I'm very happy to report (as I'm sure most of you know) that the main bathroom is (mostly) finished! Jared did run into a few snags as he tried to finish the plumbing on the tub, so he ended up calling in a pro to finish/fix the job. He was able to enjoy the first shower in the bathroom, and I'm told that the setup is acceptable. I do only call the bathroom mostly finished because the drain under the sink has not been hooked up, though it's just a matter of Jared getting it done. Also, there isn't any crown molding...yet. So, it's a functioning bathroom, minus a touch or two.
The before view. My goodness, how far we've come! When we first moved in, everything worked, though not well at all. The tub and shower leaked and the toilet didn't like to flush right. Jared officially started this project in late March.
And this is what the place looked like a few days ago. Notice anything missing? This was a pre-toilet shot.
But Jared was just getting to that. Can't have much of a bathroom without a toilet!
Hard at work. Luckily, the installation when smoothly (he's never installed a brand new toilet before).
Beautiful, no? A lot of hard work, time, and a little money went into this bathroom, but I can honestly say it's one of my favorite rooms...as weird as that is.
The biggest difference was probably made by reopening that window. I love the amount of light that comes in here! It's a small space, but just that window makes all the difference in the world.
A few more finishing touches, and this bathroom will be perfect. I'm so proud of Jared for accomplishing all this!
But on to the next task. This room was the old utility/storage area. With the utilities in other places, we decided to make this room into a small bedroom or office. However, it's become somewhat of a catch-all as well as the "cat" room.
Along with some sheetrock damage repair, Jared decided to add a generous closet to this room, as we had removed a few closets from the house during our contracted work. This closet will allow us to list the house as a three bedroom, because a room has to have a certain amount of closet space to be considered a bedroom.
If Jared struggled a little with some of the stuff in the bathroom, he excelled at his real job: basic carpentry.
Fast forward a day or two, and the doors were installed and sheetrock was going up. I know it's been nice for Jared to have a simple project after working on the bathroom for so long.
All this room needs is a few simple things before it's good to go. The concrete floor is going to be carpeted, and after some drywall and paint, along with the baseboard and crown molding, this will be a nice office or small bedroom.
While Jared has been hard at work on the house, I've been trying to get some baby stuff ready to go. The knitted blanket that I've been working on for awhile is VERY close to being finished, for which I am grateful. I've started packing my hospital bag, though it's not quite ready to go yet. The car seat has been installed and is waiting for its passenger. The baby's hospital bag is almost ready to go. Our stash of baby stuff has been growing, thanks to gifts from members of our church. The church has even decided to throw us a baby shower on the 20th, so I'm hoping to make a dent in the list of things we need before baby makes its arrival. All things considered, this downhill slide into what is yet to come is a slightly scary one, but we're going to press on
Everything is looking fantastic!
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