Let the Shopping Begin.

Shop, shop shop.  That is all we did yesterday.  We headed over to Household Plumbing.  They have an excellent showroom of all things plumbing and when you are doing a whole house on a small budget, with a short amount of time, it is handy to find everything in one place.  We perused the showroom and came up with fixtures and faucets for the kitchen, main bath and powder room.  We decided on this sink for the powder room:

     Its pretty, vintage-y feeling is just what we're looking for for the powder room.  This room has a fresh scheme and we like to keep things simple.  I also like that the built-in towel rail means we don't need to install hand towel holders on the walls. 

   Below are the faucet sets we are using in the main bath.  These have an interesting handle and are available for the claw-foot tub, sink and shower.  We will be going with the chrome version.  

     Then we were on the hunt for a farmhouse sink that would fit our budget.  Our tight budget.  Did you know that apron front farmhouse sinks are really expensive???  I don't know why I'm surprised.  We looked at porcelain, fire clay and stainless steel sinks and I think we have decided to splurge on this one:

     I like the look of the stainless because we are doing off white cabinetry with a creamy granite counter-top and stainless appliances.  

   I think the hard thing about renovating a house for re-sale is knowing where to spend and where to save.  We talked about the sink and how it fsts in a really long expanse of cabinetry.  You can see the sink from many different vantage points in the house as the kitchen is at its centre.  It makes sense to choose something really beautiful to go there.  We also made the decision to splurge a little on lighting for over the island and the dining table for the same reason.  Hopefully these decisions pay off in the end.