I don't think bulbs use a whole lot of energy these days. A 10W LED bulb would cost $14 per year to run constantly (US pricing). An old 60W bulb would be $83 per year in comparison.
But there's probably no reasoning with someone who decorated that room.
Huh, that's actually more expensive than I'd have thought for a single bulb, even taking into account that you'd probably only be running it for a quarter of the time
the soviet apartments typically had cinderblock walls with no insulation and drafty mortar gaps. the heating systems were centralized boilers which usually were not operational/operating.
It's literally all moldy. At least that's what those sofas look like. (we had some similar sofa looking similar to this and just pzr a blanket over it to make it liik nicer)
I have to be honest and I think I just out and out like it. It's mixed patterns are rather chaotic, but I love the attempts at extravagance. I'd love that front room, compared to my dull rental one.
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Justas@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 2y
Good dog included in the price.
Emperor@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 2y
Sold!
Drusas@kbin.run · 6 pts · 2y
How much for just the dog?
Hxxdra47w@lemmy.wtf · 40 pts · 2y
Where is the alcohol cabinet
0ops@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y
Any cabinet, they're all for alcohol!
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y
I can smell the tobacco from here
ivanafterall@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y
I like the chandelier, is it possible to have all three bulbs on at the same time?
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
Probably yes, although a lot of cheapskates will unscrew some of them when not in use to save energy.
jettrscga@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I don't think bulbs use a whole lot of energy these days. A 10W LED bulb would cost $14 per year to run constantly (US pricing). An old 60W bulb would be $83 per year in comparison.
But there's probably no reasoning with someone who decorated that room.
Math:
LED bulb power = 10W
Electricity cost in US = $0.161 per kWh
Running 1 bulb 24 hrs a day = 0.24kWh
Price per day = $0.038
Price per year = $14, running 1 bulb constantly
smeg@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
Huh, that's actually more expensive than I'd have thought for a single bulb, even taking into account that you'd probably only be running it for a quarter of the time
lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y
I feel like individually every item in this room looks nice but when it's all shoved together like this it's sure...intense.
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Post-soviet maximalism is a thing, apparently.
Neato@ttrpg.network · 15 pts · 2y
There's a rug on the wall. I didn't think they know what a tapestry is.
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 2y
Wall rugs are hung for two reasons:
Insulation, both for temperature and sound, back when other insulating materials were unavailable.
If a rug is particularly expensive, they are hung to prevent them from getting dirty, especially if the owner's feet get dirty from farmwork.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y
Wall rugs are a slav thing
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
Walls made of rugs are a nomad thing.
Omniraptor@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
There were a fair amount of formerly nomadic people in the Soviet Union and I'm guessing there was some cultural exchange
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
VGH the nomad spirit
ThePantser@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
But I bet the acoustics are amazing
Num10ck@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
the soviet apartments typically had cinderblock walls with no insulation and drafty mortar gaps. the heating systems were centralized boilers which usually were not operational/operating.
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website · 4 pts · 2y
Soundproofing and insulation.
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
I looked at it again and I don't know what to say...
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's literally all moldy. At least that's what those sofas look like. (we had some similar sofa looking similar to this and just pzr a blanket over it to make it liik nicer)
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I feel like I remember this house and my grandma taking me there. This is a weird experience for me
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
You are not in this alone.
GetKebab@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I have to be honest and I think I just out and out like it. It's mixed patterns are rather chaotic, but I love the attempts at extravagance. I'd love that front room, compared to my dull rental one.
TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
Looks like the house of one of those rich Russians that live pretty much everywhere in my neighborhood lol.
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
You ever go through a Russian amateur porn phase and remember all the fine rugs hanging above the beds?
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Gonna muffle the sex sounds somehow, grandma's sleeping behind that wall.
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
The contact details belong to a real estate agent, so I think I am not breaking rule #7, but I will blur them out of any future pictures just in case.
xorollo@leminal.space · 3 pts · 2y