Take some pictures of you room-all four walls. A still picture sometime shows what’s not working. Could you ask a friend to help?

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Anonymous wrote:All of a sudden I can't stand our couches, the paint color, the coffee tables, any of it. I don't have the $$ for a total overhaul of our stuff - but I can probably put maybe $1000 into getting some stuff that'll help me love my house again. I guess I should try rearranging some things - and then: how do I come to love my house again?!

I think if you spend anytime on social media, looking at magazines or watching makeover shows you will feel discontent. This is coming from a person who can relate to the saying that “comparison is the thief of joy”.

Pp here. I forgot to include my remedy. Less time comparing and more time being grateful. That’s helping me a lot. Otherwise, some new pillows, sheets, blankets go a long way.

This is OP - and I definitely am not comparing myself to HGTV and I'm not even on Instagram. My Facebook is mostly about dog rescue so it's couches covered in dog hair! I am super grateful and ALSO my couch looks like sht and six years into living here I can't get the art right in our TV room!! Pillows and blankets might be the thing for now. And decluttering and just moving some stuff around.

I did Havenly for our bedroom - amazing how much the right rug and a dresser and moving the layout changed our room! They work with what you have + what you need. I didn’t choose the exact rug they suggested but found something similar and cheaper that I loved.

I don’t exactly hate everything in my house, but I’ve been here for a good while an it is reaching a point where I want to make a lot of changes and do a lot of remodeling. The amount of what I want to do is overwhelming and so I just sit on it rather than fix anything. I occasionally change around a few throw pillows or add a new mirror or something and that makes me feel a bit better but my issues with my house are bigger than that.

meant to add: ruthlessly declutter and use plants and greeneries to freshen things up.

I hear you.

When you can, replace furniture that's at the end of its useful life. If there's still life left, change things up with different throw pillows can make a big difference. I have "revived" a worn out leather couch by changing up the pillows from something generic to french farm chic style and all of a sudden, it acquires a whole new look.

Also, ruthlessly declutter.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s all the images we see if perfect home interiors - so chic and stylish! Then we look at our own living rooms…clunky fireplaces, poor little, drab curtains. It’s so expensive to make major changes so we carry on… I think a fresh coat of paint does wonders. But you’d have to be willing to do it yourself! Scan FB marketplace for furniture - lots of great things on there! Finally - a new rug.

Nah, I spend a lot of time and money on my house and it really does look like a magazine (whether you like it or not, it’s “done”) and I still get tired of everything periodically. Human nature.

But don’t live with drab little curtains! Fix that.

Same. I just move things around.

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Anonymous wrote:All of a sudden I can't stand our couches, the paint color, the coffee tables, any of it. I don't have the $$ for a total overhaul of our stuff - but I can probably put maybe $1000 into getting some stuff that'll help me love my house again. I guess I should try rearranging some things - and then: how do I come to love my house again?!

I think if you spend anytime on social media, looking at magazines or watching makeover shows you will feel discontent. This is coming from a person who can relate to the saying that “comparison is the thief of joy”.

Pp here. I forgot to include my remedy. Less time comparing and more time being grateful. That’s helping me a lot. Otherwise, some new pillows, sheets, blankets go a long way.

Anonymous wrote:All of a sudden I can't stand our couches, the paint color, the coffee tables, any of it. I don't have the $$ for a total overhaul of our stuff - but I can probably put maybe $1000 into getting some stuff that'll help me love my house again. I guess I should try rearranging some things - and then: how do I come to love my house again?!

I think if you spend anytime on social media, looking at magazines or watching makeover shows you will feel discontent. This is coming from a person who can relate to the saying that “comparison is the thief of joy”.

Clean the windows until they sparkle. Inside and out. Use winded and a newspaper in lieu of a paper towel.

Literally you’ll see each room in a different light. Start with one room or one corner of one room. Gradually dust, declutter straighten.

I agree with decluttering. Switch up pictures and accessories. New colors with pillows, frames, houseplants will help too.

I'm trying to gear up to re-cover our dining area chairs. I picked out fabric but the whole process is so overwhelming.

Declutter.

That always works for me and then I swap accessories from other rooms.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s all the images we see if perfect home interiors - so chic and stylish! Then we look at our own living rooms…clunky fireplaces, poor little, drab curtains. It’s so expensive to make major changes so we carry on… I think a fresh coat of paint does wonders. But you’d have to be willing to do it yourself! Scan FB marketplace for furniture - lots of great things on there! Finally - a new rug.

Nah, I spend a lot of time and money on my house and it really does look like a magazine (whether you like it or not, it’s “done”) and I still get tired of everything periodically. Human nature.

But don’t live with drab little curtains! Fix that.

Anonymous wrote:Move the furniture around the rooms in a different configuration. If it still looks dull, remove clutter and move/add new wall art.

And get some cozy throw blankets. And pillows.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s all the images we see if perfect home interiors - so chic and stylish! Then we look at our own living rooms…clunky fireplaces, poor little, drab curtains. It’s so expensive to make major changes so we carry on… I think a fresh coat of paint does wonders. But you’d have to be willing to do it yourself! Scan FB marketplace for furniture - lots of great things on there! Finally - a new rug.

Oh my, apologies for my typos..iPhone thumb!