Ha! Will a bathroom reno suffice? I've started a thread in I think three places, but no one seems interested.

:sheds tear:

Here is the link. It includes photos AND floor plans!

[Jakabedy's bathroom extravaganza[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/input-sought-for-bathroom-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~5682155)

Not sure I have worthy comments, but will head over to look!

Sadly, my unworthy bathroom may not be worthy of worthy comments.

You can weigh in on the layout for my (very early in the idea phase) kitchen remodel.

[https://www.houzz.com/discussions/layout-help-from-1910-unfitted-to-join-modern-age-dsvw-vd~5678425?n=28[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/layout-help-from-1910-unfitted-to-join-modern-age-dsvw-vd~5678425?n=28)

You read my mind. I feel a bit desperate for individuality and the good taste of the aforementioned is always a joy to see.

I'll have to post my magenta upholstered chair once it arrives. It won't be to most people's taste but it WILL be fun.

I read Cawaps thread and it's out of my skill set. I DO look forward to how it progresses!

Jakabedy, I like your plan. Going to take a better look.

@Alex. I’m so jealous of your magenta chair. I’m in love with magenta and even saw a beautiful couch recently. But I don’t want to get a divorce. :)

No exciting remodels here. However, I did get two new hurricane glass windows in my kitchen. My dilemma is that I have to remove my countertop matching burnt toast look granite 4” backsplash and add something that will spin it toward something eclectic vintage.

It’s the little things for me.

I came here years ago I think under an old format for remodeling advice for a house that we've grown into and adjusted for our family needs. Years and years of happy memories here. I anticipate my next move will be a major downsize and will incorporate aging-in-place strategies. I always thought I'd be able to return to these remodeling forums for feedback but I don't know. Things sure have changed.

My step-son has recently rented a shotgun house circa 1900-1920. It has been rental property for quite a few years. He and the landlord are talking about DSS buying it in the near future. If he does, he wants to tear out the kitchen and the bathroom.

The current bathroom has a claw-foot tub with a circle of shower curtains so one can shower. He says he spends most of his shower fighting the curtains. He would take out the tub and install a shower.

The kitchen looks like a total after-thought, at least from the pictures I’ve seen - odd little cabinets stuck randomly about the room, a cabinet in front of a window that is much lower than the counter top, etc.

If he decides to purchase and if he asks for my help with the renovation, I’ll be back here asking for tons of help.

In the meantime, does anyone have a budget-friendly (a/k/a cheap) solution for the grabby shower curtains?

Bbstx, some shower curtains come with magnets at the bottom that stick to the sides of the tub, presuming it is not acrylic. They keep the curtain from wrapping around you.

my new cafe height shutters will be installed tomorrow. I’m going to be needing help selecting fabric for Roman shades at the top.

If if this were the landscaping forum I’d use your help choosing plants and shrubs.

thats all I’ve got!

Thanks, dedtired. I’ll ask if he’s using the ones with magnets. I assumed he was old enough to know that was a option, but I could easily have assumed wrong.

Are you going to make the Roman shades yourself? I just made one for my daughter’s front door. This was a great tutorial: https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/makersmill/how-to-make-a-roman-shade/

I don’t like The Other Side any more, so when I’m ready for another reno, you’ll read about it here. Kitchen project is projected to begin Sept 1, so stay tuned!

dedtired, I found out I, too, am beyond DIY. I thought this would be an easy project because there was already a Roman shade on the door and I could just use it as a pattern. I struggled through and got it finished but I told my daughter next time I would just be writing a check!

What a good idea about using fishing weights! I’ll pass it along to him.

Well I might be doing some renovating in the future, but really not big scale stuff. I need all the help I can get picking out and deciding (shopping). I don't mind people asking for help finding pillows or small tweaks. I do understand where you are coming from, but I hope noses are not being turned up at needing help accomplishing some minor tasks. I find the people on these forums are amazing shoppers and visualizers and that's what I need help with.

I enjoyed in the past some of the super big projects and went along for the ride but more in amazement. Not everyone has unlimited funds.

Alex, most all home reno and decor projects are outside my skill set, but sharing the processes is my only way of gaining time-tested ideas!

Cawaps, all your DAT ideas prove your design skills. I’ve no doubt your kitchen project will be a fun ride!

Salonva, small projects like pillows etc are just fine and I’ve gotten great advice here about pillows myself! It’s the threads that go on for 10000 meaningless comments and threads that don’t focus with enough info to get anywhere that are discouraging.

I am looking forward to the above mentioned projects large and small! Please remember to include the Conversations side if you post to The Other Side.

How do I save threads to refer back to? I just looked at cawaps kitchen reno thread. DSS will have many of the same issues, especially what to do about windows. I need to be able to refer back, if he buys the house and if he asks for my input.

Bbstx, you can always just bookmark a thread like you would any website (I bookmarked that thread so I could find it easily when I am ready to move forward). If you can remember the date of my kitchen, though, searching for "1910" turned up the thread without a lot of competition.

Thanks for the compliment, Delilah!

Thanks, cawaps! Bookmarked, it is.

You are too cute Delilah. You mean my endless ruminations on what to cook and how, the perfect icing, etc, are not utterly fascinating? LOL

I only have my little back door project at our beach house.

TBH I am really feeling so uninterested in decor the past few years.

All my decor issues lately are what to get rid of. Not post-worthy!

Not at all Mtn! I always get food and table setting ideas from your threads! Spinach and artichoke dip is now on my short list for Memorial Day weekend company. I await your next new home....

I pinkmountain - I hear ya! The car has another load ready for Goodwill and Restore.

Oh my word!? I just finished a MAJOR reno not even a year ago (did you miss the threads!?). Do I have to start another one so soon!? DH know will not be on board! I'm still working on finishing touches (that's a joke, because when is a home ever finished?!). Drapery for last guest bedroom (referred to as DGD's bedroom) should be here soon. Art has been my latest hunt aka thorn in my side. But, as I tell DD1, I am not in a hurry. The hunt is part of the fun. Plus DH and a dog with ACL/Meniscus surgery have taken up a lot of time recently.