The Creative Me and My McG: bathroom makeover

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Monday, March 06, 2017

Progress on the Bathroom

This week we have really worked hard to get this bathroom into the homestretch.

As I told you last week, this is the main bathroom in our home and the one that McG and our son share.

We knocked the following projects off our to-do list this week...

1. sanded and re-stained/varnished the door and added new hardware - we used a satin varnish instead of the high-gloss that was on them previously

2. Painted the walls a soft grey called "just chillin'" by Beauti-tone from Home Hardware. It was a kitchen and bath paint in a velvet finish. We also painted the ceiling and trim a fresh coat of white.

3. We installed a new counter-top but kept the same sink. We also added new faucets.

4. McG installed the new light that we purchased at IKEA - the VIPPARP

5. Next McG mounted the new wall hooks I purchased from Home Sense, along with the new toilet paper holder and towel rack. He made mounting blocks for the toilet paper holder and towel rack and stained them to match new cabinet color.

6. He re-attached the cabinet doors and hardware, while I added the new shower rod and curtain. We also added a smaller mirror that we purchased at Home Sense.

Next up we are replacing the flooring and adding new baseboards - then we can mark this room off the to-do list!

Here's a look at the room so far...

Here's a side by side view of the before and after...

I'm loving the transformation so far and can't wait to show you it fully finished with the new flooring and trim!

Cheryl

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Moving at a slower pace...

Like many of you I follow a whole whack of bloggers...and I am amazed at the pace they seem to get their projects done. McG and I worked at a fast pace when we first moved here, but these days projects seem to take a whole lot longer to complete.

We started our main bath reno right after Christmas...we seemed to get the cabinets refinished quickly but the rest of the room has been moving at a snail's pace...

Here are some BEFORE photos to give you an idea of what we started with.

Green walls, walnut cabinets that were pretty tired and worn.

Pretty 1980's...(I didn't even crop out that empty toilet paper roll...that's how real I'm keeping it today!)

A great big mirror..

And some slate tile flooring and pretty worn trim.

Now for the plan. I had wanted to enlarge the bathroom by stealing some square footage from a small bedroom that backs on to the bathroom. McG, however, felt that we should keep the bedroom as is for a storage/weight room option. I have to confess that I don't usually give in, but for now, I'm letting him think that I did. I agreed, for the time being, to give the bathroom an overhaul without changing the footprint. So this room is getting the following updates.

1. Paint - a light grey called "just chillin'" - in a Beauti-tone kitchen/bath paint

2. Sanded and re-stained the cabinets in a weather grey/brown finish

3. New white trim and baseboards

4. New counter top

5. New faucets

6. New light fixture

7. New mirror

8. New flooring

9. New fan/light switches/ground fault electrical outlet

10. Sand and restain the bathroom door and add new handles

We have purchased everything and are in a state of limbo. The cabinets are done - we didn't replace the hardware because we did that when we moved in. The door has been sanded, stained and the new handles are on.

We have done some patching and sanding of the drywall and new electrical and a fan was put in.

The first coat of paint went up today (Saturday) and the second will go up tomorrow morning (Sunday). WE ARE WEEKEND WARRIORS!!!

I am hoping that if we can pick up the pace, the bathroom will be completed and put back together

by the end of next weekend!!

Finally, to really let you know that DIY is not glamorous, I had a counter top and sink, along with the upper tank to the toilet as decoration in my entryway today!