Now that's an understatement because at the same time as the day I've been dreading for a long time, today is also the day that I've been so excited for and waiting for it to arrive. Construction started this morning ..... yep, it's time for the house renovations! Been looking forward to it for a few weeks now since we got to buy all new stuff, two bathroom makeovers and a complete sunroom makeover (gonna be a 4 season sunroom finally). On the other hand, our family knew this day would come, that it's gonna be a mess, that we're going to have major clean-up and clutter everywhere, that we're going to have to share 1 bathroom. Oh my, how are we going to do it with a teenager LOL
The past three weeks have been really fun shopping with my husband, picking out our new bathrooms. We were at Rona one Saturday and spent over 5-6 hours there, I want this, I want that. Only to find out it didn't come in the sizes we needed or the door to the bathroom was not wide enough to fit it in. Choosing vanity, shower, flooring, taps, lights and so much more. As any woman can attest to, let your man go crazy in Rona and you've got one happy husband.
Picking out the paint colours though for each room, is like pulling teeth. Ouch that really hurt, no one can agree on what we want. We've decided since we're doing these reno's, may as well have the whole inside of the house painted, make it all fresh and pretty. Here we go back to the paint store for more swatches. I think I'll go alone, pick out what mom wants and everyone will just have to live with it (smile)!
I told my husband though once the whole project is done and the house needs cleaning, I want a Molly Maid (it's actually Aunt Jean - she's our cleaner) and he agreed. So needless to say, tonight I can handle the mess a little easier knowing what the end result is going to be.
Now for the ugly part, pictures below....going to be doing some "before" and "after" shots, don't mind the mess.
While I was at work today, my husband (works from home) sent me a text "honey, your contractor is here, the house is a mess" with a smile. A few hours later, when Rona delivered everything, I got another text "honey, your bathrooms are here, your house is getting messier" and smiled again. As I was driving home from work, I couldn't help but wonder what am I going to walk into when I get home. It wasn't as bad as I expected, I must say. We have boxes everywhere, there will be no dinner at the dining room table for at least a week, it's gonna be grab a seat wherever you can.
Bathroom colours - I like the orange family ... Brian likes the purple. What do you think, what shall it be?
Now to my friends and family, if you come to visit, the rule is "keep your shoes on" ... no cleaning going on here until it's done. Pick up a hammer ... I have cold beer!
The past three weeks have been really fun shopping with my husband, picking out our new bathrooms. We were at Rona one Saturday and spent over 5-6 hours there, I want this, I want that. Only to find out it didn't come in the sizes we needed or the door to the bathroom was not wide enough to fit it in. Choosing vanity, shower, flooring, taps, lights and so much more. As any woman can attest to, let your man go crazy in Rona and you've got one happy husband.
Picking out the paint colours though for each room, is like pulling teeth. Ouch that really hurt, no one can agree on what we want. We've decided since we're doing these reno's, may as well have the whole inside of the house painted, make it all fresh and pretty. Here we go back to the paint store for more swatches. I think I'll go alone, pick out what mom wants and everyone will just have to live with it (smile)!
I told my husband though once the whole project is done and the house needs cleaning, I want a Molly Maid (it's actually Aunt Jean - she's our cleaner) and he agreed. So needless to say, tonight I can handle the mess a little easier knowing what the end result is going to be.
Now for the ugly part, pictures below....going to be doing some "before" and "after" shots, don't mind the mess.
Bathroom colours - I like the orange family ... Brian likes the purple. What do you think, what shall it be?
Now to my friends and family, if you come to visit, the rule is "keep your shoes on" ... no cleaning going on here until it's done. Pick up a hammer ... I have cold beer!
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