Do something, I’m not giving up on you!

Is there anything in your home that you deeply dislike, but you’ve lived with it for so long that you’ve become blind to it?  Don’t let that happen to you.  It’s bad for the soul.  (I can’t prove that, but I bet it’s true).  Look around.  What have you been tolerating?  In my old house, I had these fake little panels on the ends of my kitchen cabinets that did not even come close to matching. DROVE ME NUTS EVERYDAY.  Everyday! I lived there for five years!  Why didn’t I just do something about it?

Don’t be like me.  Just start somewhere.  Make small changes if that’s all you can do, but do something.

Better After reader Sudhakar had lived with this dated bathroom for ten years, and finally got to change it up recently.  It took eight months to finish, but now it’s done and beautiful, and a shiny little gem of a room, whereas before it was anything but.

 Say goodbye to exposed plumbing, and hello to this showcase of a shower!

How do you feel about the tiled walls?  I feel like I like it! Seems very cool and clean, which is how bathrooms should feel.  No one wants to walk into a bathroom and think, “Oooh, so warm and homey!  I’d love to cozy up in here with a mug of cocoa!” Also, did you know that radiators can be sexy?  If you don’t know, now you know.

The sink is a stunner, although Sudhakar has lived to regret this choice.  Apparently, it is impossible to keep clean! But if the choice is between cleaning a gorgeous sink often, or hating an ugly sink everyday … not a tough decision.