Whenever we take over a resale home, we deal with protruding wall fixtures (Even a new unit could have pillars, beams).

• aircon trunking
• fake column
• wiring near the ceiling .. I don’t care but wife cares
• power sockets .. we tend to move them when we take over the house

— gap space between furniture and wall
Can be good for ladder, foldable table, badminton … Be creative and resourceful.

— conflicting priorities
These fixtures were installed based on previous owners’ priorities. Their priorities could be aesthetics or cooling. The fixtures invariably affect MY priority — #1 being flexibility and (secure) furniture placement. For example due to a wall fixture, a cabinet or shelf would stand at a gap to the wall.

We need to understand the different priorities, and accept these imperfections with serenity.

For A/C trunking, let’s live with the /legacy/, and wait till we replace the A/C. This would reduce our TCO [total cost of ownership] and save us up to $5k, which always is an implicit top priority.

On some hot or stressful days, cooling is a priority for my family, so let’s accept the TCO.

— Serenity .. See also serenity^zqbx #passiveAcceptance
Many things must fix on the wall, and most of them can’t go to the top of the wall. It’s unrealistic to have entire walls 100% flat for maximum flexibility of furniture placement.

To accept the huge imperfections and legacy, I want to repeat a few short SMS.