Wednesday, April 27, 2011

WC

or as us americans call it.  the bathroom, silly brits! if i was a foul mouthed man, i would describe the bathroom in one word, t*ts.  cause that is how good it is.

two things to keep in mind when dealing with wt and a remodel.
1.  projects always take longer than promised (like 4X)
2.  projects are always more expensive than promised (like 2X)

the second one is really hard for me, because again, we are opposites when it comes to $.  i am like excel spreadsheet girl with our finances/money and i think one of walker's goals in life is to file for bankruptcy... no joke.  my dad is all "libs, he is cutting his teeth with your house, give the guy a break" and i am all "dad, i want to punch you in the teeth for saying that,  give me $100 and shut your face".

The bathroom was no exception to the above rules.  walker's bro, billy the kid came over and helped.  he tiled, plumbed and let walker use his awesome tools.  unfortunately, we only had him for a week (the week that walker said it would take) and they got like 1/4 done.  after it was tiled and plumbed, walker did the rest.   i gotta say - it turned out really really great.  he put in a new window, made the trough sink out of marble, he made the shower curtain slider, and all of the walnut (that's Oregon Black walnut to you) furniture.  i take no credit except for helping pick out the tile and fixtures and standing just right to make sure the sink is the perfect height for an "average height person" - whatever that is.

worth the week of living with my folks, worth showering at 24 hour fitness before work, worth the late nights we (he) stayed up sanding that extremely long piece of walnut.  the piece of walnut that i almost sh*t myself when i saw the price.  I can hear him now, "but bubs, i got a discount!!".  simple math for you: 20% off a lot of money = still a lot of money.

enjoy the before and after and everything in between photos:
before.  handicap accessible (kinda rad), washer and dryer included.

demolition derby. they gutted everything!

bill on left, walker on right.  shirts optional.

start of the tile - cutting marble for sink

the finished project!

 entire wall of mirrors.


yes the sink is that cool

shower curtain on a recessed track


I love it.  It feels spa like.  We get a lot of ohhhs and ahhhs when people see if for the first time.  yep it's t*ts.

1 comment:

  1. Lib- first of all. Holy cow!!! Walker is one talented dude! The whole thing is gorgeous! You guys should submit to DWELL fo sho.
    Second, you are hilar. I love that you married an artsy guy to get great stories like this. keep 'em comin!

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