Day One of homeownership entailed partaking in the long tradition of all homeowners – spending way too much money at Home Depot. But, before that outing, we journeyed to Sears, where, with the help of three very eager salespeople, we purchased a new fridge, a washer, a dryer, and a stove. If you’ve never purchased appliance from Sears, you may be wondering why it took three salespeople to accomplish this task (insert light bulb joke here). Apparently Sears’ philosophy of selling is highly specialized, and the each area of the home for which appliances are being purchased needs a very particular salesperson. The end result of this was making three different purchases, signing three different receipts, and coordinating three different purchases for one delivery. Efficiency in action.
From there, we ventured to Home Depot, where Round One of “things we can’t live without,” started. In this first trip, we purchased a garage door opener, various cleaning supplies, pool equipment (for the above-mentioned pool), weed-killer (for the above-mentioned weed jungle) and many other things, which are all running together in my mind. It was during this trip that I started to get a glimpse into the Home Depot business model – but more about that later.
After this first trip to Home Depot, we went over to the house, and found a lovely welcome home present from our Realtor, Jason, and his girlfriend Cassie, who happens to also be a friend of ours. Margarita makings for Sarah, and a bottle of Scotch for Jeremy – just what we needed.
Part of this blog will be tracking the “befores” and “afters” of our home improvement projects. To get the party started, I’m posting a bunch of “before” pictures. Revel in the glory of a house where every single room is painted a different color, and for extra giggles, many of the ceilings are painted as well. As Jeremy said, if you spin around too fast in the hallway, you’re liable to give yourself a seizure from all of the colors. To combat this rainbow of ugliness, I’ve settled on one color, called Butter Cookie, with which we will be painting the entire house, with the exception of Kali’s room.
From there, we ventured to Home Depot, where Round One of “things we can’t live without,” started. In this first trip, we purchased a garage door opener, various cleaning supplies, pool equipment (for the above-mentioned pool), weed-killer (for the above-mentioned weed jungle) and many other things, which are all running together in my mind. It was during this trip that I started to get a glimpse into the Home Depot business model – but more about that later.
After this first trip to Home Depot, we went over to the house, and found a lovely welcome home present from our Realtor, Jason, and his girlfriend Cassie, who happens to also be a friend of ours. Margarita makings for Sarah, and a bottle of Scotch for Jeremy – just what we needed.
Part of this blog will be tracking the “befores” and “afters” of our home improvement projects. To get the party started, I’m posting a bunch of “before” pictures. Revel in the glory of a house where every single room is painted a different color, and for extra giggles, many of the ceilings are painted as well. As Jeremy said, if you spin around too fast in the hallway, you’re liable to give yourself a seizure from all of the colors. To combat this rainbow of ugliness, I’ve settled on one color, called Butter Cookie, with which we will be painting the entire house, with the exception of Kali’s room.
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