Search for a New Bathroom at Lowe’s

Yesterday, Sunday, my family and I spent hours in our local Lowe’s home improvement store searching for a new bathroom vanity for our downstairs powder room. In fact, we have to redo the whole bathroom. Right now, it contains a cheap blue carpet (ew carpet in the bathroom) that the previous owners used to hide the water damage to the sub floor beneath. The current sink itself is not bad, with the exception of years of hard water stains that bleach and a pumice stone have not completely eliminated. However, the sink is just attached to the wall, and the … Continue reading

Home Blog Month in Review: October

As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. October 1st Buy a Home for $1.75 It seems that the housing crisis has made some interesting news lately. Home Month in Review: September 2008 Has the weather turned cooler now that September has passed? Pretty soon, it will be time to get that heat turned back on! Meanwhile, check out all of the articles that were posted … Continue reading

How Many Bathrooms Do You Have in Your Home?

How many bathrooms are there in your home? Do you have 1, 2, 2 ½ baths, 3, or more? Are there enough or do you still have issues over getting in the bathroom or someone spending too much time in there? This question was inspired by my oldest getting ready for the prom yesterday. We have six people in our family, Mom, Dad, and four daughters, and we have two full bathrooms. Yesterday, my husband wasn’t even at home, so five people, two bathrooms, for all intents and purposes. Still, there was stress over getting in there to use either … Continue reading