shower happenings

the herringbone pattern is complete in the master shower floor. (picture is pre-grout)

and the greek key border is complete in the hall bath. (also pre-grout)

and i couldn't be more stoked! cabinets are going in the master bath on monday. progress people, progress!


edit: i just came over to the house to get some more updated pictures. here is post-grout & note fresh paint on the walls--which i actually did not have to do which is probably why it looks so much better!

demolition derby

so when i went to work last friday, the bathrooms looked like this...


the master...

 and yes, i know the pedestal sinks with separate storage consoles make absolutely no sense.

 and yes, i know it is weird that a claw-foot tub is digging in to the carpet.

the hall bath...

 if you're wondering if that is a bi-fold door (as in what you would find in an RV) you would be correct. and no, any human over 5'2" and 110 pounds could not fit in that shower.

and when i returned on friday--
all in a day's work...
(master)

(hall)

(we had the overhead cabinets above the shower gutted out so an average sized person could fit inside)


knee walls were built in the master over the weekend...

and then were dry-walled last night...

plumbing was finished in the master for the hand shower & diverter (above)

and the drain was put in & shower floor was sealed (below)

and plumbing was finished in the hall bath...although it may not look like it. 

seeing the house that just ate your piggy bank torn to shreds like this can be pretty unsettling, but at least there are very exciting things to come!!

cabinet sketch--from MA Allen interiors...

 master shower selections...

marble counter top & cabinet door selections (although ours will be lighter)... 

i am being summoned to go back to painting...more to come later!