Daily writing prompt

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

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A few years ago, my wife and I re-did the upstairs bathroom– a small space but a nice size to tackle when you’re doing something for the first time. We installed a new floor, painted the walls and woodwork, modified pieces of the plumbing and added a new toilet, new outlet and switches, molding, re-calked around the sink, and eventually added new lighting. It was a complete makeover that turned out nicely.

More recently, we made 3 sets of heavy-duty shelving for the basement that was almost immediately filled with stuff, and at the moment we’re in the midst of rearranging rooms– moving things around, re-assigning usage and function. The latest project is re-finishing a set of stairs and changing the look of our living room.

Daily writing prompt

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

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Almost three years ago, we re-did the half bath we have upstairs, from tearing out carpet (have never understood carpet in a bathroom) and toilet, to leveling the floor, to smoothing out the walls, to measuring, cutting, and installing new flooring, to painting walls and adding wainscoting and trim, to new plumbing connections, new toilet, new electrical outlets and switches, new towel and tp holders, fresh caulking, and a new mirror.

When nature calls, I sometimes still make the trip upstairs just so I can admire our work. We’d never taken on anything quite so ambitious, even though, in the larger scheme of DIY projects, it’s pretty modest.