IT'S COMING ALONG JUST FINE

The guys have been working long and hard at getting the vintage inspired bathroom done.

The only thing left I have to purchase is a light that will go on the ceiling. I'm having a hard time picking out a vintage looking light that will work in here.

Here is the floor tile I picked out. I love how it looks. However, it took them forever to cut all the little tiles to fit in for the boarder area.

The big bright white spot is just the sun shinning in through the window in the door.

They still need to grout it but I think it looks good and love how it meets up with the bead board.

The black is also brought up onto the bath/shower area.

The black tiles in the floor is not the same shape as the black tiles in the bath/shower area. However, the black tile in the floor is the same shape as the white tiles in the bath/shower area.

It's hard to tell in these photos but the bath/shower area has white subway tiles. They were very popular back in the 1920's and 1930's, which is the style I'm going for here.

They also have the built in medicine cabinet installed.

I saw a medicine cabinet very close to this one when I used to watch Sex In The City. It was in Carrie's bathroom. Ever since then I've dreamed of having a bathroom with one.

Silly what things catch our eyes as we watch TV, isn't it.

It seems the normal height for bead board is 3 feet but I went with 4 feet high as I like the higher look.

I also had them move the plug down lower. It used to be right next to the light switch. They also put a 2nd plug on the right side of where the sink will go.

I wanted to have more then one plug as it seems like I always need one where there isn't one in the bathroom.

So there you have it. So far, so good. I'm really happy with the work they are doing.

I have the sink, toilet, light fixtures that are going on the side of the medicine cabinet, light switch, vent cover for heater/ac unit and light switch covers all sitting in boxes out in the living room.

It is starting to drive me nuts. I will be so happy to have both bathrooms finished. Though, it is fun to have a vision in my head of what I want and then to see it come alive.

Anyone care to guess what color the upper part of the walls will be?

TGIF

I'm so happy it's finally Friday! Normally, I don't care if it's the weekend or not. In fact, since I don't work, I usually enjoy the week days better as things are not so crowded.

But this week has been full of bathroom remodeling. That of course means, I have to get up early. There is loud noise all day. Hammering, sawing, doors slamming shut, dogs barking and yelling down the hall.

There really isn't much to show as far as pictures of the bathroom as most of the things they have been working on is electrical, plumbing and putting up the walls.

The tile is going in on Monday and then the bead board and paint. I can't wait to see it all come together.

Now it's nice and quiet as the workers have packed up and are gone until Monday morning.

I'm looking forward to a nice fun and relaxing weekend. It's going to start with this yummy Red Velvet cake I'm showing you.

I got it from Let Them Eat Cake in Costa Mesa. Their cakes are always so pretty. This one is wrapped in white chocolate and has a pretty little pink rose and leaf on it.

I'll enjoy it this evening as I watch some TV shows we have on the DVR waiting for us.

Tomorrow I'm going to go to a meeting held by the Cake Club I belong to. It will be filled with demos, ideas and laughs and lots of fun.

Then at night I will go to a Ghost Hunting in San Juan Capistrano.

I'll be sure to tell you about both of them.

IT'S FINALLY STARTED

I have been super busy picking out everything for our bathroom remodels. There are so many little details, that you don't even think about, that has to be decided.

We are having both bathrooms done. Yet each one is completely different then the other one.

The first one we are having done is going to be in a vintage 1930's style. It's going to be white, black and pale blue.


This is a photo of the first bathroom. We hated everything about it so we decided to gut it and start fresh.

This bathroom has carpet in there. YUCK! Plus an ugly vanity with a faux marble top.

The lighting is actually fluorescent lighting and there is this ugly vent in the middle of the ceiling that is for the a/c and heat. We thought it never worked but it turned out it was just shut off.

This door goes to the side of the house. It's a strange size and very hard to find another one that will fit in there. But anything has to be better then this.

Today was the first day they started. They got everything taken out. Good bye ugly bathroom!

Thank goodness that ugly light is gone for good. As well as that vent.

They put all new plumbing in. Not because it needed it but because I wanted a medicine cabinet that is installed into the wall so they had to move the plumbing around.

No more carpet. Under the carpet was old tile that also had to be removed.

It was a long, loud day today and things will be starting up again bright and early in the morning.

If you have never had a room remodeled, then be sure to come back to see how things progress day by day. That way you can decide if you really want to go through it before you do.

Our 2ND bathroom is going to be more modern with a spa feel to it. Since I'm pretty much finished up on shopping for the vintage inspired bathroom I'm going to start shopping for the other one.

It's a lot of hard work and a long time to get everything done but I know it will be worth it in the end.