Dear Patient Readers --
So sorry to keep you all waiting through these last weeks for more updates for the Tales of the Bathroom Remodel. I've been taking photos as we've been working, so don't fret, you've not missed much.
Drywall is up, mudded many, many times, and sanded. Not nearly enough on the sanding, as I found when I actually painted. The ceiling got two coats of paint too, and some crazy attempt at "blending" the texture that used to exist with the spots where we had to put up drywall tape. I did okay. I will admit losing patience and willingness to go for Absolute Perfection. I'll say that spray textures are not my favorite, and that I ended up using a sponge and some watered-down drywall compound to create the texture I wanted. Overall, I was Really Done with drywall dust and its ilk from the drywall compound. I promise to be More Patient in future projects, because it does Really Matter.
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Note to self: Wear a hat when painting the ceiling,
or risk premature gray "highlights." |
Then there was the painting of the walls, which revealed all the places I didn't sand down properly. Again, 'scuse the lack of patience. Only one coat of paint went in the closet, but I've thoroughly convinced myself that no one will see it anyway, and the one coat really brightened that tiny space sufficiently. Regardless, I LOVE the color we put on the walls. Considering that we chose the paint years ago, it's still a great choice today. There was a little "discussion" about whether texture was to go on the walls, and in retrospect, maybe I should have fought harder for texture, but I also like the clean look of the non-textured walls (save my lack-of-sanding indiscretions).
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| "Oriental Iris" does not read well here. Purpley-blue. We like. |
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Mocha, Jim's parents' dog, who was
a great "Project Dog" |
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| Proud of this particular drywall work. Only part that really ended up smooth! |
Fabulous brother-in-law Todd came over to install the cabinets for us, as well as the countertop. And the faucet. The faucet is working well, but it's the drain that's being fussy. May have to re-assemble that nonsense. Moen saw fit to saddle us with a plastic drain pipe, and it seems to be leaking through the "overflow" holes in the drain and the stupid plastic threads. Grumble. Other than that, I'm really pleased with the look of the faucet.
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| Cabinets going in |
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| Countertop going in |
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| Weighting down the countertop with various and sundry weights |
We just put in the HVAC diffuser on the floor and most of the hardware on the cabinets. The bathroom fan is also working and covered with its cool plastic cover. Todd's been meticulous in cutting the crown molding for the top of the tall cabinet, as well as the tiny cover for the end grain of the measly toekick. Wow.
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| Crown molding ready to go on top of tall cabinet |
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| Who makes a toekick so perfect? Todd, that's who. |
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| No longer just an ugly hole in the floor. |
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| So happy when cabinetry is functional with hardware |
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| "Fart fan" fully functional. ;) |
I have yet to move all of our krep back into the bathroom, due to the drain being leaky and the mirror situation as yet undecided. But we are no longer "camping" in our own house. So we are very, very thankful.
Last steps involve trim around the baseboards, figuring out the mirror situation, and inside-the-closet solutions, as well as the beautiful closet doors we've got waiting in the wings.
Stay tuned for the final finishing touches! Don't miss it!
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