Invigorated
Over the weekend Clint and I tackled a bit more trim. It’s not enough to be noteworthy to an outsider, but for some reason it has left me invigorated rather than the usual discouraged. I know spend time away from it daydreaming about when I can get back to it (a sure sign that the lead & stripper fumes are probably getting to me). I think it’s mostly because as soon as that’s done, then we’re on the road to visable change- paint on the walls, but most of all the refinished hardwood floors (does anyone else here that choir of angels?). Although I said I’m giving up the Christmas goal date, I think secretly I’m still hoping we could get it done in time. Not that a Christmas tree wouldn’t look nice in our dining/living room with the bathroom cabinet in there.
We’ve started rethinking the bathroom/kitchen remodel too. We put off the bathroom until a) we absolutely have to, i.e. water heater or b) springtime. After the kitchen remodeler visited and ball-parked the cost of the renovation at $30,000 we were thinking we would get that done when a) we won the lottery or b) – well there was no b. We’re pretty much banking on the lottery- I suppose that means we should start playing then.
Yesterday, Clint took a trip up to Akron with his Uncle John (of moving day-fame) to pick up a drying rack for his posters- which I understand is not only huge, but also ridiculously heavy (thanks John!). During the trip he had the chance to pick his brain, and we basically realized that we could probably do way more than we think we could with the kitchen- with the help of family, naturally. We’re thinking we (collective we) could possibly: move two doors, shorten a window, hang cabinets, lay flooring, and maybe even replace the ceiling. Ambitious aren’t we? We’d naturally contract out the plumbing and electrical. While it won’t be cheap (we’d likely welcome our first home equity loan), I can’t imagine it will cost $30,000. And we would have a set up that didn’t include filling the bathtub with gunk when you let the kitchen sink run too long. Wonder of all wonders!
So-we’re thinking if we’re taking the bathroom down to studs in the spring, we may as well just go all the way with the entire addition! (I’m kidding, sort of). The hardest part will be rearranging appliances in a way that makes sense and functions well, but doesn’t require too much in the way of moving gas or plumbing lines.
This all makes me giddy, and while I’m sure that feeling would fade once we’re cooking out of our garage in a microwave, and driving to wendy’s to use the restroom, the idea of having enough room in the kitchen to put food away is delightful. After the initial quote I had all but given up the dream of being able to get a dinner plate out of the cabinet without first removing the side plates and saucers (the cabinets are so narrow you have to get the big plates on a perfect diagonal to get them out).
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But enough of that for now- it’s midterm time and I need to get my head out of the clouds long enough to finish some papers in time to turn in tonight.
We’ve started rethinking the bathroom/kitchen remodel too. We put off the bathroom until a) we absolutely have to, i.e. water heater or b) springtime. After the kitchen remodeler visited and ball-parked the cost of the renovation at $30,000 we were thinking we would get that done when a) we won the lottery or b) – well there was no b. We’re pretty much banking on the lottery- I suppose that means we should start playing then.
Yesterday, Clint took a trip up to Akron with his Uncle John (of moving day-fame) to pick up a drying rack for his posters- which I understand is not only huge, but also ridiculously heavy (thanks John!). During the trip he had the chance to pick his brain, and we basically realized that we could probably do way more than we think we could with the kitchen- with the help of family, naturally. We’re thinking we (collective we) could possibly: move two doors, shorten a window, hang cabinets, lay flooring, and maybe even replace the ceiling. Ambitious aren’t we? We’d naturally contract out the plumbing and electrical. While it won’t be cheap (we’d likely welcome our first home equity loan), I can’t imagine it will cost $30,000. And we would have a set up that didn’t include filling the bathtub with gunk when you let the kitchen sink run too long. Wonder of all wonders!
So-we’re thinking if we’re taking the bathroom down to studs in the spring, we may as well just go all the way with the entire addition! (I’m kidding, sort of). The hardest part will be rearranging appliances in a way that makes sense and functions well, but doesn’t require too much in the way of moving gas or plumbing lines.
This all makes me giddy, and while I’m sure that feeling would fade once we’re cooking out of our garage in a microwave, and driving to wendy’s to use the restroom, the idea of having enough room in the kitchen to put food away is delightful. After the initial quote I had all but given up the dream of being able to get a dinner plate out of the cabinet without first removing the side plates and saucers (the cabinets are so narrow you have to get the big plates on a perfect diagonal to get them out).
.
But enough of that for now- it’s midterm time and I need to get my head out of the clouds long enough to finish some papers in time to turn in tonight.
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