Moving In Tips-Nasty Bathroom Cabinets

With our daughter in a new house and so many projects to do, I thought I would share some of the things we are fixing up as we go. Fortunately, she didn't have to move in immediately, since she is living with us. So, we can go in a fix things first, then she can move in. Her house is about 25 years old and was all builder grade quality when new. Now it's old builder grade in lots of ways, with some really nice quality in others. I  will get to those areas as we go, but now I'm gonna show you how I fix some things on a budget.

The bathroom cabinets are the originals, and the floor of the base cabinets (under the sinks) were disintegrating. That lovely old particle board only holds up so long after shampoo and cleaners spill on it. As I was scraping up the nasty residue, the particle board fell apart. Ugh...

She does not have the budget to replace the cabinets, so while we were at Home Depot we picked up some peel and stick tile at 30 cents a square foot.

I'm not really in love with the fake wood look, but it was the smoothest and cheapest choice.

I thought there was only 12 in a box, so I made her buy two boxes. Wen we got it home, I realized

there were 45 pieces per box. Bonus,some of this is going in the return to Home Depot pile.

I cleaned the cabinet bases as well as I could, first with a vacuum, then with a wet rag.

I started laying the tile in the left front cornet of the cabinet and

 just matched the edges up until I got to the pipes.

Then, I took the paper I had peeled off of the first tiles and used it as a template to cut around the pipes.

I had a handy dandy utility knife and just cut the paper to fit.

It cuts very easily with my super sharp utility knife.

Be sure you don't use an old blade, it is no fun to tear tile.

The pieces just break out after you score it.

Slide the cut out and it should fit right in.

I cut of a little piece of the excess and filled in the side.

I had to cut a narrow strip for the side since the cabinet was wider than two feet.

Now it is clean and smooth with no more sawdust.

And, you can wipe up any spills without a mess.

Wah Lah! Clean and fresh cabinet bases on a budget!

Thanks for visiting, hope this is a help to some of you on a budget as well.

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Restyled Sundays #53

Welcome Back to Restyled Sundays!

It's been an exciting week around here. Jenni (our daughter) 

closed on her house on Thursday and yesterday we finally got

to start working on it. It's really in pretty good shape, but some issues

will keep her from moving in yet. All of the sinks and toilets are leaking :(

Fortunately,  her dad is very handy and can fix a lot of things around the house,

but the kitchen faucet proved to be a bit of a doosy.  He could not get it loose, 

so he had to take the whole sink out. It's funny how things start to spiral out of 

control once one thing needs to be replaced. Now we need to replace the sink 

and the faucet, so is this the time to replace the counter tops as well?

Oh, My how quickly things get complicated. So does she choose granite,

butcher block, concrete??? So many decisions it gets overwhelming.

While she and her dad fus over the details, I am starting to paint ceilings today. 

I fill you in on more of those details in the next few days.

Back to the party, let's see what you all shared last week!

Dianne from Shabby Gals made new cushions for her 

kitchen chairs out of old burlap sacks.

I love the before and after of this kitchen makeover

by Terry at Forever Decorating. It seems so calm

and has a clean updated look.

Check out this amazing French Wire Salad Spinner that

Lynda from Something Created Everyday found at a 

California flea market. I want to go thrifting with her!

And finally, Jo from Minnesota Junker found this vintage receipt holder
on Etsy and turned it into a photo display, really cute idea!

Thanks for sharing these great posts! Be sure to show us what you've been up to this week!

Were Out!

I am so sorry there was no Restyled Sunday last week, but I was buried deep in packing and moving. But, the good news is...

We are out of our office!!! After working tirelessly for the long weekend, we ended up til 9:00 Wednesday night getting everything out of our dental office. A week ago, we still didn't know what all we were going to do with all of our larger dental equipment. Fotunately, we were able to donate most of it . We had 8 dental chairs and 5 x-rays that were still in good shape and working well. I had found one low income clinic in Topeka, Ks that wanted three of the chairs and all of the waiting room furniture. We still had 5 to go. In the next 4 days, we found another free dental clinic in Kansas City that wanted 3 more chairs and all but one of the x-rays. The big pano x-ray went to a doctor who was a class mate of ours, and the last two dental chairs went to a tatoo shop. Yeah, we didn't have to take any of the big stuff to storage, but our living room is stacked floor to ceiling with boxes of small stuff.
I was able to sell a bunch of stuff on Craigslist! Refrigerator, washer, dryer, desk chairs, etc.

This is where we had worked for the last 21 years.

We had planned a trip to North Carolina a year ago for this weekend, so after we got home Wednesday night, we did a few quick loads of laundry and headed out for Banner Elk, NC.

So here is where we are for the next few days. It is actually cold and rainy today, but should be nicer tomorrow. My husband is having a great time at a car show here. I have spent most of the day trying to

get online, but now that I am on I can hardly stay awake.

Tomorrow, I will try to take some real pics of the area and share the beautiful mountain views with you.

I also hope to go to an antique store down the road.

Have a great night and I'll see you alot more shortly.