CHANGE OF PLAN

Does it happen with you guys that you visit a store for something and you end up getting something else? Or is it just me? Mr. Tweaks will walk into a store, pick what he is in for and he is out. I can never do that unless I am in a time crunch.

Ok, so I go to Lowe’s to pick paint for the powder room that I was planning to do that weekend. Since no one was at the paint section to help, I walked around the aisle to the clearance rack. There were lots of stuff on clearance in very good condition but nothing that I wanted. I saw 2 rolls of wallpaper. Marked $5 each, from $20.

I stood there for few minutes thinking. Where do I use it?

The color was grey and I liked the design. This is the one.

I picked both the rolls and walked towards the paint section.
There were million thoughts going in my head. Seeing the expression of the couple that walked by my side, I realized, I was talking to myself. Loud. In my native language.

I had a light bulb moment by the time I reached the paint section. I can hang the wallpaper in the Powder room. I decided not to buy the paint that day and sleep over the plan of using the wallpaper.

When I left Lowe’s, I felt I was there for few hours but was actually for only half an hour.

Driving back home, I was mentally making the changes and tweaking my plan.

I was so excited, that as soon as I stepped in the house, I announced to Mr. Tweak: “We are hanging wallpaper in the Powder room.”

The look on Mr. Tweak’s was, “Oh my God, what next.”

He did not respond. And I did not want to do this project without his approval.

Couple days later, I was showing him these pictures (my way of convincing):

Love the color and the Moroccan design on this wallpaper. The chandelier is beautiful. Each of these Powder room had grey wallpapers and were simple, fuss free decoration.

Traditional Powder Room by Wayzata General Contractor BohLand Homes

Traditional Powder Room

Modern Powder Room by Ambler Architect Diane Bishop Interiors

Contemporary Powder Room by Langley Home Staging KASHMIR DHALIWAL FINE REDESIGN.

Traditional Powder Room by Chicago Interior Designer Alan Design Studio

Traditional Bathroom by Alpharetta Interior Designer Great Spaces!

Contemporary Bathroom by Minneapolis General Contractor REFINED LLC

Traditional Powder Room by Nantucket Design-build Shelter 7

Traditional Bathroom by Needham General Contractor Hawthorn Builders

Seeing these beautiful pictures, Mr. Tweaks was convinced that our Powder room could look as beautiful as these. He ended the conversation," Hire a professional to hang the wallpapers. They know their job."
What do you think I did? Did I hire or DIY?