Military Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Making a home on base "homey"
Hey all,
So my husband and I got married last august but are just moving in together next week.(i had to finish my last year of college) Finally!! Anywhoo. We're living on base and the house is pretty cute, I just wanted to know how people went around decorating. i'm really big on decor and having things the way i want them. i see a lot of cute kitchen and bathroom ideas on here but when people are building their own homes, a lot more choice is involved. we don't choose the light fixtures in our rooms for example. so how do you turn it from a uniform home into a unique home. general question i know but that's because i'm looking for any advice out there.
Re: Making a home on base "homey"
I always use rugs, picture frames, art work. Anything to add a pop of color or to stand out. I can't stand white bland walls!
There is a company called Upper Case Living. They have all sorts of cool vinyls you can put on walls, cabinets and pretty much any surface. Things like that can help you decorate walls without nailing things to walls and such.
You can also use rugs, curtains and such to make things feel more lived in.
You can also use panels of fabric to bring colors to a wall... think curtains instead of paint.
Start traditions of your own, for example have a special photo that you will always hang next to the door you use most often - so it becomes "home" no matter where the military sends you.
If you have friends already living in housing stop by their place and see what's working for them.
Finally - one thing you (usually) have control over is your flower beds. Every house the Navy moved us into I planted a yellow rose bush. It was our yellow ribbon. When we moved out I would leave a note with our neighbor to give to the new resident (as well as some rose food and care instructions). To my knowledge 3 out of 4 rose bushes are still thriving.
Have fun and WELCOME HOME!!!