I didn’t realize it until just now, but none of the three of us have said anything about the bathroom remodelling that has dominated so much of our space for the past several months. Maybe because it’s around us all the time, we don’t feel like talking about it here.
Regardless, it is the case that both are bathrooms are being remodelled. The demolition of the upstairs bathroom (the first to go) commenced back in late March was mostly completed several weeks ago. The demolition of the downstairs bathroom is nearly complete (the sad light to the right is about all that’s left to be pulled), and its reconstruction has begun. We actually thought we were going to get the bathtub installed today, but as they were putting it in they discovered a small crack near the corner and everything screeches to a halt until this hiccup is resolved.
I’ve been taking a bunch of pictures, many of which are up on Flickr, although I confess to putting more time into demolition shots than images of the nifty, clean, new bathroom. The images of the new bathroom upstairs tend to look like advertising shots for a plumbing fixture company, and I haven’t quite figured out how I feel about that yet. The picture to the left does (sort of) show the nifty new bamboo floors and the wonderful paint job WeatherGirl did on the door :-).
The upstairs bathroom is a true joy and was definitely worth all the fuss and planning. The new bamboo floors are really gorgeous, and the cultured marble shower stall has turned out all spiffy and keen (thanks to Mom for the suggestion!). The radiator, which (as you can see on the right) was in need of some love, got stripped and spray painted a shiny new gold.
And the plumbing fixtures! I don’t have to crouch in the shower and we have this wonderful deep sink that you can stick your entire head in if you want to wash/rinse your hair quick. But the coolest of all in the amazingly great Kohler Cimmaron toilet. Yeah, I realize that I’m waxing all lyrical about a toilet here, but it really rocks! It uses a tiny fraction of the water our old toilets used, and flushes far better. Yowza! It takes a little getting used to because it has a more “institutional” (short, powerful) flushing cycle, which sounds “wrong” when you’re used to the long, swirling flush of traditional American home toilets, but it’s really cool…
WeatherGirl gets huge kudos for bearing the brunt of the organization, planning, and managing of these complex projects. I pretend to help now and then (especially when told), but she’s done 98% of work and deserves vast oceans of credit and big smooches. Steve Rudney (left) has been our excellent contractor, and has been consistently patient as we try to figure out what the heck we really want, and continue to experiment with crazy ideas.
Sometime I’ll have to tell you about the cool idea WeatherGirl’s come up with for the window treatments. And talk about the nifty built-in cabinetry (currently under construction). And take pictures of the new spaces looking all shiny and showroom! But not now, for it be late and I be tired…
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