Tenish weeks and counting until this new little one joins us. Whew, we've got a lot to do! We spent this weekend doing some demo in the bathroom. Here is how it looked before:
This weekend, we:
- tore out the poorly installed beadboard/baseboards (we don't think the previous owners knew about finish nails...)
- replaced the pedistal sink with a new sink/sink cabinet from Ikea
- removed the 1980s mirrored medicine cabinet - only to find a large hole and two ancient light sockets under it. We had wanted to put in a tilt mirror, but we found a nice plain (cheap!) Ikea one that will cover all of this up so we don't have to worry about re-doing the wall
- replaced the broken faucet handles in the shower
What a difference, it already looks SO much better (with the exception of the unsightly hole and sockets!). The tile is definitely better suited to a more modern look, the beadboard just didn't match. We still have quite a bit of work to do (fixing holes in the plaster, painting, installing new baseboard and 1/4 round, putting up the mirror, etc.), but we're making progress. I didn't get a chance to take any after pictures, but will post some soon.
Justin and I have decided that we just don't have the stamina that we used to for these kinds of things. Could it be that what used to be simply a weekend of house projects now also requires entertaining a two year old? Nah! :) Thank goodness we had some "Jillysitting" help from Grandma Joan this weekend - we definitely couldn't have done what we did without her!
Off to bed...a busy week ahead!
1 comment:
there just never seems to be an end to home renovations. we just put in hardwood floors, but opted to have someone do it. thank goodness!! auntie sue
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