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At some point the plumbers were in, because the kitchen faucet was installed. I lucked into this ORB model on clearance at Menards for around $50. I'm keeping an eye out for bathroom faucets so I can eventually replace those with ORB also.
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The view from inside the powder room.
The view standing at the garage door.
Just in case you're wondering, that is indeed a chandelier. I'm hoping a chandelier will add a touch of glamour to doing laundry.
A note about the painting: It was a complete pain. 9 foot ceilings are a great idea until you need to paint those tall walls. And, in true procrastinator fashion, I didn't start until the boys went to bed (they wanted to "help") which was around 9. It took long enough that I had no desire to touch the closets. B will be happy about that.
Honestly, the whole process wasn't that bad, but made me glad I had our painters tackle the rest of the house. I had shoulder surgery a year ago and it never occurred to me that all that rolling and brushing might not be the best idea. This morning I could barely move my arm. As a result I'll find someone to paint the boys' bathroom. The good news is that I really like the green. Since the room doesn't have a window I wanted something bright and cheery. Check and check.
Love the green
ReplyDeleteThanks! I really like it, too!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I will be building with Wayne Homes soon and was wondering what pointers you could give in order to save some money by doing part of the work or buying supplies yourself? I really want to pick out my own lights, etc...is that what you did?
ReplyDeleteCheck this blog because Brent is doing a lot of the work himself! http://wayne-homes-review.blogspot.com/ Your salesperson will be able to help you with the DIY options.
ReplyDeleteThe ways we saved were by not upgrading on things we could either do ourselves or know we would have to redo any way at some point. We also worked directly with our contractors on some things rather than go through WH.
I chose to do my own lighting so I could do something different and more personalized. While I realize there are thousands of Montgomery’s out there, I didn't want mine to look like everyone else’s. The lighting credit wasn’t too much- it would have covered about one Pottery Barn fixture. Fortunately that was not an issue for us because I wanted a more eclectic mix. I shopped sales for our fixtures, and found out DR chandelier at a garage sale. I found our entry light at the JCP outlet. So while I did come in under our credit, it took some work.
When you look at the things you can do yourself to save money, don’t forget to account for your time and skill level. We could have done our own flooring and painting, but it would have taken a lot of time and probably would not have looked as nice.
Did you hire a painter, or work with Wayne homes on changing paint colors? I shudder at the cost to change colors with Wayne and am tempted to do our own painting!
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