I'm bidding on an apartment

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  • FiveBelow
    FiveBelow Posts: 1,375
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I think my bathroom is the nicest looking out of these three too, even with them being sold for a higher price:



    Absolutely. Nice modern pad, enjoy!
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    hedonist said:
    Moving into a new place can be fun, even cathartic. Clear out unneeded crap, start with a fresh canvas.

    That place needs some color though. 
    I live in Sweden though :)


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Damn. Too bland for me. We don’t have one white wall here.

    No wooden ones though (don’t paint yours).
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,184
    hedonist said:
    Damn. Too bland for me. We don’t have one white wall here.

    No wooden ones though (don’t paint yours).
    Agreed. I think I have 2 white walls in my entire apartment. But one is in the kitchen where I wanted a Mediterranean feel so one wall is white and the others are turquoise. Even my bathroom walls are a silvery purple. In my living room I have one natural brick wall (which I love), and the other three walls are each a different color. I see the allure of all white walls for that clean minimalist aesthetic. But I need to be surrounded by color. 

  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    GlowGirl said:
    hedonist said:
    Damn. Too bland for me. We don’t have one white wall here.

    No wooden ones though (don’t paint yours).
    Agreed. I think I have 2 white walls in my entire apartment. But one is in the kitchen where I wanted a Mediterranean feel so one wall is white and the others are turquoise. Even my bathroom walls are a silvery purple. In my living room I have one natural brick wall (which I love), and the other three walls are each a different color. I see the allure of all white walls for that clean minimalist aesthetic. But I need to be surrounded by color. 

    You ladies have any shiplap in your abode's?
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    The Juggler said:
    GlowGirl said:
    hedonist said:
    Damn. Too bland for me. We don’t have one white wall here.

    No wooden ones though (don’t paint yours).
    Agreed. I think I have 2 white walls in my entire apartment. But one is in the kitchen where I wanted a Mediterranean feel so one wall is white and the others are turquoise. Even my bathroom walls are a silvery purple. In my living room I have one natural brick wall (which I love), and the other three walls are each a different color. I see the allure of all white walls for that clean minimalist aesthetic. But I need to be surrounded by color. 

    You ladies have any shiplap in your abode's?
    A form of shiplap, I suppose... :whistle:

    The literal wall kind? Nope. 


  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,184
    The Juggler said:
    GlowGirl said:
    hedonist said:
    Damn. Too bland for me. We don’t have one white wall here.

    No wooden ones though (don’t paint yours).
    Agreed. I think I have 2 white walls in my entire apartment. But one is in the kitchen where I wanted a Mediterranean feel so one wall is white and the others are turquoise. Even my bathroom walls are a silvery purple. In my living room I have one natural brick wall (which I love), and the other three walls are each a different color. I see the allure of all white walls for that clean minimalist aesthetic. But I need to be surrounded by color. 

    You ladies have any shiplap in your abode's?
    Nope. Just brick. But the family room in my childhood home had a wood plank wall on one side (real wood - not paneling), and a cork wall on the other. It was also one of those sunken rooms - the house was an early 1970s split level. My parents finally moved out of there about 20 years ago.

  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,146
    Looks great sc!! Congrats.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    Your bathroom looks cool SC and I love the nordic design. At the same time I also really like the sound of Hobbes and GG's colour injection.  
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    Is your mortgage interest tax deductible? None of my renter friends enjoyed the that benefit while building equity at the same time. Fat checks the first five years! Renting contributes the wealth of your landlord while you spend after tax dollars with no return.  Congrats and the apartment looks very nice!

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    Get_Right said:
    Is your mortgage interest tax deductible?

    You get something back every year on the tax returns in Sweden for the mortgage interest, like 20-30 % - do not know why really. But yes.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    edited February 2021
    I have meetings next week with 4-5 different banks... and have started an excel document for listing their offers and how far under the "list interest rates" they can go...
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    Someone pointed out they liked the Nordic design of your apartment.

    My point? I often don't have one. 
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Hobbes said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    Someone pointed out they liked the Nordic design of your apartment.

    My point? I often don't have one. 
    We’re all getting a little older, Hobbesy. 
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    dankind said:
    Hobbes said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    Someone pointed out they liked the Nordic design of your apartment.

    My point? I often don't have one. 
    We’re all getting a little older, Hobbesy. 
    Pointed.

    "Half of what I say is meaningless..."
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    Hobbes said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    Someone pointed out they liked the Nordic design of your apartment.

    My point? I often don't have one. 
    Nordic (Scandinavian) design, is a thing:

    Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.

    Scandinavian designers are known especially for household goods including furniture, textiles, ceramics, lamps, and glass, but Scandinavian design has been extended to industrial design such as of consumer electronics, mobile phones, and cars.


    The style @hedonist and @GlowGirl prefer is "Pippi Longstocking/Villa Villekulla design". Hehe.


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    @dankind lol!
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hobbes said:
    Wouldn't Nordic design in Sweden simply be design?

    That'd be like going out for Chinese food while visiting China.
    So, what is your point? 

    If I would want examples of "chinese food" I woudn't google "food" even with me being in China.
    Someone pointed out they liked the Nordic design of your apartment.

    My point? I often don't have one. 
    Nordic (Scandinavian) design, is a thing:

    Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.

    Scandinavian designers are known especially for household goods including furniture, textiles, ceramics, lamps, and glass, but Scandinavian design has been extended to industrial design such as of consumer electronics, mobile phones, and cars.


    The style @hedonist and @GlowGirl prefer is "Pippi Longstocking/Villa Villekulla design". Hehe.


    *sigh* I know. My post was a humorous one, I thought. Maybe something was lost in translation. Or I'm not as witty as I think I am.

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