Shopping 04.15

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I need help picking out a swimsuit to buy.

I have one top from La Vie En Rose which I pair with the skirted bottom of an old Giant Tiger swimsuit. I've been on Amazon looking at Freya swimsuits since they come in cup sizes.

Options:

#2 has underwire, which I don't love.
#3 is a tankini, which I prefer, but the matching bottom is NMS - seriously, I can't imagine cut outs working on me.
My other dilemma is that I prefer boy short or skirted bottoms for coverage but these were the only suits I've been able to find in my size & price range.

[katespade]

Of those options, I would go with the first one and then buy some shorts or a skirt to wear with it. I always wear some sort of additional bottom to hide my thighs, whether I’m in a one piece or a two piece.

ETA: you could do the same thing with #3 if you prefer the tankini, but I think it might be more difficult to find a skirt/short that matches those colors.

[estrellita]

I love the first one! I do like 3 but I agree that I don't like the cutouts. I feel like that wouldn't be flattering on most people.

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So no one else is shopping??

I'm thinking since I own a black cover up skirt/sarong that I'll order #1 in black?

[katespade]

@opal - We started the remodel on our dining and living rooms yesterday, so all of my recent shopping has been for that. Along with custom made butcher block floating shelves for the kitchen and a custom made bookcase for my office.

We’re currently trying to decide if we want to replace our sliding glass door with a set of French doors while we’re tearing everything else apart.

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katespade Sounds fancy! We've just bought a house so we're just stepping into house upgrade costs next year.

[estrellita]

We went looking at flooring today. We narrowed down some choices! So we'll start watching for sales on that. We're also possibly going to paint and either paint the trim or replace it. I want white trim and it's the typical medium oak trim right now. I think we're going to try painting a small piece and see how it looks before deciding. Any thoughts on that?

Also for paint colors.. anyone have a good paint color for darker wood floors and white trim? I'm leaning toward more tan or brown, maybe slightly yellow? Of course we're going to need lots of paint because they used glossy paint. We had issues covering the paint in the bedrooms because it wouldn't stick. So it's possible we won't paint, but if we already have stuff moved, why not?

[estrellita]

Oh! Also we're going to be looking for rugs. Where do you get decently priced rugs? I want something durable to stand up to kids and cats (mostly the cat puke that has stained up our carpet..). Or is there something we can treat a rug with to help?

[bk1]

estrellita

Use good trim paint. I used the speciality stuff from Sherwin Williams. It was expensive ($50 a gallon on sale) and timely as we did three coats. Worth it though. It has held up pretty well.

My only advice on dark flooring is it shows EVERYTHING. I would go lighter next time, even though I prefer the darker colors.

I have yellow walls and I like the combo of yellow wall + dark floor + white trim


ETA : we only did three coats on windows seals or high traffic areas and two coats on crown molding and baseboards.

[estrellita]

Apr 21, 2018 21:30:00 GMT -5 bk1 said:

estrellita

Use good trim paint. I used the speciality stuff from Sherwin Williams. It was expensive ($50 a gallon on sale) and timely as we did three coats. Worth it though. It has held up pretty well.

My only advice on dark flooring is it shows EVERYTHING. I would go lighter next time, even though I prefer the darker colors.

I have yellow walls and I like the combo of yellow wall + dark floor + white trim

We will probably use Behr, that's usually what we get. H used to work at Menards and went to Home Depot just for paint, lol.

Good point about dark floors showing a lot. We got samples and H basically stabbed one of them with a screwdriver to see what would happen and it actually wasn't too bad. I just prefer darker floors, plus most of our furniture is lighter wood and I didn't think it would look good with lighter floors. One of the ones we liked also had a little bit of distressing so luckily if it gets a few dents and scratches, it'll just look natural, lol.

How yellow are your walls? I'm kinda thinking just a light yellow like we had in our first apartment together! Otherwise tan because it's more neutral and then it would look good whenever we do sell the house. Then again it's probably fine as long as it's not an obnoxious color or something.

[krystee]

Apr 21, 2018 21:03:06 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Oh! Also we're going to be looking for rugs. Where do you get decently priced rugs? I want something durable to stand up to kids and cats (mostly the cat puke that has stained up our carpet..). Or is there something we can treat a rug with to help?

I love RugsUSA.com! They almost always have a great sale or coupon code, and the rugs are great.

[krystee]

Also, Sherwin Williams paint is 40% off today if you need any paint from them.

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ewall: Our last place was a house converted to a duplex. I liked that the fire detectors were connected because neither of us would know about the fire in the other place but I also had to listen to hers go off when I burnt food upstairs lol.

[wineandcheese]

I bought boxes lol.

I haven’t Done much shopping besides normal home and grocery stuff. I did buy myself a kimono robe from target. I like that it covers in butt and my muffin top but still light enough for spring/summer.

[krystee]

I've bought three pairs of sandals, a pair of wedges, and a pair of heels. That basically doubles my shoe collection. I have wide and flat feet, and NOTHING cute fits right or feels comfortable.

Aldo bought two dresses and two pairs of skinny jeans. I have never owned skinny jeans before, but I finally found a pair that fits well and looks okay (Avenue, in case there are any plus-size ladies who need recs).

[bk1]

Apr 23, 2018 14:47:22 GMT -5 krystee said:

I've bought three pairs of sandals, a pair of wedges, and a pair of heels. That basically doubles my shoe collection. I have wide and flat feet, and NOTHING cute fits right or feels comfortable.

Aldo bought two dresses and two pairs of skinny jeans. I have never owned skinny jeans before, but I finally found a pair that fits well and looks okay (Avenue, in case there are any plus-size ladies who need recs).

I feel you! I have wide, flat feet that only got wider after kid #2. I bought 3 pairs of sandals last week because I basically have to start over on summer shoes if I want anything other then flip flops.

[HoneySpider]

I've been buying a bunch of house-related items but so far nothing exciting...mattress protectors and sheets, all new cat stuff (litter box/food bowls), bath rug, more outlet plugs.

I did get my face moisturizer and eye primer from Ulta last week when they had 20% off