tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post116948716725508365..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Creating A Feeling of HomeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170251127230182002007-01-31T05:45:00.000-08:002007-01-31T05:45:00.000-08:00Thank you for another inspiring post Lady Lydia. ...Thank you for another inspiring post Lady Lydia. This statement strikes a chord with me,<BR/><BR/>"Many of the photos<BR/>in decorating magazines feature sophisticated architectural details that the ordinary homemaker will never have to deal with."<BR/><BR/>This is so true! It's so hard to find interior decorating photos featuring the plain architecture most of us live with! Fortunatley the Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213310707886579746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169607795759573732007-01-23T19:03:00.000-08:002007-01-23T19:03:00.000-08:00Dearest lady Lydia,I thoroughly agree with you con...Dearest lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I thoroughly agree with you concerning wall to wall carpeting. I've lived in houses with this and houses without. In my opinion, whoever thought up wall to wall carpeting for homes must have had rocks in their head! (smile) as a Guide Dog owner, the amount of hair that blows around in the air (even when she lives outside and is groomed regularly) is sometimes too muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169949604875903932007-01-27T18:00:00.000-08:002007-01-27T18:00:00.000-08:00Concerning wallpaper, I too am most definitely in ...Concerning wallpaper, I too am most definitely in the 'paint' camp. whilst staying at a few B & B's in Tasmania last year, some nice ones had it and even though it may well have been pretty, even new, little things were already going wrong with it. also, if one chooses to change the colour scheme or decor in their home, the wallpaper is backbraking work to remove and as for cloth wallpaper; Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169959938948959142007-01-27T20:52:00.000-08:002007-01-27T20:52:00.000-08:00I agree, paint is cheapest and easiest. However, I...I agree, paint is cheapest and easiest. However, I like to compromise and paint then add a border. Borders are really easy to put up, especially a good excuse to invite another mom-friend over for a work-session! And the ones they make nowadays are supposed to come off really easily when moistened. I've not had any problem with them. But I stay away from wallpapering entire walls for the most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169923633769123772007-01-27T10:47:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:47:00.000-08:00Practically speaking, paint is cheaper and easier ...Practically speaking, paint is cheaper and easier to put on by yourself. Wallpapering is back breaking work,it is very very expensive per foot compared to paint, and once you get a design up there it is difficult to remove, or you have to paper over it. Sometime syou can paint over it but it usually causes it to buckle. There are some magazines you can get called "Paint It" and Decorating, etc. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169923031968817842007-01-27T10:37:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:37:00.000-08:00I've posted anonymously a few times for previous a...I've posted anonymously a few times for previous articles on this blog. I've finally decided to establish an identity. I'm a 21-year-old college student (I'll be 22 in April) currently living with my mother and stepfather. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, they bought a house together for the first time in the summer of 2005. They made all sorts of changes to the decorum periodically. One such change is thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169846575545139462007-01-26T13:22:00.000-08:002007-01-26T13:22:00.000-08:00A word of caution about the prefinished hardwood f...A word of caution about the prefinished hardwood flooring made by companies such as "Bruce." The wood itself may be "hardwood," but the finish they put on top of it WILL SCRATCH, especially if you have pets. We have a dog. The finish on our 3-year old prefinished flooring is woefully scratched. <BR/><BR/>We were much happier with the good old-fashioned redoak hardwood floors we had in another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169842361770825812007-01-26T12:12:00.000-08:002007-01-26T12:12:00.000-08:00Again, I am so glad I found you Lady Lydia! Your p...Again, I am so glad I found you Lady Lydia! Your posts are so encouraging, thank you!<BR/><BR/>When we first moved into our home 9 years ago, there was carpet in every room but the laundry room and bathroom...and it was so bad! Old, filthy, green, threadbare. Imagine my thankfulness when I peeled it back and saw the wealth of shining wood beneath! I didn't waste any time, believe me. Once the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169774198089047012007-01-25T17:16:00.000-08:002007-01-25T17:16:00.000-08:00Oh thank you thank you thank you! I was beginning ...Oh thank you thank you thank you! I was beginning to think I was crazy for being so in hate with wall to wall carpet--for all the reasons mentioned! Every time we move into a new place, the first thing I do is yank out the wall to wall with my bare hands. It's dirty, it's hard to maintain, and needs big heavy machinery that uses power. It's just not a good thing to have. I'm not sure about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169780493854676352007-01-25T19:01:00.000-08:002007-01-25T19:01:00.000-08:00A few shopfronts around us use the feau timber flo...A few shopfronts around us use the feau timber flooring Lady Lydia was speaking about. For kids it'd be brilliant! Also, if your house is already with floorboards or particle-board flooring on peers, this combined with the vynil/lino whatever you choose really minimises breakages when you drop cups, plates glasses etc on the floor in the kitchen. Tile and/or concrete slab have no give whatsoever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169781620787019212007-01-25T19:20:00.000-08:002007-01-25T19:20:00.000-08:00About the bamboo -- I think that I heard it is not...About the bamboo -- I think that I heard it is not quite as durable as other kinds of flooring. <BR/><BR/>I would go for laminate wood floors. Check them out at Home Depot or Lowe's -- it is almost just like normal hardwood floors, but much less expensive.Lean Nothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191835762634023626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169735803431659722007-01-25T06:36:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:36:00.000-08:00The new vinyl flooring can look just like hardwood...The new vinyl flooring can look just like hardwood flooring and has a lot less maintenance, is resistant to water and won't warp. You don't have to sand it down and refinish it in a couple of years. It won't get slivers in the children's feet if there is a rough spot. It doesn't squeak. Also, it is very adaptable to having the heating put under it.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169735222503644202007-01-25T06:27:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:27:00.000-08:00My husband and I are in process of getting our hou...My husband and I are in process of getting our house ready to sell...and we have wall to wall carpeting, one preschooler, one toddler, one crawling infant and one cat...I leave the rest to your imagination. :-) Oh, how I hate that carpeting. <BR/>We have been investigating flooring options, not for here, but for our next house. Bamboo is supposed to be a comparatively inexpensive alternative Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169703472210018142007-01-24T21:37:00.000-08:002007-01-24T21:37:00.000-08:00Dearest Lady Lydia,We've tiles in the downstairs l...Dearest Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>We've tiles in the downstairs living area - with two dogs even though they live outside and are groomed regularly, the amount of hair swept from the floor, especially around molting season more than occasionally borders on the ridiculous. Whoever thought up wall to wall carpet for the family home must have had rocks in their head (smile). Modern floorboards Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169690611778759672007-01-24T18:03:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:03:00.000-08:00We have our home on the market now and are trying ...We have our home on the market now and are trying to sell it. Our real estate agent hired a house stager to stage it for us. We've already moved out, but left most of our furniture and decorations. She brought in a few other things, re-arranged as needed, and it looks great! We had a discussion about how much personal things I should leave. I had heard this same advice - to take them out. Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472795678044322191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169691327992728002007-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:00It's funny you mentioned wall to wall carpeting. I...It's funny you mentioned wall to wall carpeting. I live in South America, where tile is the norm and carpeting is for the rich. Tile is "wonder flooring". It's a breeze to clean and sanitize and for color a few rugs can be scattered around. If I have a choice, I'll never go back to carpeting.<BR/>I read an article once from a professional carpet installer, and he said carpet is the dirtiest, mostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169667946108192032007-01-24T11:45:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:45:00.000-08:00I just now put a link where this might be found, o...I just now put a link where this might be found, on the article, under the title.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169667705548241362007-01-24T11:41:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:41:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, Was there perhaps an error in the ti...Lady Lydia,<BR/> Was there perhaps an error in the title of the book you mentioned? I checked Amazon, Half.com, Interlibrary loan and also the library has a World Catalog and the book wasn't listed anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169652265124283452007-01-24T07:24:00.000-08:002007-01-24T07:24:00.000-08:00Great post! Love the second picture :)~CandyGreat post! Love the second picture :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>~CandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169654523193646182007-01-24T08:02:00.000-08:002007-01-24T08:02:00.000-08:00When I was around nine years of age, we lived in a...When I was around nine years of age, we lived in a ranch style home. How funny, I envied all our neighbors, because they had wall to wall carpeting. Later, as an adult, I came to dislike wall to wall carpeting. How funny. There were a lot of things, as a child, I just didn't understand! That was one of them! My home has wall to wall, a brand new house. But, if we could have, and the right Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169649043793910382007-01-24T06:30:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:30:00.000-08:00Do you think you could share some of those blogs t...Do you think you could share some of those blogs that show pictures of real homes? I also love to look at decorating ideas, but the styles in designer magazines are so far out of my reach that it does get a bit depressing.DeeDee Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416519325786544017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169621278126629322007-01-23T22:47:00.000-08:002007-01-23T22:47:00.000-08:00Hard wood flooring that is 100 years old----now th...Hard wood flooring that is 100 years old----now that's the way to live. In other words I love my floors. They look good and I don't have to baby them.<BR/><BR/>Wall to wall has to be replaced so very often -- it just makes it too expensive in the long run.<BR/><BR/>The photography is beautiful! Thanks for another good post.clevseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398716107613353889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169639375645728882007-01-24T03:49:00.000-08:002007-01-24T03:49:00.000-08:00After having carpet in an apartment for two years,...After having carpet in an apartment for two years, DH and I were more than thrilled to find our new house had none - there is some ratty green carpet on the stairs down to the basement that I keep for the cats (better that than furniture).<BR/><BR/>Carpet is NOT child friendly - spills, drips, various kinds of accidents and you can never be too sure it's cleaned up properly - unless you spend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169643385742584492007-01-24T04:56:00.000-08:002007-01-24T04:56:00.000-08:00It was so lovely to read a "how to homemake" rathe...It was so lovely to read a "how to homemake" rather than "should we homemake or go out to work?" Thank you. <BR/>LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169609106712097212007-01-23T19:25:00.000-08:002007-01-23T19:25:00.000-08:00Right now we are redorating again. We have lived ...Right now we are redorating again. We have lived in this house for 2 1/2 years. We had to finish the basement. The cement blocks were showing and wasn't insulated. Dear hubby who is a talent framed, insulated, sheetrocked, ect ect ect. It looks wonderful. A complete basement with the personal touches of our family. Now we are doing the 2 bedrooms upstairs so our oldest son can have his ownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com