Screw getting my routines better cemented. I’ve got to see something drastic happen and soon. This week my zone is the Master Bedroom. (I had to do my own zones, FL’s don’t cover enough of my house…)
Two days of getting the crap out of there, and it’s looking a little better. I’ve decided this zone will simply continue until it is done.
Remember the Vanity area? Imagine that disaster through an entire room. And I mean an ENTIRE room.
There will be ongoing commentary and pictures when it’s done. I promise.
I’m finally back home and it’s time to get my head back into the game. Lucky for me, what popped up on the rotating “to do” list* for tomorrow? The Master Closet. Which needs a boatload of help AND fits in quite nicely with my attempts to get the vanity/closet area fixed up. We’ve seen the before pics over here, hopefully by the end of the weekend I’ll have some nice “after” shots of the closet at least.
*I’m a computer dork. Of course I have a rotating to do list in a spreadsheet. Doesn’t everyone?
As I mentioned, I inheirted this house fully furnished and decorated. While a lot of crap has left the house, there are still disasters. The vanity and closet have never been stripped down 100% and restocked from the ground up – 50-70% maybe, but never 100%. And as a result, I’ve never really found the right places for everything, etc, etc – as is insanely evident from the photos behind the jump.
I’ve gone through several catalogues, and haven’t really seen anything that I like better than what I’ve got now as far as the basic design and setup are concerned. I will be planning a little field trip tomorrow to Expo and the mall to see what there is to see in these arenas. The “Style Tray” may not happen in this area given that I don’t hate it and haven’t seen anything that I must have instead. The are just really needs some old-fashioned elbow grease.
Overall, I think this is an excellent place to get things started. It’s small enough to keep me from getting overwhelmed and flipping out, but should have enough impact to keep me going on to the next room.
Budget:
Closet light fixture: $200
New swing out mirror: $100
New drawer hardware: $50
New Light Switch Cover: $25
New Cupholder: $25 (used for curling irons)
New Wastebin: $25
Cleaning supplies: $25 (there will be a very thorough cleaning, I don’t think I’ll need anything special, but just in case)
Touchup Painting: $50
Oh Shit Factor: $50
Grand Total: $550
(Funny how every time I look at the pics again I find something else to add to the budget…)
The “before” is behind the jump.
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