Apparently we like to get ahead of ourselves here in the house. Pull the carpet out before we have any plans, take the brick fireplace surround down with nothing to replace it, start pulling down upper cabinets in the kitchen. I guess it’s a way to force us to prioritize the project because once it’s started we can’t stand to look at it unfinished haha.
J pulled the horrible plastic surround off our tub as stage one to replacing the bathtub, faucet and shower head. And adding TILES. Who knows when that is actually going to happen though! š
Here’s what we are stuck with until we have the money to spruce it up…
Fox on an Island 
I wouldn’t worry – my ensuite took 6 months to do and looked a right state – actually, you might be lucky enough to pick something up in the January sales! Good luck x
Renovations are so stressful hahaha
I’ll second that!
Omg, well we are doing our main bathrom this year! Don’t fret it will be over before you know it, we finish our kitchen and when we started there was regret written all over my face š https://thecozyhomechronicles.com/2016/10/21/cozy-kitchen-series-reveal-tour/
Haha yes the initial panic when you see what you have done haha ughhh I have to keep reminding myself it will look good in the end!
That the way to go! Keep imaging it finished to survive :)) Enjoy the journey
i have found that the habitat for humanity people usually have warehouses full of stuff people can buy for their home repairs. Check and see if there is one nearby to get things to finish the bath or refinish the fireplace. You can actually collect rocks to finish the fireplace. they just take cleaning and a bucket of mortar to put up[.
We definitely need to find a habitat for humanity re-store nearby!! There’s an architectural salvage up island a bit but it’s a little pricey.
I’m sure it’ll be worth the wait!
Without that surround in place, depending on your climate, you might get mold underneath, which is deadly.
Yeah mold would be gross. We don’t use the actual shower though so it shouldn’t be too bad for a few months š hopefully!
Ha! That’s how we do projects, too! Good luck, and can’t wait to see the finished product!
Thanks!!
Ha – we did that with our kitchen renovation, when I started tearing off the lower cabinet doors and figured “I’m sure we can figure out how to build something”…and a month and a half later we FINALLY had everything working.
Haha always dive in headfirst I guess!
I take my hat off to you. I lived in a home that had no kitchen well it had some cupboards. Luckily we owned an ran a restaurant so we could eat and drink there. Sold the restaurant then did the renovations eeek. A new kitchen , updated bathroom, etc. sold the house and moved further up north in Qld . Never ever again.
Oh my gosh that sounds like a lot of work!! š³
Haha yes so I’m glad your doing bit by bit X
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