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Comments (31)We bought our house from two elderly sisters who were both in nursing homes. They had held off on selling because they had hoped to move back home. They finally realized they had to sell it. Thus, it had been empty for almost 18 months when we first saw it. There were cobwebs hanging off the ceiling, and a few abandoned items here and there. They had owned dogs, and the carpeting smelled of you-know-what. Plus their remodeling taste was decidedly iffy -- when I first walked through the house I told our partner, "This is hands-down THE ugliest house I've ever seen!" But we bought it anyway, and ended up loving it after we gutted the interior and did a complete top-to-bottom remodel. However, since generations of spiders had lived and died in the 2 years before we moved in, it's still clear that they consider this THEIR house, not ours. I still have to fight to keep them at bay, LOL. I keep reminding myself, "They're the good insects...."...See MoreSell home with junk still in it?
Comments (25)So you have a choice to clean it out yourself, have someone else clean it out, or just sell the house with all the crap still in it. There are several things to consider when deciding which is best for you. If the proceeds of the home are going to end up going to the state or the assisted nursing center then I'd go the easy route of selling the house with everything in it. I'd probably take a day and try to go swiftly through each room just to see if I could recover important paperwork, family items, and any item that I think might be valueable. If you benefit from the sale then the additional money from cleaning out the house (either yourself or hiring someone) before selling the house may be worth the additional time and aggravation. I don't think the decision of what you do is at all related to how you feel about MIL but moreso getting done what needs to be done and what will work best for you. These days none of us seem to have enough time and this will be a major project to undertake....See MoreStyle: is period still OK when it's all new? discuss
Comments (35)Great thread idea, circuspeanut, and interesting thoughts all. On Mad Men, we watched several epis (with great anticipation) and never went back, we didn't care for the acting, the writing or the whole misogynistic tone, yech. Being baby boomer/gen x cusp types, I do remember some of the iconic design stuff (appliances, lighting), but thankfully I grew up in the boonies, so the whole suburb thing is lost on me. The razor blade disposal doesn't bother me at all, in fact, I prefer that to the plastic and gel encased blade pods you can buy (for a small forture!) and not recycle. And WRT town dumps, I am again showing my rube status, but our town has one, and most everyone uses it, there is no curbside pickup by our town or county, those who do have curbside contract with private companies. Finally, the initial question, I think it transitions into set design when, well, props are used extensively and pretend to be authentically used items. Consider the old fashioned mixer with mint green bowl on the counter (when the brand new Viking is in the cab, or worse yet, no actual mixer is ever used cuz no actual cooking is ever done), that feels inauthentic to me, but having a collection of old fashioned graters on the wall as a decorative feature feels OK, probably cuz they are decorative pure and simple and not trying to get anyone to think they really use the old Mixmaster. I appreciate retro design, but I would never want it to be "just like grannie's", and I don't think most folks would either. ITA that the appliances are a dead giveaway, but other factors can be the number of windows, lighting, ceiling height, etc. I am not a purist tho, and happily mix antiques with vintage and new stuff and don't worry about it, maybe purists need it to be seamless. Great discussion and pics, all. sandyponder...See MoreMoved out for the 1st time ... when does home start feeling like home?
Comments (7)What you are feeling is perfectly normal for your first home away from home, especially if it's with a significant other. Moving out on your own without moving in with a significant other gives you the space and privacy of getting used to such a change. Once everything is in place and you establish a routine, you'll start to have your favorite cozy spots in the house, you will start to create memories there, and it will start to feel like home. But no place feels like home quite like the one you grew up in, and that is perfectly normal as well. Everyone goes through this part of life. Good luck!...See Morepalimpsest
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