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If you're a bit hesitant to paint the brick, I think that painting some more interesting colors on the upstairs windows siding, door frame, and shutters would make a huuuuge difference.

This kind of color scheme is used a lot on larger houses in cities like New Orleans, Savannah, Mobile, or Charleston. I love it in those situations. I just don't know how well it works on a smaller craftsman in landlocked Durham. Not a huge fan.

Home Depot and Lowe's often stock these as well. Maybe not the really tall ones, but I know I've seen the short/medium ones there.

No! I have no desire to lint roll my bed every morning.

Now that the summer has started, one challenge I've run into is leaving the ceiling fans in each room on. It's a lot easier to walk out of a room or apartment with a fan on than it is a light bulb.

While ceiling fans are great for supplementing or replacing air conditioning, it only makes a room feel cooler. It does not actually change the temperature. So, there are no advantages to leaving a ceiling fan on when leaving a room

... Atlanta.

Might look better if the tile work was better done.

Reminds me of an old YMCA shower room.

And from a materials science standpoint, these are probably the most technologically advanced object you have in your kitchen.

Elizabeth, north side Birmingham is far from being just "slums, drugs, and crime" and is getting better by the day. If this is the way that everyone thinks about north side, then it will continue to stay in its depressed state (other than during the middle of a business day).

Also, it's not THAT inconvenient to bike downtown from Southside - I live in the Highlands and ride my bike to the Alabama Power building quite often. I take 24th St to get over the tracks, and then it's a smooth ride. I'll admit that it took a while for me to build up the bicycle endurance to climb the Red Mountain hills.