Decorating

It's not easy decorating a house: Wall paint colors, wood trim paint colors, ceiling paint colors, bedroom carpets, floor stain colors, wood trim stain colors, door stain colors are all child's play compared to actual decorating...

• Furniture is a big deal. Most of this stuff can't be returned. You put down a deposit and you own that shit (even though it takes 8-10 weeks to show up). If the room has stained wood trim then you need to match the furniture to that color. This isn't for the faint of heart. My suggestion is to bring a board that has already been stained with you because, as I mentioned earlier, you own it once you pay the deposit.
• Lighting and I don't mean lamps. I understand that the occasional lamp is necessary on an end table or in a corner somewhere, but I'm talking about installed fixtures like wall sconces, chandeliers, and vanity lights. Oh yeah, it's a house so don't forget that there is also lighting outside now...
• Bathroom mirrors - with a frame or without a frame? Size? Shape?
• Shower door systems - swinging or sliding?
• The front door color -inside and out
• Tile
• Hardware - brass, chrome, nickel, or bronze?
• Window treatments - it's a house so there are many rooms. Is everything the same or do you mix it up? Blinds, sheers, shades, drapes, valances, swags, jabots, cornices, rods, and hardware
• Switches, outlets, and their associated plates
• Outdoor furniture - on the patio, by the pool, in a gazebo thingy
• Things to hang on the walls - pictures or paintings? More mirrors here and there?

Lots of choices with the above. Some of the stuff is pricey. In an attempt to keep the costs down I signed up for a company that does estate sales. I don't need to furnish every room completely by the time I move in so I took a suggestion to give this method a shot. At first I wasn't very enthusiastic about the idea of this, but today that changed. I received my first e-mail notification about a sale in a few weeks...

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There is no price listed for any of the items, but I have a room with 12 foot ceilings that I'm pretty sure this guy is going to call home!