https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:47:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109947 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:47:57 +0000 rachylou 2109947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We have several people on leave because of their risk. My bakery is very supportive of and sensitive to that; as a gluten-free business, we cater to a particularly vulnerable community. We all think that’s wise.</p> <p>We have masks because of all the flour. We’re encouraging everyone to wear them all the time as of last week. In my geographic area, I hear told they’re gonna start promoting it next week for the public at large. It doesn’t protect you from getting sick, it prevents you from passing on YOUR germs... but that’s the point: none of us knows who’s infected.</p> <p>The good news is that my auntie sent me an article and it appears to be working here in No Cal, judging by the viral genetics. </p> <p>Anyways, I *need* a cool mask like notsaf’s now </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109939 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:09:03 +0000 cindysmith 2109939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about to find out. The county I live in now has 3 confirmed cases, at least one thru community transmission, so I am taking a leave of absence from work. My COPD means that if I catch this crap, it will freaking kill me. It will be interesting to find out what I gravitate towards wearing as I shuffle around with my cup of coffee </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109919 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:52:42 +0000 rachylou 2109919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never thought about allergies and carpets before, not like that. I have problems with outgassing and new carpet. Hmm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109864 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:00:57 +0000 LaPed 2109864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We ripped out the carpets (bedroom and basement) and replaced them with hardwood after living in our house for a year. Made a *huge* difference in my seasonal eczema and reduced our general wintertime cold/congestion symptoms. No more carpet for me, ever! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109857 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:24:55 +0000 nemosmom 2109857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We have wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms upstairs. Just ripped out the carpeting in our basement and replaced it with vinyl (SO much better!). The kitchen and main living area are hardwood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109845 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:21:45 +0000 rachylou 2109845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. 1) Does anyone remember the show Home To Go? There was a girl who had an attic bedsit and they found a storage chaise for her. I LOVED that. Also, she had no kitchen. It was basically countertop appliances only... the challenge of which I also love.</p> <p>2) I’m wondering now if anyone here has wall-to-wall carpeting? It’s been a couple of apartments since I had that. I gave away what used to my favourite sort of slipper... Dearfoam booties. I need hard soles for hard floors... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109768 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 06:10:36 +0000 Jenni NZ 2109768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I should add that it is brand new home built 2017/18 mainly 2018, so insulated, warm etc. I am happy we are not still in the 1957 house. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109767 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 06:08:51 +0000 Jenni NZ 2109767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah Runcarla we got a chaise lounge a year or so back for the new house, part of our modular sofa. So comfy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your/page/2#post-2109757 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 03:31:10 +0000 Carla 2109757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><u></u>30 yo old bungalow with a walk-out basement. &nbsp;South facing windows that look over a ravine that is a conservation area in the middle of town. Hardwoods or ceramic tile throughout (cold floors). The DH likes it colder so &nbsp;I wear sneakers, jeans, and sweaters - unless I’m being energetic with my chores - then I wear a t-shirt. &nbsp;If I get cold, I fire up the oven and bake something, or curl up in front of a fireplace. &nbsp;MY room is the music room. &nbsp;I’ve wanted a chaise since I was a little girl, and&nbsp;<i>finally&nbsp;</i>got one two years go. &nbsp;DS#2 likes in too! &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109744 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 02:41:49 +0000 Jaime 2109744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well the weather is taking its time to warm up here - I am waiting for it to be consistently in the 80s which is my favorite. We live in a 30-40 year old renovation of an older house. Not well insulated and I turn on the room heater when I am cold. Being cold makes me feel stressed and I am doing my best to limit stresses right now. We are very fortunate to a have a tiny by American standards, but generous by Israeli, yard for us to pace in as we are now restricted to 100m from our house.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109736 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 01:13:23 +0000 elpgal 2109736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Donna, that’s brilliant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109735 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 01:07:10 +0000 rachylou 2109735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok I’m working right now, so this is a drive by... but DONNA! That’s LEVEL 6!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109731 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:37:27 +0000 Preppy Pear 2109731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We just got a shag area rug, and boy, does it shed. I also go out in the backyard a lot and the trees are shedding. These days at home, I like wearing things I can brush off easily, like jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109730 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:23:44 +0000 DonnaF 2109730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>90+ year old house. I run cold. We used to set our thermostat to 62 during the day, but I am finding myself turning it up to 64 or even 66 when it is damp out. I wear layers, including turtlenecks despite a short neck, always socks, and sometimes boots. Now that I shop for food during Senior Hour, I am learning to dress more warmly since the queue up outside can be long. Sh-h-h. Since I need to get at Safeway by 7, I have taken to the preschool trick of wearing to bed what I will be wearing in the morning. Then I just need to pop on my jacket and boots, run a comb through my overgrown hair, and be out the door and pray that I don’t see anyone I know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109728 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:16:19 +0000 elpgal 2109728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would to see pics of your houses! I live in a cookie-cutter 1950s rambler. My main problem is letting my kid in and out all day long and making sure he doesn’t get too close to his friends, so sadly it means I have to wear a bra. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109698 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 21:30:18 +0000 Helena 2109698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not quite the home per se, but we live in a very friendly community and the houses are quite close together ... so I have to make a bit of effort because I WILL be seen by someone, even if through the kitchen window to the back neighbour!</p> <p>I got caught off guard today by DH who managed to find TP&nbsp; (!!) and didn't want to have to walk home with it ... I hopped in the car in navy printed jammies, and red hoodie, white gym socks and black sneaks haha ... I had to run to avoid being seen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109685 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:21:49 +0000 Janet 2109685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We live in a 30yo post-and-beam contemporary house in the woods. Lots of windows and not much in the way of window treatments since we back up to 100 acres of woods, so lots of sun comes in during the day. It’s an open floor plan with high ceilings, so it can be a little tricky keeping the temp regulated. I tend to keep the thermostat at a moderate level and add or subtract layers as needed. But the main thing about our home that drives my stay-at-home wardrobe is our three dogs. Two are large and can be boisterous; one is small and a clingy little mama’s girl so she always wants to be on my lap. Dog hair and claws are a constant factor at home, so I don’t wear my nicer, more snaggable items to hang out at home. I’m kind of sad looking at my wardrobe, wondering when I’ll get to actually wear any of my fab stuff again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109684 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:20:10 +0000 Classically Casual 2109684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We’re hunkered down in a house in a rural community away from Seattle. &nbsp;The clothes I keep here are mainly gear or my most casual, as well as warm clothes. &nbsp;I couldn’t emulate Angie’s OOTD outfits if my life depended upon it! But I certainly enjoy seeing them! I’m in layers most of the day, especially if dog hair counts as a layer. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109683 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:07:11 +0000 Cardiff girl 2109683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1930shouse so draughty in winter,biggish garden though which is where I am spending lockdown so garedening gear all the way for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109666 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:10:00 +0000 Angie 2109666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We live in an open loft style apartment with 25 ft ceilings. No doors accept for our bedroom and bathrooms. Very warm when the sun shines - which isn't that often in Seattle unless it's Summer. We are comfortable with the heat on at the moment. Our usual cold Spring, and I always run cold. We wear knitwear at home. Blankets at night.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109621 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:32:27 +0000 em 2109621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This working-from-home thing has turned me into a lazy sloth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109616 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:13:24 +0000 Zaeobi 2109616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My usual pyjamas consist of a tank top, ankle fitted trousers, a cardigan &amp; a scarf. I've taken that same formula for my WFH outfits - I'm forever taking off &amp; putting on layers to keep myself comfortable. My desk is by the window, so the scarf is a lightweight drape when the sun blazes as I'm teaching. Cardigan &amp; Scarf are useful for my daily walks, when my partner wants to crank up the AC in the other rooms, &amp; for not feeling exposed in front of my in-laws. </p> <p>It's been a bit of an adjustment from living alone before! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109608 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:25:22 +0000 rachylou 2109608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My high school beau, his grandparents lived in a house that was 1000 yrs old. I mean, literally, William The Conqueror slept there. That was interesting. It was damp... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109600 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:12:39 +0000 Kathie 2109600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also in a nearly 100 year old home here, so not an open floor plan, but the rooms are fairly spacious for the four of us to be here. I’ve lived in older homes or apartments for my entire adult life- all a little drafty, with “good enough” retrofitted HVAC. The biggest change for me is that my weekend wardrobe of jeans, knit tops, and sweaters has become every day wear. I’m also trying to figure out my new normal for gear, given my completely different patterns for exercise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109597 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:04:03 +0000 LaPed 2109597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in a ~15yo open-concept contemporary on 5 acres, built with passive solar design in mind, so the main living area is very open with lots of light. The bedrooms and bathrooms face north so are a bit darker/cooler. It's that weird time of year when we build a fire at night because it's still dipping down below freezing, but don't really want to rebuild it in the morning because the sun will warm everything up by mid-day. Days when it's cloudy/rainy feel sooo chilly because of the moisture in the air.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm re-wearing clothes a lot to minimize laundry. It is still too cold to hang it outside and the indoor space where I usually hang it to dry is now my workspace. Now that my school is closed through the end of the semester I've put all my nicer work-only clothes in the back of the closet and am only wearing my casual/weekend clothes; that way I can go out and work in the garden or walk the dog on the muddy road whenever the mood strikes. Most days are a mix of hoodies, flannel shirts, tees, jeans, sometimes hiking pants or tights, trail runners, muck boots. Lightweight down vest is a serious MVP; I wear it almost daily. Very happy I have slippers to wear in the house because it's still cold enough that the floors are chilly. I spend a couple hours in plain old sweats in the morning and evening because my 6yo says jeans and hoodies with zippers aren't good for snuggling. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109588 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:31:22 +0000 kkards 2109588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also live in a building that’s 100YO, it’s drafty. I’m working in the dinning room instead of the spare room/office because the WiFi is better (should have remedied this before) and I’m using a space heater instead of heating the whole apartment and/or having to pile layers on. Mostly I’m reaching for my full length boyfriend jeans, they &nbsp;just look better with my slippers! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109579 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:02:14 +0000 Anonymous 2109579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Bonnie, DH is always opening windows. He thinks it is Spring and he should be out doing stuff in our small yard. There is an accumulation of new snow from yesterday and the ground is probably frozen .He runs warm and I am cold, dressed in layered sweaters over thermals with wooly socks and snow boots by the door ready for dog walking. I get dressed in regular clothes each day because it adds a bit of normalcy. The house is mostly one large open space and has lots of windows to look out at the snowy trees and yard.<br /> I am doing a 1000 piece puzzle that was a gift from Christmas and has an extra challenge in that there is no picture of what it is supposed to look like when finished.<br /> I am grateful for this blog. It is a cheerful escape. I hope everyone is staying well. Fashion wise, I am wondering what to wear and do about Easter. We are expected to have a special dinner and egg hunt for the grandchildren. I should be working on it and shopping for stuff for baskets but doubt it is going to happen and can:t shop anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109564 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:59:51 +0000 Anonymous 2109564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like wearing my regular clothes in the house at all, or even my nicer gear, cause I don't want to mess them up. Cooking, cleaning, and cat wrangling/ medicating is dirty work! Not to mention claws. Temperature isn't an issue cause I keep the heat 70-75 :)<br /> And yes to windows Jane! I loooove working in my light, bright house- and my "coworkers" are cuter! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109560 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:50:36 +0000 Jjsloane 2109560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, I just posted that this week I gave up and stayed in my dog walking sweats. I had to add cardigans for warmth and to show up on tele conferences. I wear socks and slippers all the time at home because I hate to step on things and hate cold feet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-how-is-your-home-affecting-your#post-2109557 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:48:15 +0000 nemosmom 2109557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our house is cold most of the year (north/northeast windows), so it’s heattech baselayers plus a pullover sweater and socks with slippers indoors. I freeze at my desk! </p> <p>In summer, the upstairs gets hot in the afternoon, and we don’t run the A/C much, so sleeping comfortably is a challenge. </p>