Half The Bathroom, All The Fun - Part 4

IT IS FINISHED! We managed to get everything done before Thanksgiving except for one thing. That's pretty good (for us, at least). It took a few evenings and weekends, a bit of cash, and a lot of trips to Lowe's, but now we've got a new bathroom and are very happy with how everything turned out.

We've finished up the half-completed steps we detailed in our last project post (and here are parts one, two, and three, in case you missed out). The sink drain is connected and works. I got everything connected, removed the aerator from the faucet and let it run for a bit to clear out any debris, and checked for leaks in the water lines or drain. One problem - some leakage from the top of the drain pipe. But not a big deal, I just had to recaulk around the popup drain since I had apparently jostled it too much while messing with the p-trap. And that was it! Done!

We were also without a toilet seat for a bit there too. Fortunately, another quick trip to Lowe's sorted that out too. We got a quiet close seat to match the toilet, which is thing now. It's kind of weird - you just sort of move the seat forward like you're going to close it, but then just let it hang there and slowly close itself. So no worries about anyone slamming the lid down too hard, but if you're in a hurry to close the lid (because you're flushing drugs down the drain, I guess?) it would be a little harder to accomplish.

The walls are also a little more presentable now since we've put stuff up! The toilet paper holder thingy and the towel ring (part of the same Delta line as the faucet, to ensure some semblance of uniformity) mounted easily and look good. The mirror Leslie ordered finally arrived too. It also mounted easily and really brought a finished look to the space (it was a little weird to have a vanity with no mirror). The shelf we ended up using was the third one we tried. The first was too big, the second was too small, but this one was just right. So, once we installed baby-bear shelf, we stuck a few things on it and mounted a picture above it along with another picture on the adjacent wall. Some pretty good decorations for bathroom, I'd say.

And finally, the thing we ended finishing up in December (effectively missing our self-imposed deadline) was the t-moulding. It took a bit of time to find moulding that actually matched, but we managed to and now it's installed too!

So there you have it: the tale of the half bath. It was an exciting project for us and hopefully you enjoyed riding along. We won't be diving into much of anything in the way of house projects in December, what with all the holiday festivities, so you'll have to wait for January (or watch old episodes of Home Improvement) to get your fix of remodeling goodness. But, in the meantime, thanks for reading and we'll be back soon!