The Housekeeping, Decorating, and Furnishing Thread • Page 33

1:1 blue dawn soap and vinegar worked to clean my shower pan. I’ve tried so many products and methods, and this finally did it.

I just sprayed it and let it sit for an hour and it all came off almost effortlessly. I have nowhere else to share this, so hopefully it helps someone in here.

 

Anyone have a suggestion for a simple interior design visualizer? Just looking for something so simple to use a dummy could do it to help get rough sketches of ideas for a bathroom.

 

My apartment is starting to feel more and more lived in, and cozier, but the only thing I feel like sharing at the moment is this new friend I bought for my kitchen shelf. I say good morning and good night to it. Living alone is wild.

 

Y’all. (Click for video)

 

Kind of obsessed tbh

 

Our shower needed to be replaced due to some serious rusting in the tub. Any recommendations for what to paint the drywalls? Originally were thinking of replacing the floor too and doing some type of green, but just don’t think it’s in the budget for a while so have to come up with something to marry up the blue floor tiles and new white for the shower. Is white the best option here?

 

Choosing paint colors is my nightmare. No matter how methodical I am in making the choice, I’m only pleased like 60% of the time.

That said, you could go with a white that matches your new tub tile, a shade of blue that’s in the same family as your floor tile but much lighter, or something complimentary to the combo of blue & white like grey.

12 Perfect Color Pairings That Complement Blue And White in 2024 - Quiet Minimal

 

Water leaks (again!) are so fun! We noticed our fridge leaking last night and water is underneath a few of our floorboards and some water is leaking from basement ceiling. Called insurance and ServPro but trying to mitigate ourselves. Last time we had a (way more significant) leak, ServPro basically tore apart our entire house and it was months and months of work.

Bought a new fridge too today.

 

Had a similar situation a couple years back. Destroyed our laminate from a leaking fridge. Finally got new vinyl floors.


Also good bump. We put in new windows and a new sliding glass door last week. I’m very happy with the results:

 

Oh yea. Window replacements.
So adult. So boring. Yet, so satisfying.

 

any trouble with your insurance after repeat water issues? I’ve read horror stories online of people getting dropped after their second legit claim for minor water damage

 

You should put something under those fans, even if you raise them 3" off the ground.

 

We switch home/auto insurance every few years. Our significant water issue was in 2022, I was with Farmer's Insurance then. We switched to Grange Insurance last summer. So hopefully it won't be an issue considering this is the first time we've filed a claim with Grange. I just spoke to a rep yesterday who gave me a claim number. An actual agent is supposed to contact me later this week. I mainly filed a claim thinking ServPro would come to my house to rip everything up. But we had a plumber come out first (ServPro's recommendation when I called them) to for sure diagnose the issue and he said since the water is minimal and we caught it right away, he thought we could mitigate it ourselves by fanning it out/dehumidifier.

I checked the floor boards today before I went to work and no water was seeping through any longer, but I'm going to leave the fans/humidifier out for the next few days.

 

Is this a fire hazard?

 

I wouldn't worry about a fire hazard really, but it can be. Mostly because of poor air flow.

Google says:

"If a box fan tips and lies flat on the floor, the airflow can be restricted, which can lead to overheating of the electric motor and become a potential fire risk."

 

I'm at work right now, but I'll raise them when I get home. The one is brand new and the other is borrowed from my brother-in-law. I've read the newer ones have protections on them to refrain them from overheating. But a good idea to raise them nonetheless.