DIY Home Improvement Projects for Couples: We Got a $2,500 Quote and Did It Ourselves for $387
Simple DIY Home Improvement Projects for Couples on a Budget The first thing you should know about DIY home improvement projects for couples: the project is never the hard part. The hard part is agreeing on the paint color, staying patient when the drill battery dies, and resisting the urge to say "I told you we measured wrong." We learned that the hard way. A few months ago, my partner and I got a quote to repaint and refresh our bedroom. The number came back at $2,500. For two walls and a shelf. We stared at the email, looked at each other, and said the same thing: "We can do this ourselves." We had no experience. We owned one drill (barely used) and a level we borrowed from my dad three years ago and never returned. But we had a free weekend, a shared Pinterest board, and a stubborn belief that we could figure it out. Three weekends later, we had a bedroom we actually loved. Total cost: $387. And we had a story we still tell at dinner parties. This is t...
