Everyday Creativity: You Have it Within You

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.—Maya Angelou

We were remodeling, trying to spruce up the bathroom in our 65 year old house without breaking the bank. One of the problems was the medicine cabinet, caked with layers of paint, rust here and there eating away at the shelves. But its frame and overall design charming, a kind of French “shabby chic”—with an overemphasis, lately, on the “shabby.” My husband, Tom, opted for refurbishing. So after removing the cabinet from the wall, weekends spent painting, sanding, and repainting, he completed the job. The cabinet was clean and fresh again, its simple elegance restored. But all was not perfect. When refitted back into its opening, the cabinet door wouldn’t close, leaving a gap. Not a very big gap, but a gap nonetheless.