In the last year, my kitchen has undergone major renovation – new appliances, new counter tops, new cabinets, a new paint job (and someday soon, new flooring). It looks incredible and I can’t believe the difference. And I thought it was just fine before! So now I am looking at the rest of my house in a more critical light, and wondering what other “just fine” parts of the house could become “incredible.”
My husband and I aren’t what you might call handy, but since the home improvement bug has bitten us, we are trying to get that way – because really, DIY projects are so much more affordable than paying someone to do the work. For example, the kitchen paint job I mentioned above? We were really hesitant to try to do something even that simple on our own. However, once we got an estimate of $500, we were relieved of our hesitation! Forty dollars in paint and about eight hours of elbow grease (and the help of a very good friend) later, the job was done. So, we’ve decided the only way to become more handy is to jump in and try to figure it out. And watch YouTube videos (which is what I need to do so we can do the new kitchen flooring).
In any case, one room of the house that I’ve been meaning to do something about for a long time (since we moved in four years ago) is the bathroom. The previous owners were somewhat more outdoorsy than we are, and the bathroom contains stenciled moose and pine trees, and is topped off with a pinecone border. There are two other things that drive me nuts about our bathroom, too – the only storage is under the sink, so all our toiletries/vitamins/medicines/curling irons/etc. sit on the counter collecting dust and looking cluttered (which drives me crazy), and the hand-held shower head is a piece of junk and sprays one hard stream of water, so the kids freak out when I wash their hair. Overall, it’s just not really my style, but somehow we’ve just never gotten around to doing anything about it.
However, now I have no excuse not to get on it, though, because between now and February 23, Home Depot is having a “Renew Your Bath” event in an effort to inspire people to redo their bathrooms. The Home Depot offers in-store experts and online tools to provide inspiration, help you decide on what to buy for your new bathroom look and show you how to get it done right. Of course, tons of bathroom stuff is on sale!
Our family took at trip to Home Depot to check out the event over the weekend. I was surprised at what all they had (and what all was on sale!). I immediately wanted to replace our entire sink/cabinet/counter thing, but I suppose that will have to wait for another day. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be a major renovation to make a major difference – renewing a bath can mean adding new lighting, installing a new floor, changing out the toilet, replacing the showerhead or adding a new paint color. Things you can learn on YouTube! We did got a few things that I think will really refresh our house.
Home Depot wants YOU to renew your bath, too, so they’re giving one lucky reader a $100 gift card to get started!
Here’s how to enter:
Required entry: Visit the Redo Your Bath website and leave a comment on this post telling us what you’d get for your bathroom.
Extra entries:
— Tweet about this contest & leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here’s an example: “Win a $100 #homedepot gift card from @momminitup & @jennyitup!”
— “Like” us on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you did.
This contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 31. Good luck!
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Get rid of the awful PINK tile!
I would get a new vanity & sink, new flooring and I desperately would like to get rid of the BLUE bathtub we have ~ but that is a little more than my husband & I can do ourselves!!! π thanks for the giveaway ~
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We haven’t painted our bathroom since we built the house almost 5 years ago. And…the towel bar keeps falling off the wall!
I “love” you guys on Facebook π
I already like you on FB! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Well, we’d get a new drain mechanism to MATCH the rest of the oil rubbed bronze fixtures we have =o) The chrome really sticks out…
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I would start with a new vanity and then a new toilet.
Tweeted you (PS, how do you get the link for an individual tweet? I can only seem to link to my whole feed) http://twitter.com/#!/robynswensen
Hey robyn,right underneath where you see your tweet, in light gray, you will see it says how much time has lapsed since you tweeted (i.e. 10 minutes), click that, and it will pull up a page with only that specific tweet on it it… and you can copy and paste that tweet link π Hope this helps!
Thanks!!
I tweeted @readitandeat
Anything that would improve our 1950’s bathroom ….new walls and new tub faucets
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I would finish the job that’s already been started….and have a laundry chute again!
I would like to change everything about my bathroom but I would start by changing the floor.
I would put double sinks in our master bath…this sharing thing isn’t the easiest.
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oh this is easy. i would get a new sink to replace our cracked one, and a gallon of fun (glossy) paint b/c ours is not painted in glossy and we get mold! π thanks for the chance.
I am loving the Hampton Bay 3 vanity lite for my bathroom!!!
I would remove the blue and cranberry colored wall paper and they get a new shower door. One that doesn’t leak and closes completely. π
I’m a fan on Facebook!!!!
I’d get a new faucet for our tub. It has a dink faucet on it right now, so it takes forever to fill up the tub!!
I already like you soooo much on facebook, that i love you! Lol π
I am your fb fan!
The tub has a repaired hole in it. It wasn’t a good DIY repair but it is usable. I would love to replace the tub and get rid of the unsightly patches..
I’d get a new faucet in our bathroom!
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already liked you on facebook (Linda Brooks)
We’ve redone a lot of our bathrooms, but the one really needs a new countertop/sink combo!
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lol we were just talking about this today…a shower door (we have a curtain now!)
im a facebook fan too!
We need to replace our floor. The tiles are coming a part, and our daughter likes to splash a little too much for our current floor.
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I need a new faucet to replace the 40 year old gold plated number I have been living with for 8 years now!
I really need to replace my tub shower unit. Last spring I had new windows put in my house and the only way that I could do the bathroom window was to cut a hole in the surround that covered the window. So I have this huge capping hole in the unit that sticks out like a sore thumb. Just got a divorce so redoing anything that cost me much money at this time is out of the question. Lucky I can do the work myself and a gift card to Home Depot would pay 90 % of the cost for a new tub. Keeping my fingers crossed. Love your site.
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Structurally, our bathroom is just fine, but it needs some seriously personality and help with functionality. I’d repaint, add new towel racks and storage, and maybe some great decorative tiles.
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We have a brand new shower with absolutly no door and can not be fitted with a curtain that I would LOVE to be able to use! (Thank you previous owners!)
We need a new vanity!
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Pleaasssseeee let me actually win this one! I never ever win. Also, I’d paint.
Definitely need new flooring in the bathroom!!!
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Facebook follower…..love your posts!!!!
I just unliked you so that I could like you again. Your sister/cousin wants to paint!
I would have to start all over with our bathrooms. It needs a lot of TLC.