Projects: Another Paint Spot on the Wall
Being a homeowner is, we are told, the American dream. We are told to save and scrimp early to get our down payment so we can go into debt for 30 years. For some reason that just doesn’t sound like something you should dream about. But this is America where a man’s home is his castle. Everyone wants a castle fit for a king but most of us cannot afford the regal lifestyle, so we buy what we can afford and immediately begin to change it.
Most of the changes we do to a house are purely superficial. A little paint or wallpaper to spruce up the interior or a few shrubs and flowers to make the lawn aesthetically pleasing are usually the initial forays into home improvement. But as the family gets bigger or the needs change, so does your idea of what home you need. Some folks just go out and buy or build what they are looking for. Most of us modify what we need until we can fit it into our current situation.
I have been involved with remodeling my house since the beginning. My first house developed problems with the shower right after we moved in. So, I remodeled the bathroom. I have no mechanical or tooling inclination so it did not go smoothly or end up the way I envisioned. But, it was functional and taught me some life lessons about projects. My second big project was a kitchen remodeling which due to a greater understanding of what was necessary, went smoother and actually looked descent. I have also put on a deck and re-roofed a house. All of them were a lot of work but rewarding in the end.
The house I am in now has had two major projects so far. I have put in a brick patio and we are currently remodeling the kitchen. The patio has been done since June but I am still moving the balance of the dirt pile to another area of the yard. About 10 more wheel barrels and I will be done. Wahoo! It will be great to have that one complete. The kitchen is a wall paper, paint, and re-tile the floor project. My lovely wife is well into the decorating part of it and I started tearing up the tile floor last night. Ow, my aching back. We are on a deadline for this one though as we are having a Halloween party October 22 and it’s got to be done.
There is the dread of starting a project because you cannot see the outcome and you don’t know how long it is going to take. The end of the project is pudding or the proof. One of them.
Icool
Cobb
Most of the changes we do to a house are purely superficial. A little paint or wallpaper to spruce up the interior or a few shrubs and flowers to make the lawn aesthetically pleasing are usually the initial forays into home improvement. But as the family gets bigger or the needs change, so does your idea of what home you need. Some folks just go out and buy or build what they are looking for. Most of us modify what we need until we can fit it into our current situation.
I have been involved with remodeling my house since the beginning. My first house developed problems with the shower right after we moved in. So, I remodeled the bathroom. I have no mechanical or tooling inclination so it did not go smoothly or end up the way I envisioned. But, it was functional and taught me some life lessons about projects. My second big project was a kitchen remodeling which due to a greater understanding of what was necessary, went smoother and actually looked descent. I have also put on a deck and re-roofed a house. All of them were a lot of work but rewarding in the end.
The house I am in now has had two major projects so far. I have put in a brick patio and we are currently remodeling the kitchen. The patio has been done since June but I am still moving the balance of the dirt pile to another area of the yard. About 10 more wheel barrels and I will be done. Wahoo! It will be great to have that one complete. The kitchen is a wall paper, paint, and re-tile the floor project. My lovely wife is well into the decorating part of it and I started tearing up the tile floor last night. Ow, my aching back. We are on a deadline for this one though as we are having a Halloween party October 22 and it’s got to be done.
There is the dread of starting a project because you cannot see the outcome and you don’t know how long it is going to take. The end of the project is pudding or the proof. One of them.
Icool
Cobb
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