Bathroom Reno day 4

At the end of day 4 the tub is in place, walls in tub are ready to tile, floor is ready to go in, medicine cabinet is mostly in, plumbing is done (except for hooking up tub fixtures), newly found outlet is wired and ready to go. And there is dust. Everywhere. I mean everywhere in what seems like every room in the house. Add that to the dog hair and pine needles and I cannot keep up with the cleaning. And, let's be honest, there are so many other things to do that are much more fun than cleaning!

The chair rail is primed and will be painted white. The wall below the chair rail is going to be a slate/grey/blue color. I wanted to go darker and a bit more dramatic. However, to maintain marital bliss, we compromised. I like the color and think (*hope*) it will look good on the walls and blend nicely with the new floor and bath tile.

All in all, we are on track to have a completed bathroom by end of next week at the latest. Do you see that recessed area in the shower? There is a role of tape sitting in there now. Anyway, it's not exactly where I wanted it (wanted it lower on the wall) but I think this will be just fine and it has a bit of character as it mimics the roof line.

Bathroom Redo Day Two

After ~3 hours of work yesterday the Corning milkglass tile, toilet, sink and flooring were all removed. Day 1 was a success and gives me hope that all will be done by Nov 20th. Uncovered an electrical box w/ wires in the wall by the window. Hoping its live (glad it's never been a problem before) so we can have a 2nd outlet in the bathroom. See that black, rectangular box to the left of the window? That's our heating duct. Now, I'm not an advanced scientist or anything, but I do know that heat rises. So, why would anyone put a heat duct 1/2 way up a way, near a window, in a 2nd floor bathroom? I should not complain as our 1/2 bath on the 1st floor does not have any heating duct.

End of day 2 and ~6 hours of work. The plumbing for the sink has been done (had to move so we can center the sink on the wall) and the toilet plumbing has been updated to copper. Luan is on the floor in the sink and toilet area. Big, brown adhesive dots have been sanded off the wall. Monday the tub comes out! Of course, our tub is not standard size and the new tub is 2 inches longer so a bit of framing needs to be done. Here's hoping they don't run in to a lot of damaged wood when they pull the tub and tile out.

Bathroom Redo Day Zero

It's a big day around these parts. After living here for 6 years and lamenting over the need to update our only full bath we've taken the plunge. Can you hear that? No? It's the sound of sheets of Corning milkglass being shattered off the walls in our bathroom. Good bye 1940's and hello 2009! Here's what we started with.....stay tuned....

Pay It Forward and Sewing Room

I have 2 of the 3 participants needed for Pay It Forward. Surely there is someone out there that wants to received a handmade gift and then share the experience with 3 other people? All you need to is post your comment and I'll fill you in on the details (you can also scroll down a bit on my blog for more details). Edited to add: This round of of PIF is closed as I have 3 great ladies signed up to participate. Thanks.

This is my sewing room. It's really quite spacious (largest and coldest bedroom in the house). I am thankful that I have this room for my use. However, I want to change it. I don't know exactly how yet. I like things to be neat and orderly or atleast somewhat so and this room is driving me nuts. I have 2 pieces of furniture that were purchased specifically for sewing: the wood table I sew on came from craigslist and a cutting table I bought a number of years ago from Joanne's (which fits perfectly in the dormer). The couch was a hand-me-down from my MIL. It's a sleeper and she barely used it. It really is in great shape. The pattern does not work for me and I would really rather have a drying rack to put my WIPs on. We have a spare room for guests w/ a full size bed plus a full size, elevated aero bed. I think we are covered if we have company (we have very, very few sleepover visits). But, what do we do w/ the couch? Put it in the basement, up on wood and covered to limit dust? We really do not have any other place to put it then in my sewing room. I have not done anything to the room since we moved in 5 1/2 years ago. Any thoughts, ideas?

Just One More trip past the office candy bowl w/o taking anything and heading to the fridge for a carrot instead!