Monday, July 14, 2008

More pics of the bathroom remodel

Sorry that there's been an absence of updates around here. This past weekend was spend mostly with my dad, a circular saw, and lots of wood. But here is the progress that we were able to make:

Shots of the various stages of demolition:





Goodbye to the scary medicine cabinet*.



And here is the tile partially done (it had not been grouted yet...)



And here are some shots of the various stages of installing the wainscoting/bead board...we spent about 8 hours on it on Saturday, and then another 2 on Sunday. Now it just needs paint:



Notice our fancy brace...yep, it's the shower curtain rod. Inventive!



*About medicine cabinets:
I don't like them. In fact, they creep me out quite significantly. Maybe it's because of the various homes I've lived in that have previously been occupied by other people, most have had a medicine cabinet that, upon opening, has been quite scary. You never know what you'll find in there. And most of the time, it ain't pretty. It's hard to clean, and while yes, it does add some storage space, that does not outweigh the creepiness factor in my book. Also, if you don't have one, no one can peek in on it (though, since we do have a significant storage closet in that bathroom, I figure that if people want to spy on our guest bathroom accouterments, they can just open the closet door).

That being said, we're in the home stretch of this project. Painting and decorating is all that is left to be done. And if you're in the neighborhood and find yourself in dire need of a cute guest bathroom, give us a week and we should be able to help you out with that :)

3 comments:

denisemayen said...

looking good, looking good! I can't wait to see the final product! Also, I will definitely take you up on your offer for a recently-remodeled bathroom if I ever find myself stranded so far from home. :)

noell said...

I'm duly impressed! Looks like you've been up to a bit of hard labor yourself...looks like it was worth it! Since you're getting good at this stuff...want to help finish out a dog kennel? ;)

Trina said...

it's looking great! but now i'm questioning our medicine cabinet. :/