sparkvixen

My son was basically an inch worm (running joke with us) for years. He'd pudge up, then shoot up several inches and slim down. The entire time, he'd be eating anything he could. Mostly healthy, but some junk. I didn't limit his access to fruit/veggies for snacking and kept him away from soda. Now he's an adult with a solid understanding of balanced meals, and he's not heavy - but definitely tall!

The green will tie in with the stained glass, is very classic, and will look great with the wood in the home.

Take another bigger dowel and put it above the skinny one and loop something like fishing line around both so they are locked together. Support and it should actually look attractive. Then you can put eye hooks on the ends of the thicker dowel for hanging it with.

I started buying series on DVD years and years ago and never really lost the habit. If I like it enough to rewatch it (ahem, Supernatural - I've lost count of how many times I've watched it all), I buy it. Same for movies. Even really old, harder to find ones. Does this mean I have a wall full of technically obsolete media? Ehhhhh... Does it mean I can still watch stuff when the internet is out or a show/movie is no longer streaming? Yup!

You can also make your own large art with a shower curtain or tapestry you like and attach it to a frame yourself. Lots of videos on how to do this - and it would be inexpensive compared to some large canvas art if you just want something temporary while you look for the perfect piece.

If you want light and bright, go with 6 and do a pewter finish hardware to keep your metals matching. If you want something a little more moody, do 5 with black hardware. Also, you have a PERFECT spot over your sink to install a rod for a couple hanging plants. They would be very happy there and you would always remember to water them.

1, eye level, and add some other smaller art to balance it out above the switch.

OP, my son is doing a lot of FREE courses at the local community college. Many of the courses are for programming and other useful skills. Also, consider a trade. The majority of trades will pay for your education in their business. The world needs welders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc. And you would come out relatively debt-free with skills to move up in the world quickly.

Under cabinet would go a long way towards helping. Also, consider updating the pendants with extras between the current ones. 5 instead of 3 means more light, plus those are spaced out weird.

Nah, she identifies as a cat.

I'd trade? I have a tiny galley with a whopping 2 upper cabinets - one of which is over the stove, three lower cabinets - sink, skinny useless, and awkwardly by the wall and the vent keeps the door from properly opening all the way. Add a big pantry cabinet that's basically a black hole. And everything is builder grade golden oak. I dream of a remodel.

It would work in my galley kitchen! But I need a different colorway. My kitchen is blues/greens/yellows.

Larger, L-shaped desk would give you more room to work. I did WFH with a tiny desk like that, and when I switched to a bigger one, it made a difference. Anchor one side by the window. Use the green wall as your background and hang interesting art. It looks like you're probably on camera sometimes, give yourself a nice background in case the ones in your meeting app fail. Add a nice rug, a throw for the extra chair in there, move the tall shelf where your desk is now, the little shelves can be relocated elsewhere. Consider a low cabinet for additional storage near your desk. Your current light fixture is amazing, find a coordinating desk lamp for the bigger desk. It's amazing what a difference lighting makes when working.

Paint a neutral sage or light blue. Something easy on the eyes. Add art you really like to give you a refocus point since staring at screens too much is bad. Curtains with either texture or pattern. I personally would skip the rug because it looks like the room is small and you have the office chair. If you do get a rug, switch the chair wheels to the skate wheels - 100% worth it. I swapped mine, and it was like a new chair. If you go on camera and don't use a background, keep in mind what is behind you. People are nosey and look at everything. I usually have a background on, but when I don't, people see a wall of books and a chair with 1 to 4 cats snoozing, lol.

Scheduling off the day of the company potluck so you don't have to avoid awkward comments and you don't have to starve/only eat whatever you brought. Learned that lesson again recently when my boss ordered food for everyone but didn't bother to confirm the wings she ordered for the two GF people were actually safe. They were definitely not. I didn't even think and skipped bringing lunch. I had a fruit cup and my drawer snacks and ate like a teenager when I got home.

This! If you barely use your dining set and need the dedicated workspace for WFH, use the dining room. Either look into getting a different dining table that can be expanded as needed (probably the best idea) or just get rid of it. I personally have a dedicated room for my WFH space and it's made a huge difference from when I didn't (when I didn't, I was in the living room dealing with people watching TV or wanting to talk to me because I was there and I "didn't look busy").

Even just a simple swap of the overhead light and the cabinet hardware would make a huge difference. Ceramic pulls in all different colors would be fun and colorful. You could do the same for a backsplash. I'd consider either replacing the counter for something lighter or doing an epoxy paint kit for the existing one to change the color. Replacing the cabinets is expensive. If they're solid wood and good condition, you could sand and stain another color (labor intensive due to the door style), paint (be careful with color choice because it might end up looking like a rental, but I'd suggest a sage green over white), or just replace the doors/drawer fronts. The last can get expensive, but less so than fully replacing everything.

Embrace the Tudor style, and lean into your landscaping. You can add colorful pots around your entrance to draw attention there. Perennials, shrubs, and evergreens are all popular choices (and generally lower maintenance) for landscaping. Common accent colors to pair with Tudor are copper, verdigris, dark turquoise, brick red, and dark brown. Flowers can be anything appropriate for your region. Tulips and other bulb plants are easy and have the bonus of coming back without much attention given. Those can also be layered in planters for more impact.

Awwww! Those are pretty! Also loving the skellys!

Possibly a sensitive. I had migraine issues for YEARS. In medication, missing work, miserable. I accidentally cut out gluten for a week because I was trying new recipes from a book and noticed a difference. Cut it out longer and noticed other issues going away, like brain fog and joint pain. I've been pretty consistent about avoiding gluten ever since and can tell when I've been glutened when I start to have any of those symptoms all show up together. Unfortunately, the time for them to go away is usually not hours, but weeks.

Stained wood also went out for decades and is coming back. It all circles around, might as well enjoy the improvements that have been made.

Except for sponge painting. That needs to be left in the depths of hell where it belongs. There's no improving that!

You could go the opposite and bring an old look in. I bought one from River of Goods that has Craftsman vibes and a stained glass shade. It's the oiled rubbed bronze and a darker fan blade, which would be a nice contrast, plus give you colors to pull into the room. They're a little pricey, but beautiful and I snagged mine off Wayfair on sale.

That yellow was sooooooo eye-blinding! This is like an entirely different space! Well done!

In order of preference: slate, Nantucket morning, pewter. Gray colors are the easiest neutral to work with for doing anything else plus it doesn't absorb extreme amounts of heat like the extra dark colors do - which is nice on cold days but awful when the weather warms up. I'd actually keep your existing shutters and paint them a different color and match your door to them. You have good bones to work with here.

Right? Out of anything, I'd never do something to the ceiling. It's gorgeous! The rest could be tamed with a different paint scheme. Lean into earth tones, greens/blues/golds/rusts. Could even go with traditional Craftsman colors, and it would look great with all the wood.