You would think this would have been posted about a LONG time ago. Can't believe I forgot to show you the pictures of our fresh, clean, no-more-nasty-mold, fan-havin', soakin' tub master bath!
Maybe it was all the trauma, that I simply forgot! Just kidding! It took awhile to finish, but we are so enjoying it! I still can't believe that we have a TUB in the master bathroom after 20 plus years of marriage!
Thank you Poppi for telling us what to do. How nice to have our self-appointed general contractor right next door! Thank you for helping guide us along and for being a phone call away. What would we do without your selfless attitude and willingness to feel sorry for us? AND A HUGE thank you for figuring out the cans of spray texture, lots of talks and a lot of laughs!
Thank you honey, for working so hard on your days off to build our "SOFITEL" bathroom. Just another project to cross off our list and a whole lot of memories deposited into the memory bank. Just think of the fun we had with the liquid nails and faucet shopping at close. Thank you for teaching me how to lay tile...oh and for centering the toilet on the wall and for centering the tile around the toilet. I love the way you love me...ocd and all!!! Most of all, thank you for teaching your children the value of hard work and how to use the talents they have. thank you for teaching them how to be wise and how to wait and how to save for something. Thank you for insisting that they help despite the extra time involved and the imperfections that you choose to overlook. Oh how I love you and thank God for giving you to me. We are a blessed family! xoxoxoxoxoxo
Thank you Caleb...what can I say? Happy to have another strong workin' man in our family who loves hard work and helping his momma! You will make a fine hubby to one very blessed wife. HMMM...a man who can cook, clean, and be okay with home improvements.
...even our little dappled dachshund doggie is happy this project is over!
SOOO, after ripping out the shower and doors, {no pic, because my hubby surprised me and started while I was out!} we decided to take part of two walls out to open up the maze of walls! The tub was installed and we put subway tile around because my hubby is super tall...that way there is no room for water to spash the walls.
The toilet was moved, plumbing was changed, dimmers installed, and since the lighting could not be centered over the sink {a stud issue} my brilliant hubby installed canned lighting that was able to be centered over each sink. I love it...one less thing to dust. The holes left from the old plumbing were hidden with beadboard. Love that stuff. At this point we did not want to do anymore sheetrock and I never in my lifetime have any desire to see a can of texture again. We were going to beadboard the bathroom ceiling to match our bedroom ceiling, but the can lights did not allow for that...so, it was back to scraping off the last of the popcorn ceiling by hand! NASTINESS! We built the cabinets,cut the countertop to size, installed the sinks, and cut and laid tile, painted and beadboarded around the toilet.
I didn't really want carpet by the sinks, but I also didn't want the bathroom to look cold, so we decided to carpet in front of the closets and have tile by the toilet and the sinks. It is the perfect compromise.
Am I missing anything? Nope...don't think so!
ALMOST forgot!!! I didn't know if I should laugh or cry! After hours of scraping {days if you count the rest of the house!}...guess what Home Depot sells? I actually had to grab a can and ask the cashier if anybody buys the stuff? I think she could see what a mess I was...because she was so sweet. She said, "no, not really...most people get rid of it." WHHHEW!
Now, acoording to Kim, I just need art work from here.
Be FILLED with His joy today!
"Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning"
Psalm 30:5
How appropriate for Easter!
If you live in the Portland area you are invited to:
There are two spots left. Please email me for the details. Topic for May: Picnic Packin'. I would love to have you!
The final product looks so great!
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Mary xo
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Wow you all have been really busy. Hubby and I are building a deck and May 1st our son is coming up to help enclose it. We only have 360 sq ft here and that will add 200 more sq ft and I am so excited. We have been back and forth to the home improvement store multiple times already too. Your bathroom looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteI am so much excited after reading your blog.
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The bathroom looks great! I love your dachshund. We have a long haired dachshund, they have such fun personalities!
ReplyDeleteEverything came out so pretty!! I bet it feels good to have it complete. We still have out bathrrom to do and we've been waiting 6 years :)
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I actually had to pay someone $300 to fix 3 areas where the popcorn was coming down. It was worth every penny and you can't tell that it ever was a problem. We tried that $28 can and it looked awful, so it was better to pay the professional.
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