Tuesday, September 26, 2017

It's All Small Stuff

I'm trying not to sweat the small stuff, but when it comes to home repair/maintenance/remodel, it all seems to be small stuff!  There are a million small decisions and small issues that have to be made and taken care of everyday.

Change the air filter. Which smoke alarm is beeping? Sweep. Mop. Spackle the holes from sibling Monday Night wrestling match. Paint the baseboards. Sweep again. Can that plumbing be moved two inches? Screw this in, nail that in.

Ahhhhh, the beauty of home ownership!

While we wait for some of the big stuff to be done, I decided to tackle some small, but not insignificant items on the list.

First off were the ugly bulb overhead lights in all three bedroom closets. When I found the most amazing chandelier light for Peanut's room, I knew this was getting crossed off the list.

Goodbye ugly bulb


Hello gorgeous!

She just sparkles


Now I noticed we need to paint the ceiling. (Just another small thing!)

We found a not-so-amazing, but still better than before light for our closet, and poor Bjorn still has his bulb light. (His is the top picture; Peanut's was changed out before I could take a 'Before' picture.) I'm still looking for the perfect one for Bjorn.

Then, I wanted to change the handles on the kitchen cabinets. But since we are not doing a full kitchen remodel until we win the lottery or something major breaks, I didn't want to invest a lot of time or money in that change.

So, in the spirit of lazy DIYers everywhere, I took my $8 can of oil rubbed bronze spray paint and went to town.



Presto Change-o!

Both of these fixes took less time and money that it takes to make dinner. Why did I wait so long?!