Part 5: A Little Tile (Tips and Tutorial)

Part 5: A Little Tile (Tips and Tutorial)

After the floorwas done and we decided we were going to addtile, at this point I started having fun creating a “Better Homes and Garden Bathroom.”  I have laid tile, lots of tile, I mentioned my dad and uncle well neither of them liked laying tile so would do the majority of the work under … Continue reading →

Part 4: The Floor (with a little tutorial)

The one thing I didn’t want to touch in the bathroom was the floor.  I was completely okay with the grayish linoleum that was in there it matched the basic decor and replacing the floor is a huge pain. When we went and put vanity in we discovered it was 1/2″ too big despite measuring … Continue reading →

Part 3: They Did WHAT?!

I posted about the electrical in our bathroom already but I didn’t really post about my reaction when I discovered this nice tid bit about our house. Our bathroom light fixture was dying a slow painful death and I mean 2 out of the 3 lights worked and it was a hideous looking standard builder’s … Continue reading →

Part 2: How It Started

I had giving a little background about how the bathroom happened.  It started with a faucet a simple faucet replacement turned into a complete bathroom remodel. Once we realized it wasn’t coming out we then went to Home Depot and purchased this: I started getting excited that we were getting new things for the bathroom.  We of … Continue reading →

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

So progress on the bathroom has been worse than slow.  We got the walls painted and tried to install the light fixture to find this: Which lead to this: And Jeff helped me install the light (because I am just short enough that it wasn’t going smoothly. Then we were installing the vanity and the … Continue reading →

How Replacing a Faucet Turned Into a FUBAR

This weekend Jeff and I decided to replace our bathrooms (yes both) faucets we had replaced our kitchen faucet a while back figured the bathroom would be an easy update.  We went to Home Depot and bought a beautiful faucet, a lighting fixture (ours is dying only two of the three things work) and paint … Continue reading →

Finish it Friday

Finish it Friday

I have finished quite a bit this week and am extremely proud of myself.  I also wanted to share what Jeff got me for Valentine’s Day.  First this weeks’ recap: I know what everyone has been waiting for what did Jeff get me for Valentine’s Day:   There you have it my week in review … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

We actually made our own Valentine’s this year (I am as shocked as y’all are) they were extremely easy and they are fun with no candy (mean I know). Materials: Construction Paper Red and Black Scissors Craft Sticks White Glue Packing Tape Pens to write message on the Valentine Note I free handed my lips … Continue reading →