Usbek de Perse's Profile

So sorry to burst your bubble. Even the before picture is not ugly. Dated perhaps, but not ugly. This is not an ugly condo. You have to go way further than this to every hope to find the condo that was truly hit by the ugly stick. Ugly? Not even slightly. Not a prayer. As far as all the commentors on your contractors' shortcomings, just moon them. That's right, flaunt it. As long as YOU like it, it's all that matters.

Ruthie, may I have another helping of fried green tomatoes?

MTNGR is that a Teac 3340? And I love that Yamaha. It was so stylish in the 70s.

and then there is Houzz (app for iOS), which I think of as inspiration for the 1%.

I wonder whether the lights in the shaft can be controlled by someone outside the bathroom. What a way to deal with your guests who have, shall we say, over imbibed!

The very slow check writer. WHO WRITES CHECKS?
The space cadet blocking the aisles. Nah
The parent ignoring their misbehaving children. And kids should behave how?
The grocery cart abandoner/nonreturner. I guess the staff should be mad...
The running off to grab one last thing while checking out maneuverer. GUILTY AS CHARGED.

14 years ago, we went grown up. Laura Ashley damasks, nice lamps, the whole bit. I'm no longer in the mood to decorate like my kids' parent. I don't mind being a parent, or apparent, but I don't want to have my house seem like a parent's house. I'll probably be rebellious in the nursing home.

"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."

Uh...why is this an underdog?

The many small frames on the wall make the room too busy. Otherwise this is a wonderful use of space.

I was going to say what I often say when I see a nice open studio, that this shows how a studio is done. But this place has both an office and a den. The employment of space is original and appealing. Bravo.