Bathroom painted

The painting is just about complete- thank goodness, I thought it would never end!

We primed and then ended up with three coats of the gray AND the white.  I wasn't expecting it to take so many coats, but am happy we did it now rather than realizing it needed it later!

There are still a few spots that I need to touch up on the wainscoting.  I hope to complete that tonight.

Here are photos of where we are now...

Still need to paint the door...

Sink/vanity goes here

We brought the new sink & vanity up from the basement, where we were storing it.  

We want to get the lighting in before we put the sink in though, so it's easier to get in there with the ladder.

I found some pivot mirrors that I like in Restoration Hardware... hoping I can find a cheaper version somewhere!

I know I need to update the to do list, but am avoiding it since I know we're still behind schedule!  Ha!

Ah well!

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update 
8/15 Update 
Flooring installed 
Wainscoting installed
Primed

Bathroom Prime(r) Time

We're working away each night this week, to catch up with our project timeline!

Tuesday morning photo

Monday night I primed the wainscoting, while Mike took care of the kiddos.

Then Tuesday night we switched...
Mike primed the upper walls & ceiling, while I did the evening routine with the kids.

Wednesday morning photo

Teamwork- the only way we'll get it all done!




After Mike was done, I prepped (taped off the floor) to get ready to paint the wainscoting tonight.  -->

<-- I don't think I had taken a pic looking back at the door, so did that this morning.

Luckily the door is in very good shape (not the case in the master bathroom- where is where the previous owners put their dog, evidenced by claw gouges in the door.  Hoping we can sand that out when we get to working on that bathroom!)

I'm thinking about spraying the towel bar & hook black, to match the hinges... and we will replace the door handles.  I think these are the only ones in the house that aren't original (or at least very old).  We'll be on the look out at yard sales & antique shops!


Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update 
8/15 Update 
Flooring installed
Wainscoting installed

Wainscoting up!

We're slightly behind schedule on the bathroom renovations... but hoping to gain some ground this week!

The good news is that the wainscoting is up!

In progress

We primed about half the boards before installing.  I fully painted the ones placed behind the radiator- they still need touch up, but I knew it was going to be difficult to paint behind the radiator once installed.

Most of the weekend was spent touching up nail holes with wood putty, and once dry, sanding... lots & lots of sanding.  At one point all four of us were in there working on it!

Last night I cleaned up all the wood chips and saw dust with the shop vac, and got the walls cleaned with the tack cloth.

If all goes well, I hope to prime & paint each night after work this week.
(A challenge since I'm usually ready to fall into bed when the kids get tucked in!)

But I think I'm motivated now that the end is in sight!

Photos of progress so far:

Nook for sink/vanity

From the hallway

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update 
8/15 Update
Flooring installed

Bathroom Floor

I am so excited... the bathroom floor is in!
It makes such a huge difference in there.
I'm so glad we went with the wood- it feels warm & comfortable on the feet.

I'm not going to lie... it put the "Labor" into Labor Day, taking two of us the entire day.

If you remember, we had installed half of the floor a couple of weeks ago, but it was frustrating.  The major problem was that the floor isn't level... AT ALL (one reason that tile would have been a complete DIY disaster!).

We used shims to support the areas that dipped down.  This worked, but took us a while to perfect our technique.

Long story short... we ended up pulling it all out & starting over again.  Now we're happy with the results!

The hardest part was the final row.  We had to trim each piece to fit (and not only is the floor not level, but the walls aren't square either!) plus we needed to work around an immovable radiator and pipes.

But this part is DONE!  And although it took us a while, it cost less than $200!

And now it's all covered with cardboard... to protect it while we finish up the wainscoting.  More on that soon!



Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update
8/15 Update

Hanging around...

...still working on the boys' bathroom- we made some great progress this weekend (just need to take pics!)
In the meantime, we've tackled another little item in the master bathroom.

BEFORE

After hanging the embroidery, I decided to take down an old beat-up towel bar that was here when we moved in.  -->

We still needed something to hang our wet towels from, so I went up to the attic and found a cute shelf that my mom had given me last year.

BEFORE

All it needed was a coat of paint.

AFTER

I still need to touch up the heads of the screws with a little paint, but it's up!  -->




I love the little drawers for storing extra soap & stuff.

I'm still playing around with accessories... 

Bowl of shells from OBX trips

Lavender dispenser
from Post Road Vintage
filled with lotion.

AFTER

BEFORE

I think adding a vase of flowers on the radiator cover will be an improvement.

We've got lots of big plans for this bathroom... someday!

For now, this'll work!