EVERY SO OFTEN, I FIND MYSELF WANTING TO REDECORATE MY HOME. It could either be the living room, the master bedroom, bathroom or my son's nursery. It isn't that the paint is chipping, or the floors are damaged, or the furniture is broken... but sometimes, it just feels like a good time for a change; something new to look at day in and day out. An update in tastes, trends and styles available is usually the driving force behind the plan. My husband is all too quick to remind me of the associated costs of renovating or redecorating and I am restrained — for a while anyway — from making any big updates in our home. But, what if the hot water heater in our one-floor condo were to burst and flood the nearby carpeting and molding. This could cause an unfortunate (is it really, though?) and rather expedited reason to give the house a face-lift. Our hot water heater conveniently is well over 15 years old...
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