Almost done

It appears we only have a few things left to do. The shower is usable and quite nice I might add. It'll need a bar soap holder and probably a better shampoo rack.

The sink is already purchased and at the house; I'm hoping a day of setup will get that in working order. After that we'll need to paint the door, add some baseboard molding, and hang the towel racks and this room will be good to go. Only a little bit longer and I can move on to the next house project ;)

ahhh... a shower

When we first bought this house we did what most homeowners do, we cleaned. In our cleaning we found a brand new shower head all wrapped up. I took a chance and installed it.

Last night was the first night testing out the shower and I have to say I couldn't be much happier with our find. What a relief that I don't need to go out and pay for a $100 shower head.

shower fixtures

I added a shower head, shower curtain rod, faucet, drain and all that was needed to shower. This bathroom is getting closer and closer.

Notice in this picture the darker grout lines in the corners where the tile meets the tub, or the tile walls meet each other. I picked up some caulk, made by the same manufacturer as the grout. Like the grout the caulk went on a little darker than I liked, but unlike the grout it never got lighter as it dried. A note to self, anytime they advertise they can match grout color to caulk color they can't.

let there be light... well.. some more light

After we primed the walls, on went the paint. I was skeptical at first about the colors Shelly chose. I thought the dark color would've been a little to dark for such a small room. She was right though and the color went well with the tile in the bathroom.

In addition to the light over the tub we've recessed a vanity in the wall and added lights on either side, complete with their own switch. This is a complete necessity for any guy who hates to shave and leave those scraggly hairs all over his face because he can't see himself in the mirror.

optimus prime

The last wall was tiled, and then the grout was put in place, and then of course sealed a few times.

The primer in this picture was meant for sealing the drywall so that's what we started with. Everything will be painted eventually so we might as well prime both ceiling and walls. The room looks brighter with white walls!