The house is a never ending source of things to do. Right now I've been focusing on a lot on the outside property. Especially weeding. I have realized that by removing the lawn and making every part of my property programmed for something.... I give weeds a much greater opportunity to thrive. But I digress.
To keep sane, I need to take a moment and look at accomplishments. I tend to focus on what needs to be done without allowing myself recognition for the work I have already done. So it is with great pleasure that I share the following photo with everyone:
Behold my half bath. Located under the stairs, about everything you see in that picture is brand new. First let me list off the problem of the old bathroom:
- The old sink was 17 inches out from the wall and took up nearly half of the width of the space.
- The shut off valves on the old sink did not work.
- The water flow in the sink was low.
- The toilet would take at least 5 minutes to stop refilling.
- The water flow in the toilet was low (see item 4).
- The toilet itself was from 1981 and had a huge, water-wasting tank (see item 4).
- There was no shelf space.
- The light fixture was too large.
- The mirror was too small.
- There was no storage space.
Phew. That old half-bath SUCKED. So we rounded up our friend J_
Ro, an expert at these things, and got to work. We ordered a cute 9" deep sink and new toilet. J_
Ro helped replace a lot of the old, corroded piping with shiny new copper pipes, and also helped re-set the new toilet. What a guy!
The old lights were removed and a new light fixture was installed (again thanks to J_
Ro). The new lights were from
Edward Joy Electric, a local lighting store and "a wonderland of lighting."
The mirror was found at
ReStore on the Near
Westide (or
Salt District, if you prefer). It was a salvage mirror and has one tiny
nick in it.
I picked up some plywood and cut the shelf. It's only a few inches wide under the mirror wall, but I've found it to be incredibly useful.
(Not shown: above the door, M and I built a new shelf for long term storage for paper towels,
TP, and cleaning supplies.)
Finally, the repainting and original artwork courtesy of
Hypersteve. That's right. I own the original artwork for the Magic Card "
Merrow Commerce." Be jealous.
Danburite was first found in Danbury, Connecticut not far from where I grew up. While it looks a lot like quartz (in that both are perfectly clear), Danburite has a beautiful shovel / spade shape to the crystal. And the cross section, instead of a quartz's hexagon, a flattened diamond is found.
