Friday, November 23, 2012
One Down
You see, my house was built in the mid 90's, and lets just say, it's a "stock house". In other words, ZERO upgrades.. Everything, and I mean everything, was contractor grade. From lighting, to plumbing. right down to the knobs on the closet doors.
Although we did a couple of upgrade type things, like put knobs on the cabinets (which made a HUGE difference), the reality was, it was still the same crappy oak stained finish. Worse where the hideous faucets which I swear, not a one of them worked correctly. If it didn't leak from the knob, the sink was missing the drain stopper. And of course, after having spent a ton to get into the house, having a plumber come in and correct all that, well, that was out of the question.
My one regret though, was not taking advantage of the power of YouTube two years ago. You see, after watching a few of the DIY (do it yourself) videos on plumbing, I realized, "I CAN do that!!"... So, with my new found confidence, I went out and and purchased new faucets and all the new cool tools that are needed to make the job as easy as possible.
Now, here is the lesson learned, well, actually there were much more than one, but it's the one I'll stress. You see, I took on the plumbing job AFTER I had already took on the project to redo the cabinet. And let me say, that is the wrong order of things. After having to climb under the sing 2 dozen times with a wrench the size of a broom, i pretty much had to redo the cabinet all over again...
So, here is the first bathroom in it's finished state.. complete with a new light and all. That would be Electricity, which is another blog entry in itself.
Cost of project: $95.00
Faucet-$35
Tubing-$12
Paint: $5
Tools: $10
Rug: $13
Lighting: $20
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Rock Candy
Rock Candy
Originally uploaded by -shawn-
Chicago is blessed with many things. Food, Art and great sports teams. Add to that countless local musical talent such as Rock Candy. Literally every weekend you could have a lineup of musical options at some wonderful different venues both downtown and in the suburbs.
Check some this scene out!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Business Casual
Business casual
Originally uploaded by -shawn-
I very rarely every get overly excited about a car. After all, it's just transportation. Something that gets you from point A to point B. My theory has always been that money would be much better spent on things you actually spend more time in, if not at least move around in..
But, after picking up my last rental while in Boston, my thought changed a bit. Perhaps it's that I'm getting a little older. Maybe because I'm realizing I don't really spend all that much money on myself because I don't find that there are all that many things I actually need to keep me happy.
Well, thanks to the fact that National Rental, my absolute favorite rental car company, I was able to pick out the Infinity G37.
Man, this is the car I want to own!