Life — April 30, 1925 — page 26: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous sequential comic strip about home renovation indecision. The panels show a woman directing workers through various painting and decorating projects—positioning ladders, applying paint, hanging pictures, and moving furniture. Each panel depicts a different plan or change in approach. The title's punchline suggests the woman repeatedly changes her mind about how to decorate or renovate her home, causing the workers to constantly adjust their efforts. This satirizes a common domestic stereotype: the indecisive homeowner (typically portrayed as female in this era) who keeps altering renovation plans, frustrating workers trying to complete the job. The cartoon mocks both the woman's changeability and, implicitly, the chaos of home improvement projects. It's signed by W.T. Enright, a Life magazine cartoonist.