My sister told me my accent wall looked like a 'sad hotel lobby' and she was right

I painted a feature wall in my living room a dark blue last month, thinking it would look modern. My sister came over and straight up said it felt cold and cheap, like a chain hotel. She suggested adding texture or a different finish. So I went back, got some grasscloth wallpaper in a light tan, and put it over just that one wall. The whole room feels warmer now and the blue furniture pops way more. Has anyone else tried covering up a paint color they didn't like with wallpaper instead of repainting?

I just hit 100 shows on my 'watched' list and it made me rethink my whole taste

I logged my 100th show last night, which was the old sitcom 'Cheers'. Looking back, I realized about 70 of them were serious dramas or thrillers. I always thought I only liked dark, heavy stuff, but the shows I've rewatched the most are actually the light, funny ones. It's weird how a number can show you something you missed. Anyone else have a list that surprised them about what they really enjoy?

Changed my tune on those universal washer door lock kits

Had a Samsung front loader with a bad lock, code F1E3. The specific part was backordered for six weeks. A customer needed it fast, so I tried a universal kit from the supply house. It looked flimsy, but I followed the install guide and tweaked the bracket with a file for a tight fit. The machine has been running fine for over two months now with zero callbacks. Anyone else had luck with these generic kits on high-end models?

Can we talk about the way some folks set a shoe for a navicular horse?

I keep seeing people just drop the heel and call it good, but in my experience, that can make the breakover way too abrupt. A client's gelding went lame again last week because the last farrier just ground the toe and didn't roll the shoe enough. What's your method for getting that smooth rocker?

Can we talk about the time I tried to install a ceiling fan in my old Portland house?

The wiring was so ancient I accidentally turned on the neighbor's porch light across the street. Anyone know a good electrician in the Northwest who won't laugh at me?

Had coffee with my aunt last weekend and she told me she uses the same password for everything, 'just with different numbers at the end'. It really hit me how common that still is.

Just realized I've been naming my Photoshop layers 'final', 'final_revised', and 'final_revised2' for like 8 years.

A junior designer on my team asked me for the icon file and I spent 15 minutes clicking through a dozen 'final' versions before I found the right one, so what's your actual system for version control?

My kitchen backsplash choice came down to peel and stick tile or real ceramic

I was redoing my kitchen on a tight budget and the backsplash was the last big choice. It was between those new peel and stick tile sheets from a big box store or going with actual ceramic tile and thin-set mortar. The peel and stick was way cheaper, like $2 a square foot, and seemed easier. But I worried about heat from the stove and how long it would last. I went with the real ceramic tile in the end, a simple white subway tile. It took me a whole weekend and my arms were sore from mixing mortar, but it looks solid. The heat from my pans doesn't bother it at all and I know it'll hold up for years. Has anyone else used the peel and stick stuff and had it work out okay, or did you regret not going with real tile?