<prompt> Human: bought a house 2 years ago. Had the budget to afford a more remodeled house but decided I needed to be a little thrifty and instead bought a non-fixer upper house that was just not updated. x200B;fast forward 2 years later, my income has increased 40, and Im spending all this time and money trying to update this house. the irony is that Ive spend more money updating this cheaper house than if I would have bought a remodeled house originally. x200B;I Also slowly realizing that I am just NOT GOOD at interior design. Good at remodeling suprise!. but whatever interior decision I make, not matter how long I researchcompareetc, ends up looking funnynot ideal. e.g. drape colors, wood floor style, paint style, etc. It doesnt look BAD, it just looks like someone with little design experience decided to remodel. So here I am, pumping in money, energy, and time into trying to remodel a house and not suceeding because I suck at interior design, feeling like Im just wasting money and time. Ive forgone vacationsand some friends just spillling time and money into this. and now I have to finish it, since half of my house has green shag carpet and wallpaper while the the other half has modern wood floors and trim. x200B;To add insult to injury, I dont really like the end result! I keep kicking myself...I SHOULD have just bought the nicer remodeled house originally, had I known what I know now, I would of bought the remodeled houses which would of been closer to 300,000 versus my house price of 236,000. my income is close to 140,000 a year now so I could easily afford it. x200B;Im considering selling and buying a new one, but my interest rate I got was locked so low 3.375, and the current rates are 4.8, which equates to me spending an additional 200 bucks a month just from the interest. add transaction fees to thatetc. x200B;I go home every day frustrated because of this. its really put a damper on my life. Im not sure what to do? I think I Am psychologically hooked to this place since Ive invested so much energy and time and money in it. I wonder If I can jjust sit back, evaluate whats actually important in my life, and just forgot about it and be glad I have a home to live in even though its half finishedx200B;x200B;x200B;x200B;  <response>: Ive forgone vacationsand some friends just spilling time and money into thisIf this is the real root of your unhappiness, you might consider scaling back your planned renovation work, and perhaps paying for professionals to complete the bare minimum work remaining. You could also pause renovation work for a year so you can take those vacations and give yourself a breather. Unless you are trying to sell your house in the near future, there is no harm in taking a break from the remodeling work. Additionally, you shouldnt feel like you have to renovate your entire house just because you can. You could also pay for an interior designer to help you with your remaining design decisions, if you plan to live in this house for a long time and want it to be well-designed. 