Planning Tools

Since we found out our offer was accepted almost 2 weeks ago, I have been a list making, sample collecting, pinterest pinning fiend! I have a board on pinterest for almost every room of the house. I have a notebook chock full of measurements and ideas.

I think, at the moment, my most protected planning tool is the ziplock baggie that I have been carrying around in my purse with samples from/for the house. The baggie began with only two items. When we were in the house for our inspection, a loose handle just happened to "fall" off of the kitchen cabinet... That was convenient, it will help when I look for replacement handles in just the right size. While we were there, I also happened to notice a small piece of the base board that looked loose. While trying to investigate, it just "fell" right off in my hand. Well, you know, I didn't want it to get lost or anything, so I put it in my baggie too - for safe keeping (total coincidence that it would make it easier to find hardwood floors that would match the base boards).

Well, over the past two weeks, that baggie has gone from almost empty to bulging! A week or so ago, I found marble tile on sale at Lowes from $5.49 a tile to $.53 a tile (That's right! 53 cents for marble tile!), so I bought several to redo the vanity top in the bathroom. There was a broken tile, so I hit it, sledge hammer style, with my stiletto heel until I had a small enough piece to put into my baggie. Next, we found granite countertop on a HUGE sale at Menard's. The kitchen lady gave me like a 4"x12" piece that I carried around for a while. The silly thing probably weighed 5 pounds! So, this morning, I held it over my head and dropped it on the driveway. That didn't go quite as well as expected... but... now I have about a 3"x2 " piece in my baggie. We also found a carpet sale at Lowes for Stainmaster carpet, plus odor and water resistant pad, installed for approx. $2.00 a square foot. We picked out our sample, and now I have a 6x6 square of carpet stuffed in the baggie... I'm not sure how much more this little sandwich sized baggie can take. I think it is almost time to step it up to a gallon!

My Pinterest Boards for the New House:
Living Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
Guest Bathroom
Study
Master Bedroom
Master Bathroom
Guest Bedroom
Jordan's "Man Cave"
Jordan's "Man" Bathroom
My Office
My Storage Room
The LaundryRoom/Bathroom
Outdoor

My Samples: