Remodeling: Part 3

Last week, we started to remodel our bathroom. We moved all of our personal items out of the bathroom, and we moved most of our daily necessities to another room for the duration of the project.

This bathroom sorely needed some change, and our plans include adding more light and opening up the space a bit.



The floor before: poorly laid stick-on tiles.

Looking toward the door: shower and toilet

Vanity before.

Vanity gutted

Looking into the bathroom: before

Looking into the bathroom: gutted

To add light, we plan on adding a bay window. This means knocking a hole through the side of our house.

A hole in the wall

Building the bay window

The difference is already fun to see. I can't wait until it is done.

Remodeling: Part 2

The bathroom and laundry room remodeling project is coming along, and I am pleased with how it looks.

Bathroom tub -- it is full of trash here, but it will be nice to have a tub in the boys' bathroom

Finished floor. I love it.

Bathroom. The toilet will be on this side.

Laundry room side.

Now we are waiting for the cabinets to come in so we can get those installed. Then we can put in the countertops, sinks, and faucets. While we wait, we are focusing on the master bathroom remodeling project.

Remodeling: Part 1

We recently started to remodel part of our house. Our laundry room was part of a bathroom that the boys use, and it was a less-than-ideal situation. It was also outdated and poorly laid out. We decided to divide the room and use space in the adjoining hallway to expand both rooms.



Bathroom side before



Bathroom, mid-demolition. That linoleum was below a layer of tile.





Bathroom side with framing



New tile, before grout






Laundry room side before

 Today, the tile guys put the grout in, and tomorrow, the walls are supposed to be textured, then painted.

I am anxious for my washer and dryer to be hooked up again. My hampers are overflowing, and my kids have a way of creating more laundry than necessary. The good news is that I should have my laundry facilities available by the weekend.

About a week and a half into the project, I am pleased with the progress that has been made. The construction dust has been annoying, but the final product will be worth it.