The Fixer Upper

Man, have I got my work cut out for me. Feel like I have spent a mint and we are only 2 days into the improvement projects. Thank goodness I have my friends Ronnie and Shannon helping. Shannon has been working on the colors and painting, as well as some decorating ideas. She has painted the living room, my bedroom and walk-in closet. Tomorrow, I start with the little painting jobs like the inside of some storage spaces and a couple of walls that will be located behind the fridge and stove. Ronnie just tears everything up :) Really, she's just working on the other projects that ironically do require some minor construction work - i.e. replacing the ugly tile back splash in the kitchen, fixing the sliding glass door so I can ACTUALLY come and go to my vehicle through it (like locking and unlocking the door), and redoing the master bath by replacing the vanity, medicine cabinet and lights (I don't care what you say, I DO like the new lights I picked out!).

Some unexpected costs came up like putting a new electrical outlet for the stove and replacing the outlet for the new fridge. My friend Roger came over and did that for a reasonable price. The fridge has to be smaller (to 35" wide) than the average width (36"). Since this is not a common size in the "use 'em again" stock at Habitat for Humanity, ended up spending twice as much as I intended. But I have to tell you - it's like buying a new car. It has all the bells and whistles and I'm REALLY excited for it! Just knock me upside the head. . .

So the two pictures you see are of the kitchen (uggh) and master bath (double ugg). I'll post the pictures of the transformations when they are done. It'll be like night and day!

Stay tuned for the new saga in my life. . .