We tend to watch a lot of home improvement shows on the weekends. You know the shows I mean, the ones on HGTV or DIY where they start with a disaster of a house/kitchen/bathroom/yard and 30 minutes later they've got a gorgeous new space. It's a great way to get new ideas, both for things we like and for things we
don't like - even if we don't really have any home improvement projects on the horizon.
I've noticed that the easiest way to make a decision about something, including home improvement and updates, is to first eliminate the things we don't like. That really helps narrow things down. That doesn't mean it will be
easy to choose the perfect fixtures when visiting a showroom - because there are
still so many to choose from but it does help a little.
Of course, the easiest thing is probably to walk into a bathroom showroom and fall in love with something right away. Then there's no need to look at anything else. I tend to work that way. If I like something, I know I like it the first time I see it. The problem really is when I don't see something I really, really like, and then I have to choose from several different things that I kind of like but maybe don't
love.
That's usually the way it works, and even if I find something I love right off the bat, there are always other factors such as cost that figure into the end decision. I think I'm
glad we don't have any major home improvement projects on the immediate horizon...
There are plenty of
other decisions that need to be made.
