In 1998, my husband and I purchased our first home
together. Built in 1967, our humble home
came with its issues and we have slowly but surely repaired and updated as
finances permitted. Three years ago we
tackled our first major renovation – the kitchen. This was indeed a learning experience and extremely
exciting as our vision became a reality.
Since our marriage survived and we did not kill each other during the
process, we have decided to take on the master bath and master bedroom. These two areas have really been challenging
in regards on what exactly to do with the space because of the way the space is
arranged. I have always hated this area
because it reminds me of an apartment and I have struggled on how to blend the
two areas together but somehow make them separate at the same time. After ‘interviewing’ several contractors and
getting their ideas, we finally came up with a solution that will work not only
for us, but for our budget as well.
The process of finding the right contractor was interesting
to say the least. The one company I
really liked had some really good ideas but their quote was double what we
wanted to spend. Then we had one guy
come in who was way under budget, but he smelled so bad, my house reeked
several hours after he left. Plus the
fact that he renamed my husband “Buddy” was a major strike against him. His ideas were insane and cut a lot of corners
and although he was the lowest bid, I refused to let him touch my house. The individual we finally decided on comes
with awesome references and his bid was in the middle of all of the others, so
now we start the process. His name is
Dan and not only do we like him, our dogs warmed up to him instantly. Our furbabies have a good meter on judging
the good from the bad, so their opinion weighs a lot when deciding who to trust
in our home.
The remodel will be extensive as we are tearing out the
tub and putting in a shower. We are also
knocking down one wall and putting up another.
Doing this will define the space, separating the bedroom from the
bathroom. We will also be removing the sheet rock from one entire wall that has this horrible painted wall paper on
it. The popcorn ceiling will be removed
from both areas and everything repainted.
After compromising on several aspects and finally
agreeing on colors, we will begin this journey early October. I am really excited about the materials we
have picked out and can’t wait to see it all come together. I’m not going to lie though, I am also
terrified. One never knows what may be
lurking behind the walls, so I really hope nothing major pops up once those walls
come down.
I am going to share our experience here on this blog –
the good, the bad, and everything in between.
We have to move out of our master bedroom completely, so my house will
be in a complete mess for a while. This
is going to completely put me out of my comfort zone, so I anticipate several
Xanax days in my future. Oh, and to add to the misery, my husband and I will be sharing a bathroom for awhile, so mornings should get real interesting....and intense as we navigate our morning rituals together.
Our vanity arrived yesterday and I really do love
it. I love the shaker style as it is
simplistic yet timeless. We are trying
to keep the colors and fixtures somewhat neutral for resell purposes.
We will be topping it with a quartz countertop. We have not picked out the handles for the
vanity yet, so that will be next on my list.
Here are the tile, countertop and paint samples we have
chosen for the bathroom.
As I end this post, I really look forward to sharing my
remodeling journey with anyone who wishes to join us. So check back frequently to see what we have
done. The next post will feature some tear-down activities....so much fun!
Oh, and if someone from Bath Crashers just happens to
stumble upon this blog – PLEASE SEND HELP!!
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