We shopped a few days ago for new fixtures for hubsters bathroom.  We priced a new vanity, sink, and cabinets.  We looked at textures of wood, designs of doors, colors of sinks.  At one time I had hopes of saving money by redoing this bathroom ourselves.  Nope ain't gonna happen...

We enlarged our house by two bedrooms and a bathroom in 2003. Though I love my country home. I should have paid better attention during certain conversations.  Like when hubster and the builder were discussing panels in my bathroom.  I was hearing wallpaper panels or other such covered panels.  Reality was out back of the hardware store looking at interesting pieces of PLYWOOD!  These were going to be the walls of my bathroom.  I wasn't computing.  I thought the plywood was to be covered by something  like wallpaper or paint.  But they covered it with varnish. I wasn't paying attention. Every time I plug into an electrical outlet or turn on a light in our bedroom the outlet cover is a different style/color.  Brown metal, white plastic, green plastic, wood, brass covers the various wall fixtures in our room.  We still haven't put up new trim around the windows in the old bedroom.  We used wood siding outside for its "rustic" look. It needed new stain about 2 yrs ago.  We tore out about 5 ft. of brick sidewalk from the old front walk and still haven't replaced it.

So when we were shopping today I wasn't quite into  it.  We are going to hire somebody else to do it.  Thank you very much.  ...farm living is the life for me. Sanetha