Make It Nice: Interior Design Advice on Bathroom Colors, Backyard Projects, and DIY Ambitions
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Veronica de Souza
6d ago· 9 min readenOpinion
100/100
Golden Brown
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The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
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Summary
This is an interior design advice column from Defector called "Make It Nice." It features three reader questions: (1) GB from the Southeast asks about choosing a bathroom color that works with heat, humidity, and poor renovation choices; (2) a reader seeks advice on backyard makeover ideas; (3) someone questions whether their ambitious DIY projects are overreaching. The column offers practical, humorous design guidance.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI hate the shower and the sink and wish I had the money to just rip them out and start over.
Heat and humidity are a foundational concern for the topic I'm going to get into.
Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector's best interior design advice column.
Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column. Today we have a bathroom color dilemma, a backyard makeover, and someone wondering if they’re DIYing too close to the sun. GB asks: I own an older townhouse type of condo i
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