August 7, 2010

  • Construction time again...

    YES!!

    YES!!!

    YES!!!!

    My bathroom renovation started this week. Yes, my house is a bit of a disaster area and I got the shark out and spent ??? hours steam cleaning the house. Yes, dust is everywhere and the bathroom has been gutted and I am as happy as a pig in mud!

    I love my home. I live in a small 1930's bungalow in a crazy expensive part of town. Basically I bought the cheapest house in a great location. It had great bones and was VERY pricey. So as I have had $$ I have upgraded, fixed, rebuilt it. I have been in the house for almost 2.5 years and I have done $15k in electrical work, all new tripple pane windows, insulation, paint, new kitchen, and a MAJOR backyard renovation including a new deck, patio and fire pit. Clearly, I love remodeling.

    One place in my house that I have mulled and mulled and mulled is my bathroom. I have an upstairs that is truly the master and master bath but I don't use that area. My bedroom is on the ground floor and was the original bathroom for the family. It is TINY (I mean European tiny) with ZERO storage. I kept a chest of drawers outside the bathroom that held my toiletries!

    So I knew I had VERY limited space in the house to take to add to the bathroom so I knew I had to find a heck of a great design firm to make my bathroom dreams come true.


    I am FEMALE. That means I have a lot of STUFF that needs to be stored in a bathroom. As well as I LOVE TAKING BATHS and the crappy, disgusting, 1980's, shallow jetted tub that lived in the bathroom and doubled as a shower was pitiful. The toilet was... cranky and the tile was nasty. WORST OFF I had to walk around the corner to get to the bathroom, that is in front of a LARGE window that opens to the neighborhood. YUCK.

    All that crap that was in the bathroom is gone. The framing has begun and I can see where the new shower, soaker tub, and cabinetry will go. As well as, the door that opens to my bedroom! It is really crazy exciting!

    Now I need to take my hat off to one person/group for this reno, and that is to Sarah Richardson, leading lady of Design Inc.. She has a show called Sarah's house. In season 1, she did a master bathroom that I fell HARD in love with. I went so far as making my design expert call up to Canada and to find the "splurge" tile that she used. Then of course, I found a stunning yet more economical alternative. Still, her stunning eye gave me just the dream feel that I was going for and soon I will have something warm, inviting, beautiful and practical!

    Now, let me be clear, it will go from a tiny bathroom to a smaller medium size but with all the amenities that would make any woman swoon (well no heated floors as I am in Atlanta for gosh sakes!).

    I look forward to sharing the before and after photos soon! (5 - 7 more weeks soon)

    Enjoy your weekend!