Home renovation choices you now regret…

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Anonymous wrote:I spent $3k on a sectional that is uncomfortable. The cushions are too full, the seat depth is too narrow for our long-legged family, the arm rests are too low, and the worst part is that you really can’t get in a comfy position to take a nap, even though the room is perfect for napping. Drives me insane, but I can’t justify buying a new one yet. My plan is to put it in the basement when the kids are a little older and get a new one.

Makes me mad every time I sit on it.

You need to spend more to get a better and better suited sectional. Find the one you want to live with. Sell this one. Life is too short.

[Anonymous]

check out chairish.com to replace your sectional. You can search for just DC area. Upholstery is so backed up right now your new one might not arrive until Christmas...

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Wish I'd put in a larger sink when we redid the kitchen.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get pot fillers. I always let the water run for a min before filling any pot. I think it’s gross to use the sitting water in the pipe to fill the pot.

This is stupid and insanely wasteful.

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Open shelves in the kitchen.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get pot fillers. I always let the water run for a min before filling any pot. I think it’s gross to use the sitting water in the pipe to fill the pot.

This is stupid and insanely wasteful.

Does PP think that after a minute the water is coming directly from the reservoir?

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Anonymous wrote:Wish we had moved attic door out of a bedroom to hallway. Might require moving walls now b/c of clearance needs so would have been better when we did huge renovations. Such a pain and need to access it regularly for HVAC.

Thanks for mentioning this. We’re thinking of doing an addition and the attic access is in the master bedroom. Might be worth moving.

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I regret my Moroccan tiles I installed over 5 years ago (when the trend was just emerging) in my powder room. They are still beautiful and are not yet dated but I’m a bit over the trend because it’s so overdone. Wish I had just gone with a classic marble mosaic.

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Anything people regret NOT doing? We’re about to embark on a renovation project and contemplating some add-ons like a new bathroom or a basement dig out.

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Anonymous wrote:I regret my Moroccan tiles I installed over 5 years ago (when the trend was just emerging) in my powder room. They are still beautiful and are not yet dated but I’m a bit over the trend because it’s so overdone. Wish I had just gone with a classic marble mosaic.

I love moroccan tiles- do you mean the arabesque shapes? I'm still warming up to DO that eventually. Is it already passé?

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I hate the cabinets I chose but I think our contractor did a shoddy job on finishes in general, like kickplates and where the floor meets them- stuff like that. There's a nail that sticks up.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything people regret NOT doing? We’re about to embark on a renovation project and contemplating some add-ons like a new bathroom or a basement dig out.

We didn't replace a poorly insulated outside door when we added our second floor. We did it a few years later.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything people regret NOT doing? We’re about to embark on a renovation project and contemplating some add-ons like a new bathroom or a basement dig out.

this question may ne better as a spin off / new thread.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anything people regret NOT doing? We’re about to embark on a renovation project and contemplating some add-ons like a new bathroom or a basement dig out.

We didn't replace a poorly insulated outside door when we added our second floor. We did it a few years later.

I wish we'd redone all our electrical and plumbing before moving in. Wish we'd replaced our air conditioning ducts. Wish we'd gotten the addition checked out and fixed, to the extent it needs fixing. Wish I'd expanded one bathroom, but not replaced the glass shower doors when the old ones had some cool etchings on them, and NOT put those stupid fake wood tiles on the bathroom floor. (They are easy to clean, I will give them that.)

All that said I love our house, and all the things I wish we had and hadn't done, I am very grateful we got to buy this place and live here

[Anonymous]

Putting brick on my kitchen walls. Not adding a car port.

- Mrs Goldberg