Thursday, September 10, 2009

Installing Blinds & Bathroom Remodel

The blinds for our bedrooms arrived today! So, the bedsheets that were covering the windows came down and the blinds went up. They look great.

As always, Elizabeth is checking Daddy's work, making sure he's doing it right. I took a couple of pictures of the blinds installed, but it's really not that impressive in a picture, so trust me, they look fantastic hung!

Also on the agenda this evening was more master bathroom remodel work. This past Sunday, Mom and Dad came down for a visit and while Mom was distracting Elizabeth with Patty-cake...

Dad was helping Travis remove the shower wall and dig out the old drain.

Since Sunday, the old cast iron drain has been replaced and rotten wood has been removed and replaced. The plumbers should come out again soon to finish up the drain, pour concrete around the drain, and move the water lines to the new shower controls and head. I shot a couple of pictures of Elizabeth helping Travis this evening.



What a look, huh?! The next thing to do is install the new half-wall where the full wall was removed. (Where Elizabeth is sitting.) We've decided to go with a half, or pony, wall and have a sheet of glass installed on top of the wall up to 6.5'. It will make the shower feel a lot more open and larger since it is really a small space. After the wall is installed and the plumbing is finished, sheet rock can be hung and then the tiling can begin! (As long as we don't get any more pesky remodel surprises along the way!)

3 comments:

Karen said...

Is the pink potty staying or going during this remodel? Just wondering....

Sara said...

It may have to stay if it's not broken. But, it will be refinished white! The pink doesn't really go with our new color scheme!

I say if it's not broken, because when we took off the green toilet in the front bathroom, the ceramic piece that seals water tight was broken from being installed incorrectly by the previous owners. So we'll be buying at least one new toilet...

Karen said...

Green, huh? Sounds like the last owners were really fancy having different colored toilets in all the bathrooms!