A Vanity for my Vanity

So after much soul searching (and internet searching).  I finally found a vanity that suits my taste and my budget.

My Vanity

However, I am torn on the tile arrangement to compliment the vanity.  I'm considering a neutral tile as the base tile and the accent tile with a color that POPS.  However,  just like my flooring decision, I can't seem to make a final decision.

I found some really reasonable glass tiles for an accent tile:

I'm leaning towards the brown luminescent glass tiles.  I wonder what others think about this choice?

Crack Crazy Estimates and the Working Class Homeowner

*singing back down memory lane in my mind*

I spent over two years interviewing contractors.  Two Years!  Can you say, pain in the &^%!!! 

It was a pain to get appointments scheduled for contractors to even come out to look at what you wanted done.  Good luck with getting them to actually follow-up with a written estimate at that first visit. 

The one contractor I did like, I don't think really like me.  He gave me a $30,000 estimate for a small master bathroom -- and that didn't include the tub or th faucet and bowls.  Da hell kind of estimate is that?!!!  Answer: The Crack Crazy kind.

I think that if you can find a good General contractor -- great.  It frees you up to live your life while they handle the minutia that is the home remodel.  However, in my case as the perpetually unlucky, I get to be my own owner-builder.

Yeah Me!! :(

Welcome to the Squatter House

Welcome to Squatter House, where all of your remodeling nightmares come true!

When I bought this home a few years ago, I bought it with the expressed goal of doing MINOR cosmetic work. I explicitly stated to the Realtor that I did not want a "fixer." With my current work schedule, I really didn't have time. I still ended up with a fixer. I guess the lesson here is: NEVER trust anyone to be responsible for something so important you.

I took charge of the financing process, the moving process, but when my first home deal fell through, I trusted my Realtor to choose a home with the the same care in mind that I had. My BAD.

Now I am on a journey to share with others the down and dirty day to day trials of homeownership -- once you've stepped into closing oblivion and cannot turn back.

This blog I hope will be a cathartic exchange of ideas, tips and information that will be helpful to others as much as it is for me.

Enjoy and Happy Squatting!