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We went bold with choice and regret it, thoughts?( Ceiling still has to be painted)
12/13/2025

We went bold with choice and regret it, thoughts?
( Ceiling still has to be painted)

Picked up this Drexel playpen sofa at a local thrift shop for 249.00 yesterday
12/13/2025

Picked up this Drexel playpen sofa at a local thrift shop for 249.00 yesterday

We hired a company to remove and replace carpet on the upstairs floor and stairs with hardwood.In one room, the floor ha...
12/13/2025

We hired a company to remove and replace carpet on the upstairs floor and stairs with hardwood.

In one room, the floor had a dip in the middle, and they used self levelling floor compound to solve it. A lot of it (1st picture).

The install in that room lasted a little under a week before planks in the middle popped up. Adjacent planks are cupping from that point toward one wall.

They blame humidity, but the rest of the install is fine. They want us to buy more materials and pay 1 days labour for them to come back and redo that room. Obviously, we're not ok with that.

Any opinions on the cause? Could it be humidity, or too much levelling compound? They nailed into it, not glued. If it's the compound, is it possible to remove it? Thanks

I just arrived at my Airbnb and took a moment to look around and look what I noticed. I think it would have been helpful...
12/12/2025

I just arrived at my Airbnb and took a moment to look around and look what I noticed. I think it would have been helpful if they mentioned this to me over the phone. I was literally with the manager just a few minutes ago. Her phone is busy right now, but I sent her this photo. I saw that she saw it, but she totally ignored it. I've already paid hoping this will be resolved.

What would be the best way to repair this? Floorcompany wants to cut a strip out to make itstraight, then fill w grout.I...
12/12/2025

What would be the best way to repair this? Floor
company wants to cut a strip out to make it
straight, then fill w grout.
I would prefer the piece be replaced. Thanks for
any opinions

My newest IKEA hack.
12/12/2025

My newest IKEA hack.

Looking to update my early 2000s kitchen. Thoughts? Keeping cabinets as is I love my kitchen but it’s very brown. It’s t...
12/12/2025

Looking to update my early 2000s kitchen. Thoughts? Keeping cabinets as is I love my kitchen but it’s very brown. It’s the heart of our home so it’s a very important room. Renovated back in 2005/2006. The cabinets are excellent quality and we don’t plan on touching those. Was thinking replacing backsplash and countertops. Maybe white quartz? I’d like to brighten the space. All appliances are newish.

Helllppppp 😭😭 My stepson came over this weekend and played with a magnet on the fridge and left scratches ALLL over it 🥹...
12/12/2025

Helllppppp 😭😭
My stepson came over this weekend and played with a magnet on the fridge and left scratches ALLL over it 🥹🥹🥹…. I tried to use weiman stainless steel polish and it didn’t even budge. Is there anything I can do? 🥲 - Lindsay R

Seen in the wild. Some things should just not be done. Behold this monstrosity!
12/12/2025

Seen in the wild. Some things should just not be done. Behold this monstrosity!

This kitchen was already like this. Can someone suggest a backsplash. Not changing floors, cabinets or counter tops. Als...
12/12/2025

This kitchen was already like this. Can someone suggest a backsplash. Not changing floors, cabinets or counter tops. Also do not want to paint cabinets as they are expensive. What can I do to make cabinets mesh well with my grey granite.

Under a couple layers of rolled vinyl flooring and a layer of thin plywood found this maple flooring in our kitchen. Ren...
12/12/2025

Under a couple layers of rolled vinyl flooring and a layer of thin plywood found this maple flooring in our kitchen. Rented a sander and got it to pretty good condition. Had to replace a couple boards due to some dark water damage spots. Definitely still has some grooves and marks but that’s life in an older home

Hi! We just bought our first home!! 😊 This is our kitchen. Anyone have any ideas? Should we keep the cabinet color, chan...
12/11/2025

Hi! We just bought our first home!! 😊 This is our kitchen. Anyone have any ideas? Should we keep the cabinet color, change wall color, etc?
I’ve never had the opportunity to paint/decorate, since we were in rentals & now I’m overwhelmed with the possibilities 😬
Edit: thanks everyone for your ideas/feedback!

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