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silentq's "Elements of home" post from 2001, and it made me realize how not in that nesting mode I've been for the last four years or so. (I always remember when we bought this place, because it's when I was ramping up for my first promotion at work).
We loved this place because we didn't have to do much upon moving in, and wow we really didn't. I'm looking back and around now, taking stock of what we did do:
This is really a short list, compared to the big projects we did every year at our last condo. For a while we kept thinking about painting the walls here, which are a very light cream color (and custom mix, damn it) when we might prefer something cooler-toned. But we couldn't agree on any color, and gave up.
I miss our old porch and so do the kitties, but that's the only element of home I'm really missing, I think. I've kind of stopped daydreaming about the incredibly high-maintenance stuff like walls that are aquariums, and outdoor fountains, and super-custom bathrooms (gut renovating one was enough). Maybe someday I'll turn my attention back toward homey things, but not today.
silentq's "Elements of home" post from 2001, and it made me realize how not in that nesting mode I've been for the last four years or so. (I always remember when we bought this place, because it's when I was ramping up for my first promotion at work). We loved this place because we didn't have to do much upon moving in, and wow we really didn't. I'm looking back and around now, taking stock of what we did do:
- Thicker coat of polyurethane on the floor (before moving in)
- Ran electricity to the basement (likewise)
- New coat hooks, new light fixtures in most light boxes
- New window treatments for some windows... I guess we had super generic Venetian blinds before
- Painted the bedroom a dark red color, which we find soothing
- We're working on better insulation in the attic, though it's going slowly
This is really a short list, compared to the big projects we did every year at our last condo. For a while we kept thinking about painting the walls here, which are a very light cream color (and custom mix, damn it) when we might prefer something cooler-toned. But we couldn't agree on any color, and gave up.
I miss our old porch and so do the kitties, but that's the only element of home I'm really missing, I think. I've kind of stopped daydreaming about the incredibly high-maintenance stuff like walls that are aquariums, and outdoor fountains, and super-custom bathrooms (gut renovating one was enough). Maybe someday I'll turn my attention back toward homey things, but not today.
