SOMA Living December 2022

HOME DESIGN DON’T BUY IN A VACUUM

a backsplash you could fall in love with these tiles. And then when you were shopping for the countertop, you loved that stone as well. Countertop gets put in place, backsplash goes up… you step back and then it’s like, “Um…I guess we’ll get used to it.” “It’s much easier to change your pants.” “Exactly.” The problem is most people buy or choose the design finishes in a vacuum. They do each element individually, not knowing if when installed all the elements will look good together. Sometimes that works, most times it doesn’t.” “You just have to know what look or design style you’re going for before you start. That’s the key. Knowing ALL the elements in a room BEFORE you commit to any of them. Don’t buy in a vacuum.” “But you know,” I say exiting the house, “I look damn good in plaid pants and a striped shirt.” “But you tried them on before you bought them, right?” “You learn quickly grasshopper,” I laughed. Blank, confused stares. “Never mind, let’s get to the next house.”

“Striped pants and a plaid shirt!” “What?” “It’s like striped pants andaplaid shirt!” “It’s a countertopandabacksplash,” said my Real Estate partner Kim, us standing in a kitchen at a Broker Open House. “Right, but the two together, looks like someone wearing plaid pants and a striped…” “Wait, I thought the pants were stripped,” she quipped snidely. “Whatever… You wouldn’t let your husband leave your house looking like that would you”. Her mischievous laugh. We both know that she would. “Okay, bad analogies aside, the two patterns of those stones don’t work together.” “Well, it’s not what I would pick.” “Ah! But you might. If you were in the tile shop looking for

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