tvguy
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- Dec 15, 2003
Curious what you did to change it from family home to retirement home.
We watched the invention of the wheel from this house and have no plans to move ever. At one time, we had thought of moving closer to DD ( little more rural), but as we got older, we find being closer to medical facilities getting more important.
Our house is no longer kid or pet friendly.
>Window treatments changed from inexpensive blinds and curtains that could be (and were) damaged by kids and pets to nicer ones. For example the $14 machine washable curtains from Target in what were our kids bed rooms that could be replaced every couple of years cheaply gave way to custom made shutters that cost $1,000. $250 curtains in the Living room to nice heavy $2,500 curtains.
>Shower doors changed from frosted glass that hides soap build up to clear glass that needs to be squeegeed and wiped down after every use.
>Laminate that.....unlike carpet.....does not hike dirt, spills etc. Our carpet was 35 years old, and when we pulled it up, it looked like a beach under the pad there was so much fine dirt. And we had it steam cleaned EVERY year for the entire 30+ years we owned the house. The house was 3 years old when we bought it.
> Had a ton of insulation blown into the attic, and solar put on the roof to cut energy bills
>Hand rails put in the shower in the master bath and the shower/bath combo in the guest bathroom.
>Corian in the kitchen, master bath counter and shower surround. Although with Corian, while it is very expensive, damaged can be cheaply and easily sanded away.
>A wine rack built into the kitchen cabinet.