{"id":10522,"date":"2014-10-02T01:55:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=10522"},"modified":"2014-10-02T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:28:37","slug":"the-new-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/the-new-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The New House"},"content":{"rendered":"

We sold our house! We bought a cheaper house in another seaside community that hasn’t been gentrified yet with cafes that serve eight dollar toast<\/a>. Venice is ruined, pretty much, by the Google employees and property developers who eat that toast.<\/p>\n

So, now we will begin a new era in a new house that isn’t cluttered with forty years of collecting, hoarding, storing and piling things and we will be leaving behind a rich history of tragedy and joy. There are two dogs buried in the back yard. There’s a mural of a mermaid rising from the sea that covers an entire bedroom wall. Max’s girlfriend painted it over three days, after which little Charlie exclaimed: “No, I said I DIDN’T want a mermaid!” I hope I remember to take a picture of her.<\/p>\n

Now I’ll get to the point. I’ve never decorated a house, not consciously. I know what I hate in terms of style, but not what I want. I want a light, airy environment that is suitable for a wood frame house built around 1913, with a big front porch and a big yard that needs to be landscaped. I don’t like ‘mid-century modern’ and I don’t like ‘early American’ either. AND we will have a tight budget.<\/p>\n

Who wants to help? I need ideas! Decorating websites! Places to buy furniture that aren’t Ikea or one of those awful chain stores. What curtains should I get for all those windows? All tips and advice are welcome! Here is the one thing that I find reassuring about the\u00a0 move – I will have a pink bathtub.<\/p>\n

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