This week on the Jeffery Court challenge I am excited to reveal my finished project. It took the whole 6 weeks and a lot of work. I am so happy with the outcome. The marble is a classic look that will always be in style.

On the floor is NORTON

On the shower walls BARDIGLIO

The vanity is from Home Depot click here

The vanity plumbing fixture

The mirror is from Target

The shower stool is from Amazon

Towels are from Walmart

I hope it inspires you to make changes to your house too!!

CHECK OUT WHAT GOING ON AND VOTE HERE!

See ya later!

Part five

This week in the Jeffery court challenge I’m going over the jewelry of the bathroom. Let’s talk about the pretty shiny fixtures. We have plumbing fixtures and lighting fixtures to pick from. I started by picking the style of fixtures.

Tile choices Norton and Bardiglio…. Get your vote in!! Click here

 I wanted a very clean sleek look. So my fixtures are a bit modern. I looked at many different places for fixtures before making a choice. I looked on Google, Wayfair, Home Depot, and Amazon. I decided on a gooseneck first for the showerhead. This way the shower will be further out from the wall. From there I had to find the showerhead that fit the gooseneck.

Next, I was looking for quality for the valve. I don’t want leaks down the road and have to open a wall. So I went with Moen. It’s a good quality brand I have used before. After putting up all of this marble I don’t want problems with the plumbing. So for me, it’s worth the extra cost.

Now we have the vanity. Hopefully, this is the most used fixture in the bathroom! So this needs to stand up the use of the whole family and any guest. Also, it needs to be beautiful.  So I went back to Moen looking for sleek and beautiful. Hopefully, you agree this fits the bill.

Last but not least is the lighting. This bathroom like most of the house only has can lights. You know the kind that is round and up in the ceiling. So we are adding a vanity light over the mirror. I wanted a schoolhouse fixture with two lights. I am very pleased with the one I got from Home Depot. It was much more reasonably priced than anywhere else

See ya later!  

I started adding up today what we spent in our bathroom upgrade. I’m a little blown away with the total. This week in the Jeffrey Court Challenge in partnership with Homes.com I’m sharing the cost and value in upgrading your home. I have done some internet searching on what return on investment (ROI) I can expect.

Look at Homes.com What is my house worth

Look at Homes.com How to sell your home

Homes.com is a good place to start when thinking of selling or buying. Tons of knowlage and inspration.

Homes For Sale

Homes For Rent

Homes Values

Mortgages

Find Agent

Its a great place to check out and see what you can learn!

This is not my forever house, but I plan on being here for a while. So, while I’m here I want to make changes that make the house work better for my family. I also take into account what this will do for my resale value.

We bought our house as a repo and plan to sell it for a profit when we ready. The best ROI is considered but not the most important thing. So, let’s get down to the numbers! From my research, a bathroom renovation gets at least a 60% ROI.  My total so far is about $7,000. You can defiantly do this cheaper than me! We did a total gut job and started over. It’s a lot I know! The national average is even more. We really went all out, and it blows my mind. But like I said we did a classic design in marble that should add to our resale value and agreeable to potential buyers. It will also be beautiful for our future guests.

So don’t be afraid to renovate a house that isn’t your forever home. It will only be adding to your future sale!! And you will enjoy the house more while you still have it.

See ya later!

Check out Jeffery Court and Vote on your favorite.

Check out Jeffery Court Social

  When I was thinking of starting the renovation on the guest bathroom, I started an inspiration board. Mostly it was a board on Pinterest with a bunch of bathrooms I liked. From there I started picking what I really like from the pictures that I would like in my home. Then I started looking on home depot for what was available. 

This was my main starting point.

beautiful right!

Moving to what was affordable looked like this. Then when I was at Haven this year, I heard about the Jeffrey Court Renovation Challenge! This was a perfect match. And I am so excited to be in the competition!  If you want to look, click here (link).

As everyone knows things change and budgets get thrown out the window. So happy new ideas.

Who doesn’t love marble? Its timeless and classic. Marble just felt like the best idea. It will look beautiful and should be agreeable to anyone when we sell the house later. Some things are staying the same. Like the vanity that we got at home depot. It comes with the sink no real assembly really. Just put the legs on.

COME CHECK OUT THE CHALLENGE AT JEFFERY COURT.

CHECK OUT JEFFERY COURT SOCIAL MEDIA

I can’t wait to see this come together!! I’m excited I could bust!!

See ya soon!

So, in part one we removed the vanity, linoleum, and plywood floor. Week two we are going over the water damage and removing the tub. If you remember the black paper on the floor in part 1 that was removed easily. Click here to check out the Jeffery Court page

The next big thing was the tub. First you must understand that the tub was put in the house before drywall. So there is a lip built in the tub for drywall to sit on. We cut the tub out with a jigsaw. We cut it in half and around the edge first. That way we do the least amount of damage to the drywall.

Then you end up with an open space to create what you want.

As you can see, we found water damage. It went through both layers of plywood. This must be replaced. The floor is tongue and grove so this will be interesting to replace. We are only cutting out the rot and replacing that. Then we will add more crossbeams underneath to sure it up.

And we also cut in the hole for the new drain in the shower. So, we moved the plumbing over underneath from the tub to the middle for the shower.

que the forbidding music!!!  Warning my husband is accident-prone. So, at this point, he knocked over a 2×4 and it broke off the hot water valve from the wall. I had 2 chargers plugged in charging the batteries for my RYOBI tools. My husband jumped up and ran for the basement to turn off the main water valve for the house. I started moving tools and putting down towels. As my feet were starting to get hot from the water, I notice the charges. My brain clicked. I’m standing in water with tools that are plugged in!! so I yanked the cords out of the wall! Moving as much as I can so the tools will still work. UGH! Not a good night. My husband had to run to home depot and get another valve. He replaced it and had to wait for the glue to dry before turning the water back on. I had a fan on the floor to help dry it up.

At least all the demo is done. Now its time to prepare for the new. Putting in the concrete board and building the step threshold for the shower. We hope to have that done this weekend.

also, check us out on Jeffery Court https://hd.jeffreycourt.com/fall-2019-renochallenge/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=TammyTillery&utm_campaign=fall-2019-renovation-challenge&utm_term=100919&utm_content=week2

See ya later friends

Part 1

How bad is it when a guest asks to go to the restroom, and you know its old and ugly?

I am so excited to update this restroom with the exquisite tile from Jeffery Court (available at Home Depot). CLICK HERE TO SEE The next few weeks I will be going over the transformation of this room. First is the most satisfying part! Demo! What a great way to take out some frustration.

All this requires is a utility blade, a small pry bar, and a drill.

We removed all the baseboards and trim. Then we used the utility blade cut around the edge and pulled up the linoleum flooring.  (next week I will go over what we found here, UGH)

Next, my husband removed the old vanity. First, get all the junk out from in it. HAHAHA old hair gel. Then turn off the water valve. Remove the water line from the valve. Unscrew from the wall then a whole lot of pulling. I should have videoed that for you!

If your linoleum is under the vanity you need to change you order. Everyone’s might be a little different, but the idea is the same.

When we removed the plywood there was the black paper and then another layer of wood. We must remove the first layer to replace it with board for the tile.

Next week we will remove the tub and the rest of the flooring. And go over what we found in the floor.

CHECK OUT THE NEW TILE HERE AND HERE

If you’re looking to increase your revenue streams, Me Too!

so here is a list of sites for money making and budgets that I go to.

I like the research he has done here and really I am lazy too!

• http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/how-to-be-a-millionaire-in-ten-years/ 
• http://www.budgetsaresexy.com
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2015/02/26/44-ways-to-make-more-money/#5f53bb527575

I am on these all the time looking at ways to make some money on the side 🙂

• http://theworkathomewife.com
• http://www.thepennyhoarder.com
• http://www.makingsenseofcents.com
• http://moneysavingmom.com

A REALLY EASY WAY TO MAKE MONEY

My secret weapon to making money around the holidays is a website you’ve probably heard of but never knew you could earn money on – it’s EBATES!

HOW YOU DO IT: REFER-A-FRIEND PROMOTIONS!

Ebates has this really cool program where they give you anywhere between $50 – $100 for referring a few friends to their website. It’s really easy to do because Ebates is actually a website that saves people money, so a lot of people (including myself) use it when they go shopping online.

HERE’S HOW EBATES WORKS:

1. Before you shop anywhere online (Amazon, ebay, your favorite store, etc) start by logging into Ebates first.
2. Search for that online store / website name in the Ebates search bar
3. Click on the link that pops up to take you to the website.
4. Doing this starts an active “Ebates shopping session” where you will earn cash back on your purchases.
5. After you make a purchase, you will be credited cash back in your Ebates account to cash out later!

It’s so easy. I literally use it for everything. Just yesterday I ordered a Shutterfly photo book using this method. Last week I ordered something on Amazon using this trick. Both websites I was going to buy something from already….but by starting my shopping sessions on Ebates, I got cash back on my purchases!

HOW REFER-A-FRIEND WORKS:

Once you use Ebates for the first time, you will no doubt LOVE it.

Several times a year (and especially around the holidays), Ebates will put out a promotion that says you can get cash for referring your friends to Ebates.

All you have to do when this happens is share your Ebates referral link with friends. If they end up making a cash back purchase after signing up under you, you’ll get a bonus!

It’s so easy. I do it every time a promotion comes out and because Ebates is so easy to refer people to (I mean, everyone LOVES cash back!), it’s a win-win for everyone involved.

Click here to sign up for Ebates (it’s free to do so) and be ready when the next Refer-A-Friend promotion comes around!

Here’s proof that it works – this is my current signup bonus pending! It shows that I’ve already earned an easy $60 for this quarter! You cannot beat this opportunity to earn money without even hardly trying! They’ve been running these bonus specials for years, so I think it’s pretty safe to say you can count on this to continue for a long time

SPECIAL $10 SIGNUP BONUS

If you’re new to Ebates and sign up today, you’ll get something very special after you make your first online purchase using the method I described above. You’ll get a $10 bonus immediately credited to your account! This in in addition to the cash back you’ll get from the shopping session.

I love that they offer this deal! It gives you an incentive to earn cash back and a very good reason for all your friends to join, which will earn you referral commission! ????

You can easily signup up on mobile or desktop. When you click on the signup button, you’ll see a popup like this. You can sign up in seconds with Facebook or use an email address. I personally did it with Facebook to make things easy.

Note: If you see this signup bonus has expired, please let me know in the comments below.

RECURRING REFER-A-FRIEND BONUSES

For the past few years, Ebates has been back to back refer-a-friend promotions. After the holiday promotion ends, they do a late winter promotion, then a spring promotion, a summer promotion, and then another one….they basically do one at least every quarter and really hit them hard around the holidays.

The best part about this is – the more promotions they run = lots of chances for you to earn referral cash!

Every time you login to the Tell-A-Friend dashboard, you will see the current bonus structure. They range from $50 to $100 each. This is an older one that occurred around the holidays (hint: they always offer more around the holidays!)

This will vary from promotion to promotion, but it’s usually the same idea. Get a small bonus for one friend, a way bigger bonus for the second and third friends referred. And just a heads up = the bonus structure is usually a tad better around the holidays!

HOW IT WORKS

After you sign up for Ebates (it’s free to do so), you will see a “TELL-A-FRIEND” tab. Click on that and you’ll see your referral link. You can copy and paste your referral link for sharing on Facebook, Twitter, even in a text to your best friends.

When your friends click on your referral link and sign up for Ebates, that signup will be linked to your account. And when that friend eventually uses Ebates to make a cash back purchase, you’ll earn referral credit!

IMPORTANT: Referral bounties don’t kick in until your friends ACTUALLY USE Ebates to claim their first rebate. But what’s great about Ebates is that there’s no time limitation on the activation. Once your friend signs up, as long as they use the site to get a cash back rebate during one of these promotion periods (remember – they happen lots during the year now), you’ll get your credit! And you can see all of this in your dashboard.

Now, if you really want to maximize your referral credit, make sure to tell your friends to make their first purchases ONLY WHEN Ebates is running the referral promotion. That way you will be sure to get your full referral credit. When it’s not in place, I believe the referral credit may be $5 per referral, although I’m not 100% sure about that.

GET STARTED WITH YOUR FIRST $50 – $100

This is just a short heads up. I want to share where I got most of the legal fine print stuff. This site has it all put out to share.  Serendipityandspice.com

1. Copyright

2. Terms Of Use/Service for your blog

3. Privacy Policy

4. Disclosure Policy

5. Disclaimer

you can copy mine or her’s for the disclaimer

Its great! You should check it out!

The Raven