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Talking to my dad about his old tile job made me see things new
I was over at my parents' place last week, helping my dad fix a leaky faucet. He pointed at the bathroom tile, the same blue squares from when I was a kid, and said, 'We picked this in an afternoon at the one store in town... your mom liked the color.' It hit me how different it is now. I've been planning my own remodel for six months, looking at a hundred samples online, reading reviews, and I still can't decide. Back then, you just went with what was there and made it work. Now the choices are endless and it's easy to get stuck. Makes me wonder if I'm overthinking the whole thing. Has anyone else felt that way, like maybe simpler was better sometimes?
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the_miles15d ago
Your dad's story shows how the goal was just to get the job done. Now we expect every choice to be perfect forever, and that pressure is what really freezes us up.
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simonk9815d ago
Pick a tile you like and just buy it. I redid my kitchen floor last year and spent weeks looking at options online. Finally went to the hardware store, saw three choices in person, and picked the one that looked fine. It's been down for a year and I never think about it anymore. Too much looking just makes you second guess a simple choice.
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