Home Makeover Rookie Gifts

'He is decorating,even he can't mess that up.'

Let's get organized

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

"I spilled a red dot of paint, so I painted the whole room so you wouldn't notice it."

Adhesive Tiles: Do Not Open from this End.

"I agree, the place was a tear-down, but I just remembered we were only renting it."

'And just what makes you think I don't know what I'm doing?!!'

"I said to myself, 'Maybe I can't change the world, but I can remodel my bathroom.' "

A holiday at home

"We needed to replace our kitchen floor and it kind of grew from there."

'You had to put a skylight in didn't you?'

'I wanted a change in decor.'

"Hon, do you think the accent wall was a mistake?"

'I WANTED to paint the room a shade of green, but gave up somewhere between chartreuse and citrine.'

'For our next party, let's invite a carpenter, a painter and an upholsterer so they can help us clean up afterward.'

"...when you're through in there, my kids room could use a demonstration too."

Over 50 shades of grey available.

'Have you got one of those things you use to knock nails in...?'

Paint/Paint Remover, Glue/Glue Remover...

'For heaven's sake Janet - where have you disappeared to now?'

"Hello, and welcome to 'Homes Under the Hammer. . .'"

'Letting him buy the stupid guns was the only way I'd ever get him to paint the house.'

We'll take a carpenter, painter, plumber...

'I'm redecorating my den and need a 16 point buck for the wall - see to it, Pendleton!'

'Hmmmm...lower.'

"When things have returned to normal I might take this up for a living whaddya thing?!!"

Sleeping on the Job

'Well, by golly! Martha's right, I did make those doors a touch too low.'

"Honey, look-those are the tiles I was thinking about for the kitchen."

"Would you go nuts if I paint EVERYTHING pink!?"

"The roof is old and leaks. The good news is when it rains you'll get an additional 3 showers."

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

Eggshell blue

Yellow Fever: What you may catch if your painter sneezes.

"You've done an absolutely fabulous job with the house, Anne, and Gordon's so improved!"