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From: kmccrea
Date: 06-08-2007, 02:32 PM (1 of 16)
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Or, how I spent my vacation. Sunday, did nothing thought about finding all the painting stuff I put away. What color did I buy anyway? Monday morning, went to Lowe's and bought my medicine cabinet, bath cabinet and vanity. Put new stuff in sewing room. Cleared out the towels, toiletries and other supplies and put it on my cutting table and work bench...great, now I have no room to sew anything! Washed the walls and thoroughly cleaned the bathroom in preparation for painting. Monday afternoon found the paint and rollers, realized I had no finishing brushes or tape! Back to Lowe's, more money spent. While I was there bought new towel racks, rings, a paper holder and fancy soap dispenser and toothbrush holder. Monday night did the major painting...1st coat. Tuesday afternoon, finished painting the walls, they are "Blue Dusk" by the way, and started on the trim. That is "Soft Amythest". Yesterday's headache from painting came back with a vengenance. Wednesday Afternoon SO helped me put my cabinets up on the wall. Much cursing, but it was done in a relatively short time. Sweetie hates me now. Vanity is next, but after I lay down the new tiles. Wednesday night, on hands and knees scraping tiles off the floor. Nasty glue underneath looks like pine tar and smells much worse! I hate the world. Started putting the new ones down after floor is prepped. Got to the part where I had to cut them in around the toilet and decided to stop there. I was already tired, sore and crying (past the point of cursing). Stupid tiles would not line up easily and stuck to everything but the (expletive) floor! Got a headache from exposure to the noxious smelling glue. Thursday morning, had some coffee and toast. Attacked the floor with a vengeance. Cut the tiles in around the toilet and it was not so bad, very tight and I really do not like linoleum tiles. Wood and ceramic are easier. I'm a better painter and wall paper hanger and I like it better too. Forgot to mention, went to Lowe's before hand to get better knee pads and a sharper linoleum knife. I dulled the other one prying up the old tiles. That's okay Sweetie can use it for prying up the tiles in his bathroom (no, we do not share the bathroom). Put in the new vanity (no cursing only plumbing) and cut in the tiles around it. Painted the wall next to the vanity and finished the trim color. Done! I no longer hate the world and am now ready to redo the kitchen...Oh boy! Oh, I'm out of vacation. I only have Friday, Saturday and Sunday left and I'm going to finish my capris. Katherine McCrea
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User: kmccrea
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From: temom
Date: 06-09-2007, 07:54 AM (2 of 16)
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Wow, that was a job! So do you have pictures to show us????? Ya wanna come help me? I helped hubby rebuild the chimmney, and ended up with back musckle spasms for 3 or 4 days. Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410 
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From: kmccrea
Date: 06-09-2007, 09:59 AM (3 of 16)
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I will soon!
Katherine McCrea
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User: kmccrea
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From: kmccrea
Date: 06-09-2007, 10:01 AM (4 of 16)
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The photos, that is! I don't think my back would like lifting heavy bricks or blocks over and over. And, I still have the kitchen to do.
Katherine McCrea
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From: bridesmom
Date: 06-11-2007, 10:40 AM (5 of 16)
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Oh, this makes me so sad. I have 2 weeks off starting Friday and I want to get my kitchen redone, plus we have to redo the deck outside as it's leaking into the garage, and I need to paint the stairs, and all I want to do is SEW! Why didn't I marry a man who likes to paint????? and do baseboards????? and fix things????? Your bathroom sounds lovely!! I'm envious. I wish I had a fairy godmother that could just wave her wand and 'BAM! its done!
Laura
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From: plrlegal
Date: 06-11-2007, 02:31 PM (6 of 16)
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Guess what Bridesmom I have a dh who is a paint chemist makes paint and I've lived in my house for the last 11 years with my woodwork 3 different colors. He promises me that by the time we get ready to sell the house to move back east, all the woodwork will be the same color. However, he has put down new laminate hardwood floors in the livingroom, kitchen and hallways, put dow new tile in the master bath and had new carpet put down in the master bedroom, painted all the woodwork in the master bath, master bedroom and living room. I try not to nag about what he hasn't done as he will get around to it sooner or later. Patsy Patsy
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From: material_pakrat
Date: 06-11-2007, 06:02 PM (7 of 16)
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Sorry, but this all made me laugh. I learnt the hard way to do all that I could myself, or it would never be done. But I did learn 2 little tricks along the way... 1. Always have things demolished to the stage where it is easier for hubby to help you get the finish you want, rather than ignore it and say he'll help later. That was how I got my new bathroom and laundry. 2. When the above doesn't work, enlist your father (or other work associates.) There is nothing that peeves a man more than having another man doing things around his house. But I learnt one more lesson, and that was I am sick of renovating, so this time we are building a new house. Cheers, Soph.
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From: Bruna
Date: 06-11-2007, 06:43 PM (8 of 16)
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I was starting to wonder what had happened to you Kathrine, now I know. I don't think I'd be game to tackle the work you did and to then get it finished, wow! Maybe now you can take a breather and do some sewing or are you raring to get to the rest of the house? It's funny how one thing leads to another. Regards, Bruna |
User: Bruna
Member since: 02-19-2007 Total posts: 42 |
From: Bama
Date: 06-11-2007, 11:20 PM (9 of 16)
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What a way to spend your vacation, but at least you got it done and can enjoy your new bathroom now. I know what you mean about the knee pads. We tiled our basement floor last year and the 2nd day of it I made hubby go to Lowe's for better knee pads for me. He already had gel knee pads for himself but thought the cheap old knee pads he had would be fine for me. I said then let's trade. He decided we needed to go to Lowe's. He put down most of the tiles while I handed them to him, but I did most of the grouting and almost all of the sponging. He said I'm in better shape to bend down than he is.  Kind of like his theory that it's easier for me to pull weeds because I'm closer to the ground.  Seriously, he said that.
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User: Bama
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From: kmccrea
Date: 06-12-2007, 02:11 AM (10 of 16)
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Men are silly! My true love did hang my cabinets. I asked him to help, but the bathroom is so small that two people were really getting in each other's way. Yes, men do not like having another man come over and do things around their houses. Though the house is mine, SO does not like the prospect of some one else doing things. He especially does not like the Spanish man who offered to lay down my tiles for me. Or maybe he does not like the fact that the man offered. I will take a picture of the bathroom and post it as soon as I make my shower curtain. The fabric should be arriving soon. With the exception of the curtain, I managed to do all of this in the span of my vacation and way under my set budget. We are going to do the kitchen over the Independence Day Week-end. Sweetie has 5 days off and I have at least 3. All we're really going to do in there is the floor, paint and new appliances. The cabinets will be refaced another time, when I decide on something I like. Maybe we'll be able to do that in just the few days we have. All in all, I would have prefered sewing, but I also really wanted to get the bathroom redone. The only pair of knee pads I found were these cheapo foam ones. While they were better than nothing, they were not comfortable enough to use for more that the one day. I went to Lowe's the very next day and got some that make me look like a hockey goalie. But, they are comfy. Kate Katherine McCrea
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User: kmccrea
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From: kmccrea
Date: 07-10-2007, 07:52 PM (11 of 16)
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Hello, everyone! I've not been very social lately, don't know why. Anyway, I finished the shower curtain (hides the shower doors) a couple of weeks ago and thought I would show off my proud accomplishment! My bathroom is too tiny to enable me to take just one photograph of the whole thing. But, it does look and feel much larger than it actually is since the remodel. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the walls and ceiling are blue, kind of an aqua and a couple of shades darker than the solid bands on my curtain. http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/4367/2022286180026641850S500x500Q85.jpg Some of the cabinetry and top of the shower curtain. My SO was wonderful enough to mount the medicine cabinet and the storage cabinet. You can't see the matching vanity is this one. Now I have place for all my stuff! http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/3994/2589031850026641850S500x500Q85.jpg This is the rod and the top of the curtain. Nothing fancy, just a tropical print I bought from gotfabric.com and finished with solid colored bands to coordinate with the walls. http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/6385/2162695740026641850S500x500Q85.jpg Here's the bottom of the curtain. It does not touch the floor so it won't get wet. You get to see the new floor, too. Let's just say I'm a better painter and wall paper hanger than linoleum tile layer. Darn things stick to everything but the subfloor! I hope you enjoy the photographs. When I get the kitchen done, I'll post pictures of that too. No promises as to when. It took my entire week's vacation just to do the bathroom! Katherine McCrea
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User: kmccrea
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From: Bama
Date: 07-10-2007, 08:35 PM (12 of 16)
It looks great! 
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From: lendube
Date: 07-10-2007, 08:54 PM (13 of 16)
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Looks very inviting and new. Isn't that nice? Remodeling is such a pain in the rear but it's very rewarding. Good job. Thanks for sharing. Love the print. Lennie |
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From: plrlegal
Date: 07-10-2007, 11:52 PM (14 of 16)
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Nice job Katherine. Looks like the wall color is the same color we used in our master bath and bedroom. I used sage green with that color and the ceiling is called calming reality. It feels like you're underwater when you're in our master bath. I really like your shower curtain. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: ninifav
Date: 07-11-2007, 01:28 AM (15 of 16)
| Looks so fresh...love the complimentary bands on the shower curtain...kinda gives it more dimension, huh?? You are so brave...I would probably use the wrong end of the brush..for sure could never do flooring...give youself a big pat on the back... |
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From: kmccrea
Date: 07-11-2007, 02:45 AM (16 of 16)
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Thanks, Everyone! I do have a wonderful sense of accomplishment everytime I walk into the bathroom. The color of the walls is called dusk blue, though it looks more Caribbean to me. Anyway, the color just "invited" a tropical theme and it really does open up my microscopic bathroom. I think it's only about 5 feet wide and 10 feet long from wall to wall. Katherine McCrea
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