The "Might As Well" Syndrome

The fastest way to bust your budget is to fall into the "Might As Well" Syndrome which has sort of happened to me.

We're demolishing the kitchen walls and bathroom, so dust will be everywhere, might as well redo the electricity (+4000$)

We're ripping out the bathroom floor, might as well insulate it (+600$)

We have space in the island, might as well put in a wine fridge (+850$)

We're varnishing the kitchen floors might as well do the hall and entrance (+200$)

We might as well recover the fireplace (+300)

We might as well put in thicker stone countertops (+2000$)

We might as well get that really cute Swarovsky crystal light fixture in the bathroom(200$)

Obviously you don't want to overspend. But whether you put in cheap or high end products, you are going to spend the same amount of money on labour, so you might as well put in quality products that you'll enjoy for a long time especially if you plan to live there for a while.

Here are some of the light fixtures I've chose from Union Electrique.

Two of these for the kitchen island :

This one is for the dining room :

This one will go above the bathroom pharmacy :

A small splurge...a recessed light fixture with crystal pendants (they will be in clear crystal) :