Some things in life have to be learned the hard way, like not to buy skinny jeans at Lane Bryant.
Others are too easy, like making fun of Walmart. Hello, get in that barrel, Mr. Duck.
Home remodeling is one of those hard-way things.
On a one-to-ten scale of pain, with one being dental work and ten being Gwyneth Paltrow joining your MOPS group,
remodeling is a seven.
When I turned to my husband and said “I think we should remodel the half bath ourselves,” it was the worst idea since jeggings.
“Can’t you just paint it and, you know, clean it?” he asked.
Too easy, buddy. I want to rip everything out, re-tile the floor and replace the Hollywood vanity lights, circa 1987. They are so out, they are in again, but I still want them gone.
Our other problem is the cat box. It’s a very small room and the only good place in the house for the litter box. There is no free floor space except for right in front of the toilet.
So even if the lights are on, I get to stare into the Friskies recycling center. (Note to Tidy Cat cat litter: you lie! This product does not manage odor from multiple cats. I think you might even make it worse. You are the Cascade powder of cat litters.)
There are just so many decisions to make before any of the manual labor starts.All I know for sure is that my proposed color scheme of chocolate brown made my kids giggle until tears leaked out. “Maa-ahm! You can’t paint a bathroom brown or yellow!” I think they are still giggling.
Have you tried your hand at remodeling? Are you still married? Tips for a noob?
I’d ask Gwyneth Paltrow, but she’s busy teaching her children Mandarin.
You are scaring me! We start a major remodeling project on Saturday! (Never remodeled before.) We are knocking down a wall and adding another one to make another room. I am not looking forward to the process! My husband is wonderful- but he is NOT handy at all. We are headed to Lowe's tomorrow to pick out paint and things.
Oh yeah, my bathroom is chocolate brown. Hmmm…………..
Post pictures, Lori, and make notes about any fights you have with your husband so the rest of us can make different mistakes. Mistakes will be made.
We have a friend, who is a contractor helping us. Maybe it would have been wiser to hire a marriage counselor.
LOL! I have a friend who is a marriage counselor. Better add her to my speed dial.
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Thanks, hlw!
We have done a major remodel of our kitchen, which included gutting it and not having a full working kitchen for a year! We have also gutted 2 bathrooms and redone. We have a rental apartment which we have gutted and remodeled. The big project right now is our business…a laundromat. Four years ago we gutted and redid everything inside (plumbing, electrical, tile, sheet rock, etc.), now we are tearing apart the outside (new stucco, roof, sidewalks, etc.) All work being done by my husband (yes, we are still happily married :D), myself and our 6 kiddos. We have a lot of fun working on these projects!
Sooooo funny, Nota!
Devina, you give me hope!
If you have a good tip, I'd love to hear it.
Susan, thanks!
roflol. That Gwenyth. She's too much!
No cat litter delivers on its promises.
And yes, we've remodeled. We've had our worst arguments from remodeling. My husband actually cried three times when we were remodeling our bathroom. Like really cried. He never cries. It was bad.
That's it. We're moving.