Bathroom Updates

They say that kitchens and bathrooms are the most expensive and time-consuming to remodel. Well, we lucked out with the kitchen of this house since it merely needed some cosmetic work. The powder room was the same situation. The two upstairs bathrooms, however, were a different story. While entirely functional, both of them were dark, drab, and inconvenient. So, we opted to remodel these, the hall bathroom entirely (it's been totally gutted) and the master bathroom to a certain degree. And of course since Andrew is doing the majority of the work, neither project has been a bank-breaker either. Gotta love the added labor costs when you hire people to do things!

Both bathrooms really are coming along although it doesn't really seem that way from these photos. But Andrew has done extensive electrical work in both rooms to really brighten them up and the entire vanity area has been reconfigured in both as well. The vanities and tops are in but are not yet installed. Soon! I am really excited to post some pictures these next few weeks as the decorative accents get installed so that you can really see the progress...

Can you believe that Nate is potty-trained at 8 months old? Kidding! Here, he's testing out the new hall bathroom "potty" (as Ben calls it) that Ben helped pick out at "the Depot" yesterday with Daddy. Of course, it has not been installed yet so it's perfectly dry! :)

And just two updated photos of the master bathroom; the painting has been completed in there. We really brightened it up with this Chardonnay color compared to the dark brown that used to be in here. Andrew also did major electrical work around the vanity area so that it won't seem like you're standing in a cave when getting dressed in there. It was so dark before, with shadows being left in all the wrong places when using the mirror.

We hit the Linens 'N Things going out of business sale yesterday and got many of the accents for this room as well so it will be fun to see it all set up. We bought a cream waffle-weave shower curtain with antique bronze rings, cranberry and chocolate brown towels and will get antique bronze fixtures and accessories. The vanity is a darker wood, not quite an espresso color but on the darker side.

Ben always loves to come over to the house to explore what the "new house workers" have done since we last visited. Today he had fun with the sliding doors to a closet in the bathroom.