Home Renovation Junkie Gifts

Man paints himself into corner.

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

Why it's bad when home owners change their minds about the bathroom's location late in a building project.

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

'I found the termites!'

'You've reached McWit Quality Construction. If your foundation has cracked, press 1, if your plumbing is leaking press 2, if your house is collapsing, press 3 ...'

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

'We want it painted the colour of money!'

'What kind of alteration did you have in mind?'

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

'Can you tell me how my new kitchen is coming along?'

'We finished all the repairs in the cafeteria kitchen this morning, but the food still tastes lousy.'

"So, how's the money pit in the kitchen coming?"

"I'm bored - let's buy a house in the country that has lots of problems."

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

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

Cartoon showing a group snails, one has a large shell underneath him. Another snail, observing, says to his mate: "Another basement conversion.".

"Do you prefer the tile engineered to look like wood, or the wood engineered to look like tile?"

'Now there's a real pro! He can even nail while power napping.'

Cutaway view of house undergoing renovation

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

'So, how much to remove this ugly old tree? $1750. It's not THAT ugly.'

You're right, it's the house next door that gets the new window.

'We're waiting for an estimate that doesn't make him do that.'

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

Handyman Christmas tree with Tools.

"It's not so much a fixer upper as a tear it downer."

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

'Would it have killed you to go with a store-bought model?'

"What ever happened with that old shack you bought in the woods? You were going to rehab and flip it."

'Don't say it! You're going to ask me if I notice anything different in here.'

'My hubby is getting better at D.I.Y. . . . Oh yes, he now spends more on screws than plasters.'

"Ok Mr. Bisley, I'll admit it does need a bit of renovation..!"

"There's nothing like new carpeting to freshen up a place, I say."

'Now that you have a job, Tom, Dad and I are turning your room into a condo!'