Bathroom week 3.5 update

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE3UubTfa17hfHkDitoGXtXmAP9WTNMG0IRsi1b-3k2PfvyVm-iogkMf8b8iJOgHS762ParqPqxNX2924NUgjIozkVUIX2d8BvbH_fTg0epNev6LOKETH75cDHC1Q004zLZNYkAdpx3B5/s1600/2015-04-18+16.37.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE3UubTfa17hfHkDitoGXtXmAP9WTNMG0IRsi1b-3k2PfvyVm-iogkMf8b8iJOgHS762ParqPqxNX2924NUgjIozkVUIX2d8BvbH_fTg0epNev6LOKETH75cDHC1Q004zLZNYkAdpx3B5/s1600/2015-04-18+16.37.37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I sold Sophie's cabinet doors then yesterday I sold her sink and faucet...it was just the push I needed to get it removed and to install the pretty rectangular sink and the new faucet...<br />I knew the sink was pretty but wow what a huge difference the clean lines make....I am glad I decided to keep the counter because I don't think I would have it in me to make a counter right about now...this reno is kicking my butt a little bit...I typically work 6-7 hrs at a time on any given day in there...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2uTA1Dksgr7sejgbvDOztyqkRdzM9r_6sqrAOfyJCDyi99NMmwEbKwl-oi6ULuUkN_ZNUmZWTDfkFKUYPY6p-WHMhADQykuKWUoWAIvTF1T50jJXTc5U7Axxnq0c3blAaTv0rh15dbzy/s1600/2015-04-18+16.39.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2uTA1Dksgr7sejgbvDOztyqkRdzM9r_6sqrAOfyJCDyi99NMmwEbKwl-oi6ULuUkN_ZNUmZWTDfkFKUYPY6p-WHMhADQykuKWUoWAIvTF1T50jJXTc5U7Axxnq0c3blAaTv0rh15dbzy/s1600/2015-04-18+16.39.08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I had to grout just to be able to install the new strip Hollywood style light...it looks so glamorous...if you had told me I would be putting in this kind of lighting I would have told you NO...never...but sometimes its just right and here it is perfect...it makes for beautiful make-up lighting and it just sparkles, I used 25 watt clear bulbs. With the reflection of all the tile it just sparkles now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFNEwMlq0m9M1xuN9OuTnpwlcTvLxHxjB44_a0wvakVI903PWzb0SYLzlEPlMfrhVVkcXbCGqrmpxqpM22YM0NK6kaTMhGzCJL5gKP2lMV0lM1jNqgldsB8LkAp2vG6AhEs3g77QvE8XR/s1600/2015-04-17+17.22.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFNEwMlq0m9M1xuN9OuTnpwlcTvLxHxjB44_a0wvakVI903PWzb0SYLzlEPlMfrhVVkcXbCGqrmpxqpM22YM0NK6kaTMhGzCJL5gKP2lMV0lM1jNqgldsB8LkAp2vG6AhEs3g77QvE8XR/s1600/2015-04-17+17.22.18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> A little upgrade was over due with the toilet...I picked up a $15 chrome handle to replace the cheap plastic white handle...what a difference.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM99dVEhiH0F5HN0irYPXelNSBWxLb9np1_ilta2SAn2TU7jJtjhUzKxg5S4f-0slijQqduecfwNRWdGojEePwsfoEJWg6tYYqRuqisvvzL_bxUOwCoSCaQjZ6Buug-LIeaaI5hXhyowlL/s1600/2015-04-17+14.16.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM99dVEhiH0F5HN0irYPXelNSBWxLb9np1_ilta2SAn2TU7jJtjhUzKxg5S4f-0slijQqduecfwNRWdGojEePwsfoEJWg6tYYqRuqisvvzL_bxUOwCoSCaQjZ6Buug-LIeaaI5hXhyowlL/s1600/2015-04-17+14.16.09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> This stage was admittedly a little scary, I haven't replaced many sinks...replacing faucets is really a simple job really anyone can do.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU123Um20d8z51xlixUiArfTRwsfHs016vjVINFOwBTeJwYv59s5r-y0RrteXcnooF-4nrfyhEG8-hmw9ltvHY_jxC2D7GLVtJ2XLa5GoCUYbDlHkac4K-HYC8ptN-Q_xZ_9R5JlN33ZY/s1600/2015-04-17+15.17.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU123Um20d8z51xlixUiArfTRwsfHs016vjVINFOwBTeJwYv59s5r-y0RrteXcnooF-4nrfyhEG8-hmw9ltvHY_jxC2D7GLVtJ2XLa5GoCUYbDlHkac4K-HYC8ptN-Q_xZ_9R5JlN33ZY/s1600/2015-04-17+15.17.49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg283j1Yv1CdupoAldIkopyKTX09B7oC4I1_njWLS_wcOOrxhbNCmV3HNk1knK9MW9S7aoUCY3dX5fCgfFVzzVJOW3_RT6Qt24D-G0WvDlYV0rLpzT_E9Rsm380l-ei6UkMFKPhXFucq1Fn/s1600/2015-04-18+13.14.24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg283j1Yv1CdupoAldIkopyKTX09B7oC4I1_njWLS_wcOOrxhbNCmV3HNk1knK9MW9S7aoUCY3dX5fCgfFVzzVJOW3_RT6Qt24D-G0WvDlYV0rLpzT_E9Rsm380l-ei6UkMFKPhXFucq1Fn/s1600/2015-04-18+13.14.24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Next steps...I will build a chunky frame for around the mirror, then onto making a face frame for the cabinet with decorative feet..then doors and drawers, tiling down to the floor and crown moulding still needs to go up and the white drapes I have for the tub need to be hemmed...there's at least 2 more weeks of work to do.

Bathroom week 3.5 update

 I sold Sophie's cabinet doors then yesterday I sold her sink and faucet...it was just the push I needed to get it removed and to install the pretty rectangular sink and the new faucet...I knew the sink was pretty but wow what a huge difference the clean lines make....I am glad I decided to keep the…

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Bathroom update week 3

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAXYGjcxJ7HOO_w-uSaMpTYYPN-383aMVQe_ptXiTDESWCVp5lkTJ8QjNwf_BpphT0ztobugzG2eAOso7TEEu6_Tm4asI-6NHh6A66l7gUhF2IN1pBcq4OLgBbqe5aDEHPMvPZYynf5XK/s1600/2015-04-14+15.40.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAXYGjcxJ7HOO_w-uSaMpTYYPN-383aMVQe_ptXiTDESWCVp5lkTJ8QjNwf_BpphT0ztobugzG2eAOso7TEEu6_Tm4asI-6NHh6A66l7gUhF2IN1pBcq4OLgBbqe5aDEHPMvPZYynf5XK/s1600/2015-04-14+15.40.58.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally decided to start the tiling portion of Sophie's bathroom...I was kind of dreading it...not that tiling is hard but that it is very fussy and messy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's just say it is SO WORTH IT!!!! I am in love with this, and one thing I over looked was that you get double the impact with the reflection in the mirror...what a pleasant surprise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Sophie saw this tile installed she said it was amazing....that was so nice to hear, I am so glad she likes it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just need to take down the light and tile that wall above the mirror but I am thinking I need a break today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used two sheets on either side, plus the extras tiles I needed to cut in half, so maybe 5.5 sheets total.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlWgVbnxwrif8n9Ak7MUcl9ht_jZF6VX2IjOwXfZTd1T0aHCfKXMRcC9koz2Lls_VtnZ68xZU7UIccOmtaiZMQITw2wcSak9UbkS09FaktjN6ur9mRixFWaIa3FWbt90W_1CvbhpcHhV6/s1600/2015-04-14+16.08.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlWgVbnxwrif8n9Ak7MUcl9ht_jZF6VX2IjOwXfZTd1T0aHCfKXMRcC9koz2Lls_VtnZ68xZU7UIccOmtaiZMQITw2wcSak9UbkS09FaktjN6ur9mRixFWaIa3FWbt90W_1CvbhpcHhV6/s1600/2015-04-14+16.08.47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I thought I would need my wet saw but this very thin and fragile tile that I bought years ago on Overstock needed a light touch so the only way to slice them in half was to use this old basic tile cutter, just score and snap... if you use these tiles do yourself a favor and pre cut your tiles in half...its not hard I swear.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQVtJGgdbC7GuSBTn3jfXW5RWGykVESzpgKC9uXkBdA2_XkFsFw_jTsr7q-mz6HxVRyyEliIjhhf6gOVvClGta2uaOBoTo0_4d1B_uMlRkPApTXmo904T1Kz4D_zVVjeRwfc5KAWJKg7E/s1600/2015-04-14+12.20.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQVtJGgdbC7GuSBTn3jfXW5RWGykVESzpgKC9uXkBdA2_XkFsFw_jTsr7q-mz6HxVRyyEliIjhhf6gOVvClGta2uaOBoTo0_4d1B_uMlRkPApTXmo904T1Kz4D_zVVjeRwfc5KAWJKg7E/s1600/2015-04-14+12.20.20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing more helpful than a premixed batch of tile adhesive, this is great for wall tiles...I back buttered all the subway tile and the marble detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GkqtAR9Dc5_e8cFoBcoVS_QQYJcnA-ilT84x7xd2mWH68mHtxSANVdjKOaA5YdAFADI4IWDxvs-_jeq77kxG7Gf57GYStvx7L0wxNdM9Z7_gihIPYFjOtNAoLH1VClRthjn4Ucfpjw8U/s1600/2015-04-15+17.19.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GkqtAR9Dc5_e8cFoBcoVS_QQYJcnA-ilT84x7xd2mWH68mHtxSANVdjKOaA5YdAFADI4IWDxvs-_jeq77kxG7Gf57GYStvx7L0wxNdM9Z7_gihIPYFjOtNAoLH1VClRthjn4Ucfpjw8U/s1600/2015-04-15+17.19.37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhACVaGb5r2zim_Dh1RcL8IFhXPaJW1EeDw1zz3hEqHZkG4fjUBYRCrTunbePhvGvVYwae1E-bDE_a-rPcSlWTu73jwYgXsdpR2P_zSZ-aRBXauHJBZdAt2X_phpJg6cJDNmLGvBHgCD8/s1600/2015-04-15+15.00.52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhACVaGb5r2zim_Dh1RcL8IFhXPaJW1EeDw1zz3hEqHZkG4fjUBYRCrTunbePhvGvVYwae1E-bDE_a-rPcSlWTu73jwYgXsdpR2P_zSZ-aRBXauHJBZdAt2X_phpJg6cJDNmLGvBHgCD8/s1600/2015-04-15+15.00.52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't want to start the detail lower than the outlet which meant I needed to create a little frame for the outlet to sit on so that it would sit flush as my tiles are different thicknesses...I think it worked out to be a nice detail for a problem solution. These things come up, you just have to deal with them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgAKCoA_L0rOhy_ftpfcl2SFlQywJD9t34BVZK3Td6RpAnBnj9cqDpf8uGn3aW4r3GyNzDJoJ48S-rMHmIDdem6F5dSjDckbN42nJDI3-QP5N0hMA41OeztmQuak0nUHgPkImRmC7BMCW/s1600/2015-04-16+08.59.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgAKCoA_L0rOhy_ftpfcl2SFlQywJD9t34BVZK3Td6RpAnBnj9cqDpf8uGn3aW4r3GyNzDJoJ48S-rMHmIDdem6F5dSjDckbN42nJDI3-QP5N0hMA41OeztmQuak0nUHgPkImRmC7BMCW/s1600/2015-04-16+08.59.31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is no going back now...because I sold all these doors this morning...its time to re-face and build a beautiful vanity front, add drawers and build all new fronts and doors...The sink is being sold tomorrow....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlx7dcnEGBAPkb13mEHCS0dhyz2zRnn7AZZrdo0_5hN1K1c7pohqqQNJ0YSkhXoRd-qRMwo9zEVARRBP2A5Vrfl_f_kxdeF8v4rgj40ZQ4XyTB_1wA3fJe2P5QEYfmHpLuSiC5pVHDhjj/s1600/2015-04-16+09.04.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlx7dcnEGBAPkb13mEHCS0dhyz2zRnn7AZZrdo0_5hN1K1c7pohqqQNJ0YSkhXoRd-qRMwo9zEVARRBP2A5Vrfl_f_kxdeF8v4rgj40ZQ4XyTB_1wA3fJe2P5QEYfmHpLuSiC5pVHDhjj/s1600/2015-04-16+09.04.44.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Sometimes I think I am overly ambitious but its always worth it in the end.... do you ever bite off more than you can chew?...I know a lot of people will run out of steam and projects will remain at a stand still sometimes for years...I am not really that type....I NEED these things completed. I thought maybe I could tackle two projects at one time but I realized I need to keep my focus on one project at a time to get things accomplished.<br /><br />

Bathroom update week 3

I finally decided to start the tiling portion of Sophie's bathroom...I was kind of dreading it...not that tiling is hard but that it is very fussy and messy. Let's just say it is SO WORTH IT!!!! I am in love with this, and one thing I over looked was that you get double the impact with the reflectio…

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bathroom progress

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIfakubfDL_SVLJ4weYWGiO3HkT8xv6vSmFIFD7LyMrQE8oE1-0Qa4Ifqbhdw_TJp2VE6GCZI3yoV_c-2zDlQ4-_hVoDdcbiyz9ruMam0JncDIKFYH_CDc0mA-4cMASlVJngYTex-6g0/s1600/2015-04-09+17.58.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIfakubfDL_SVLJ4weYWGiO3HkT8xv6vSmFIFD7LyMrQE8oE1-0Qa4Ifqbhdw_TJp2VE6GCZI3yoV_c-2zDlQ4-_hVoDdcbiyz9ruMam0JncDIKFYH_CDc0mA-4cMASlVJngYTex-6g0/s1600/2015-04-09+17.58.09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished a lot of the painting in Sophie's bathroom yesterday...I painted the trim Birch white by General Paints and the blue wall is Pensive sky by Behr, I used this color in my master bathroom it's a nice soft greyish blue it goes perfectly with the marble look ceramic tiles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZlwI7T89NVg7cW8dzTSSTfDapgXdIP5hl6oggANyq3oggHKCWsZfXKGO73793qjKBW2yXDE42xPK95hLZDywlF2VdTVYct5516Q_QI8oVPznr7UAmPt3HI36chuFneMavr7AMF5WqcH/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZlwI7T89NVg7cW8dzTSSTfDapgXdIP5hl6oggANyq3oggHKCWsZfXKGO73793qjKBW2yXDE42xPK95hLZDywlF2VdTVYct5516Q_QI8oVPznr7UAmPt3HI36chuFneMavr7AMF5WqcH/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I installed a hook right outside of the shower for a towel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKfuEb9wz44YlfmARXuI6fj_cB_AMbMUv8ZVr-fb1TmCID2B2I91HdSYHvwnWr4XhWTyDbH1_2-VyWTIF5jLcgaJnvCkvbulYc9BlUG3GoWnmDDyfFe1WWB0WWcazWpduaIXHcddCvskY/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKfuEb9wz44YlfmARXuI6fj_cB_AMbMUv8ZVr-fb1TmCID2B2I91HdSYHvwnWr4XhWTyDbH1_2-VyWTIF5jLcgaJnvCkvbulYc9BlUG3GoWnmDDyfFe1WWB0WWcazWpduaIXHcddCvskY/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a big difference a few strips of MDF and a little bit of cove moulding can make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPpJ9hDWUsTQaopUMbMh_5yvMkUOGpGD0mfZhhx04i1Ag4oY2yJCrRyi9rPYFOO5ytEdVItUpaGYli85Wx-E95SBkuBKi-QlGrNSzRn_AB7zPB1itOUPkGeaNtqWHgE9RMIfBDg3lHAkG/s1600/2015-04-09+17.56.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPpJ9hDWUsTQaopUMbMh_5yvMkUOGpGD0mfZhhx04i1Ag4oY2yJCrRyi9rPYFOO5ytEdVItUpaGYli85Wx-E95SBkuBKi-QlGrNSzRn_AB7zPB1itOUPkGeaNtqWHgE9RMIfBDg3lHAkG/s1600/2015-04-09+17.56.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>            <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3aH_4faY5qCs6eNafDStBYtuS9Z4lQp_QbDqM675GuQPQujLQVG2zwMCD_oudkyj88wT2WFyFNs30UnMQUmpR7-WewNVpI5WlP9hOQIU2U6mnijTG4Vinzq_mBpK83TvN317ACNSOPB/s1600/73695025_L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3aH_4faY5qCs6eNafDStBYtuS9Z4lQp_QbDqM675GuQPQujLQVG2zwMCD_oudkyj88wT2WFyFNs30UnMQUmpR7-WewNVpI5WlP9hOQIU2U6mnijTG4Vinzq_mBpK83TvN317ACNSOPB/s1600/73695025_L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhqOd_UrVk8uJGG3AAObva8xsIibw4LaRQOmjEuZasKkqKTK1hwq_GZlFARsC-MSF_yHk2n2-OkI5jtZM9yw7a9KNg12brNUyO8mREResst2akWLUO9eZzYv49fiv1DJ_ltM102L0adWR/s1600/2015-04-08+12.16.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhqOd_UrVk8uJGG3AAObva8xsIibw4LaRQOmjEuZasKkqKTK1hwq_GZlFARsC-MSF_yHk2n2-OkI5jtZM9yw7a9KNg12brNUyO8mREResst2akWLUO9eZzYv49fiv1DJ_ltM102L0adWR/s1600/2015-04-08+12.16.48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I found this brand new faucet on Kijiji for $20 unreal right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n0Y9jYnqcyqZbEsbKjitKjq20fIWJ0a_jabOIWSY0sSHtXLGU8Uq4K7b4Z9FGr4rDRGcAHOGELGmrk9r3JfCJ3mZPjjdxCIsSx1-4hPOgXpxL8udDnm4jwQL4ZbSD_jcAYUQAzfamtRL/s1600/2015-04-08+12.17.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n0Y9jYnqcyqZbEsbKjitKjq20fIWJ0a_jabOIWSY0sSHtXLGU8Uq4K7b4Z9FGr4rDRGcAHOGELGmrk9r3JfCJ3mZPjjdxCIsSx1-4hPOgXpxL8udDnm4jwQL4ZbSD_jcAYUQAzfamtRL/s1600/2015-04-08+12.17.39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I will just have to wait for some drier calm days to tackle that tile job...one day at a time.

bathroom progress

I finished a lot of the painting in Sophie's bathroom yesterday...I painted the trim Birch white by General Paints and the blue wall is Pensive sky by Behr, I used this color in my master bathroom it's a nice soft greyish blue it goes perfectly with the marble look ceramic tiles. I installed a hook …

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bathroom update

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssXj3m0A2uQmaQ7FedRLw_9uytPkFKDgtIp8h2PCeE5xuAc2z81Qc5qBqzu9-AwgAas6ZRl9PWWEIL7yQ7gSBCL7b3YU4XP-r3HUUzAd-sicuOGkYrGUoVuXy1z7TMdwkm3nfuAwk-5e0/s1600/2015-04-01+17.13.24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssXj3m0A2uQmaQ7FedRLw_9uytPkFKDgtIp8h2PCeE5xuAc2z81Qc5qBqzu9-AwgAas6ZRl9PWWEIL7yQ7gSBCL7b3YU4XP-r3HUUzAd-sicuOGkYrGUoVuXy1z7TMdwkm3nfuAwk-5e0/s1600/2015-04-01+17.13.24.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> The weather let up a little last week and I was able to tackle some of the trim for Sophie's bathroom. There is no better way to see how off square your walls are than to just add mouldings.<br /> Don't worry because I removed that piece of wood from the post detail...it bugged me all night...as mistakes will do...that's how you know they are mistakes.<br /> I thought about taking out the laminate counter but I think it is OK to keep it... I can't justify a stone top so I would have to make a custom wood counter and I'm just not sure how that would stand up in here. I think a wood top with an under mount sink would look beautiful but it's an expense I didn't really consider so I am not sure it is needed.<br />But if it is to be done it will have to be done before the tile is started...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fe5uMmpUTfdIqePuxlR-bvPGKAK4doT3weaBga7BaAjXhB0VjoCpz82vOZJJMqBUluw0oj6b8eGTzWVvqqMhwhlop9G1fxNxf9OL2QdX95XKT7TkY8MWS-otOidZGjqLA-_gudGaWR5K/s1600/2015-04-02+15.10.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fe5uMmpUTfdIqePuxlR-bvPGKAK4doT3weaBga7BaAjXhB0VjoCpz82vOZJJMqBUluw0oj6b8eGTzWVvqqMhwhlop9G1fxNxf9OL2QdX95XKT7TkY8MWS-otOidZGjqLA-_gudGaWR5K/s1600/2015-04-02+15.10.42.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> I headed off to the lumber yard and picked up 100 ft of cove moulding and spent a few hrs one day last week adding that simple finishing touch. It is all waiting to be sanded then primed....<br />I spent about 1 hour quietly and alone, I love some alone time....wandering Lowes picking out touches and considering my options. I'm thinking of this pretty Delta faucet...I am not a fan of the builder basic ones although they are good quality they need a little more style for me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat4dld5-fIAL3MlnA03HsDWYvx1oLJjXKTnQsp_cIMMLOwFsRgNzRP1NOkv36KDEXoWkRhjaufVcUopGcf5LxLaBGrsQIk8CP4DHf5o9zzfkfPpxBkjPKqICmuT1eIV6ycl57zjqx_Rer/s1600/2015-04-06+11.34.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat4dld5-fIAL3MlnA03HsDWYvx1oLJjXKTnQsp_cIMMLOwFsRgNzRP1NOkv36KDEXoWkRhjaufVcUopGcf5LxLaBGrsQIk8CP4DHf5o9zzfkfPpxBkjPKqICmuT1eIV6ycl57zjqx_Rer/s1600/2015-04-06+11.34.02.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr-mRRCgzwMc6odME3GOrtIe0NjgbjGMkF53Ut6hq1Qcfpe4xtdaeIwYKHk5ZaQ8qOOGyJ-X2b_buZrR2Svh4LwWit2w_B0xD7P9pF20-zhDsbced4DWDM5kZY-GS80gMzwBMQzHyQ8TW/s1600/2015-04-06+13.18.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr-mRRCgzwMc6odME3GOrtIe0NjgbjGMkF53Ut6hq1Qcfpe4xtdaeIwYKHk5ZaQ8qOOGyJ-X2b_buZrR2Svh4LwWit2w_B0xD7P9pF20-zhDsbced4DWDM5kZY-GS80gMzwBMQzHyQ8TW/s1600/2015-04-06+13.18.23.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> I picked up the strip make-up lighting, 2 big boxes of subway tile 200-3x6" traditional of course a new bronze knob to replace one of a handful of brass knobs that's still left, so I am ready to go. As I figured once Mason saw that light fixture she would want one too...I guess I will be selling two vanity light fixtures then.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0FDczNjTxJ4k4JewivhZXSU3oleXtf77JVsh7gZv6fc-qG6k_ypuKb7mRfSSluQOooy2YOSiFLIHXCzhL6D1MIH0XQry8VgleT7M0228lWecARt-koXlFsBW4rLYGWz6JIXXstRjtZTS/s1600/2015-04-01+18.47.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0FDczNjTxJ4k4JewivhZXSU3oleXtf77JVsh7gZv6fc-qG6k_ypuKb7mRfSSluQOooy2YOSiFLIHXCzhL6D1MIH0XQry8VgleT7M0228lWecARt-koXlFsBW4rLYGWz6JIXXstRjtZTS/s1600/2015-04-01+18.47.31.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Here is a little visit down memory lane to my girls old shared bathroom where I painted the vanity white, built a mirror frame inset a cubby in a void of the wall and tiled some walls with my favorite subway tile and blue glass. I loved the wood toilet seats we had in this house I really need to spring for some of those for this house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk2hkluUbWe8LBagvKYQyIAhxLn6MdDvL_ull5fmIRk3uZA9IowM4XVE3vUkoTz4pyb5F0UQ69YdNvpmTY-G6h6RDLMmhDoOIPy6GunxTFJZcCgM9BYwQ7in-3FJxeuuBKlXYu7ayffzY/s1600/2015-04-01+18.47.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk2hkluUbWe8LBagvKYQyIAhxLn6MdDvL_ull5fmIRk3uZA9IowM4XVE3vUkoTz4pyb5F0UQ69YdNvpmTY-G6h6RDLMmhDoOIPy6GunxTFJZcCgM9BYwQ7in-3FJxeuuBKlXYu7ayffzY/s1600/2015-04-01+18.47.12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Here is my old master bath with all the pretty bead board I installed. I loved the window casings I built and the antique legs on the vanity area, not to mention the bead board apron front for the tub...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJxkO1nFw5Hm119kriuDyumXtY_apN-jhyphenhyphenfJK8vzlztt0mlYGVwm_cNs0-0B78QyncFqVxvRdvKrsv-zGMHN9iIKSPwM9RpUXJm0dwqCQi1cjNq5EC_z5aDsfEs8P9d_kT8qxSpC9f67i/s1600/2015-03-31+18.12.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJxkO1nFw5Hm119kriuDyumXtY_apN-jhyphenhyphenfJK8vzlztt0mlYGVwm_cNs0-0B78QyncFqVxvRdvKrsv-zGMHN9iIKSPwM9RpUXJm0dwqCQi1cjNq5EC_z5aDsfEs8P9d_kT8qxSpC9f67i/s1600/2015-03-31+18.12.28.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>One more little bathroom with the board and batten and all the crisp trim around the mirror I added...a little bit of trim and white paint go a long long way...the sink and faucet were also newly added during the update.<br /><br />That's it for my little update...it's not a big change but it is a step in the right direction.

bathroom update

 The weather let up a little last week and I was able to tackle some of the trim for Sophie's bathroom. There is no better way to see how off square your walls are than to just add mouldings. Don't worry because I removed that piece of wood from the post detail...it bugged me all night...as mistakes…

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