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@Jukesgrrl

"Do you apply for a job with half a resume? Do you go on a first date without combing your hair or putting on attractive clothes? Do you clean your car before showing it to a perspective buyer? On second thought, I should be happy to buy a house from you. I'll get a bargain since there will be little competition."

Wow. Clearly I've hit a nerve...

No, I have a complete resume. I do my hair and wear nice clothes. Actually I like to look presentable regardless - date or not - and I wouldn't choose to look lesser on a second date either. I clean my car. I even brush my teeth, do laundry, and generally take pride in whatever I do. My home, even while I'm living in it, is no different.

Before the flames get fanned, I don't mean any of that to sound smug. It's not intended that way. It's that I shouldn't only try to impress other people when really, I think we all need to care about ourselves too.

While I can't speak for anyone else, why on Earth would I want my house to look any less than it can be on a daily basis? I thought this was part of the point of Apartment Therapy.

Great post and a great reminder of my childhood playing with them (Lucky and the bully stand out) and the modern ones my daughter still has. We don't play with them anymore but some of my best memories are when we would play together. Neither of us are ready to get rid of them.

I've been waiting for the return of the hexagon.

It's like a timewarp into 1978 and the Ovions are using people for food on Battlestar Galactica...

Mojito.

@ciddyguy - I have a friend who works at a record store near a high school. He tells stories of kids coming in who have just heard a record after discovering their parents record collection and never hearing music like it.

Think about their point of reference. In most cases it's digitally encoded files. Some are so appalling you can hear how bad they are even over the radio. The only reason I think digital lossy compression formats have been accepted as the norm is because of file sharing. Some methods are okay and certainly better than others. But so many are... ugh.

I think it's exciting that vinyl has had such a resurgence.

Laundry.

The word inspires dread in me. I do it as little as possible. It's not that it's a lot. It's the process.

I don't have a lot of clothes on purpose. Barely a weeks worth. And it all happens to (colour wise) fit in one load.

My daughter, more colourful than me, has more clothes than me but they are physically smaller and still fit in one load.

Bed linens, towels, etc. - that's a miserable experience. I can't explain it other than it's large, takes a long time, and causes a lot of anxiety.

My goal is to get a combo washer dryer where I can put a load in before I leave for work and arrive home to a clean, dry, fresh, one fluff and I'm done, load. Like flossing after getting braces off, I think I'd have a hard time complaining about it.

@DuluthGirl - Besides the technical reasons for LPs being the size they are, at one time the artwork was an essential part of the record. Think pre-music video when the image portrayed for a release was what you got on the cover and the liner. I remember looking at The Beatles' Revolver cover and thinking how brilliant it was.

And then there were the double LPs with the inside artwork...

I guess growing up with that influence I still admire album artwork. With cassettes it became smaller, and CDs weren't much better, but now with digital downloads in most cases it's little more than a thumbnail image. Although, the short documentaries that come with some digital versions (I'll use the Revolver as an example since I mentioned it above) are quite good to watch.

When I look at it I see the contrast between the walls and the brick being a large part of what appears to make the walls appear colder than they really are.

I'd have a hard time painting over the brick. Brick/stone is so beautiful and it's so hard to undo once it's painted.

I'd lean toward a darker colour for the walls drawing on tones from the brick wall. Maybe focus on the tone of the mortar and work with shades (slighter lighter or darker depending on your preference) to blend in with the great natural colours in the brick wall. The contrast between that and the curtains and furniture in the room would stand out.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. And for what those 2 cents are worth, they recently phased out the penny in Canada...

I guess maybe I'm old fashioned in that I wouldn't expect to stay at someone's home. It's their home and not an inn.

If they invited me I would hope that it was a genuine invitation and not some perceived obligation. I feel very awkward asking and even then it's only in rare circumstances with very close family or friends. But if it comes down to it I fully expect the answer could be no and would far more appreciate an honest answer than be an imposition.

Respect and honesty goes a long way for both parties.

Nice chairs. I would think they're worth it. If you're interesting in painting them you might find alternatives other than stripping.

Just a quick note on Citristrip. While it appears safer than other strippers, it's not "non-toxic". The MSDS information and precautions are listed on their site. So, as always, work safely.