I hate main bedrooms...

[Anonymous]

Enormous master bedroom suites. Huge waste of time. I don't need a sitting area and I don't need a huge enormous empty space.
Dog shower in the entry hall. This is now a thing out here in Virginia. I'm not washing my dog every time he comes in. And giving him a shower would make that area really messy.

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Anonymous wrote:• Mismatched floors

• Bathroom carpeting (yuck! 🤔)

• Wall heaters or window air-conditioners - only like central heat + air

• Low ceilings

• Colored farmhouse sinks (other than white or even gray.)

• White appliances…..or even worse, appliances that are different hues.

• White, ceramic sinks

• Cabinets that reach the ceiling.
I like cabinets that have room to put plants/other decor on top.

• Walls painted extremely bright or dark colors

• Vertical blinds

• Square-tiled countertops

• Pedestal bathroom sinks

• Bidets

• No bathtub 🛁 in Primary bathroom

• Open concept floor plan (though when my kids were little this would have been a true necessity to have!)

What could you possibly dislike about bidets??

You have an issue with staying clean?

Most people I know with bidets replaced wiping with the bidet. You still need to wipe. Otherwise, you’re just stuck with wet poo all day while you’re walking around, which is gross.

Bidets are available with adjustable water temperature, water flow / pressure, and adjustable flow direction, as well as with built in-in dryers. Even so, I think virtually everyone with a bidet has toilet paper readily available — they just use a lot less of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

Great reading comprehension!!! I didn't say I don't have time to take a bath, I said I think it's a waste of time, meaning I can find better uses for my time. I would much rather read a book than take a bath. I don't watch a ton of TV, so that's not something I"m going to waste my time on. I'm happy to bake a loaf of bread though. Would much rather spend my time on cooking or baking than in a bathtub doing nothing. No need to take offense just because I don't think taking a bath is a good use of my time. Bless your heart.

Not PP but you read the book IN the bath. That said if it's not your thing it's not your thing

I never understood how this works - doesn't your book get wet?

I also am not a bath person. I'd rather read the book on my favorite chair next to the window.

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Anonymous wrote:No walk in closets and carpet. Oh and I want my laundry room on the same floor as the bedrooms.

We had this in one house. It was actually annoying because sometimes I throw a load in before bed, or move it to the dryer, and the noise would keel me awake so I couldn’t. I like it in the basement. [/quote
This is usually a SAHM vs WOHM divide. SAH have time to walk up and down laundry while they are home all day. It’s a huge inconvenience when you try to laundry in the free fragments of an evening.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

Great reading comprehension!!! I didn't say I don't have time to take a bath, I said I think it's a waste of time, meaning I can find better uses for my time. I would much rather read a book than take a bath. I don't watch a ton of TV, so that's not something I"m going to waste my time on. I'm happy to bake a loaf of bread though. Would much rather spend my time on cooking or baking than in a bathtub doing nothing. No need to take offense just because I don't think taking a bath is a good use of my time. Bless your heart.

Not PP but you read the book IN the bath. That said if it's not your thing it's not your thing

I never understood how this works - doesn't your book get wet?

I also am not a bath person. I'd rather read the book on my favorite chair next to the window.

If you can't figure out how to read a book in the bath, then yeah, stay by the window in the chair.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

It can also give you problems with your lady bits and dry out your skin. With the crap hard water we have around here, no thanks.

I have been taking baths for 50 years and my lady bits are fine. This sounds like a specific to you issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Luxury vinyl tile anywhere other than the basement

+1. So bad

LOL I live in an approx $12 million home we just redid main level with LVP. And our beach house too. I could not be happier HAHAHA

Here is why, we had old hardwood that my dogs and family destroyed.
Then we had engineered hardwood that is horrible don't install that people.

We have dogs, humans humans that ride horses and come in and out on main level for the pool. I am old spending a ton on new hardwoods nope LVP works for me LOL. The cost difference was enough to remodel most kitchens.

Yep LVP looks like plastic because it is. I don't need to impress anyone.

This is how you keep your money. LOL.

You keep your money by putting ugly cheap floors in a $12 million house?

Huh.

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Anonymous wrote:• Mismatched floors

• Bathroom carpeting (yuck! 🤔)

• Wall heaters or window air-conditioners - only like central heat + air

• Low ceilings

• Colored farmhouse sinks (other than white or even gray.)

• White appliances…..or even worse, appliances that are different hues.

• White, ceramic sinks

• Cabinets that reach the ceiling.
I like cabinets that have room to put plants/other decor on top.

• Walls painted extremely bright or dark colors

• Vertical blinds

• Square-tiled countertops

• Pedestal bathroom sinks

• Bidets

• No bathtub 🛁 in Primary bathroom

• Open concept floor plan (though when my kids were little this would have been a true necessity to have!)

What could you possibly dislike about bidets??

You have an issue with staying clean?

Most people I know with bidets replaced wiping with the bidet. You still need to wipe. Otherwise, you’re just stuck with wet poo all day while you’re walking around, which is gross.

Bidets are available with adjustable water temperature, water flow / pressure, and adjustable flow direction, as well as with built in-in dryers. Even so, I think virtually everyone with a bidet has toilet paper readily available — they just use a lot less of it.

Correct. We have the Toto Washlets in our home. Heated seats, heated water, heated dryer, adjustable water pressure, and you can adjust the direction of the flow of water as needed. I use about 2 squares of TP to pat dry any areas that are still damp. Really the most hygenic way to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Luxury vinyl tile anywhere other than the basement

+1. So bad

LOL I live in an approx $12 million home we just redid main level with LVP. And our beach house too. I could not be happier HAHAHA

Here is why, we had old hardwood that my dogs and family destroyed.
Then we had engineered hardwood that is horrible don't install that people.

We have dogs, humans humans that ride horses and come in and out on main level for the pool. I am old spending a ton on new hardwoods nope LVP works for me LOL. The cost difference was enough to remodel most kitchens.

Yep LVP looks like plastic because it is. I don't need to impress anyone.

This is how you keep your money. LOL.

You keep your money by putting ugly cheap floors in a $12 million house?

Huh.

Your gratuitous use of "LOL" and "HAHAHAH" tells me you didn't earn the money for that "approx $12 million home" , and that you earned the money to buy that beach home. Me thinks you inherited those properties which is why you stupidly installed VINYL floors in them. I can understand vinyl in a basement or laundry room but that is where it ends. So you are either completely full of $hit, or you didn't actually put one penny towards purchasing either of those homes. LOL and HAHAHA INDEED!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Luxury vinyl tile anywhere other than the basement

+1. So bad

LOL I live in an approx $12 million home we just redid main level with LVP. And our beach house too. I could not be happier HAHAHA

Here is why, we had old hardwood that my dogs and family destroyed.
Then we had engineered hardwood that is horrible don't install that people.

We have dogs, humans humans that ride horses and come in and out on main level for the pool. I am old spending a ton on new hardwoods nope LVP works for me LOL. The cost difference was enough to remodel most kitchens.

Yep LVP looks like plastic because it is. I don't need to impress anyone.

This is how you keep your money. LOL.

You keep your money by putting ugly cheap floors in a $12 million house?

Huh.

Your gratuitous use of "LOL" and "HAHAHAH" tells me you didn't earn the money for that "approx $12 million home" , and that you earned the money to buy that beach home. Me thinks you inherited those properties which is why you stupidly installed VINYL floors in them. I can understand vinyl in a basement or laundry room but that is where it ends. So you are either completely full of $hit, or you didn't actually put one penny towards purchasing either of those homes. LOL and HAHAHA INDEED!!

*didn't earn*

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

It can also give you problems with your lady bits and dry out your skin. With the crap hard water we have around here, no thanks.

I have been taking baths for 50 years and my lady bits are fine.
This sounds like a specific to you issue.

Not the PP, however, I am a gynecologist and yours is a terribly arrogant opinion -- which also happens to be wrong.

Let me first state that I have no dog in this bathtub/bathing debate.
I, personally, believe that everyone should do what pleases them.
Life is far too short not to take advantage of the simple pleasures.

Although, if you're a woman, there's always the potential that you could experience challenges with taking baths in the future, regardless of whether you've ever experienced a single issue with bathing to date, or not.

That's because, our physiology is constantly changing as we age.
As we get older, the biological system of the body can become overly-sensitized, languoroused, weakened or diminished.
Thus, things that have never affected your body before, can all of a sudden become your biggest hindrance tomorrow.

As far as the "lady bits".
I can tell you for a fact that taking regular baths can cause bacterial vaginitis, and can cause the delicate balance of your body's natural pH levels to become disturbed -- especially if you regularly bathe in hot water, bubble baths or by adding bath bombs, fragrances, oils or soaps to your bath water.

TMI WARNING!

One of the lesser discussed problems that can occur from taking regular baths is that they can also risk disrupting the "natural lubrication" that the vagina creates.

The glands inside of the vagina secrete fluids which exist to help flush out old cells, as well as keeping the vagina clean.

This process collaborates closely with the existing microorganisms that exist within the body. As thus, it eliminates the need for "over cleaning" of the area, as the vagina is self-cleaning.

Of course you should still be cleaning the area by washing daily, however, you should avoid using any products that include fragrances, oils, dyes, as well as douches, powders, deodorizers & wipes directly or within your bath water.

As I said earlier, if you enjoy baths, go for it! I'm not here to dissuade anyone one way or the other.
I simply wanted to add some facts and medical facts to the discussion.

Sorry if anyone was eating while reading that! lol

[Anonymous]

* the biological systemS

* I simply wanted to add some medical facts & knowledge to the discussion.

[Anonymous]

What could you possibly dislike about bidets??

You have an issue with staying clean?


Most people I know with bidets replaced wiping with the bidet. You still need to wipe. Otherwise, you’re just stuck with wet poo all day while you’re walking around, which is gross.


Uh, I don't think you are familiar with how bidets work.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

It can also give you problems with your lady bits and dry out your skin. With the crap hard water we have around here, no thanks.

I have been taking baths for 50 years and my lady bits are fine.
This sounds like a specific to you issue.

Not the PP, however, I am a gynecologist and yours is a terribly arrogant opinion -- which also happens to be wrong.

Let me first state that I have no dog in this bathtub/bathing debate.
I, personally, believe that everyone should do what pleases them.
Life is far too short not to take advantage of the simple pleasures.

Although, if you're a woman, there's always the potential that you could experience challenges with taking baths in the future, regardless of whether you've ever experienced a single issue with bathing to date, or not.

That's because, our physiology is constantly changing as we age.
As we get older, the biological system of the body can become overly-sensitized, languoroused, weakened or diminished.
Thus, things that have never affected your body before, can all of a sudden become your biggest hindrance tomorrow.

As far as the "lady bits".
I can tell you for a fact that taking regular baths can cause bacterial vaginitis, and can cause the delicate balance of your body's natural pH levels to become disturbed -- especially if you regularly bathe in hot water, bubble baths or by adding bath bombs, fragrances, oils or soaps to your bath water.

TMI WARNING!

One of the lesser discussed problems that can occur from taking regular baths is that they can also risk disrupting the "natural lubrication" that the vagina creates.

The glands inside of the vagina secrete fluids which exist to help flush out old cells, as well as keeping the vagina clean.

This process collaborates closely with the existing microorganisms that exist within the body. As thus, it eliminates the need for "over cleaning" of the area, as the vagina is self-cleaning.

Of course you should still be cleaning the area by washing daily, however, you should avoid using any products that include fragrances, oils, dyes, as well as douches, powders, deodorizers & wipes directly or within your bath water.

As I said earlier, if you enjoy baths, go for it! I'm not here to dissuade anyone one way or the other.
I simply wanted to add some facts and medical facts to the discussion.

Sorry if anyone was eating while reading that! lol

the vagina is anaerobic. Water ain’t rushing up there when you take a bath. You aren’t cleaning your vagina when you bath, only the outer lips.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

It can also give you problems with your lady bits and dry out your skin. With the crap hard water we have around here, no thanks.

I have been taking baths for 50 years and my lady bits are fine.
This sounds like a specific to you issue.

Not the PP, however, I am a gynecologist and yours is a terribly arrogant opinion -- which also happens to be wrong.

Let me first state that I have no dog in this bathtub/bathing debate.
I, personally, believe that everyone should do what pleases them.
Life is far too short not to take advantage of the simple pleasures.

Although, if you're a woman, there's always the potential that you could experience challenges with taking baths in the future, regardless of whether you've ever experienced a single issue with bathing to date, or not.

That's because, our physiology is constantly changing as we age.
As we get older, the biological system of the body can become overly-sensitized, languoroused, weakened or diminished.
Thus, things that have never affected your body before, can all of a sudden become your biggest hindrance tomorrow.

As far as the "lady bits".
I can tell you for a fact that taking regular baths can cause bacterial vaginitis, and can cause the delicate balance of your body's natural pH levels to become disturbed -- especially if you regularly bathe in hot water, bubble baths or by adding bath bombs, fragrances, oils or soaps to your bath water.

TMI WARNING!

One of the lesser discussed problems that can occur from taking regular baths is that they can also risk disrupting the "natural lubrication" that the vagina creates.

The glands inside of the vagina secrete fluids which exist to help flush out old cells, as well as keeping the vagina clean.

This process collaborates closely with the existing microorganisms that exist within the body. As thus, it eliminates the need for "over cleaning" of the area, as the vagina is self-cleaning.

Of course you should still be cleaning the area by washing daily, however, you should avoid using any products that include fragrances, oils, dyes, as well as douches, powders, deodorizers & wipes directly or within your bath water.

As I said earlier, if you enjoy baths, go for it! I'm not here to dissuade anyone one way or the other.
I simply wanted to add some facts and medical facts to the discussion.

Sorry if anyone was eating while reading that! lol

the vagina is anaerobic. Water ain’t rushing up there when you take a bath. You aren’t cleaning your vagina when you bath, only the outer lips.

DP: Are you female, with female body parts? I've experienced this after swimming, I'm female with female parts.

"...vaginal entrapment of water - where water becomes trapped in the vagina (usually when submerged, often horizontally) - is something that can happen. And it seems to be gravity that causes the release of it later (either gradually or in a sudden burst.)

The same study also mentioned that the pre-menopausal woman, who had experienced vaginal childbirth, managed her occurrence of vaginal entrapment by manually evacuating the water from her vagina. “This is done by inserting a digit [i.e., finger] in the vagina and pulling laterally.”

However, before you consider taking matters into your own hands (so to speak), we do recommend talking with your doctor about this experience. Self-diagnosis and treatment based on reading an internet article is not always the best course of action!

It Seems Common After Childbirth
The study cited above explored two patients—a prepubertal and a pre-menopausal female. However, on the chat boards we researched, more people noted that this was something that only happened to them after childbirth and may indeed have self-resolved over time.

Childbirth can definitely cause weakened pelvic floor muscles (this is also one reason why women can experience temporary stress urinary incontinence after childbirth.) So it is possible that there’s a connection between weakened pelvic floor muscles and vaginal entrapment of water.

Allowing the pelvic floor muscles to recover and doing pelvic floor exercises should help."