I finally took the time to refinish the vanity in my first floor bathroom, and I must say I’m pretty excited at how it turned out! I also feel like I’m getting a little bit more ‘handy’ – I replaced the old rusty hinges, but the new hinges had different screw hole locations, so I had to make sure I put them on the doors in the right place so they would hang right. And I did!
Here is the ‘before’ – this vanity is original to the 1986 house:
Originally it had white ceramic door pulls. I had replaced them a while ago with brushed nickel ones.
And here is the update:
Can’t believe how much better it looks! And a shout out to Home Depot paint – this was pretty much just one coat!
Here is what I used:
Another way I got ‘handier’ is – I have a fairly new toilet in my master bath (less than 2 years old). It started ‘running’ for a long time, so I’d have to take the top off and pull the valve shut off bar to get it to stop. Finally, it dawned on me to go to the manufacturer’s (Kohler) website and see what I could do about it. All I had to do with turn a little knob on top of the valve bar, and now it works great!
And in the product placement department, I have started using these silicone bowl sealers. They replace plastic wrap, and they work great! They seal so well that you can pick up the bowl by the handle (see photo on the packaging) although of course they don’t recommend that you do that. Go get these!
So yesterday I was close to my old work location so I went for a walk around the parking lot with my friend Steve (this walk was a usual lunchtime walk when I worked there).
We came across this lovely scene:
Yikes! I think it was a raccoon.
Anyway, that’s it for today. Headed to the beach later today to check on the beach house.
‘Til next time, readers!