Fellow Revgal Wills Mama writes:
As some of you may know I am in the midst of my first home purchase. It is a new-build and so some of the fun was picking out upgrades and major decor items to my taste rather than walking into a previously owned home that needed to be upgraded room by room (pink and teal tiles in the bathroom, anyone?). As much as decorating is not my thing, I did try to embrace the moment because just how many times do you get to have a do-over on kitchen cabinets/floors/countertops?And so, my questions to you this fine Friday involve your home past, present or future...
1) If you could, what room in the place you are currently living would you redo first? Well I live in an apartment so my redo's are pretty limited. However, I would love to redo the second bedroom which serves as our office. It is too tiny to fit a couple of desks and a boatload of books. I'd make the room bigger and paint the walls a nice soothing color.
2) What is the most hideous feature/color/decor item you have ever seen in a home? Red, black and yellow plaid walls on a remodeled attic. It was a little too bold for this girl's taste.
3) What feature do you most covet? Do you have it? If not, is it within reach? I would love to have a green house that I could operate year round. I am an avid gardener and I get twitchy in the winter because I miss doing gardening. I would love to be able to grow things all year and just sit in the green house waiting for spring during the long New England winters.
4) Your kitchen - love it or hate it? Why? My kitchen is ok, I've had better. Once again it is an apartment kitchen. I would like to have more counter space and an island would be so nice.
5) Here is $10,000 and you HAVE to spend it on the place you are living now. What do you do? I would buy all new furniture. My current stuff is a mixture of hand me downs and used items that we have collected through the years. My new purchases would include a plasma TV with a blue ray DVD player.
BONUS: Why do you think there was such a surplus of ugly bathroom tile colors showcased in all homes built from the 1950's right through the early 80's?
It was a way for oppressed women to take out their anger. Thank God for feminism taking us out of the kitchen and taking the ugliness out of our bathrooms.
