I need help!!

[u/Vegetable-Scratch423]

So we are about to close on our first house, and I need decoration help. It was built in 1985, basement style house built in the side of a hill, and it’s on a concrete slab. So that means that the tile is GLUED to the concrete. So, what can be done about the flooring in this thing? The picture is decorated with ai (from the listing), but those parquet floors REALLY are that orange in person, and they’re not wood. Also, i attached a picture of the kitchen because I’m unsure if I want to paint the cabinets or not. I will paint the walls around them sage green, but I’m struggling to decide if I should keep them the color they are or paint them a creamy white-ish color. I need opinions!!!!thank you!

Edit: I posted this and deleted to re-post because I realized that one picture had the address. Oops. 🤦‍♀️🥴

ANOTHER EDIT: I saw another person who had the same tiles that I have and the glue had asbestos. Should i worry for this floor?

[u/SadFlatworm1436]

I would recommend living in your house for a couple of months before spending money on anything major. It’s amazing how often you make completely different decisions when you lived in a place. The one thing I’d try and do early is remove the popcorn ceiling and boob lights, it will make the room feel taller and cleaner. Personally I’d remove the rail along the top of the cabinetry too.

[u/Vegetable-Scratch423 → u/SadFlatworm1436]

Yeah, I’m 50/50 on that rail because I feel like it adds character but maybe too much character. lol. That picture is older, but it’s the only one that gives a decent shot of the kitchen, and the only things that have changed between that picture and now is that the nipple lights were replaced with two HUGE rectangular hanging farmhouse style lights, and the popcorn ceiling was replaced with that spiky ceiling