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If you enjoy DIY projects or are just beginning to tackle improvements around your home, you quickly learn there’s always at least one job that remains unfinished. Sometimes it’s because time or money ran out, life got unexpectedly busy, or you simply lost motivation. Whatever the reason, that incomplete task becomes the little nagging project we carry around while we focus on other things.
For me, that unfinished task is completing the built-in closet system in my children’s room.
Mostly because I have to squeeze into that roughly 24″ x 30″ space…
…to sand. Prime. Paint. Hang hardware. And eventually, add the shelves.
If you look closely, you can see I’ve clearly meant to finish this for quite a while—one shelf in the partially completed system is already serving as a makeshift storage spot for various small tools and brushes, right above my daughter’s ballet outfits.
I won’t say exactly how long that jumble of supplies has been sitting there, but it’s been long enough to be laughable. Now that school has started, I’m finally biting the bullet and committing to giving my kids a fully functional closet—no more painter’s tape, sandpaper, or drill bits left behind. After spending hours working in the summer heat in the back corner of a closet, I’ll definitely be adding Fast Acting Advil® to my list of must-haves for finishing this job.
If you have a project you’ve been putting off, Advil® and home improvement expert Carter Oosterhouse want to help you tackle it. Advil® is inviting people to share home, apartment, and outdoor DIY projects on Twitter or Instagram now through September 7 using the hashtags #DIYrelief and #AdvilSweepstakes for a chance to win daily prizes. Entries will also be entered into a drawing for the grand prize: a one-on-one video conference with Carter to plan and design a custom DIY project, plus a $15,000 cash prize to help bring that project to life.
There may only be a few weeks of summer left, but with kids back in school and cooler weather approaching, it’s the perfect time to let Advil® help you finish that lingering DIY task—without the aches and pains—and end the season with a big DONE.