Every now and then ~ usually a Saturday or Sunday afternoon ~ the phone will ring.
I can immediately tell based on my husband’s voice who’s on the other end.
There’s few things in life that excite me more…
Whatever I’m doing, I drop it and spring to action.
The first step? Grab a nice, hot cup of coffee.
The next step? Grab the phone, tromp up the stairs, and settle myself comfortably on my bed. I am, after all, probably going to be there for at least 2 hours…
It’s my sister’s voice on the other end of the phone line.
And, oh…it’s so much fun!
For that snippet of time the miles that separate us disappear as we catch up on each other’s lives. Our discussions are quite earth shattering, you know ~ ranging from recipes and kids to bad haircuts and the science of vertigo.
And ~ without a doubt ~ somewhere in the course of conversation, we’ll laugh so hard our stomachs hurt. (It’s the only exercise I actually enjoy!)
A few conversations ago, I got on the subject of our bathroom renovation.
And specifically, choosing a new vanity for our small bathroom renovation.
Option number one was to re-purpose the existing vanity.
I explained to her that I had dreamed of making it into a thing of beauty. I carefully contemplated the things I didn’t like (the doors, the handles, the lack of good storage space, and the warped counter top that made water sit in a pool). Then, I brainstormed how to creatively fix each problem.
I thought I was onto something.
Brilliant, even.
I thought adding a new, beautiful counter-top was a great idea for our existing small vanity.
So, I headed to a local granite countertop store to ask about end cuts.
I’d head that they were “really cheap”.
Obviously, their idea of cheap and mine wasn’t the same…
Then, I researched options for new doors.
The results made my vanity hopes and dreams go right down the rusty drain.
My “brilliant” refashioning plan of this dear old thing was going to cost nearly $500.00!
“And even if I spent that much on that pretty new counter-top and sink,” I explained to my sister,
The remark suggested it resembled a saddle on a sow!
That was it ~
A burst of laughter traveled across the telephone connection.
Amidst the chuckles, my sister managed to articulate,
“I have not….heard….that…phrase…in…many years!”…
Subsequently, we engaged in an extensive talk concerning peculiar family expressions, prompting us to wonder which phrases were truly common versus just unique to our household! (A quick search confirmed this saying was used by others…)
Naturally, we settled on a secondary, aesthetically pleasing choice.
This alternative involved acquiring a compact bathroom vanity during a clearance event at a major retail outlet.
I am quite fond of it ~ despite the fact it led to an entire wall collapsing…
This specific vanity satisfied every personal need and desired feature:
- Storage via cupboard doors
- Storage provided by drawers
- The correct measurements
- Farmhouse Style aesthetic
It was bought at Home Depot for less than the “saddle on a sow” alternative, and now sits in our Dining Room.
together with nearly all the remaining items in our bathroom!!
We anticipate moving it to its intended location shortly.
**Update: View the completed small bathroom renovation transformation at this link.
