Making progress...

Last weekend, we installed the vanity, mirror, toilet and all the baseboards

We also installed the new cabinets in the laundry room and had our new washer and dryer delivered. I absolutely LOVE the new washer and dryer and Matt is fascinated with the spin cycle on the washer and how fast the clothes get dry in the dryer.

On to the next project

The toilet in our laundry room bath was not working, so a couple of Saturdays ago, I talked Matt into ripping out the bathroom and replacing it all at the same time.

Bathroom before (above) and bathroom in progress (below)

And since we were at it, we decided to do the laundry room at the same time

Before and in progress This past week my brother, Brad , helped us lay this travertine floor and I am way happy with the way it turned out. We just need to grout and seal it and that portion will be done. Then on to the painting, installing baseboards, hanging doors, installing the toilet, etc, etc....

Finished.....

Well almost. As my sister says, it's been all but finished now for a couple weeks and I've been working on it, the problem is that I keep deciding to do more. But now I really think it's almost completely done. I just need to paint around the light fixture since we got a new one and do a little touchups in a couple of places on the wall.

The new light fixture (give me a break, it's hard to take a picture of a light)

The "true" color of the walls and mouldings

New towel bars, with matching toilet paper holder

Freshly painted countertop and vanity, complete with new knobs
New towels and bathmat

The "finished" product

Out with the old......

Bringing in the new (work in progress)

The whole thing started with an improptu service project helping a neighbor, who is getting ready to move, paint her bathroom. My friend Betsy and I were inspired and decided to paint my bathroom as well that afternoon. It's been 3 weeks and it's still not completely finished, but it's getting there and I'm ready to move on to another space in the house.

The orange countertop had to go so I decided to try to paint over it. I figured out if it hated the way it turned out, I hated the way it started, so I wouldn't be that much worse off. I'm still not done with it, but so far am very happy with the way it's turning out.
We painted the ceiling white and the walls Gobi Desert (a tan color)

I'm replacing the baseboards and casing around the door (as well as painting the door white and installing a new doorknob). I'm very proud of this piece of baseboard that I cut to size myself. If you look closely I even had to cut a notch in it to get it to fit under the counter. I was nervous, but after I cut it, it fit perfectly. I think I'll be pointing out this beauty to everyone for awhile. (**note*** I don't know how to use our new camera so the colors aren't turning out great, the baseboard is white and the wall the Gobi Desert color, but here they look the same!!)

Story Time!

Matt reads Jaycie and Lucy a story while Benson and David look on. Doesn't Matt look like he's ready to be a dad??

Snowpants

While getting ready to go out sledding in my parents backyard, Matt and my brother Brad decided to do a little fashion show for us in their skin tight snowpants. Luckily for all of us, they went and got snowpants that fit a little better the next day.