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Before we got a dog, we knew we didn't want to be 'those' people, so we buckled down and bought a Dyson, which was worth every penny. We vacuum every other day or so. We bathe the dog regularly and use wet wipes and dry shampoo between baths. He has a healthy diet which is grain free and includes a daily probiotic (he has tummy and allergy issues if we don't stick to that). We occasionally give him dental-cleaning chews and we brush his teeth. He isn't allowed on the furniture if we suspect he's dirty. As a result, you'd never know (by smell or appearance) that our home includes a large dog.

My goodness, this may be the first AT home tour where I've liked every single thing. And even having lived in SF, I've never seen a home in SF I liked as much as this one. Very impressed by Kyle's attention to detail (her dad's, too!).

I don't think people are unaware that better quality furniture often costs more money. But I think most people who read Apartment Therapy aren't looking to spend $7k on a dining table. Suggesting very expensive pieces will just often not be of interest to your readers b/c your site is positioned as one for a certain demographic (and not those who choose their home decor from Architectural Digest).

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Nope, no way. Reminds me of how animals live in factory farms. Give me your 2,000 miles of wide-open prairie ANY day :-)

Love this! Favorited :-)

Doesn't it look like the group is painted over in the photo? Is that something people do? Maybe just the exact color of the tile?

Paint the walls a more neutral color, refinish or replace the dining set to something understated. Get everything super clean but otherwise - I've been there - I suggest you embrace the retro vibe. I would ensure your accessories (dining set, window treatment, any other decor) are of great quality, understated so as to not compete w/the kitschy stuff you can't change (floor, tiles), and coordinated well w/one another (that way, fewer loud, distracting elements and more cohesion).

There are such things as 'tile tattoos' and tile paints, but I can't imagine the former hold up to frequent and thorough cleaning and the latter is unlikely to look nice if applied by mere mortals.

This is just a fact of life in living in shared buildings. They need to grow up and realize that living this way means they will have to deal w/the lives of other people - the noises, the smells, the attitudes, the children and pets, etc.

The decent thing to do in your position is to take basic precautions against creating excess noise - the golden rule approach, which it sounds like you've done. The decent thing to do in their case is to not bother you about this b/c they are the ones who chose to live in such an arrangement.

It's just basic common sense that if you live in a basement apartment (or any apartment) you will likely have to deal w/such things. Even in homes, neighbors have an occasional loud party and most decent human beings won't raise hell over it, even if it's a temporary nuisance. That's life and it's really not a big deal.

This again? The shoes-on people think the shoes-off people are uptight, OCD nutcases.

The shoes-off people think the shoes-on people are uncouth cretins.

This discussion has been done to death on AT.