Downstairs Bathroom Remodel

You know how it goes...you prepare to sell a house and those few things that need redone that you've been living with finally get some attention.

So was the story with our downstairs bathroom.  The tile on the walls was coming off, I hated the floor even though we put it in when we moved in...she just needed a bit of a facelift.  Saturday morning Mike got the fire to start the remodel and in no time at all (right, honey? - ha ha ha) we had a sparkly updated bathroom. 

Our demo crew was pretty spectacular.  Natalee lost interest after awhile but Xavier knocked down quite a bit of tile all on his own...

When the tile was down, Mike called in reinforcements - his cousin Eric - who has "mad mudding skills."  He helped smooth out the sheetrock, replace a couple of pieces, and then mudded it all for us.  He came back the next day and finished it - so thankful to him for giving his time!

 

(excuse Micheal's misuse of the word "your")

Next it was time to peel up the floors...

Sooooo sticky.

Mike put flooring in until midnight Saturday and *almost* got it all...

Sunday was the finishing of the sheetrock and finalizing of the floor and then we were on to paint and trim.  (sure, we know it would have been wiser to paint before flooring but that's just not how it worked out this time).

We went one shade lighter on paint (maybe because that's what we had on hand) and did it floor to ceiling instead of two toning the walls.  Overall, I'm very pleased...it's homey and warm and cozy - one of the freshest rooms in the house!

 

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AFTER:

BEFORE:

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12 hours later and it looks pretty lived in...I mean, children live in this house so the hand towel is on the counter, their toothpaste lids are gaping open and the seat is up on the toilet.  Such is life!

Shout out to my friend, Lori, who stopped by while all this was happening:

Jenn's push mowing lawn - can not get lawn mower to shut off - has to retrieve hubby.

Xavier has 1000 Legos spread out with his Lay-N-Go right as you walk in the door.

Micheal is painting, sanding or doing something in the bathroom.

Baby is sleeping but wakes up when Mike coughs.

Natalee has markers/crayons out all over the playroom table.

In the living room is a shop vac, dirt, sheet rock dust, etc.

The porch is full of black trash bags with remodel trash in them.

Clean laundry is in piles

The table is overflowing terribly

Overall, we are a mess.  A hot, disastrous mess.

And still, she comes in, just like we are almost normal, and stays for a spell to visit.  Oh how I needed that...to feel like I wasn't being judged in the midst of the storm of life.  Lori, thank you for the garden veggies!  Come again soon - we aren't always such a disaster!!