Finally replaced our smashed up cooktop with this new one.
Learned about Sears Outlet stores (awesome) and picked it up refurbished but still in the box for 380 vs MSRP 680.
Some cool stats about the new cooktop -
- it’s stainless steel so that it won’t shatter like the last one
- it has a one huge burner that outputs the gas flame at 14,200 BTUs (the largest burner on the previous stove only output around 9,000 BTUs)
- Kenmore was listed by Consumer Reports as the 2nd best in terms of repairs
- all 4 burner grill covers are even height, so that you can move pots and pans around the cooktop without having to first pick them up and risk spilling
Our stove top broke yesterday… bummer.
I’m not a fan of the way they split the house into 2, but I do enjoy this office and it’s view.
I was just keeping up with my local house listings as I do everyday, so that I can keep a eye on the housing market – old man homeowner stuff. If you’re interested in doing the same, I defined house listing criteria on redfin.com, and they e-mail me any new listings and updates on recent sales.
I came across this quaint little house….
Definitely looks like an older white couple lives here…
A glimpse behind the house piqued my interest. What’s that peaking out of that garage?
And then I found the Holy Grail of house modifications! As Nadine said “Oh, snap!”
Okay full on “garage” with a lift, shop tools, TV, and according to the listing, a bathroom. This is what I need. Plus maybe a bar and a hammock.
What started off as a one day paint job turned into a pretty big project.
We ended up:
- painting the entire bathroom
- stripping the old 5 layers of paint off of the vanity (the wood thing underneath the counter top) and then sanding it down
- painting the vanity
- getting a new granite countertop
- buying a new brushed aluminum faucet and matching fixtures
- removing the old mirror that took up the entire wall and replacing with a nice framed mirror
- Redoing the plumbing underneath the sink (it was all old and nasty)
It took us 2 weeks and we were barely able to finish it one hour before family came over for Elise’s birthday party.
This is how the bathroom looked when we moved in.
This is the bathroom after all of our hard work. New counter top, new sink, new knobs on the vanity, new faucet.
You can see our new mirror here
New shower curtain to match our new color theme of the room. Nadine framed some really great photos she's taken at various beaches.
I’ve been so busy lately! Well, now at least I’ve pretty much finished helping Koyo move their websites to a new host I have a little more room to breathe.
Last week Nadine decided that she wanted to paint the walls our guest bathroom on her day off. That project turned into 2 days… which has turned into buying a ton of supplies, a new granite counter top, new faucet, decorations, and it is still not done.
It really is hard to find enough time in the day. Last night, I got home from work and went straight to cooking dinner. We ate and then I drove to Home Depot for some plumbing supplies. I got home, started to work on the plumbing for our new sink and found out I bought the wrong stuff. I drove back to Home Depot and go the right stuff and went back home to finish the plumbing. After that was fixed, I started to paint our cabinets. Then I cleaned up my hands real quick and started dinner for the next night. While the food was cooking, I took a shower and went to the computer to finish working on the hosting transfer for Koyo. I finished cooking and THEN I actually had some time to relax and watch TV before going to sleep… 1 hour!
How do I get up at 7am and then do stuff non stop until 11pm??? I can’t wait till all the work is done and I can go back to my 7am-9:30pm routine!
Even though I am complaining, it’s really not that bad. I think the idea of doing our first big project on the house is pretty cool. I’m excited to see how the bathroom is going to turn out. It’s a lot like the feeling of excitement of getting a new part and putting it in your car, except it’s a lot more about expressing personal taste. Oh yeah, and it actually pays off to invest money into a house! Haha!
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