Finished!

So are you sick enough of the Hazmat zone? I know that I was. I have neglected a lot of things in the last month, not just my post. The blog was a last priority for a while though, but I will try to do better now, that I don't have to paint, solve a crisis, or do anything related to remodeling.

Now that I am looking back at the last 2 months, would I do it again? Yes, I would because I LOVE the end product, but I would be a little more educated about the components that I was putting into the bathroom. The shower ended up being the biggest ordeal of the whole remodel. I assumed the contractor knew how to do everything, when really plumbing changes like everything else, and I got a more complicated system than he was used to installing. So after ordering more parts once, cutting a whole in my bedroom wall twice, and two floods in my family room... everything is working now, and we had the tape cutting ceremony on the shower last night.

See that cupboard on top of the vanity. That is one of my favorite parts. The bottom cupboard has an outlet in it so I can keep my blowdryer and straightener plugged in all of the time. It is fabulous, coming from a bathroom that had no storage, now I have more than I know what to do with.

Also here is a picture of the finished floor.

I am going to post about everything else going on around here later. Gotta run now!

Hazmat Zone

Why do I take on so many things at once. It seems like a good idea to get everything over at once, but in the middle of it all, I question my reasoning. Our house looks like a hazmat zone for a few days. Plastic is covering every nook and cranny making it near to impossible to get to anything used for our daily existence. On the brighter side I haven't had to load or unload the dishwasher for a few days, and I can't cook either. See everything has a brighter side.

My advice though. Wait until you are going to be out of town for a few days to lay down new wood flooring, and sand the existing floor.

On the bathroom remodeling.. things took a step forward yesterday after a holding pattern. We were waiting for the cabinets to come, which they did yesterday. So where are the workman busily installing them today??? Who knows, not at my house. I wish everyone was in as big of a hurry to have my bathroom back, as David and I are. We installed warm wire last Wednesday night to keep our toes nice and toasty on those cold Colorado mornings. Then the tile went in over the weekend, and it looks fabulous. I am pleased with the tile. All in all... the bathroom change has been a good experience.