What style will last a good ten years on fireplace wall?
Pam Heskett
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Comments (13)It was so funny to see this topic today - yes, I just today planted some hostas that I grew from seed the winter before this one! LOL They seemed too tiny to go in the ground last fall but emerged nicely this spring - still in the bottom half of the milk jug. I'm glad to see that a few more people were still working with last year's seedlings. I must admit that lots were not permanently planted last year until fall. It was just so hot and dry here last summer that I could keep them watered better in their containers. Of course, I snipped the top half off the milk jugs once it got hot....See Moretrends of the last 10 years - for one who lives under a rock
Comments (39)Just to reinforce the idea of making your home more user-friendly, the ''trend'' is called Universal Design. It's described in Wikipedia this way: ''Universal design refers to a broad-spectrum solution that produces buildings, products and environments that are usable and effective for everyone, not just people with disabilities.'' We did this in 2005-2007 in the kitchen and bathroom. Along with those UD principals like raising electrical outlets, light switches and lever handles, we added some distinct architectural elements to the rooms like picture rails with rope lighting, a coffered ceiling, transom windows, etc. Also very nice are things that add comfort like heated floors, extra lighting (whether you think you'll use it or not, because you will), and organizational infrastructure. One of things I like most in my bathroom is the no threshold, open curved shower. With no glass door to clean, my small bathroom is much more open, not to mention easier to use. The heated floor goes into the shower which dries it quickly so no mold issues makes a nicer space. Regarding stainless steel appliances, I agree they are fingerprint magnets. Ugh. Paneled appliances seemed ''ultimate'' to me, which I knew was the right way to go when I caught an old movie one night called ''Broadcast News''. Charles Grodin had a paneled fridge in his kitchen, which still seemed current for the 1980's. We added our space to the kitchen, and kept the bathroom and garage the same...very small by today's standards. What was ''green'' about it was making one large(r) bathroom more luxurious for the whole house (instead of adding another). As far as the garage goes, we just downsized a car, for More Space, and Better Gas Mileage!...See MoreGarage Sales Have Changed in the Last 20 Years
Comments (68)Back when your mother was selling was at least 20 years ago. There wasn't anyway to buy things online. You went to a store or you looked at ads in a newspaper. Now you can find anything online anytime. You also were limited to your area. Now you can shop world wide. That has reduced the prices. Twenty years of everyone's parents passing and now Baby Boomers are going also. The market is flooded with everything you have. There are no less that 15 estate sales running this week in my area alone. They will have the same amount every week. They all have the same things you have. When you add in the fact, like others have said, that a large part of the younger people no longer want stuff, the price has hit rock bottom. The plates in your first picture that are priced $4, you would be lucky to get 25 cents. If you enjoy having the sales, by all means keep on doing them. The professional estate sale companies here price everything and it is full price the first day, 25% off the 2nd day, and 50% off the 3rd day. After that it goes to a charity or the dumpster. I am not saying that you don't have nice or pretty things, because you do. They just don't sell anymore. Pink depression glass that was $50 in the 90's won't even sell for $5 now. If you look on E-Bay for current prices, be sure to go to the side and check the box that you want to look at sold listings....See MoreKitchen appliances (high end included) only lasting 10 years???
Comments (28)"Capitalism needs government to work." Only to provide a legal framework. "Government needs to oversee products & services which are sold to the public." Really? Everything? I just bought a couple of lights from Amazon. Did/should the government oversee them? No. "For example, defective equipment liabilities..." That's why we have a legal framework that allows person who are harmed to take action against those who harm them. "The government should keep the relationship between consumers & businesses fair to keep consumers". Ah, the old "fair" argument. Is it fair to keep Uber from competing against the taxi monopoly? How about preventing foreign airlines from competing against domestic ones? Granting Comcast a monopoly? Governments are preventing housing production thereby driving up housing costs; "fair"? Warren wants to drive the health insurance industry out of business; is that "fair"? "tax break incentives for businesses who manufacture quality appliances which last longer." Whose going to define "quality"? "Last longer" than what? Bernie Sanders is going to sit in his office and define "quality" and "last longer" for thousands of appliances models? What's the difference between this and Soviet-style central planning? "tax break to consumers who bought the appliances that last longer" So you also want the government to give tax breaks to people who buy products the government approves? You want to Elizabeth Warren to decide what YOU buy? When it's tax time, do you want to have to drag out all your receipts to see if you get a tax break? Isn't the mortgage tax deduction and all the other crap in the tax code enough?...See MorePam Heskett
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