aww.. congratulations. That's wonderful.

It is like an arm-rest. It's on both sides of the tub. It's a little like this one : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carver-Tubs-SR6036-60-034-x-36-034-White-Soaker-Tub-Standard-Size-Drop-In-Bathtub-/171311332671

Thanks for these decorating ideas too. I need all the help I can get!

I still wear them occasionally, especially right now during the change of season. Too warm for tights ( which I wear on most Sundays) and too cool for bear legs. Plus, at my age, my legs don't look so great. Pantyhose act like the foundation makeup for my legs.

There are windows on each side of the vanity mirror.

That is what my gut was telling me, but he was making it sound like it would be fine. Thanks for the confirmation. The neighborhood is high end. If you look at those updating tv shows like Property Brother's that is what you'll find in the houses here. Our neighbor, who sold for 50K over what I thought the houses were worth, had everything upgraded. He'd lived in the house for a little more than 10yrs, so maybe it was worth it. He's a dentist with one kid. So lots of money to slap down on a house. It sold fast, probably within a day or so. It didn't even have a sign out front or anything. I think if I update the stall and fixtures and the walls it will go a long way toward making the master bath look less dated. My realtor comes tomorrow. I'll talk with her about it. She wasn't too keen on my re-tiling either... but I was feeling pressure, knowing what the houses are like here.

Yes, we have to fill out a disclosure form for potential buyers. Fortunately, this house has been pretty good as far as maintenance. We've had some wood-rot around the windows which we have taken care of over the years.

We're in the throws of decluttering right now. I plan to rent a storage unit after Easter and pile it in. Right now our garage is our storage unit. Its amazing how quickly it's filled up with just boxes. Furniture all over the house is labeled "Storage" :laugh: We had someone come by and clean up our yard and lay mulch. It looks so great. I'll buy flowers to go with what i already have as we get closer to opening day. We're fortunate that our neighborhood is very popular. I don't know what we're going to list it for though. Last year my neighbor's house sold for 50K more than I thought the houses were worth (I've been watching prices). It was upgraded to the hilt, but still- 50K - whoa. I was happy because I thought it meant a positive direction for all the houses. However, we've also had a few foreclosures on our street in the last 6mos. That has brought the prices down since neighbor's house sold. I'm sure the new owners are not happy. I'm not either actually. I don't want to sell it for less than we bought it for.

Thanks everyone. This is so helpful. I really like the idea of changing the fixtures in the bathroom and repainting. Much more doable too. I have this great tile grout cleaning stuff I used when we sold our old house. I'll use that to spruce up the tile. The shower needs to be re-caulked and cleaned.. I like the idea of getting a new shower enclosure. It's very dated looking and discolored from water/soap scum.

Maybe if we did a dark double sink countertop to contrast with all the white? The walls are a chocolate brown. It tried to decorate ( :laugh: ) with blue to subdue the brown. It may be too much for another owner.

Here's the photos:

Coming to the hive for wisdom. We'll be putting our house on the market within the month and we want to get a good price for our current home. I have a little money put aside that we were saving to do some upgrades. We've already painted the kitchen cabinets white and painted the kitchen walls. I'm going to upgrade the faucet in the kitchen. We've also spruced up the deck with a new coat of stain. I'm setting my eyes on our bathroom floors. We have a nice soaker tub, but the floors are ugly square white tiles. They don't look like subway tiles. They are the 4"x4" white.. on the floor, around the tub, and up the shower stall. The previous owner put it in so it's only about 5-7yrs old. The contractor suggested we lay new tile over old. I don't know...does that work well? Anyone have any experience? Is that the kind of thing that sets and house inspector off? We want to save the tub and the cabinets/sinks so I want to be careful if we demo and relay tile. Of course, demo is more. I would do it, but I'm not sure my dh is willing to help. Not sure I can demo alone, so I'd need to get the contractor to do it. Also, where else would you put money if you have some to spend to update you house? FWIW, Roof, HVAC, Double Oven, dishwasher, & Water Heater are all less than 10yrs old, Some are less than 5yrs old. We have granite countertops that seem old. Our realtor said we shouldn't need to upgrade those... but I' don't know. I think they're ugly. It's the brown speckled type.

we haven't had it yet. There was some issues with getting the contract finalized due to a switch to a later closing date and the fact that two signees were traveling. Anyway, it's happening later this week.

My daughter sent me the link on Saturday. I'm hooked. I love John. I'm on episode 4.

See, I saw that little pacman icon pop up on my phone and I was like.... what the :cursing: . I dislike these uninvited add-ons. Anyway, maybe I should try it out after all :closedeyes:

This happens to me too. I've been looking for our tape dispenser for a couple of months.

omg!! :scared:

WOW! That is a great price. A 10x10 in my area is $150 and that is the lowest for that size. It's upstairs, access via elevator unit. Units on the ground floor with easy access start at $200 (for the 10x10). Nothing is below $60, and those are closet sized rooms.

We're looking to store a lot of excess stuff while we put the house on the market. A lot of places near me advertise the first month free and then between $150-200 per month after that. But, I'm wondering what kind of fees they charge after the fact? Can anyone give me an idea of what the real cost is. Pods, or their competitors, are another possibility, but they're a bit more. That's why I'm wondering about the hidden fees associated with self-storage.

This was my take-away exactly. I hated all the white, gray and black. So blah. I guess it looks great for selling, but there's no personality. Plus, I could not stand her growl voice. Why is that so popular now??!! I don't get it. It's so annoying.

Thanks. That would be crazy fun!! I'm actually going to be a little closer to the meet-up spot at the new place.

Believe me, I would have much rather sat on it for a week or two and looked at more houses and pondered a little longer!!.. but the market is crazy and my dh was leaving the country early Monday morning through Sunday night. My realtor had warned me a few weeks ago that if we found a house we really liked that we would need to go quickly. She said the market is moving fast because people are chomping at the bit to move and there's not a lot for sale. She said we really have an extra 7-10 days because of the home inspection. It's an older house, so who knows what kind of surprises are in store for us?

I also have low ferriton levels. It causes Restless Leg Syndrom to be awful. I feel fortunate that taking oral supplements helps. The doctor said if they don't I would need to start going in to get regular iron shots. I'm glad it hasn't come to that. However, high doses of iron cause terrible constipation. I don't know if the shots/infusions would be different. I take my iron with magnesium which helps with constipation (and RLS too).

Just talked with my realtor. We got the house at asking price!! Whoot... Now there's a crazy amount of work to get this house ready. We downsized when we moved 5yrs ago... and it doesn't look like it at all. :scared:

I thought you did fine too. Put me in the "can't think on her feet" group too. I always replay what I should have said/done game after the fact.