IT'S BLUE!

Well I went with a light blue for the top part of the bathroom walls. What do you think?

I almost went with pink but at the last minute went with blue. I also will have lots of polished chrome accents in the room.

Polished chrome was very popular in the 1930's and so that's why I went with that. It's hard to find things in polished chrome anymore. Most things have had to be special ordered.

Here is the new door. I don't really like it. I wanted a french door but then I wouldn't be able to open up any window and since we use this door a lot to go outside we didn't want to remove it.

I want to cover the window up with some kind of curtain or maybe even a fancy pull down shade like they used to have. Any ideas?

When I was growing up the house I lived in had push button light switches. So I knew someday I would use them somewhere.

I thought this room was perfect for them. I love them. Funny how I can get so excited about a light switch but I do.

Even the door hinges were replaced with polished chrome. It's the little things that really make a room, don't you think?

The plugs were lowered and covered with polished chrome also.

The grout on the floor is finished. Sadly the toilet tank had a crack in it so we have to replace it. The sink is ready to be put in but we don't have the faucets yet. Nor do we have the faucets for the bath/shower. They have to touch up paint too.

I did buy a shower curtain but am still looking for a polished chrome rod. Then the only other thing is a ceiling light. I found a few I liked but again I have to order them. It's going to be about a month before they come in! So I'm still looking around.

Oh and the door knobs, I'm getting fancy polished chrome door knobs too but for now we will keep what what is on there to use until the new ones come in.

So the next time you see this room it will be finished! Then the 2nd bath will be started on.

I'll be gone on the Alaska cruise when the bathroom is finished so I'll be excited to come home and see it all finished.

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.