remodel my bathroom

interesting in parts, but could have been better. The main presenter was a bathroom designer and she’d invited representatives from companies selling bathroom fixtures,glass, and tiles to speak about their products. I would have liked to have heard a bit more about the design process rather than the products.

However the designer was useful in explaining the order in which work is done in renovating a bathroom. The bathroom fixtures woman was also very informative on the advantages and disadvantages of various surfaces, and the differences between the budget and premium ranges she sold.

The bathroom designer also had seriously bad PowerPoint skills. She went through the presentation in the editing view, rather than the slideshow view, and didn’t appear to think there was anything wrong with this.

now that the blue room is officially the yellow room, the next area of the house to go after is our master bath.

It has dark teal capret. The same that is in the bedroom actually (your time will come bedroom!) yes, our house has plush carpet in the bathroom.

A couple of things mark this room as the next item of focus on our list, besides the carpet, but what really sealed the deal was when we found a nice bed for the yellow room, it came with a fabulous wash stand, which we want to use instead of our sink. And I do mean instead.

I can’t bring myself to cut up a beautiful antique, and the cool washstands that are ready to have the bowl type sink on them aren’t cheap either. So I got to thinking, I have a faucet in the bathtub, and I can pour waste water in the toilet, so why not just use an actual wash stand with a bowl and pitcher. It’s loads cheaper, no plumbing to develop a leak, and I think it will look awesome So that is exactly what I plan to do.

I’ve signed up for a bathroom design seminar. This sounds as though it might be useful for learning what I need to consider, and what possibilities there are. It’s a month away, but that’s close enough.

the catalogues and brochures I picked up on Sunday. Some of them have prices for the fittings, so i went through and added up the cost of what I would need, looking at the more modest end of the scale. It comes to just over $3000, although the biggest cost by far is going tlo be the labour to put all these things in, and replace the pipes behind the scenes. Better keep on saving!

I went to the Home Ideas Centre, which takes some getting to because it’s out in the suburbs. I looked at umpteen displays of bathroom fittings, and a few other things as well. I now have a 5cm stack of brochures to study. Not too sure whether this is going to be interesting – how exciting can bathtubs and vanities be?

hasn’t been going too well over the winter. This is partly due to high power bills, but also due to buying a new laptop and fridge. The good news is:-

a) I got a pay rise backdated to 1 July
b) I’ll be working in a polling place on election day, a more responsible job than I did last time, so that gets me about $250 after tax
c) It’s pay day tomorrow and HR have announced the October 1 tax cut will be in this pay
d) In this year’s employment contract, we are being offered the opportunity to take cash instead of a few days of annual leave. As I’ve currently got 23 days owing, I think I might take advantage of this.

All these things should noticeably boost my savings over the next few months :)

I think I will mark this off my list. The bathroom is basically done. The leak is fixed. They did have to break a few tiles but it isn’t as bad as I thought. I think instead of replacing them I will just put some kind of seal around the pipe and over the broken tiles in case it is necessary to get back in to the pipes again. They also marred a little bit of paint that I need to touch up. But, none of that is a big deal. I’m not in a huge rush to get it done. The ugliness is GONE!!! So, I think I will mark this off my list!

Well it’s almost done!!! Basically it is done and I LOVE the way it looks!!!!! Except…...when we turned on the sink it was leaking IN THE WALL!!!! I have been told my tile wall may have to be ripped out!!! I’m so upset about it! I have a plumber coming Monday morning!! I HOPE there is a quick easy fix that doesn’t ruin all of our hard work!

Our upstairs bath is horrendous. It’s tiny, very pink and the shower doesn’t even work. We both showered up there the day we bought the house b/c it has a door and we didn’t have a curtain, and both decided we would never do it again until it was redone. In short, I want to gut it, resurface the tub, knock out a couple of walls to expand out to the edge of the house, add a window and move the toilet…but have like no money to do it with! We barely use the thing as it is, so I’m thinking a slow job will be okay!

It is time to start working toward making my dream bathroom a reality. I will have to steal space by bumping out my existing closet to give me more floor space. I want a huge whirlpool bath.