THE Bathroom

One of the most exciting projects we have finished in the past week is THE bathroom. This bathroom is located downstairs in the entry area of our house. It is a full bathroom and thankfully one that we haven't needed for everyday living. This bathroom has been a constant source of work, frustration, and time loss over the past year.

It all started last December when I wanted to quickly update the downstairs bathroom. We knew it needed a complete makeover, eventually, but the quick fix was to remove the gold and glass shower doors to replace them with a modern shower curtain and paint the walls. When Eddie starting removing the doors, he noticed some mold behind the stripping. By the time he was finished, the entire shower surround was ripped out and there was mold in a good portion of the wall/joists behind the shower walls. What started as a simple project, turned into a complete bathroom remodel.

It has taken 13 months to finish, but we think it is finally done. The last touches were completed this week. It isn't perfect, but it is mold-free and will be a nice guest bathroom. We have learned a lot on this project and hope to apply this to our other 2 bathrooms that will need the same TLC in the coming years. One room down, lots more to go....