Half The Bathroom, All The Fun - Part 1

We've decided it's time to begin our next big project - remodeling the downstairs bathroom. This is one of only four rooms that have remained basically untouched since moving in (the others being the two bathrooms upstairs and the rec. room over the garage). Our goal is to get it done by the end of the month, so I'll be updating weekly on our progress. Yep, you get to follow along with us as things happen - how exciting!

This project has been slated for awhile now, so we had already done a bit of pre-work. There was a vanity on sale at Lowes awhile back, so we've had that picked out and sitting in the garage for over a month now. We still had a lot to pick out, so we checked out Lowes again and picked out some other needed elements such as the faucet, towel ring, toilet paper holder, and light fixture. We also found some great flooring at a local flooring store. I did a little research online to find a good toilet and got that picked out too! So pretty much all the components are picked out, which is a great start. I'll go into more detail with the various products when they get installed, so hit up future posts if you're looking for specifics on what type of fixtures we picked and whatnot (because, after all, who isn't dying to know what type of toilet we're installing?!).

Another beginning step is complete - demolition! Leslie stripped the existing mirror, towel rod, toilet paper holder, and ceiling grates. I came in later and dismantled the vanity. We'll still need to remove the flooring and trim, but that shouldn't be too difficult.

Leslie also patched the walls where the things she took off left holes. She also got some paint samples, got those put on the wall, and narrowed it down until we had a color picked out. We're going with a light blue and it should look pretty great with everything that's going in. And, in keeping with the rest of the house, the ceiling was that odd cream color, so we put a few coats of white paint on it. We're already doing all this other work - we may as well take a little more time to do everything we can to make the room look great.

So that's where we are so far. Also, to see any "before" pictures, go check out the "The House" page linked on the right. That should help give you an idea of what we're working with. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more exciting bathroom news!