I only watched a little bit of the debate because I’m already angry at the world and I have already voted so why would I put myself through that?
Spent a chunk of time organizing and cleaning today and the house looked so good I took some pictures, and I love how the entrance to Home, Crap Home looks now.
Still a lot of room for more plants.
Raoul Paste
Time well spent
West of the Cascades
And room for more pets!
Jim, Foolish Literalist
The aloe is too close to the stairs!
(winter version of that joke
eta: If I were house hunting, I’d buy that place just for the cool stair post
RaflW
Love the newel post!
Leto
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: Agreed. The bit of stain glass in the window, plus the fact he kept the wood detailing on the stairs (instead of painting over it)… that’s a good looking place! Love all the pictures on the walls too. Overall a very inviting entrance to the home.
Ian
Show us the pink room!
gwangung
Damn. I’m jealous. I have no sense of interior design.
TaMara (HFG)
I said it earlier, but I repeat myself, you have really good taste.
rikyrah
Your house looks great, Cole??
Alison Rose
I too love the stairs and newel post. And I love a low window. Makes my midget heart glad.
Omnes Omnibus
The pictures aren’t straight.
I notice this because the people who clean my parents’ house always leave the pictures a little askew to prove that they dusted them. This drives my mother crazy and must be fixed asap every time.
OR Soder
Your home is lovely. It is very warm and inviting.
Your time was well spent; the debate was not a game changer. I think trump will get a pass for not exploding all over the stage but he contributed nothing as expected.
I am so ready for this to be over.
HumboldtBlue
I knew I had seen Trump’s dance before.
And who the hell do you have lurking in the rocking chair behind the plant like it’s an ambush site?
stinger
So homey, welcoming, and clean!
NotMax
Can make out the reflection of what appears to be an American flag and … a Swiss one?
BruceFromOhio
Nice light on that last one. Looks like it was a nice day there, too.
Tim C.
Looks good man.
BruceFromOhio
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
Gaia, only three in and its already come to this. When’s the first mustard comment.
Omnes Omnibus
@BruceFromOhio: I think yours counts.
R-Jud
SO MUCH MORE ROOM for plants! I’d send you some cuttings from this monstera adansonii that wants to eat my house but I live too far away.
(Also, that’s a snake plant, not an aloe, you guys.)
Ms. Deranged in AZ
John, what color are the walls? In the third photo I can’t tell if it’s just the light or it’s the paint on the walls but it looks like a very very pale blue. I’m questioning because I am getting ready to paint a very large living room and foyer and was looking for something like that.
jnfr
I am a plant person and I think your house has plenty of plants.
Looks gorgeous though. Can’t believe all you’ve done with the place.
BruceFromOhio
@Omnes Omnibus: #@!*&%#@!!!
Steeplejack
Holy shnikeys, Cole, that looks great. And the light!
Mary G
Beautiful. Love the window on the stair landing. You’re home.
frosty
Looks great and inviting!
Tehanu
Love your house, it looks fantastic.
Comrade Colette Collaboratrice
Why would you want a Mother-in-Law’s Tongue to greet you in the entry when you don’t even have a mother-in-law?
(Asks the woman who has two MILs, which is 1.75 too many.)
JGC, the house looks lovely and you have every right to be proud.
sfinny
Your home looks great and my apartment is a mess, but I did spend some time getting the plants in order. I still have one plant on the patio with green tomatoes that I hope will ripen. I brought the rest of the plants in and took in three from my neighbor, who doesn’t have the light that I have. I’ve fostered several of her plants in the last few years, and haven’t actually killed any of them. Yet.
La Nonna
We have decided to spend a some time and money on the interior of our little stone house, having been home since February, no travel, and only early morning beach swims for July, August, September, in anticipation of perhaps another 9 months to a year isolating at home. Newly painted pale blue living room, coral dining room, oxblood master bedroom, pearl grey kitchen, and took down all the artwork and decoration to rehang in a different configuration. The small pleasures in the time of covid, really happy with the results.
NotMax
@La Nonna
Sounds delightful.
Was recently watching something or other otherwise forgettable from the early 80s and snickered at this bit of a conversation:
Woman #1: “She came into some money and totally redid the bathroom. Everything in avocado green.”
Woman #2: “That’s what I have at my house! Lovely, isn’t it?”
NotMax
@La Nonna</a – @NotMax
Also too, obligatory.
:)
Morzer
My takeaway from the debate and reactions to it by voters is that this thing is effectively over. Trump’s going to lose and the only question is whether Biden can win by more than 10%. I think he’s going to win by north of 12% and probably 320+ EVs.
opiejeanne
@Morzer: You cheered me up with that, and I thank you.
TS (the original)
@Morzer:
My loss of a trump supporting friend will be worth the heartache if Biden wins Texas. This is my dream. And your 320EVs will then be way too low.
Debbie(Aussie)
@TS (the original):
hi TS. Fellow qldlander here. Where do you live (don’t mean to be nosy, just curious)?
John your home is real credit to you. Your foyer is beautiful.
Mel
@La Nonna: Pictures, please!
It sounds so lovely, especially the coral dining room!
There’s something wonderful about reaching that point where you know that your house has truly become home, and then defying the “realtor neutrals“ rules and bringing the rooms alive with colors and personal treasures that make it a place where you feel true comfort and happiness.
Morzer
@TS (the original): I hope to see Biden at 341 EVs, but I recognize that various states are unpredictable given the variable quality of polling and the unknown effects of vote suppression. I think this is especially true of Georgia and Texas. That said, I absolutely have confidence that this cake is baked. I think the Democrats are going to take the Senate, kick Trump’s ass and take the trifecta. I sincerely hope that Biden is not trying to rule out expanding the court with his talk of a blue-ribbon commission to investigate judicial reform.
Msb
What a lovely home you’ve made!
Ramalama
Home Crap Home is gorgeous. I love all of the detail in the wood bannister. I’m not crazy about the blue, but it actually goes with the wood on the floor. So therefore my complain must be nullified.
Meanwhile, has anyone been following Marcy Wheeler? She’s been on a tear of late against a Juicer favorite villain, teh Glenn:
Patricia Kayden
Noname
@La Nonna: Pictures would be great but I would appreciate the names of the coral and gray paints you used, please? I’ve recently started thinking about some reno work and was considering a gray/coral color scheme for the kitchen. Thanks!
Rugosa
@Omnes Omnibus: I live across from commuter rail tracks. This old house often shakes when a train goes by. I stopped straightening my pictures years ago because they’ll be crooked again in no time.
Why doesn’t your mother leave the pictures? Next time, the housekeepers will leave them straight to show they’ve been dusted. The pictures will be straight 50% of the time and mom will have let go of an irritation.
jame
Lovely! Is that a picture of the Angel Oak on St. John’s?
John Cole
@jame: Yes
H.E.Wolf
The famous architect Christopher Alexander (The Timeless Way of Building; A Pattern Language; etc) agrees with you!
He says that “big windows with low sills and comfortable [seats] drawn up to them… are necessary” – they create a sense of comfort and ease.
That sense of ease and comfort describes John Cole’s home. It’s beautiful and functional, too. Christopher Alexander would walk around the house and grounds nodding his venerable head and muttering, “yes, yes, yes” as he went. :)
H.E.Wolf
Oh my goodness, that gives me a twitch just imagining it. The balance feels “off”. Maybe it’s an inner-ear thing. :)
For me, it’s related to a sense of “square”ness, for lack of a better word. I can feel when a car I’m sitting in is parked an inch or two askew to the curb, and I can see “out-of-alignment” at a glance.
No need for a plumb bob when I’m around!
laura
It’s a beautiful and welcoming home fit for a man in the fullness of his life.
Maybe it’s just me, but I cant help but be reminded of Walter and his toofs and how you saved his life and how Satby enriched his life till the end.
StringOnAStick
Your place is gorgeous, John and you’ve obviously got an eye for design.
One week from now we will be on the last day’s drive to our new home, which needs paint in every room and the carpet replaced in most, probably with a plank vinyl in the non-bedroom areas. We were feeling stressed about having to choose colours and such, so maybe paying for advice is the best idea (plus my husband is colour blind, so…).
Rugosa
@H.E.Wolf: I can understand but accepting futility in this case was the secret to inner peace.
Richard
Nice digs. You could probably enjoy an african violet or two on your windowsill. No, seriously your place looks good. My little plants also look good to me. Thank you.
Barry
John, you are officially civilized now!
it looks great.
Tim Wayne
Wow! Your house looks great!
bluefish
Gorgeous! And, as ever, a constant reminder of the wonderful tale of how you found this house, how you have made it come to life, and how my beloved Walter, symbol of hope and joy, came across my screen. I think of that story and all that followed every day. Hope. I voted on 23 September and tracked my vote, received. I so get not wanting to watch anymore.