side blog to share updates on redoing my home

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hi all! this is just a side blog to document my little side quests to repair, renovate, and decorate my first home!

the vision is art deco meets tell me you love star wars without telling me you love star wars.

(main blog is @99tech99 where you can find lots of thirsting about director diva daddy krennic)

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NOT AN IMPERIAL WALLS LIGHTS SINK MAT

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fml 🥲

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the copper pipe is installed into the plastic connector at an angle. i have a family friend who is a plumber and told it’s been happening and getting worse since the new bathroom was installed in march.

the wood floor is soft all the way through.

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fml 🥲

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bro whyyyy do no dressers have drawers deeper than like 12-15 inches anymore???

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god fucking damn it

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bro whyyyy do no dressers have drawers deeper than like 12-15 inches anymore???

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shower install complete!!

still gotta redo the floors, get another vanity, repaint the walls, and replace the grey toilet.

and the before

those aren’t scratches—the tub was cracked and rusting.

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i picked my carpet! im really not a huge fan, but the company im going with is very personable and it’s a local business that’s been around forever, and they worked really hard to get my business and ultimately gave me a great price. here’s what im going with!

i really wanted this pattern from lowe’s, but it’s over $1,000 more expensive and doesn’t include baseboards /:

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it’s been installed and IM OBSESSED

(i do wish the pad were thicker, but it’s ok.)

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new shower/tub is getting installed tomorrow!

im not going to fuck with anything that needs legit waterproofing any possible mold remediation.

i will redo the bathroom floors and fixtures myself tho.

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no mold, no water damage!! super relieved 🥰

now let’s install this bitch!

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new shower/tub is getting installed tomorrow!

im not going to fuck with anything that needs legit waterproofing any possible mold remediation.

i will redo the bathroom floors and fixtures myself tho.

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i picked my carpet! im really not a huge fan, but the company im going with is very personable and it’s a local business that’s been around forever, and they worked really hard to get my business and ultimately gave me a great price. here’s what im going with!

i really wanted this pattern from lowe’s, but it’s over $1,000 more expensive and doesn’t include baseboards /:

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ooooh just decided i need to paint these stripes on my bedroom walls!

and yes obviously this is the disneyland hotel, so what? 🤣🤣

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sometimes im contemplating a “bold” design choice (like black kitchen cabinets or a navy accent wall) and i think “is this too much?” but then i think wwkd (what would krennic do) and i realize it’s not enough. so i add in more gold.

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fucking pisses me the fuck off when i make design consult appointments and the scheduler asks if there are any other decision makers who should be present.

asking once irritates me bc you think we wouldn’t have coordinated that beforehand? but i let it slide, they need the name, etc. annoying but understandable.

BUT THEN THEY ARE SHOCKED “WHAT ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND???” “ben still doesnt know we are married, so i dont think he is coming” “nope.”

THEN STILLLLL “your boyfriend? or..… partner?”

NO BITCH

ITS 2026. WHY IS IT SO INSANE THAT I BOUGHT AND OWN THIS HOME ON MY OWN. (hard as fuck, absolutely. not going to downplay that aspect, for anyone buying after 2020)

AND THEN SOMEONE HAD THE AUDACITY TO TRY TO CONVINCE ME I NEEDED A FRIEND PRESENT BC “ITS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT”

you KNOW they aint pulling that shit when men call

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i think i have everything but a table and chairs 🤣

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need to figure out the color for the accent wall. only problem is none are what i want and none photograph true to life

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there is a guy here to measure for carpets and he smells SOOOO GOOD but he is soo gay