The Half Bath

I have no idea what week of the renovation we are on at this point. We had some set backs like ice storms and my family coming to visit and now the hubs is sick so I have decided to stop counting.

We were able to get the half bath completed about 2 weeks ago and I am so happy with the way it turned out. I was concerned that it would be too cramped in there but it turned out to be just the right size.It is super simple with a pedestal sink, toilet, mirror and marble tile. The mirror was like $70 at Lowe's and is my favorite part of the room. I also painted horizontal stripes on the wall but they are kind of hard to see since I used the same paint color just in 2 different sheens. Danny was totally against the stripes because he didn't think we would be able to get clean enough lines but Frog Tape has literally changed my life. This stuff is so much better than normal blue painters tape.



This has nothing to do with the bathroom but I got a new rug for the craft room that I think makes it look so much more cozy!


These guys approve.

The Great Bathroom Makeover - Week 3

I am back with a bathroom makeover update!

I went ahead and skipped a week 2 update because that week was spent waiting on the plumber and electrician to finish doing their stuff. I seriously think the electrician took naps in our attic everyday for a week. It took him forever to finish!

Anyway, I came back from my trip on Sunday night and was so happy to see that Danny had gotten the ceiling and the majority of the walls up while I was away.

Half Bath

We are currently working on mudding and taping the drywall and then it will be time to texture and paint!

I am really hoping to have the painting done by Friday so Danny can lay the new floors this weekend.

Lending a helping paw

Slowly but surely the project is coming together and we are still on track to be finished by the end of January or first week in February. I can't wait to have my bathroom back!

The Great Bathroom Makeover - Week 1

A week ago Danny started on our master bathroom makeover. We have hated our master bath since we moved into this house almost a year ago but it was totally functional so we decided to live with it until we had all the money saved to do a complete renovation.

The master bath was a horrible blue color with yellow accent tiles. It was also the only bathroom accessible from the hall way so it is the bathroom that would get used when people came over to hang out (the other bathroom is a jack and jill between 2 of the guest rooms). It also had a really bad layout with an extra little vanity area as you walked towards our bedroom whose door would hit the door to Danny's closet and was really just wasted space for us.

We decided to turn our current master bathroom into two bathrooms. There will be a half bath off the hallway and then the master bath that is accessible through our bedroom.

I am so impressed by all the progress Danny has been able to make in the past week with the help of his dad and our friend Jon. It may still look like a mess to most people but once the plumber and electrician come tomorrow it should all start coming together since we will be able to get the sheet rock up and the floors laid! Then we will be in the home stretch of painting, putting in fixtures, molding and baseboards and then all the decorative touches!
I have really high hopes that the bathroom will be completely done in the next few weeks!
Here are some pictures of the progress so far.

The Before

Some progress shots

Hopefully next week I will have some pictures where you can tell that it really is going to be a bathroom!