Intro
I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!
I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...
Two weeks and many headaches later...
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Well, the bathroom is finally finished. The drywall/paint guy began to work on the ceiling on Saturday, August 13. He said he would be back the next day to do the drywall, then would paint Monday. Well, we didn't see him after that first Saturday until Wednesday of this week, That was after many attempted phone calls by us. Every time we tried, we got the message that the mailbox was full. He called a couple of times to say that he or "one of his guys" would be there the next day. I'd leave the door unlocked and...no-show. Finally, on Wednesday, he and a helper came and worked a short time each day and finished the project. We had agreed to hire him to paint the entire room. It looks good enough. Not good as new, but good enough to get him out of our lives.
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Once we had fresh paint, I decided that it was time to get rid of the outdated fish theme and go with something a little more grown-up. So we took a little drive to Bed Bath and Beyond (adult candy store). We got a new shower curtain, one of those super cushiony bath mats, and some non-fish curtain hooks. I only wish I had a photo of the "old bathroom" to show the difference.
Next post will be about the mess in front of our house that used to be a street. Stay tuned...
3 comments:
OOOH! I love the new version of the bathroom! I also love the new background!
I never saw a comment to this until today (9/8). Thanks, Nik - miss you! Hope you're haveing fun.
I really do know how to spell - having.
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