Shop Till You Drop

So far this week we have been shopping a little each day. Monday night we went to the big box home improvement stores to check prices and offerings. And at about 9:30 that night we left Home Depot with a few exciting purchases...any time we actually find something we like and get to buy it, I get excited! It blows my mind how you can be in a store looking at the same things over and over until finally it just comes to you... so far, for most of the house, I have bought or been given old, used lights. Some I have redone, plan to redo, or just clean. For the master bathroom we wanted to do sconce lighting by the mirrors. We need to know mirror size and lights so we can get the electrical boxes installed this weekend. So with those pressing factors, we decided to buy new since we needed four matching lights and sooner rather than later. So one of the purchases Monday were sconces for the master bathroom and a light for the kids' bathroom. Sorry I do not have any pictures yet. We also bought mirrors for the master bathroom at Lowe's (which we visited before Home Depot...being 9:30 on a work night, Home Depot was the last stop of the night, not counting the gas station.) Jason is going to build frames for the mirrors out of old barn wood. If I can keep him from procrastinating, maybe I will be able to show you these soon...with the purchased lights if I remember to take a picture!

Tuesday we visited the Restore and bought 8 cans for some of the recessed lighting. We bought all they had, since they were a bargain and the money goes to a good cause. Then at Dealer's Electric we bought the cans for the recessed lighting that will be in the kitchen and den. Since the ceilings are vaulted in these areas we needed a shallower can for these lights. This will allow the spray foam insulation to work properly. Jason also surprised me with an adorable $10 closeout special light. Though I love the look (color, style) for the kitchen, I do not think the way it mounts will work for that room...so at this point, I am thinking I like it better than the light we bought for the kids' bathroom at Home Depot...wouldn't pictures make this post so much better!?! Sorry.

Wednesday during our lunch break we rushed to Home Depot to buy more electrical wire, boxes, pipes (long ones and some bendy ones...not sure what these are for), and staples.

I am not sure what is in store for Thursday...I know I will be making scary witch finger cookies and a jack-o-lantern cheese ball for my sister's Halloween party that will be Friday evening. If they turn out cute, maybe I will break up all the house building with some pictures for a Halloween treat...it is kind of house related-Things I will have more time to do when we are finally living in the Weld House!