Let's play with my Snazzy Garottage project
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Comments (11)Mentha, You just have to get creative. My husband (bless his pea-pickin'-heart) is a slug at home. We've lived in the same house for 21 years and to get ANYthing done takes forEVER because he feels HE has to do it (he IS in the construction industry, after all), but will he get out of the recliner and work on a project? Heck, no! So, for example, we talked and talked and talked about remodling the basement (for YEARS, mind you!!) Saved our money, HAD the money, but he never had the gumption to get it started. I finally started bringing contractors in to give me bids, which scared him into getting started. It still took a few months to get it done, but it got him off his butt!! As for my GH - and a lot of you have heard this one - I just waited until he wanted a "big ticket" item and negotiated that I would go along with HIS Harley if I could have a GH of equal value. Result: he was a little smarter about how much he spent on his Harley (because it did, in essence cost him twice as much!) and I got my GH. You just gotta know how to manipulate them - just do it with a big kiss-kiss and love-darts in your eyes! Here's another... I got a little inheritence when my Dad passed away - it's been sitting in savings for nearly 3 years now, earmarked for a complete remodel of the bathroom in our 88 year old house. My plan: as soon as I have a couple days off, take a sledge hammer to the walls while love-muffin is at work, then proudly show him how "helpful" I was to get started on our project when he comes home from work. He'll do a bad job of hiding his irritation (after all, he CAN'T be mad 'cuz I was being helpful!!), but then he'll kick into gear and get going on it, OR he'll concede to let me hire a contractor to get it started. It's all about the "win-win"!! Denise in Omaha...See MoreLet's play a new game called...What IS that?
Comments (23)OOO ooo oo, I guess it's some sort of way-to-big ant mound? I've seen that picture (one similar) on one of these forums and was amazed at what critter built it. Ah, Sherry! I was being slow and just understood your answer. Okay, I change my answer from ant mound to the same as Sherry's--"mother earth" Haaaa, LOL! Carla...See MoreA Thread to Talk
Comments (0)Let's talk! The Thread "Let's play with my Snazzy Garottage Project" is almost at 100 thousand comments! So i decided to create this one to talk!...See MoreAnyone else feel let down when your big project was over?
Comments (21)I'm not the biggest green fan and I think it's lovely. Light cabinets sound perfect, too. Could it the LARGE SWATH of wall is too much green? You have a GREAT space for some nice art. Since you're a gardener, botanical art would look great and compliment the green so well. I could see this being just stunning when all the touches are in. I'm not just saying this to make you feel better, I do think the color looks great. Things not being finished might be your "blah." I did a room, agonized over the paint and furniture. The room was a disaster before, so anything was an improvement. I loved the result, but there was a slight harshness to the sterlility. Just before an appraisal I got my rear end in gear to get curtains up. My husband thought I was crazy to think it would make a difference. The curtains, just normal TJ Maxx white curtains, totally softened the room. Even he had to agree, and he has some decorating skill. Sometimes the smallest touches pull it all together. I'm really happy with the room, but that last addition of the curtains was needed....See Morenwduck
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