Refinishing bathroom vanities

[Anonymous]

Anyone attempted this or something similar (like kitchen cabinets)? The weather is getting nice and I'm getting this uncontrollable urge to do things around the house. Is this normal?? I've only been a home owner for about 5 months now.

Gotta cut down a tree...

Extend the deck...

Refinish the bathroom vanities...

Learn how to garden?

[demi]

Have lived through one...which is why I would recommend a new vanity !  You can actually pickup some really nice vanities nowadays pretty inexpensively.

[Anonymous]

Refinish? Yup, it's worth it if it's a treasured momento from your Great-Gramma. Or a rare antique. Otherwise? IKEA, Home Depot, etc, sell them from anywhere from $150-600. Nice ones, too. If you go middle-end on the vanity and the fixtures, you could walk away with something that looks like it's in a movie star's home for roughly $600.

Once you calculate how much you'll spend on strippers (you know what I mean!), protective gear (those strippers can be dangerous), primers, materials, etc -- not to mention the time you'll spend without a potty (we're talking like 2 weeks or so unless you're retired or taking time off work) and the sweat, it's "cheaper" to just buy a vanity. Really.

[Anonymous]

Oh, as for "New-homeowner-itis," here's what we've done in less than two months:

Hardwood floors in living room & hallways/remove old carpeting
Paint living room, kitchen, master bedroom
Plant 1 Bird of Paradise (**bleep**, those things squawk), 4 Banana trees, 1 Key Lime tree, and 6 Bamboos
Plant 1 garden ('maters, peppers, squwarsh, vidalias and jalapenos)
Mulch 4 "islands"
Ceiling fan (HUGE one -- 60 inches wide) in living room
Double chandelier in dining room (this, too, is 60 inches wide)

And that's the first TWO months!! o_O

(And yes, it's all hubby's idea -- I like RESTING on weekends!!)

[MsKiwi]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Anyone attempted this or something similar (like kitchen cabinets)? The weather is getting nice and I'm getting this uncontrollable urge to do things around the house. Is this normal?? I've only been a home owner for about 5 months now.

Gotta cut down a tree...

Extend the deck...

Refinish the bathroom vanities...

Learn how to garden?

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go to homedecorators. dot com they have beautiful items and always have something cool on sale. Another plus is that you can use your home depot card there. Thay have some very unique vanities for every taste.

[ponderous]

The more we can re-use the better!  We certainly are not doing ourselves any favors by running out and replacing things left and right if we don't need to.  A coat of paint, replacing the top and fixtures and you have a new set up.  There is also a great sense of accomplishment so I say.....go for it!!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Once you calculate how much you'll spend on strippers (you know what I mean!), protective gear (those strippers can be dangerous),

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ROFLMBO