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My recently renovated en-suite shower room, how should I dress this window, I don’t need a blind for privacy but it look...
08/14/2026

My recently renovated en-suite shower room, how should I dress this window, I don’t need a blind for privacy but it looks so bare/unfinished as it is?

Pink mid century Frigidaire fridge
08/14/2026

Pink mid century Frigidaire fridge

Just wanted to share my (cute) Dad and what he did to his office (library).My parents are now at the age where they are ...
08/14/2026

Just wanted to share my (cute) Dad and what he did to his office (library).
My parents are now at the age where they are cute again. Dad is 85, going on 86 and he rearranged this place to be both a library/office and a bedroom, after my younger brother and his wife moved into other rooms to help out. (Mom is mentally there, but much slower and there's a lot she can't do anymore, and Dad is pretty independent still, but his cognitive capacities have slowed down. He's partly deaf and no longer has the capacity to explain ideas or things he's read - sad to see, when not so long ago (20+ years?) he was defending a doctor's thesis in philosophy - but he's still good with his hands and pretty good with these kinds of projects. As my Mom said, "He needs to be busy or he'd just... die."
Dad made the bed himself, rearranged everything so it would fit, and has been working on flooring these past few days. (I am with them, as my brother is on vacation.) His style is not exactly mainstream, and I think an interior designer might walk in and have a heart attack, but it works... in a very post war 1950s meets steampunk meets trapper's cabin kind of way. He isn't done yet, there are tiles on his desk.
I love that he has pictures on the wall of my two brothers, us three sisters and himself and my Mom. (And yes, that's a statue of St Theresa and he's a Catholic Deacon.) There are more shelves with more books above his desk. And those are shelves (with books) along the wall, above the clothes hanging up on the left wall. Both my parents are book lovers and there are multiple libraries in the house, (at least 4) as my brother also has a library nook.
That's a pretty small space, but my Dad has certainly made it work.

How would you finish this conundrum professionally? Between the drywall guy and the tile guy this corner wall ended up v...
08/13/2026

How would you finish this conundrum professionally? Between the drywall guy and the tile guy this corner wall ended up very much out of square. The countertop came with the vanity so it's a perfect 90. I've fit it into the corner as best it could be and this is where I've settled. The back wall has about 1/8" gap at widest part and the side has around 1/2"- 5/8" gap at the front. The rest of the bathroom is beautiful IMHO but this part stands out to me. Looking for good advice on how I can finish this so it looks professional / classy and not like I just loaded it with caulking? I know a custom countertop would solve this best, but I can't afford to do that at the moment. When I eventually caulk, would you say clear? Or white? maybe match to the laticrete grout color?
Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! I am hoping for some advice on how to decorate this VERY tall wall beside my staircase. I have always wante...
08/13/2026

Hi everyone! I am hoping for some advice on how to decorate this VERY tall wall beside my staircase. I have always wanted to do a photo gallery of family pics, but I prefer the photos to all be centered on the wall instead of staggered going up the stairs… I hope that makes sense. How big should my photo canvases be? Anyone have a space like this in their home that I could see for inspiration? Thank you!

Need advice - Should I really caulk this corner gap? First time tile job, walls weren’t perfect and either was my measur...
08/13/2026

Need advice - Should I really caulk this corner gap? First time tile job, walls weren’t perfect and either was my measuring / cutting but pretty happy with the overall outcome! Need advice on this big corner gap. I read I should only caulk corners but it feels like grout would fill the gap better, then I could maybe caulk on top of it? Please let me know the best way to finish this

What is the most effective method to remove Birria taco dipping sauce from my area rug?
08/13/2026

What is the most effective method to remove Birria taco dipping sauce from my area rug?

I’m in desperate need of help. I cannot choose a flooring that will go well and not clash, any help welcome! Not positiv...
08/12/2026

I’m in desperate need of help. I cannot choose a flooring that will go well and not clash, any help welcome! Not positive that the counter is staying either so I’m trying not to go by that.

Looking for new wall color that goes with limestone fireplace
08/12/2026

Looking for new wall color that goes with limestone fireplace

Bring back the Lazy Susan Shelves!
08/12/2026

Bring back the Lazy Susan Shelves!

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