Looking back: Anniversary (2 years and 6 months, ya’ll) “surprises” = excuse to buy, and install, double towel bar that we have been needing forever.
Tools required for installation:
1 insanely powerful drill that can rip off hand if you hold on to the thing that secures the bit too long.
1 double towel bar from Target, simple, and yet understated.
1 orange level, because I love orange, and it does need to be level or I will be tempted to rip it out of the wall every time I walk in the bathroom.
3 drill bits; because the first and second tries at making the toggle bolts go in were not successful.
four 6 toggle bolts; yes, I use them, because they are stronger than the crappy dry wall screws that came in the pack. Yes, you have to drill a pretty big hole in the wall just to use them. Yes, there are two that are inside the wall now. And yes, I hang everything in the house with them, because those damn dry wall anchors couldn’t hold a sock to the wall.
1 hour of frustration, cursing, moving it over another inch even though I used the pack in came in as a template, moving it over another centimeter (even though I used the pack it came in as a template); and drinking during and after the midpoint of the beginning to attempt “simply installing a towel bar”.
Result:
Towels. Are. Dry. (and not draped over the door or the shower bar).
It. Was. Worth it.
Unrelated link (but related to yesterday): I guess I’m fucked, huh?
it does need to be level or I will be tempted to rip it out of the wall every time I walk in the bathroom
i have the EXACT SAME reaction to things that aren’t level. gah.
Your bathroom is the same colour as my living room. HOT!
Nice!
My uncle taught me a whole bunch of manly things, like some construction, plumbing, and drywalling. My dad taught me some electrical stuff. Doing Technical Theatre solidified all that stuff. Yet, I totaly hide the fact that I know any of this and will “act” like I don’t know any of it unless I have to.
Don’t forget the bragging rights that go with any home improvement project.
Love the wall color and love the towel holder…although it appears to be a brass/gold color…is it silver?
Duane darling, have you ever tried “St.John’s wort” tablets? It’s a wild herb which is used as a spiritual aid in dispelling bad or evil spirits (no, I’m not joking, dear) and depression, too. It works on me. Try this link: http://www.hypericum.com/
If St.John refuses to help, try canna herb…
Robin: Yeah, it is silver; I would NEVER do gold anything. The orange reflection makes it look sort of gold.
Columbus: thanks! I will try it!
I think I fall more in love with you every day…
There’s nothing sexier than a guy that knows how to wield a level…
I’m in a weird mood. Forgive me.
Double towel bar??? They have those!!! Wow! I gotta put one in. That or get out more often to Bed, Bath and Beyond and/or Tar-chez.
I need one of those, although the bf would still leave his wet towel on the floor, or the bed, or over the dining room chair…
No reflection on you, but this post reminds me of something my uncle use to say: “He’s a couple of bubbles shy of plumb.”