Our house is over 40 years old. We bought it from the original owners almost 10 years ago. We've worked on it a lot over the years, but it still needs a lot of work. About a year and a half ago, I began removing the wall paper in the master bathroom. I think it's been there since the house was built. It really has been a major production. The wall paper was ugly, and it was every where including the ceiling. Last summer, my husband and I finally got all of it down except for behind the toilet. He said he would have to remove the toilet in order to remove the remainder of the wallpaper. It sounded like a big project to me.
Anyway, I thought that since he was going to remove the toilet, why not remove the vanity and get a new one. The vanity is probably as old as the house too. One thing I did when I came up with this idea was to research what it would cost for a new vanity. I got out my tape measure and got the dimensions of the current vanity. I learned that each part of the vanity is a separate purchase: the faucet, the sink, the cabinet. I truly did not know that. I found something that I liked and decided that $400 was a reasonable amount to spend on the vanity ensemble.
Finally last weekend we went to purchase the vanity. I think we got a great deal. For about $400 we bought the sink and cabinet as a unit, a mirror, the faucet, and a light fixture. As you can imagine, I was very proud.
My husband made the bathroom his project of the week. On Monday I came home from work and he had ripped out the old vanity and taken out the toilet. This was very bad because now I'm thinking let's redo the whole thing! Let's put in a new floor and shower while we're at it! The toilet is relatively new, so that can stay. I'm just thinking that since the room is empty, it would be easier to complete it rather than put in the new vanity and then have to pull it out to put in a new floor down the road.
What's the issue? You know it. Money. Before we do any more, I want to know how much it's going to cost. Then I need to figure out how we're going to pay for it...with cash.
Monday, January 14, 2008
The Bathroom Project
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4 comments:
Upgrading your bathroom is a great way to enhance the value of the house.
Just decide on a budget and stick to it. If you can aviod the "just one more little thing" add-ons you'll befine.
Wallpaper on the ceiling???
You're so right racerx. I do have to make a list on paper because the one in my head keeps getting longer and longer.
Yeah, wallpaper on the ceiling would probably both me...a lot...too. The floor will be a lot cheaper than the vanity. If your husband can do the vanity and all that, I'm sure you guys can work together to do the floor.
What are you doing to the walls now?
Home renovations can easily get out of control...but as racerx said, it does improve the value of your home.
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