It all sounded so easy. Elisha and I wanted to spruce up our main bathroom and as we threw around ideas, it seemed like a very doable project that we could start and finish over the 1 week Spring Break at the end of March. HA! Could we have been any more naive? What started out as a “spruce up” the bathroom job got bigger and bigger as cheap and quick reno options were trashed in favour of nicer, but more time consuming and labour intensive ideas. With a few delays in materials, the one week Spring Break working window came and went in a hurry, which meant that I would be squeezing renovation work in on every available weeknight and Saturday. It wasn’t exactly a recipe for a wonderful Spring. The project that was supposed to take a week finished in mid-June – approximately 10 weeks later… In any case, here is the photo update. I think it turned out pretty good, no doubt adds value to our home, and is something we can feel proud of. However, next Spring the extent of my renovation plans are to deck out my “man-cave” with a solid workbench and proper shelving and storage. Oh, and maybe a shed out back.
This project finished well, but I have to state loud and clear that it NEVER could have happened if not for the massive amount of work my dad put in. He’s done many bathroom reno’s in the past as side work and his expertise in installing plumbing, flooring, windows, and skills in drywalling and taping was indispensable. Elisha made all the design decisions, and I laid every single tile. Believe me, there were a LOT of tiles. I think next time I agree to reno a bathroom I’ll insist on the biggest tiles possible!
What follows are pictures of the original bathroom
The gutted view of the bathroom, bathtub area.
The Throne.
Here are the Pics of the Updated version.
One of the big mistakes we made was trying to renovate our breezeway at the same time as the bathroom. Here are the pics.
Here are the changes on the outside. Elisha did all of the landscaping and painting work in all the tons of spare time she has being a stay at home mom of 2 kids…yeah right.
That’s about it. Our home is almost perfect now, and hopefully we can sit back a little and en
