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Renovation Dreams

ATL, Atlanta, Enhancements, Renovation

I am so excited about my continuing renovation. I recently purchased an AKDY tub from Home Depot and I keep imaging what that new tub will look like in my home. I also need to get the updates completed on my kitchen – I’m anticipating a new, large window for the kitchen and I want to update my counters. I’ve been taking my time with looking at items but I still have not found stone counters that I have fallen in love with. I don’t want to do bright white but I might go with that – I have a lovely farmhouse sink to compliment the space. The reflective lighting will be so beautiful.

here is a list of things I’m doing this year:

  • Sourcing countertops
  • purchasing new windows
  • getting pismo door knobs
  • add more solar lighting to trees outside of home
  • replace my dewalt lawn mower with a robo lawn mower
  • knock down some walls in the laundry room and guest bathroom
  • install privacy fence
  • install parking patio

There is still so much to do but I love the house God gave me 🙂 I think the roses and the natural privacy hedge have turned into my favorites thus far. I have recently requested to join the Amazon Affiliate Program and Home Depot Affiliates. I’ll try to link to the items when I can. 🙂

The Midea AC U – Recall Alert – DANGIT.

HVAC, HVAC Midea, Lupe Fiasco, Renovation, Uncategorized

Arghhh. I just got my Midea AC unit from Amazon a few months ago and installed it myself. The install was so easy.

recalled midea unit

When I got my bonus earlier this year, I knew for sure that I needed to get an AC, but not a Mr.Cool. No sir, that will run me over $5000, easy, not to mention, the installing. Ugh, I needed something cheap, something that would work well, and be somewhat easy to look at. My mind wandered back to the Mr. Cool units I’d seen while pursuing online. But no, not until I’m closer to selling my home.

If I’ve envisioned my space correctly, the back room which holds my prized compromise, will one day be the place that I entertain my loved ones, complete with a budget appropriate cloud couch, one similar to the couch at Restoration Hardware, but better on my wallet. I still need my wall repaired, said couch, and a few entertainment systems (i.e. a shiny new switch 2 complete with Mario Kart world and Pokemon Z-A, Netflix and the like). But that AC is prohibitive – man, my HVAC unit went out a few years back and summers in GA are hot, but not so hot that you can’t make it without a ceiling fan and a cracked window. My Manecoons would probably beg to differ, but not too much. One is lazing in the sun on my 2nd bedroom windowsill as we speak, the high today is about 90 degrees. This might be because I have this stunner, Midea U, 12000 BTU unit running about 800 feet away. It definitely meets my needs, not only that, it has an amazing Energy Star rating – I never pay more than a dollar a day for the unit to run for more than 12 HRS STRAIGHT.

Wow, I know this is probably hard for the company to deal with (also, if you read the recall, there are many other brands that they make and they are also on the list). I won’t be returning mine but I do plan to sign up for them to come out and service the unit – if you read the strategist like I do, you will see what types of issues the units are experiencing and it is concerning, but I think that it will be fine if you get the appropriate servicing done. Even Business Insider wrote about this recall.

Check the unit out here. Make up your own mind, at least the company is doing good by trying to fix this issue.