Reduce, Reuse, Refresh
A few days ago our family celebrated the one-year anniversary of closing on our house. It’s been a pretty wild ride. I remember looking at the house that first day before anything had been moved in, and thinking about all its potential. I imagined our daily lives, coming and going; I imagined sitting in these rooms looking at beautiful things, feeling peaceful and comfortable. Little did I know how much more time we would be spending in these rooms after March 2020. All the more reason, I guess, to have things just the way you want them. But to get them the way you want them takes money, let’s face it. We could remodel and redecorate absolutely everything, but where does it end? We would like to have some money and time left over to do other things. Travel. Buy gifts. Pay for college tuition. Eat. So we had to make a priority list of projects; after the kitchen comes bathrooms. Having put all of our eggs in the kitchen remodel basket, we’ve decided to only do a refresh—not a major...