Hoooooly moly we just had a contractor out to give us a quote on some built-in cabinetry for our TV wall in the basement, and he estimated $9,700 using MDF! 😳

I don’t know if that’s a fair or unfair price, but that is more than an average bathroom remodel involving demo, plumbing, electrical, drywall, & new fixtures.

My uneducated gut estimate wasn’t even in the same ballpark. Yikes.

If I had more time and patience I’d say this might be a good opportunity to learn to #DIY #HomeImprovement.

Ha. My wife found a pair of cherry bookcases with bottom cabinets on #NextDoor for $70. Is it exactly what we wanted? No. But it’s ~$10k cheaper!

Quite the ordeal getting these to fit but we made it work!

Now we have to paint over that horrid brown wall 😬

#reduce #reuse #recycle #oldfurniture