lucky finds keep me on budget

My mother has been sending me all these emails recently about how home renovations are failing to recoup their value, leaving me in quite a conundrum. It has pushed me to become more creative and more $$ savy in our renovations.

I began my search for the old sink replacement for bathroom #3. It had to be petite and fancy, and cheap. Did you know that wal-mart sells granite top vanities? I scoured the internet but in the end fell in love with a vanity from Lowe's. It was beautiful, with marble countertop, in my budget, and ... permantly out of stock. As in none in the state of Texas.


So I gave in and bought the floor model. She is a little gap-toothed, but we are going to get a replacement backsplash at the local stone yard. You are never going to guess what I paid for her...


That's right TWENTY BUCKS!


Ta dah! Will be perfect as soon as we replace the backsplash.