The Machine Dreamed In Beige. I Did Not.

 It's an old house. I love old houses. 

Each house I have bought in my house has gotten older and cheaper with each purchase.

But even with the historic charm and quirks the Tucson house has (milkman delivery door, pull out phone seat in the hallway, mail delivery slot), I have not been able to in the past seven years get used to the basicness of the front window area.

I kept a bench there for George too perch on and judge the neighborhood, obviously. But the rest of the space was always a struggle. It felt boring. Image the above with curtains and table flanking the window.

It just wasn't a functional space.

I knew I wanted a built-in for this wall. And I thought about doing it myself with Ikea bookcases and shelving... But I am now at the age where I would just rather pay someone to make my dream come to life than attempt it with my own hands.

Yet, I didn't want to be at the mercy of a carpenter's vision for the space. I very much wanted to articulate what I was thinking.

So I used A.I.

Now, everyone has their preferences for which LLM they use. But the one I used did a good job of helping me pull together something I could work with a carpenter on...

Now the Me of 12-16 years ago would have been all over this. But the Me of today... I have no time for playing it "safe" with my decor. And in this rendering... It's the white. 

I. Just. Cannot.

White walls... Whit cabinets... White bookcases... I'm done with it.

Drama. Jewel tones. Sparkle. 

Like a glamourous witch lives here.... That's what I want. 

Oozing with sage. Both the herb for smudging and the personality for smug intellect.

So I used the AI rendering with a local carpenter, but made a few modification requests. And when he asked me what color I wanted... I said dark. He was hesitant. But I refused to agree to any other color...

And it's perfection. 

George agrees.

Eventually, the whole room and ceiling will be this same colors of almost black. 

WHO IN ARIZONA WOULD PAINT THEIR LIVING ROOM ALMOST BLACK?

Me.

It's chic.

And honestly, I don't have the desire to care what anyone else thinks.

This is my space. My vibe. 

More to come.