Sunday, October 4, 2009

I See a Bathroom and I Want It Painted Tan

It was time for a renovation.  We had finally had enough of our NARSTY master bath.  It was el grosso.  The vinyl floors were stained and scuffed.  The walls were teal.  There were plenty of holes in the walls from removing shelves and hotel hair dryers (yep, they had one).  We finally decided to do something about it.  We couldn't do the full renovation that we wanted (with the tiling and a new shower) so we decided to do the next best cheapest thing. Vinyl tiles! Take a look.  Hope you like!

The pictures will hopefully explain themselves.  The picture on the left is the "Before" pic and the picture on the right is the "After" picture.  



We plan to eventually replace the shower stall but for now it shall do.  :)


We aren't completely done with everything.  There are still some touch ups and some matching decor.


Here's a couple close-up shots of the floor. 


We started at 10 in the morning and finished up at around 1 am.  It was a long day.  Long days call for mishaps. First there was the testosterone-filled demolition of the wall cabinet.  Then there was the idiotic idea on my part of moving the ladder WHILE THE PAINT BUCKET WAS STILL ON IT.  Nice one, Morgan.



The results of our Super Mega Ultra Cheap Makeover were pleasantly surprising.  It's almost a relief to not have to stare at the prior nastiness.  The only thing is when you look closely at the colors, it almost seems to remind us of a team in the local area.... not sure if you've heard of them.... umm..... NOTRE DAME!!! OH NO!! THEY'VE CONVERTED US!!!! Just kidding.  Actually, we may have still been in shock from the EPIC FAIL that was the Purdue game on Saturday.  OUCH.



But don't worry, Purdue. We'll still be fans.  We actually ran into a man in his 60s at Menards wearing a Purdue sweatshirt.  We of course had to talk to him because it's pretty rare to see a Purdue fan in Notre Dame country.  He said, "I've been a Purdue fan for a long time and I've seen some pretty bad football.  So I'm just going to look forward to basketball season."  Well said, friend.
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6 comments:

  1. MorganOctober 5, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    We are experiencing minor technical difficulties with the comment section of this page.

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  2. ShielaOctober 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    It looks like you have a delightful linen closet in your bathroom. That's a very nice feature. Your neutral color choices make it look very spa-like! It's amazing what the little changes can do. We had testosterone and estrogen driven madness putting up our bookshelves. Our casualties were one light bulb, one section of crown molding, one fireplace stone and the skin on many digits and shins. Oh, the joys of home improvement. Okay. That comment was lame, but long, so let's see if it's working.

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  3. ShielaOctober 6, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Okay, I also have to say that the fish are creepy.

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  4. UnknownOctober 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    ok i am leaving a comment

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  5. The ThornburgsOctober 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Oh good, i'm so glad the comments are working again. Shiela I want to see pictures of your renovation... and the skinned digits!
    I liked the creepy fish! They follow your mouse! (Well yeah, i guess that's a little creepy.)
    But the puppies are cute, right? :)
    Thanks for the effort Brandon!! :)

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  6. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    Really, really nice! You guys do great work!

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