was the wall between the kitchen and livingroom that made the kitchen seem so dark and cramped. The lack of storage was the biggest issue we had. I still get the heebs when I think of that cabinet where the plastic storage containers lived. I don't know how many times I sat on the floor and cleaned out that blasted cabinet, just to have it heave out plasticware all over me the next time I opened that door. I'm pretty sure that DH would open the door *just enough* to throw an item in there. We had no venting over the range, instead we had a cabinet directly over the range, and it was lower than standard. When we did the remodel, we could see big black burn marks underneath. Lovely. Our garbage was located across the kitchen on the stairwell landing. If I had gunk in my hands, I had the pleasure of carrying it across the floor, leaving a nice little dribble trail. Fun times! The giant fluorescent light box, with that hideous tube light. I tried to "tart it up" at one point, but in the end, it was just a big rectangle with an ugly light, so it had to go. My peel and stick vinyl tiles, so wonderful and bright when we installed them, were pitted and cracking in places. No matter how long I scrubbed on my hands and knees, there were areas where the tile was worn, and the dirt was embedded. Yuck. The kitchen wasn't awful; it just was not a joy to work in. Now I enjoy baking and cooking in there, and putting away the tupperware is not an exercise in frustration! Hooray! Oh, happy day! :^)...See MoreSo would YOU have ever considered being married at first sight?
Comments (22)Ravencajun, there was a divorce in the first year's show. The couple hadn't merged thoroughly, and were only together about a month and a half, so I'm guessing it was just one of those walk away with what you brought situations. They may also have them sign pre-nups off camera. The harder part would be if this weren't "an experiment" and a TV show where they're told they have to decide to stay together or split at the end of the show's timeline. I always wondered what that meant, and it may be that the show pays for the divorce if they decide to split at that time, or something like that. After that, it's like any divorce. :) Pickyshopper, for a TV show, I agree with you 100%. There's a certain amount of peril in being legally wed in a state where divorces take time. Peril makes for great drama. In answering, "So would YOU have ever considered being married at first sight?"my answer is no, but I might have considered being engaged and committing to a goal of marriage. What I definitely would not have ever done is do it on TV! My cultural underpinnings take engagements very seriously, and marriages even more so. I couldn't go into a marriage with the idea that if it just doesn't work out we'll decide to divorce in six weeks. This is also why Jewish couples usually have the signing of the marriage contract (which is, essentially, a symbolic pre-nup, but some people make it their actual pre-nups) right before the wedding. It has as much weight as a marriage, and is as hard to undo, so they wait until they're really sure they're going through with it. :)...See MoreWhat do you appreciate most about your home?
Comments (72)We were rushing to complete moving out and moving into a new home when the Covid hit, which was quite stressful. We had already moved things for the previous two weeks and I had already started organizing some of the most important rooms such as the kitchen (not very large and with drawers that were not standard sizes for drawer separators, which made everything a bit of a headache). We moved in and realized we did not have a single thing in the fridge or freezer and not much in the pantry, so we had three large grocery runs hoping we would not catch the Covid that second week of March and we finished getting anything else we would need and running any errands by mid-March. Since then we have hardly left the house, except to pick up a prescription and when my husband had to work some shifts that could not be done at home. So the first order of business for me was to continue unpacking and getting the house settled in, learning how to order groceries and other things we needed online, trying to make the new house feel like a home. That took some time. It has been a little over three months but it does feel like home now. What I appreciate about it is that I took great care to try to make it organized from the beginning. It is not cluttered and what we have brought into the house and unpacked all has its place. Bit by bit we are still unpacking and settling in. In a new house we were able to focus on what was important to us to make a harmonious home. The most important things to me were to have the master bedroom be a soothing place where you could feel relaxed, no clutter, and the same for the master closet - it is a small one - but it is organized and stays that way. The bath is the same way. The second thing that was important was that the kitchen was organized so that cooking was simplified. We don’t have much counter space but all the drawers are organized by function and with a cooktop and wall oven finally I had an easy place to store pots and pans in large drawers below the cooktop. I had spent quite a bit of time trying to get the drawers organized and it was worth the time to do it. We have held off putting much on the walls and want to be deliberate in what we decide. The quarantine (I am extremely high-risk and will be quarantining for a long time) required us to put off some things we had wanted to do such as address changes to some of the ceiling lights and to fix up the back yard so that we could use it, so those will just have to wait. It is just so nice to be in a place that is not cluttered and is functional, with enough windows for a good amount of natural light, and comfortable. Every day I am so very thankful for that....See Morewhat floorplan do you like most?
Comments (22)I'm assuming this is a development and plans are from a tract builder. Are there any changes you can make? I would prefer to not have the odd double door and just a single 36" door to the master for all the plans. The double with a wide door and a narrow one is just odd to me. For the basements my preference would be Westin or Kensington. Hamilton is very narrow and Emmerson isn't much better. Consider how you would be placing furniture and allow people to walk around. WFH office - I would prefer one that was away from any noise areas and also where I wouldn't disturb sleeping family members. So Emmerson and Hamilton would be out. Westin I'd probably have my office in the basement. Kitchen/Pantry - Emmerson and Kensington are my favorites due to the size and available storage. The Westin and Hamilton are much smaller and have less storage. I also don't like the enclosed part of the kitchen in the Hamilton. Dining - Westin and Kensington are my preferred ones there based on size and paths for walking through and fitting furniture. In Hamilton you walk into the middle of the table and have to walk around it and in Emmerson it isn't much better and in addition that one is very far from the kitchen. Mudroom - Westin is the largest and if you could eliminate the WIC and use a reach in across the doors there could be a window in there. WIC waste a lot of space and not sure how useful it will be in a mudroom with people trying to get into it and out of it. No walls there would help. Emmerson without the WIC would be better. Kensington is third here and is workable but don't like the step down out of it and it would be better utilized if the entry to the house was across from the entry from the garage. Hamilton is just too small and would be a constant source of irritation in my family, but I do like that it has windows. Powder room - The best one is Kensington with it's more private location that you can't see into from the rest of the house or have to hear the usage except maybe from the study. Emmerson and Westin are next, but would be better if the layout was flipped so you don't see the toilet from the hallway. The Emmerson is a bit better from a noise perspective as it has the extra wall build-out separating it from the dining. The Hamilton doesn't have the view of the toilet at least from the hallway, but I dislike when you have to make extra steps or step behind stuff to make the door close. Overall first floor - not a fan of the step-ups/step-downs with the first floors. I would want a floor where everything is level. Laundry - best when on an outside wall so dryer can vent in the shortest path. Loft areas - make sure to have a plan on what to use it for or it seems like wasted space. Kids bathroom - Kensington has the best layout which allows you full access to the tub without reaching behind a toilet and it also has the largest vanity. Kids bedrooms - I prefer bedrooms to be as similar in size and features as possible for each child so Kensington or Hamilton are best there. Kensington the best overall with all the rooms along the front so there is actually something but a neighbors wall to see from the window. Master suite - Kensington is my favorite and I like that the bath has some separation from the bedroom for any noise from the bathroom for anyone else still sleeping. Easy access to closet to get dressed after using the bath. Less walking back and forth. More privacy from the other bedrooms. Emmerson and Westin are next, with Emmerson a tad higher due to separate shower and tub. Hamilton is last. However in Kensington, Hamilton, and Westin I'd want at least a half wall separating the toilet from other areas....See Morecheryl_down_under
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