This or That

[vitanola]

Wallpaper, always. Except in the bathroom and , perhaps, the kitchen.

Double hung or casement windows?

 

[2jakes]

Casement.

Half Windsor or Full Windsor?

 

[Fading Fast]

Half Windsor or, for me, the knot gets to fat.

And I have to say a word of agreement with you on your casement window choice: I love them. They intelligently scoop air into a room and look architecturally interesting. I had them in an apartment I rented several years ago and absolutely loved them.

N.B., the worst ever windows are those stupid side-to-side opening windows where, even if you open them a crack, it can rain in and you can't buy a simply shade for them because almost all shade are made for up-and-down opening windows. I had those for a few years in a rental and hated them - still hate them to this day.

Pocket doors or French doors?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Second.

Poloshirt in or out of your trousers?

 

[2jakes]

^^^^^
Depends, polo style tennis shirts I wear out playing tennis
otherwise a Poloshirt tucked in when not playing sports.

There’s something about shirts sticking out which
doesn’t look or feel right for me especially if wearing
a coat or jacket & going out in public.
At home doing yard-work it’s worn out.


When going out in public & not to work....
Casual sneakers/tennis shoes regardless of what you are wearing a la Mr. Howard Hughes?

or

Shoes that you feel match the clothes you are wearing?

 

[Fading Fast]

^^^^^
Depends, polo style tennis shirts I wear out playing tennis
otherwise a Poloshirt tucked in when not playing sports.

There’s something about shirts sticking out which
doesn’t look or feel right for me especially if wearing
a coat or jacket & going out in public.
At home doing yard-work it’s worn out.


When going out in public & not to work....
Casual sneakers/tennis shoes regardless of what you are wearing a la Mr. Howard Hughes?

or

Shoes that you feel match the clothes you are wearing?

Shoes that match, but since most of my outfits are jeans or chino based, casual sneakers (Vans or Chuck Taylors -both of which I wear regularly) work. But if I do where something nicer, I'll up the shoe game as, otherwise - to me - it feels off.

Slip on Vans or lace-up Chuck Taylors?

 

[2jakes]

Shoes that match, but since most of my outfits are jeans or chino based, casual sneakers (Vans or Chuck Taylors -both of which I wear regularly) work. But if I do where something nicer, I'll up the shoe game as, otherwise - to me - it feels off.

Slip on Vans or lace-up Chuck Taylors?

Both...
Lace-up for riding my vintage bike!

Slip-on when I plan to attack the yard!

Crew collar or V-neck tee shirts?

 

[MisterCairo]

Crew.

I have this tuft of chest hair that no one needs to see...

Turtleneck or mock turtleneck?

 

[Fading Fast]

Crew.

I have this tuft of chest hair that no one needs to see...

Turtleneck or mock turtleneck?

Turtleneck - a timeless classic; whereas, the mock has an in-sometimes-out-sometimes fashion cycle to it that leaves me cold. Somewhere in the '90s, every other NFL announcer seemed to wear the mock turtleneck under their sport coat to reflect an of-the-moment cool.

Herringbone, Houndstooth or Glen plaid?

 

[2jakes]

Turtleneck - a timeless classic; whereas, the mock has an in-sometimes-out-sometimes fashion cycle to it that leaves me cold. Somewhere in the '90s, every other NFL announcer seemed to wear the mock turtleneck under their sport coat to reflect an of-the-moment cool.

Herringbone, Houndstooth or Glen plaid?

Houndstooth.

It’s Friday Special combo of “This or That”!

Brand new or new “distressed" jeans ?
and
Button-fly or zipper?

 

[Fading Fast]

Out of order:

Button-fly, in my heaven, all pants are button fly.

As to new vs. distressed, I like my jeans modestly pre-washed (or whatever they do) so that they aren't the stiff, give-off-blue-for-the-first-ten-washes jeans I had as a kid, but I have no interest in the "distressed" ripped, torn, frayed, "designer" jeans one sees in stores today. I just want to be able to put them on and enjoy them without having to wash them a bunch of times.

Tan (ivory) jeans or tradition blue jeans in the summer?

 

[2jakes]

Blue!
Only Pat Boone & Tab Hunter wear tan jeans...


belt or suspenders?

 

[Fading Fast]

Blue!
Only Pat Boone & Tab Hunter wear tan jeans...


belt or suspenders?

Belt, but enjoy a pair of suspenders with a suit now and then.

Belt/suspenders or side tabs?

N.B., love the Ebbets Field PF Flyers - great looking sneakers.

 

[vitanola]

Belt/suspenders?

I don't understand...

You have me stumped.

Fishtail or straight waist band?

 

[Fading Fast]

Mine was poorly worded, I was trying to say do you prefer side tabs on trousers which means a pair of pants requires neither a belt nor a pair of suspenders.

I like the fishtail waist band.

Second hand of a watch set off in a small circle of its own on the face of the watch or anchored to the center of the face and about the same size as the minutes hand?

 

[Trenchfriend]

First.

filtre-coffee or turkish brewed?

 

[vitanola]

First.

filtre-coffee or turkish brewed?

Perked.

Even when visiting I bring along a percolator.

Its newer than the one at home, but it is lightweight aluminum, the "miracle metal"!

For cheap furniture: Red Gum, or Birch?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Birch, because around here it's pretty much all you find in the second-hand stores that isn't that beaverboard flat-pack stuff.

Pedestal sink in the bathroom or wall-hung?

 

[vitanola]

I see what you mean. Furniture made of birch was generally built up of solids, even when it was finished "in perfect imitation of polished mahogany", whereas Red Gum was used as veneer, and cheap veneered furniture does not stand up to the vicissitudes of time any better than does beaver board.

Wall hung. Makes cleaning easier

Claw foot or pedestal bath tub?

 

[Fading Fast]

Claw foot or pedestal bath tub?

Oh, tough one. I like them both and really would let the rest of the bathroom architecture drive the decision, but gun to my head, claw foot.

Tile to the ceiling or only part way up the bathroom walls?