Since I'm unemployed, I don't have any extra money to spend on home improvements. And since I'm unemployed, I'm spending waaaaaay more time at home. Plenty of time to look at all the things that need to be fixed, painted, cleaned or straightened. Today I finally touched up the white paint in my grandson's room, so tomorrow I just have to touch up the black paint and put on the new white outlet covers and light switch plate. Then his room will be officially done except for floors. I'm holding off on doing anything to the bare concrete (we pulled up the carpets, they were goners) until I can put new floors in the whole house. Anywho, I started on his room months ago, then just fizzled out instead of finishing it. Sheesh!
Next project is going to be the teeny tiny bathroom off my bedroom. It's horrendous. There's a big hole in the wall under the cabinet from someone trying to find the source of a leak about three years ago. The walls need to be painted. The light fixture, mirror, faucet and towel bars are all clashing styles. The tile on the floor and the tile on the shower wall are not coordinating. The countertop is dated, but it goes well with the shower tile. It's just a pitiful looking room. But it's small, and small means cheap when it comes to redecorating.
I went to Habitat for Humanity's ReStore today to see what bargains I could find. Most big towns have a ReStore where local construction companies donate materials both new and used for resale. There is one about five minutes from my house and I never know what I will find there. Today, I found a roll of prepasted wallpaper (original price tag said $39.99) for $3.99, a small can of paint for the cabinet for $1.00, a bottle of grout and tile sealer for $1.00 and a gallon of primer for $9.99. I can use the primer for many projects, so I figured it was worth the splurge. Then I went to Lowe's and looked on their "oops" paint shelf and found a gallon of paint for the walls for $5.00. If you're keeping track, I've spent approximately $21.00 so far.
Now I need a new light fixture, faucet, towel bars, medicine cabinet and shower curtain. Wonder how cheap I can find them?
Pinkish tan floor tiles & yellowish tan shower tiles. Hmmm.
This cabinet has to go. It's pitiful.
My beautiful $3 wallpaper!
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