u/Mercator87

We just got a minisplit installed in our living room. The house is a 1925 Colonial and my husband and I try to keep to a classic look for the interior that matches the age of the house and the molding.

The minisplit is a necessary eyesore (the window AC unit will be gone permanently). We will be purchasing a cover for it, but this is where my husband and I can't agree. I know that nothing is going to make this thing visually disappear, but what color should we go with?

1. White, same as molding

2. Blue, same as walls

3. A bronze, non-shiny metallic

4. A completely different color entirely!

Other photos in the comments. Also excuse the sad cut and paste of the cover. I didn't want to use AI.

Almost a year ago we moved into a 1925 Dutch Colonial. It wasn't a flip, but a lot of the charm and character had been removed or replaced throughout the years. My husband and I are committed to bringing it back.

Originally when you walked in the front door you felt like you were in half the house. I think at one point there was a partial wall or some kind of separation, because it just seems too open for 1925. My husband and I wanted to put that cozy feel back in and separate the entryway out, as well as add visual interest. I've always loved colonnades so we had one installed, and in a weird way it almost feels like it has always been there. I found the two leaded glass doors from a salvage place and we had a skilled carpenter install the walls and build the colonnade. My husband and I mudded and painted the walls and stained and finished the colonnade ourselves. We were originally planning on doing all the work ourselves but soon realized that we were in over our heads with the woodworking part.

We were lucky enough to win the floor lottery. The living room and dining room floors are original and refinished. We did have to go darker with the color to hide some staining but I do love how they turned out.

In the entryway tile wasn't originally part of our plans, but when we pulled up the carpet and the vinyl flooring we realized that there was plywood over the original floor in the hallway, nailed down with hundreds of nails. We pivoted to porcelain tile and I'm actually kind of happy about it now. We installed a light in the hallway since there was none in that area at all.

The living room walls and molding got fresh coats of paint (the trim is definitely paint grade, nothing fancy). As did the hall. We were a little sloppy with the edging on the ceiling as we are planning to install crown molding. There is some original crown left in the house that we will copy.

Also, please don't come at me for the TV over the fireplace. We will be mounting it and framing it to look like art. There was really no other good place to put the TV that wouldn't wreck the flow of the room. I do absolutely hate how it looks now, but we'll get there.

In the not-so-distant future I'm planning on restoring the staircase to be more period appropriate. I have a salvaged newel post to refinish and will also replace the metal and plastic balusters with wood. The second owners were apparently very cheap and didn't care about preserving much of the original charm or features. I am so glad that my family has the opportunity to love this house and bring back her charm.

I recently scored this amazing salvaged stained glass window and want to install it on the inside of our window over the stairs. It's a wee bit smaller, so I will need to frame it out additionally. Also, I want to put hinges on the right side so it can be pulled open and we can still access that window if need be. Almost like creating an inset cabinet door. My husband and I are pretty handy, but I'm nervous drilling into both the original window frame and drilling into the frame of the stained glass. Any recommendations or design tips on how to go about this without damaging anything?

I got married last month and we have some beautiful photos, and this one is gorgeous except for the super patchy grass. I think it would be perfect with either more grass under our feet or with no grass at all and just sandiness. I asked ChatGPT and it did an ok job, but it degraded the photo and I want this to be a full spread in our wedding album so it need to stay high res. I actually think even downloading it here will degrade it. Feel free to reach out and I will email the high res photo to you. Thank you in advance if you're able to help, I truly appreciate it!

Had to delete and make a new post since my photos somehow didn't get uploaded the first time:

The day ended up going exactly as I hoped. One or two small hiccups but no show stoppers, and it was such a memorable and beautiful event. Most importantly, my husband and I are married now!

We did end up going over budget. We were trying to stick to 5k but ended up closer to 6k. The most expensive items (besides the obvious) were the Task Rabbit to set up our ceremony and reception decor and dress alterations. My splurge was professional hair and makeup.

One of the best parts with keeping it small was that everyone who was invited was so very important to us. No obligatory invites at all. Also, out of the 42 people we invited 37 of them attended. We were able to converse with everyone at the reception for a decent amount of time and in a relaxed way.

At the reception, besides dinner, the only other scheduled wedding event we did was cut the cake. We had a multi-tier donut cake from a very popular local donut place in our state and it was a big hit. It was also a fraction of the cost of a traditional wedding cake.

We took a big risk on a newer photographer who had only done a couple weddings, but has been working hard to try and establish himself. The gamble worked out for us, but it's definitely a risk. We also tried to offset the risk with a Wedibox subscription where guests uploaded their own photos via a QR code. That worked out as well.

Breakdown:

Ceremony Permit (public park) $`50

Photographer `$450

Decor & Misc. Items $`500

Reception `$1,954

Ceremony chair rental $`247

Rings `$1,080

Groom Outfit $`200

Dress `$208

Dress alterations $`250

Bride shoes `$35

Cake/dessert $`92

Invitations `$52

Task Rabbit $`282

Makeup & hair `$400

Music Free (blue tooth speaker and free trial of Spotify premium 😂)

Wedibox subscription $40

I can't believe I get to stare at this gorgeous pair for the rest of my life!

White gold, lab diamond, and tanzanite. Both rings are custom designs. My new MIL works at a jewelers and was so incredibly helpful. My husband(!) made sure everything came out perfectly during the process.

My 1925 Dutch Colonial has super basic door molding. This original molding is all throughout the house and consistent, but I find it very underwhelming visually. My husband and I joke that the og owners spent all their money elsewhere and when it came to the door molding just slapped it up. I feel like it doesn't look as bad in photos, but in person it is very *yawn*. I think it's called Craftsman S4S style.

Anyone have any success or examples of adding on to their door molding? If so what pieces did you use? Half round? certain crown types? Also, any estimate as to cost is of interest. We have a lot of doors and windows...

Also, from some chipping in places I can tell that the wood is low quality and meant to be painted, so no need to address that.