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The thing that's been "on my mind" lately is whether or not we owe it to the original owners/designers of a house to keep their vision intact, or do we owe it to ourselves to make a place our own -- to leave our mark, so to speak.
It's time to replace the flooring that flows from kitchen to bath here, and since we planned eventually to replace our climb-in tub with a walk-in shower, we might as well do it all at once. The question is, should we stick with the original owner's vision of retro black & white, even though, as cute as it is, it has never seemed to blend in with the rest of the house and the surrounding Hill Country? Or, do I take this opportunity to switch gears, and go for something that says Hill Country Hippie's Cantina Kitchen!
I do remember how much it hurt when I discovered that the person who bought our house in Dallas had hauled the whiskey barrel planter of asparagus I'd babied for three years out to the curb for garbage pick-up, and how insulted I was when the people who wanted our house in Houston said we needed to tear out the tropical island and pond we had created and replace it with turf. Still, I would not have denied them the thrill of making the places their own.
The black & white plan our uber-talented designer daughter came up with was great...
but as soon as she surprised me with a "Plan B", the dilemma resolved itself. Cantina Kitchen it is!
It's time to replace the flooring that flows from kitchen to bath here, and since we planned eventually to replace our climb-in tub with a walk-in shower, we might as well do it all at once. The question is, should we stick with the original owner's vision of retro black & white, even though, as cute as it is, it has never seemed to blend in with the rest of the house and the surrounding Hill Country? Or, do I take this opportunity to switch gears, and go for something that says Hill Country Hippie's Cantina Kitchen!
I do remember how much it hurt when I discovered that the person who bought our house in Dallas had hauled the whiskey barrel planter of asparagus I'd babied for three years out to the curb for garbage pick-up, and how insulted I was when the people who wanted our house in Houston said we needed to tear out the tropical island and pond we had created and replace it with turf. Still, I would not have denied them the thrill of making the places their own.
The black & white plan our uber-talented designer daughter came up with was great...
but as soon as she surprised me with a "Plan B", the dilemma resolved itself. Cantina Kitchen it is!
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I say GO FOR IT! Tis YOUR house after all
Of COURSE you should do whatever you need to make the house your own. It's not truly your home 'til you make your mark on it. I imagine that the former owner of our house turned in his grave when we took out the buzzer system, but HOLY COW. That was HIS mark. And we tore out the kitchen, painted the fireplace, put in hardwood floors. Who cares what the former owners think? It's not their house (or home) any more.
Normally, I don't give much thought to previous owners, but because these were friends of your parents, Priscilla, and because Mrs. Cronen still sends me letters periodically, reminding me of how much love and attention her husband put into designing every tiny detail of this house, I can't help but feel a bit guilty about all that we have changed.
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