Fun in the Bathrooms

As most of you know, our house has been in need of a little fixing up. We got a few things done this summer, but to be honest, we were a little scared to tackle the bathroom with its Italian bumps and peeling lineoleum. (Who knew what kind of water damage was under there?) Anyway, Garrick did a great job of sanding down the bumps on the walls. (That was a HUGE mess - white powder everywhere, even downstairs!)

I decided to surpise him and while he was in Las Vegas for school one weekend, I painted the bathroom walls. I picked out what I thought was a nice, green color. But, since neither one of us plans on joining the military anytime soon, we decided that it needs to go, and I have banned myself from picking out paint without the aid of at least one other person. Luckily I didn't ever finish the paint job. We'll pick a new color and start over later.

Anyway, we recently met a guy that does tile work, and he came in and fixed our upstairs bathroom floor. (See photo). It looks MUCH better (and isn't soft and squishy over by the shower).




We decided to have him replace the lineoleum downstairs with the same tile. But, after tearing up the floor, he discovered that we have a leak in the pan underneath our shower. This means that he needs to take off the shower tile, fix the pan, and then replace the tile. Because of these unexpected, additional costs, we decided that it might be more economical to combine the shower/toilet experience (see picture). Stephen commented that this could really save some time, too. We'll let you know how it goes.




We do have a "BEFORE" picture of downstairs. We'll update you later with an "AFTER" picture (hopefully not too much later).




- Deyce & Garrick