Because there were just the two of us for Thanksgiving, we (meaning I) decided that the half bath on the first floor needed re-painting. We (meaning my husband) had previously painted it in a semi-gloss paint. It was too shiny, reminding me of what might be used in a run-down gas station bathroom, a bathroom that might need scrubbing down. I'm not imagining why that might be necessary.
Anyway, when we were re-doing the bathroom upstairs, a salesperson at Sherwin-Williams told me about the matte finish they sell. Not quite flat, not quite semi-gloss. It was just right. So I took everything off the walls, bought the paint and off we (meaning my husband) go.
Painting is finished. Hmmm... maybe we should get a more modern, low-flow toilet. Off to Lowes and Home Depot. Found one, bought it, installed it, and done.
But we needed new faucets to "update" the sink. Off to the Lowes and Home Depot, bought new stuff, and when my husband tried to un-install the old plumbing stuff (I don't know what that entails) he discovered that the sink had a couple of cracks in it, all the way through. Apparently that happened because the plumbers, 30 years ago, used something resembling concrete to install the plumbing, and hammering that away broke the sink.
By the way, we are three weeks out from when we started this project.
Off to Lowe's and Home Depot. Again. Buy a new sink, and maybe later today, everything will be finished.
Cross your fingers, ok?
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