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So, my friend inspired me. While her husband was deployed she completely redid their office and guest room AND had all new light fixtures hung in their kitchen/great room area.
Her husband got home and loved the surprise.
The room in my house that works least and is the most ugly is the master bath. I spilled an entire 20 ounce plastic cup of water last week and watched in horror as the cork tiles absorbed about 90% of it before I could even throw a towel down. Hmmm, subfloor issues anyone? and the cork tiles are all coming up anyway. Add to it a tub that needs to be refinished, one sink, no storage, a light fixture installed on TOP of another ones base (that's a pretty look, let me tell you) and no shower, and it's a pretty useless bathroom.
I went to Lowe's today and with my 10% military discount (this weekend only) got two new vanities, new floor tile, new wall tile and new light fixtures. While my mom was here I had the contractor who had done work for us at the old house come over and we've mapped out a plan.
We're going to install a second sink/vanity because we have to rip up the floor and subfloor anyway might as well make it a functional bathroom for two adults. The pedestal sink that we currently have we're going to move to Nikolai's bathroom. (He has one of the trendy bowls that's supposed to sit on top of a nice looking piece of furniture- except that the bowl itself is this odd beigy-green ceramic and it's sitting on a vanity from the Habitat for Humanity restore. and it's too tall and he can't even spit when he's trying to brush his teeth. I have to hold him up to brush his teeth or wash his hands. not convenient) We're going to get the clawfoot tub refinished and then get a converter to turn it into a shower/bath. We're going to tile up the wall immediately behind the tub and all of the other walls we're going to put in beadboard to about 4 feet.
I got new light fixtures for both bathrooms as well. (Nikolai's bathroom currently has a brass chandelier. Not kidding. Free to good home brass chandelier once it's down. It looks like it's a pretty good quality, too.)
Finally, they're going to paint both bathrooms and Nikolai's bedroom. I'm going to paint Nikolai's trim/doors because I can reach them w/ my 7 foot ladder- the professionals are going to do the ceilings and walls.
Now I just have to wait until the bonuses get here and we'll be all set. They're delivering all the stuff on Thursday but I'm not sure when it'll be installed. I wanted to buy it while I had the military discount.
Yay!
Jenn
Her husband got home and loved the surprise.
The room in my house that works least and is the most ugly is the master bath. I spilled an entire 20 ounce plastic cup of water last week and watched in horror as the cork tiles absorbed about 90% of it before I could even throw a towel down. Hmmm, subfloor issues anyone? and the cork tiles are all coming up anyway. Add to it a tub that needs to be refinished, one sink, no storage, a light fixture installed on TOP of another ones base (that's a pretty look, let me tell you) and no shower, and it's a pretty useless bathroom.
I went to Lowe's today and with my 10% military discount (this weekend only) got two new vanities, new floor tile, new wall tile and new light fixtures. While my mom was here I had the contractor who had done work for us at the old house come over and we've mapped out a plan.
We're going to install a second sink/vanity because we have to rip up the floor and subfloor anyway might as well make it a functional bathroom for two adults. The pedestal sink that we currently have we're going to move to Nikolai's bathroom. (He has one of the trendy bowls that's supposed to sit on top of a nice looking piece of furniture- except that the bowl itself is this odd beigy-green ceramic and it's sitting on a vanity from the Habitat for Humanity restore. and it's too tall and he can't even spit when he's trying to brush his teeth. I have to hold him up to brush his teeth or wash his hands. not convenient) We're going to get the clawfoot tub refinished and then get a converter to turn it into a shower/bath. We're going to tile up the wall immediately behind the tub and all of the other walls we're going to put in beadboard to about 4 feet.
I got new light fixtures for both bathrooms as well. (Nikolai's bathroom currently has a brass chandelier. Not kidding. Free to good home brass chandelier once it's down. It looks like it's a pretty good quality, too.)
Finally, they're going to paint both bathrooms and Nikolai's bedroom. I'm going to paint Nikolai's trim/doors because I can reach them w/ my 7 foot ladder- the professionals are going to do the ceilings and walls.
Now I just have to wait until the bonuses get here and we'll be all set. They're delivering all the stuff on Thursday but I'm not sure when it'll be installed. I wanted to buy it while I had the military discount.
Yay!
Jenn
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Good plan to pull it out of there. The beadboard will look great. How fun!
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