Bathroom Remodel Update

To get the scoop on why we remodeled our kids'/guest bathroom click here.  In all honesty it's been a very quick project, but with all the news about Ollie it took us longer than we expected.

Here is our new steel bathtub that I'm certain the kids won't punch holes through.  Jade then put up our cement board to prepare for our subway tile.

Here we are starting the tile.  I honestly did most of the tiling while he did the cutting, but I took the pictures so you won't see me in here.  Oh and hey Shannan - I have a cute maintenance man too!

Oh and without planning it we threw out some free advertisement with Jade's shirt - if you need a good mason or concrete work - call Fox & Austin - they do A-Mazing work. 

Spacers are VERY important with subway tile.  They would slip and slide quite a bit so we had to take our time to make sure they lined up and matched in the corners. 

We spent a lot of time in here tiling all the walls and hearing big stories from Aubrie about aminal friends and garbage birds.  Just so you know - garbage birds eat so much they can't fly, but if a coyote comes to eat them - they puke on the coyotes.  I didn't know this fun fact either, but some how she did.

That is the face of a hard working, concentrated man.

Here is the tile with no grout.  Pretty sweet eh!

This is the tile grouted with white.  It looks SO darn good.  I'm in love with it.  Please note we made a serious boo boo on this job.  We cut out extra dry wall when we ripped out the old shower surround to make this shower taller.  In the planning we planned on 3x6 tiles.  Then surprise, the bull nose tiles were 2x6.  So we had an extra inch gap between the drywall and cement board.  This required 3 coats of drywall to patch our mistake.

Looks great though doesn't it?

When we built, I opted for textured knock down walls.   I like to put a lot of holes in my walls with my endless projects & this helps my walls not look terrible.  So we had to buy a can of texture spray to make the walls blend.  Here is what that looks like before you knock it down.  It's called orange peel.

Here is the master carpenter, knocking down the texture.

Last night I put on 2 coats of Arugula paint, and tonight Jade caulks around the exterior.  Tomorrow night - oh yeah baby - the kids get in this tub & I get them out of my claw foot tub & trust me - I'm looking forward to that!

If you are just catching up.  Pray for baby Ollie - we go to the specialist the 26th & believe we'll have good news!

Rubber Ducks Cause Bathtub Holes?!?

So three years ago this October we moved into our brand new home.  We purchased the tub stall below for the kids' bathroom as we were building.

 Since then, the kids have some how punched FIVE whopping holes in the tub. 

We took away all their bath toys except their rubber ducks & last night they did the last & final hole that proceeded to leak into the ceiling of our basement bathroom - fabulous. 

See the hole to the left & the huge patch from a previous hole.  The fiberglass was seriously slightly thicker than an eggshell - what the what?!?

We knew this wasn't going to work.  So we took a trip to Menards.  We found out while we were there, that the manufacturer had a defect lot of these stalls come in that had this problem - lucky us!  So we have two options.  Buy the exact same stall again because they don't have a different one that can guarantee a heavier duty tub, or do something else.

We went with the second option, considering Everett is a wild man & we have a baby on the way - we need this tub to actually stand up to 3 kids.

So we came home & my handsome husband started ripping this baby out.  We thought it would be tough, but it came out easier than it should have honestly!

The old stall is completely gone now & the mess was actually minimal. 

So what's our plan?

We are buying a steel bathtub that is coated in white.  Then we plan to do subway tile on the walls.  I am shockingly excited about this project!

Everett's face was extreme shock when he saw what his father had done.  See his hands out to the side in an Oh My expression - I wish I had captured his face because his eyebrows were nearly in his hairline over this one!  Then he yelled "It's BEAUTIFUL!"  Ha - he's so confused.  His sister was more upset with Jade.  She proclaimed that Grandma Janie was going to be wildly disappointed in him. 

Kids' / Guest Bath Goes Fabulous!

I had updated the kids' / guest bathroom recently.  However, when we built I painted it tan.  Here is the before.  Tan isn't me, so I recently talked my wonderful husband into repainting.  We went with a bright emerald / jade green called Arugula 91322 from Color Place (Wal-Mart).  I'm just in love with the bathroom.  It relates so much more to the rest of my house now & my funky signs just pop against the wall.

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I at first was a bit unsure of red accents with the green because that makes everyone think of Christmas - but I like it.

I love all my hilarious signs & the old print on the wall.

Perfectly placed above the TP - this sign is one of my favorites!

Sneak Peek

The cell phone doesn't give these rooms much justice, but here is your sneak peek of my paint work this weekend.

The kids'/guest bathroom went from tan man to Arugula green.  You know me - I'm not much on tan.

The basement bathroom went from pepto pink with a baby collection to Crusoe Blue with all my ships displayed!

I promise better pictures to come soon.  I'm in LOVE with the new colors.  I also married the best man ever who joined my team and helped me crank these babies out in turbo time!

Kids' Bath / Guest Bath - The After

Here is my kid / guest bathroom now. It is a HUGE improvement! I brought all of my funky signs out of our bathroom where they were hidden into plain view. It has more of an industrial feel which I love.

I have my ‘Danger, Do Not Enter Without Wearing Goggles’ sign in here which always cracks me up in a bathroom.

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The famous poster of lunchtime on a sky scraper is topped off with a Please Do Not Flush While The Train Is In Station Sign right above the TP.

Behind the toilet is a really cool toolbox that my Mom gave me. I have a Julie sign which is appropriate for my Julie calling husband before every good dig. There are a few other hysterical signs here that I love as well - Receiving Room - Flushing Cigarette Butts Makes Them Soggy & Hard To Light - High Voltage.

The sink has the famous Loose Women sign and pops of red. Do you see Jade in the mirror giving me heck for taking photos of the bathroom?

My Mom gave me this funny donkey statue that was perfect in here with a fake plant in an old metal can.

I topped the room off with an animal print which I adore – zebra print! Oh do you see me? Jade thought it was hilarious that I matched the curtain I was hanging.  I have excellent posture too don't I - ha!

So now the question is paint color. I will most likely repaint this bathroom this summer when I’m not so busy getting ready for the spring show, but what do you think? I found a very orangish red I love and also a limey green. Keep in mind, around this room is a lot of color - a turquoise living room, a barn red bedroom, & a cornflower blue bedroom. Then the basement is school bus yellow & my room and bathroom are green, topped off with a Tide orange laundry room. The only color I don’t have is purple, but I’m not a huge purple person oddly enough.

Kids' / Guest Bathroom Redo - The Before

I don't think I've ever posted my kids' bathroom for you guys.  Probably because I didn't really like it.  Here is how it was.  Yes, it was cute.  But it wasn't me at all.  The shower curtain I got on clearance before we moved & Abbie painted the animals on canvases for me.

From the day we moved in, it basically never changed.

It was babyish, and good for kids, but just not me.  Besides, this is the bathroom off the living room.  So it's not just for kids - all our guests use this bathroom.  It needed to be updated badly!

What's funny is everyone that comes into my house LOVES this paint color, it's my least favorite.  I wish it was either a really limey green or a charcoal - not sure which.

Don't tell Jade, but we will probably repaint it this summer after the big Ethel Edith show.  I will be thrilled when it's bold and matches the rest of my house!

Oh and for the canvases - I have a BIG canvas that Abbie is going to paint my family of 4 with long skinny necks like this one she made for my Mom of us girls.

I LOVE this painting!  Then I want to have her paint my two dogs on their own individual smaller canvases to flank the big family one.  It will be hysterical and PERFECT in my living room!

Stay tuned for my afters - I redecorated & I LOVE it.  Shockingly my kids think it's just amazing now.  Even Everett said "Wow!"  Aubrie just can't get over it - says it's a big girl bathroom &  she asked if she can take showers now!  Ha - she didn't realize she could take them before!