Comments on: 10 Ways to Avoid Having a Home You’ll Love http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:35:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: michelle http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-111177 michelle Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:51:10 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-111177 I could just hug you for this post. I've just discovered your blog, hunting for ideas for my boy's room, and saw this. I need to print it out, and whenever I feel discouraged and start whinging or making excuses I shall read it and get on with it! Thank you! I could just hug you for this post. I’ve just discovered your blog, hunting for ideas for my boy’s room, and saw this. I need to print it out, and whenever I feel discouraged and start whinging or making excuses I shall read it and get on with it! Thank you!

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-110924 Tiffany Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:35:20 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-110924 Ok for me step 1. clean up all the clutter - o my gosh I've gotten really bad this year. 2. Stop sulking about my 1 bedroom apartment that is too small for my 100 lb dog, quilting habit, and the husband I stick in there inbetween all the mess :) Love this blog - can't wait to re-create my "home"... appreciate the inspiration! We're broke, our apartment is tiny, but it can be cute and loved instead of basic and boring... I'll keep telling myself that :) Ok for me step 1. clean up all the clutter – o my gosh I’ve gotten really bad this year.
2. Stop sulking about my 1 bedroom apartment that is too small for my 100 lb dog, quilting habit, and the husband I stick in there inbetween all the mess :)

Love this blog – can’t wait to re-create my “home”… appreciate the inspiration! We’re broke, our apartment is tiny, but it can be cute and loved instead of basic and boring… I’ll keep telling myself that :)

]]> By: Diana http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-94160 Diana Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:47:12 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-94160 Thank you! Now I better get busy! I have lots to do! Thank you! Now I better get busy! I have lots to do!

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]]> By: Tiff http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-57449 Tiff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:47:42 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-57449 Tracy I agree!! All buyers have different tastes! Not everyone wants the boring. I had a client that I showed a home to that had bright orange shag carpeting from the 70's in it. I cringed and ALMOST said "yuck" but he (this was so funny) came around the corner walking on his knees saying, "I am knee deep in this shag carpet and I LOVE IT!!!" LOL! He bought it :) I can't imagine how embarrassed I'd have been if I'd have opened my mouth about it. Another client and I were looking at a super messy house - just cluttered to the gills. The client said, "These people live like I do, I want to make an offer on this house!" and she did too. Had to share those to back up your post a bit :) Tracy I agree!! All buyers have different tastes! Not everyone wants the boring. I had a client that I showed a home to that had bright orange shag carpeting from the 70′s in it. I cringed and ALMOST said “yuck” but he (this was so funny) came around the corner walking on his knees saying, “I am knee deep in this shag carpet and I LOVE IT!!!” LOL! He bought it :) I can’t imagine how embarrassed I’d have been if I’d have opened my mouth about it.

Another client and I were looking at a super messy house – just cluttered to the gills. The client said, “These people live like I do, I want to make an offer on this house!” and she did too.

Had to share those to back up your post a bit :)

]]> By: Tiff http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-57448 Tiff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:44:09 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-57448 I love this!! I'm a realtor and am SO TIRED of seeing the same decorations in almost every home! I also have friends who spend a fortune to make their homes look like magazines (the decorator magazines, not the cool and creative magazines.. It's sad because their homes don't reflect their personalities - or do they? No creativity, following the crowd...? The most fun homes to visit are those that are perfectly imperfect and have interesting, creative decor and gardens with a little humor and sense of "home" in them. :) Thank you for sharing this list! I love this!! I’m a realtor and am SO TIRED of seeing the same decorations in almost every home! I also have friends who spend a fortune to make their homes look like magazines (the decorator magazines, not the cool and creative magazines.. It’s sad because their homes don’t reflect their personalities – or do they? No creativity, following the crowd…? The most fun homes to visit are those that are perfectly imperfect and have interesting, creative decor and gardens with a little humor and sense of “home” in them. :) Thank you for sharing this list!

]]> By: Matt Knox http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-41296 Matt Knox Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:33:50 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-41296 Super cool post. We all need to kick our negative thoughts in the tush. Fearful thinking is useless and insidious. We need more thinkers like this, especially when it comes to the art of decorating your home, If any of you have this "fearless" attitude, come on list yourself on www.diggerslist.com , we can use you! Thank you again for the fear check! Super cool post. We all need to kick our negative thoughts in the tush. Fearful thinking is useless and insidious. We need more thinkers like this, especially when it comes to the art of decorating your home, If any of you have this “fearless” attitude, come on list yourself on http://www.diggerslist.com , we can use you!

Thank you again for the fear check!

]]> By: Tracy @ Sweet Harper http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-15889 Tracy @ Sweet Harper Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:32:23 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-15889 How about avoiding doing anything because you're worried about "re-sale"!!! Our plan was always to spend 2-3 years in our newly built townhouse and then move onto a beautiful single family home to raise our kids. Well, here we are going on 5 years in this home with a 1 and 3 year old. All the bedrooms are "toasted cashew" which I love, but wanted to keep neutral for resale...because we're moving soon, right? It's not that I haven't done things, it's just that I have always told myself to do projects that wouldn't be hard to undo at the time we're ready to put our house on the market. How about avoiding doing anything because you’re worried about “re-sale”!!! Our plan was always to spend 2-3 years in our newly built townhouse and then move onto a beautiful single family home to raise our kids. Well, here we are going on 5 years in this home with a 1 and 3 year old. All the bedrooms are “toasted cashew” which I love, but wanted to keep neutral for resale…because we’re moving soon, right? It’s not that I haven’t done things, it’s just that I have always told myself to do projects that wouldn’t be hard to undo at the time we’re ready to put our house on the market.

]]> By: Karen@SurvivingMotherhood http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html/comment-page-1#comment-6484 Karen@SurvivingMotherhood Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:50:29 +0000 http://www.thenester.com/2009/02/10-ways-to-avoid-having-a-home-youll-love.html#comment-6484 This is awesome!!! My friend, Angela, sent me over here, cuz I am in serious need of decorating help. I am totally gulity of just about all of these "ways" and that's why most of my home isn't decorated. I'll be visiting you - to learn. Thanks! This is awesome!!! My friend, Angela, sent me over here, cuz I am in serious need of decorating help. I am totally gulity of just about all of these “ways” and that’s why most of my home isn’t decorated.
I’ll be visiting you – to learn. Thanks!

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