"Subway tile. It looks great in magazines and TV lighting, but in the home, it's always dirty. While it's easy enough to clean, get ready to wipe down your walls every day. What's worse is you can't easily undo it. I wish I'd kept the wallpaper in my kitchen - it was pretty, hid daily wear well, and was easy to wipe clean. Even better, if I got tired of the pattern or color, I could just paper right over it."
"Overall, I regret how much energy I wasted thinking I had to update, redesign, and redecorate everything right away to fit in with some modern ideal of an 'Instagrammable' home. I live in a 100-year-old house! As a new homeowner, I had a huge list of things I would tackle to make my home perfect. But now, after three years, I am fine with my 1990s stove, which works just fine."
Subway tile often appears pristine in photos but collects grime and demands frequent wiping, and it can be difficult to remove. Wallpaper can hide daily wear, be easy to clean, and allow simple pattern or color changes. New homeowners may feel pressured to chase an 'Instagrammable' ideal, spending time and money on unnecessary updates instead of accepting functional older features. Dark paint can shrink a room visually. Barn doors can date a house, while pocket doors offer a similar function without the same trend-driven impact. Home renovations are costly and require prioritization.
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