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“Well”, we thought, “since they’re here anyway, why not get them to move some of the plumbing and put the toilet and new tub where we’d really like them?”…and “While they’re here, why not move the door?And cut a hole in the wall and put in a new window?

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

Why not move a whole bunch of electrical too?”.You can see where this is going….A few weeks into the project, we had made some huge changes in the room and things were really moving along.

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

Then, a couple of things happened: 1) I got baby Jack to start sleeping really well in his crib at nap time, freeing us up just a bit during the day, and 2)Chris realized that he really did want to do more of this project himself so he could be sure that everything is absolutely perfect.Because it’s Chris.

Sustainable buildings: how low carbon design saves more, and costs less

So we got the contractor to finish up what he was working on, paid him for those few weeks, and then we’ve started working in there ourselves.

Naturally, things have slowed down a lot but we’re definitely starting to get into the really fun stuff now!.I almost ALMOST actually went ahead and bought one this year, but then I remembered who I was and that coming up with practically free solutions to these things is kinda what I do..

I remembered that I have this giant Easter basket already that I picked up at a thrift store a few years ago for $3.It was a little orangey so I white-washed it with a mixture of Light Antique White Crafter’s Acrylic (DecoArt) and water..

I love the kinda French country look it gives the basket.Then I realized that all those fabric basket liners are is a big oval of fabric with some ties.