More Mindfulness at Home, 7.21.20

Another house post. I promise this is not turning into a decorating blog, because I am NOT a decorator and will never be. BUT, I am passionate about creating spaces that feel good to me and my family. When I'm in the process of re-thinking a space and bringing it all together- it's probably one of the most mindful states that I could ever be in. And that is not an exaggeration. It started when I was a little girl, getting lost in turning my side of the closet that I shared with my sister into my "own" room. Or using the boxes that my dad would bring home from his job at the grocery store, turning them into baby beds and appliances and setting up a little "home" for me and my dolls. 

What I think makes it even more fun is doing everything on a budget. I have never had the money to just go buy whatever I wanted or hire a decorator. Every house I have ever had was decorated on the cheap. At this point, I don't even consider going to the store to buy new furniture. (I think the last new piece of furniture I bought was in 2014!) 

Anyway, when we bought this house, we knew that whatever needed to be done was going to be paid for with the cash we had on hand. This posed a challenge, but we figured it out. We had a GREAT contractor who completed all of the major stuff, but we ran into a few unexpected issues, which ended up costing us the cash set aside for the kitchen and the bathroom. When we bought the house, the sellers told us right away that the bathroom needed to be gutted. Oh, my. Well, that wasn't happening, so I had to get creative. The tile still needs to be replaced, but we aren't going to tackle that until we have a second bathroom to use (yes, we only have one bathroom 😉). But today, 9 months after moving in,  after some decorative painting to camouflage the drywall that needs to be replaced, minor plumbing work, new light, mirror, shelves and flooring (which was included in the bigger expenses with the rest of the house) and some cute, cheap stuff from Home Goods, I realized I'm finally happy with it. Total for everything is probably around $750 and one snow day of my time with some leftover paint from the rest of the house. 😀

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After

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So, if you have a bathroom in your home that you aren't really loving, but a demo is inconvenient- just a little time, money and creativity will get you through another couple of years, maybe. That's what we're hoping, anyway! 

Thanks for checking in. Wishing you happy, mindful decorating! If you have a before and after of your own, please share in the comments 😊

Stay tuned- tomorrow I will be posting about a giveaway that is coming up! 

Until next time, 

Be Still. 

Be Strong. 

Be Happy. ~ Juli