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#145: The Home Features People Wish They Did not Have

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#145: The Home Features People Wish They Did not Have

This week we are digging into a survey that reveals the top homebuyer regrets – as in what features their homes have that they ended up not loving (and the results may surprise you!). A new study also concluded some shocking-to-us things about millennial dads versus their baby boomer counterparts – and we have some big feelings about one aspect of the results. We are also sharing a crappy situation (literally) at our beach houses, and the weird measures we are taking to resolve it. Plus, more design norms from around the world and our picks for summer entertainment.

You can also find this episode on your go-to podcast listening app, like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and Spotify.

What is New

  • Since I am not about to show you a bunch of bird droppings, in that photo above you can see the “bird city” behind the duplex fence that caused quite the mess on the duplex patio, outdoor furniture, and even the duplex itself. Even our cleaning lady marveled at how much “stuff” was on the windows.
  • Thankfully these decoy owls have encouraged them to stop doing their business in the duplex’s compact backyard, and we are grateful for the swift resolution.
  • We also grabbed a pack of these reflective bird deterrent discs, which in fact do not look half bad hanging from the trees. We even put some over at our pink house because we began to notice things were getting “spotty” over there too.
  • And if you missed our previous discussions about trying to prevent the deer from munching on our landscaping, check out Episode #99 and our recent update in Episode #142.

Game Time: Homeowner Hindsights

  • If you want to see more stats from that study we mentioned about homeowner regrets, you can check out the summary here.
  • We talked a lot about hardwood floors, and Sherry promised some links to posts about how miraculous it is that even especially old damaged hardwoods can be shined up to look like new. Like the duplex floors below:
  • And here are the quite same floors after a few days of refinishing!

Updates

  • Here is the Business Insider article about the rationale behind the Charmin Forever Roll we discussed in Episode #143. Speaking of which, our friend was QUITE excited about his prize for guessing who would reign at the end of Game of Thrones.
  • And speaking of things made for Millennials, you can hear our original discussion of things our generation is “killing” in Episode #92.
  • This Buzzfeed article summarizes the discussion of Millennials not using “scary weird” doorbells anymore because they simply text when they are at the door (and of course, there is that Wall Street Journal article that was written about the trend back in 2017)
  • I especially enjoyed this tweet that Buzzfeed highlighted, considering Sherry’s description of hiding when our doorbell rings.
  • Lastly, here is the NY Post article claiming that “Millennial Dads Have Pathetic Hands-on Skills Compared To Baby Boomers” which was based on an Alarm.com survey.
  • And because we are still a little surprised a third of households do not own screwdrivers or a hammer, here is a plain tool kit that’ll solve that for simply $12. Sherry is still seriously disturbed over here.

Global Design Norms

  • Those are some of the photos I found when Googling “Dutch Stairs” like listener Erin suggested (source for top, source for bottom). I think I simply got vertigo looking at them, so I cannot imagine in fact scaling them!
  • I also mentioned that Amazon Key service that turns your garage into a smart garage that Amazon delivery folks can access to leave packages in (it comes with a security camera too!). It is the high tech version of listener Allison’s in-house mail delivery norm in rural Vermont.

We are Digging

  • Okay, so here are all those things that’ll assist keep you busy and entertained over our podcast’s summer break.
  • First up, our friend Sabrina Soto’s new podcast “Redesigning Life with Sabrina Soto” which we are interviewed on this week! You can find her show fairly much wherever you listen to ours.
  • If you missed Sabrina on our podcast, she was our quite first interview waaaaaay back in Episode #2 (!!) and she was especially candid about what it is like to film a makeover show.
  • And in Episode #4 our second interview was with Orlando Soria, whose new show Unspouse My House is such a funny and fresh series for HGTV. You can watch a snippet of the show’s intro below (which legit made me spit out my drink). We are so grateful that HGTV did not strip out the randomness and hilarity that is Orlando.
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  • And if you are looking for a newsier podcast, we both enjoyed The Dropout from ABC News, which tells the story of Elizabeth Holmes and how she duped the world with her healthcare startup Theranos (which I cannot hear without simultaneously thinking of a Thermos and the Avengers’ villain: Thanos). Anyways, it was a riveting story!
  • Lastly, I enjoyed reading the WWII story Unbroken (it has over 25,000 5-star reviews and spent 4 years on the NYTimes Bestseller list!). It is not a book I would’ve thought I’d get so engrossed in, but I was FULLY engrossed. So much so that I think I might dive into the author’s other big book, Seabiscuit.
  • And if anyone has seen the Unbroken movie, let me know what you think. I liked the book so much I am worried the movie will not measure up.

If you are looking for something we have dug in a past episode, but do not remember which show notes to click into, here is a master list of everything we have been digging from all of our past episodes. You can also see all the books we have recommended on our Book Club page.

And lastly, a big thank you to Grove Collaborative for sponsoring this episode. Sign up at Grove.co/YHL and spend your first $20 to receive a FREE 5-piece Mrs. Meyers cleaning set!

Thanks for listening, folks!

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