I added the sink and faucet and new pop drain (Which is the coolest damn thing ever.) And began the tedious task of attaching everything. Nothing reached, because my new sink stands about three inches higher than the old. I learned so much about plumbing in one evening and one desperate trip to Home Depot….
after the walls came the sink
I started removing the old sink, my very first foray into real plumbing. Then I began building my new sink base. Keeping in mind that nothing is straight in my house, and I had a lot of pipes and obstacles. I added a top to my new sink base, and decided to reuse the door…
bathroom reno continued
The thing that finally made the difference between living with my bathroom and fixing it was an article I stumbled on about painting tile. Here was my answer to the floor I hated but couldn’t justify replacing. (Also just the thought of having to move that tub is daunting.)I had to coat the floor in…
a surprise bathroom renovation
It’s time to talk about my bathroom! I’ve been silent for the past few days, but not because I haven’t been working. John has been out of town, and I wanted to surprise him with this reno, and I couldn’t do that and still post about it on the internet. So here are some before…
finished fireplace!
The finished product!
making the mantel deeper
Attaching the crown molding Making the mantel deeper. I wanted a 15″ board but HD didn’t have any so I bought a 3″ to attach to my 12″. But I also had to buy the clamps, which set me back 30 dollars. So, I removed the packaging very carefully and tomorrow I can take them…
the mantel comes together
On to the second foot. Now I have to build the second box, which will take forever. You begin to see, my dears. Okay so it’s just balancing there, and the sides aren’t done, and I (embarrassingly) did not get a deep enough piece of wood for the mantle. So I’ll need to go to…
the beginning of a mantel
Watch me build a mantel. First, I framed the existing opening. It’s too shallow, this will pull the fire place out some.
pennies
So satisfying. Guess how much money I’m going to turn into tile for the base on Facebook!
plans! (this is how we do it.)
Preliminary plans get measured, color coded, and a shopping list made. Now, off to our favorite place on earth with the worst customer service on the planet!
the fireplace
So I don’t have a “before” picture of this fireplace because I wasn’t exactly planning on redoing it. I hung the mirror over top while cleaning and suddenly was very curious what was behind this boarded up fireplace. After ripping some moulding off, I was committed and yanked and yanked to get the board off….
screens
Making screens. I’ve cut the frame with the corners cut at 45° angle so they fit together. Now I’m routing a groove into the inner edge to fit the screen into.
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