It's That Time

This year it'll be 17 years that we'll be in our house. Due to all our wear and tear, it's time for some replacements for various items in our house. All this was done this past month.

First is our garbage can. I've had this Rubbermaid beauty for over 10+ years. It did it's job very well.
But after seeing one of these shiny gems at a friend's house? Wow... I want one of those! It's a SimpleHuman garbage can.

Not only does it close silently, holds a ton more than my old one and is fingerprint-proof, it has a section for recycling (on the right). Now if it had a section for compost, it would be THE perfect can!

The second thing to replace was plumbing related. We found out one of our bathroom sinks was leaking. The pipes were cracking. We replaced the pipes in all of the sinks in the house and found out that we had actually had five leaks!

Our plumber friend replaced the greenish thin cheap piping with shiny strong LEED certified ones.

We also replaced the plastic values with metal ones that turn off with just a quarter turn. Now I know how to turn the water off! I'm learning new things everyday!

Our third piece was our garage door. The garage door cable became off-line so it needed immediate attention. It was loud and scary when I tried to close it. Thankfully our garage door man came right over to fix it.

Notice the slant?

Now to the Piece De-reisistance! My kitchen sink faucet was also leaking so we replaced it with this Price Pfister Elevate. This fancy faucet can go up a few more inches when needed. And I so need it for washing my pots. Plus as an added bonus, we had a water filter installed so we can have running filtered water instead of filling my Brita filter every day.

Old faucet with attached Brita filter

New faucet with soap dispenser and filtered water spigot

New faucet with additional 3 inch extended height!

Next is to get the tile recaulked to get rid of the ugly black stains on the grout!

Now I would love a bay window in the kitchen but we'll need to change the counter tops, sink and cabinets. Something I would love and desire of course.. but one thing at a time.

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