I wrote a post last week about my ADD home remodeling, and here are the before and after shots. I end up spending more than I need to because I re-use stuff, but I cannot pitch out good cabinetry. This stuff was Wood Mode, and it was in great shape. The result is that the floor plan required all kinds of adaptations, and that made the installation of a tub into a gigantic home renovation. (see earlier post)
Bill was great about reworking the cabinets, and cut down one set to nestle into the tub surround (facing the toilet) so we could have storage.
I have no regrets because Steve and I both use the tub to soothe our aches and pains.
This is probably THE END of big home alterations for me. Bill claims to have retired, and I can't break a new guy in.
This weekend, I will share another completed mini-project. I hope to have progress on my photo archiving. So far, I have just purchased tupperware containers. It is not much of a start.
Steve is attached to the lucky mirror- he records his weight on it everyday in dry erase marker. The door with hooks is to the bedroom, the other is the closet.Of course the floor was rotten. Dominoes started tumbling down immediately.This entire project started so I could get a deep, soaking tub. Well, I did. And so much more. My repurposed vanity got a new top. In order to use all the drawers, we used a vessel sink. I got it on Amazon. This is my American Standard tub. The overflow is on the shelf, so it can be filled to 22 inches. The best tub ever, and not too much money. No jets. It is acrylic and light, easy to get upstairs.
Right as he finished, my painter dropped a screwdriver and chipped it. Acrylic Masters fixed it so it is invisible, 125 dollars. Poor Rick almost had a heart attack. All's well. I tried to waterproof my Kindle to read in the tub. With a Zip Lock bag. Low tech. It is nice and cool.
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They do this less now. Milly is back on the bed.Bill Appelhans is my contractor. He never said NO to me, even when I asked him to wire this tiled niche for Steve's shaver. Of course, this uber-custom crap is why it took forever, and cost me about 3 times what I wanted to spend.This is a Kohler medicine cabinet. I saw it at Home Depot and ordered it from Amazon (prime). Mirrored interior, tons of room. It is the most wonderful thing- I never had a medicine cabinet recessed before- it is such a bonus of storage!Just a hand held and a regular shower head. No seat for my old age....I'll get one when I need one. It may be soon. I bought a grab bar for the tub, but never installed it. (yet)The door is to the closet, chaos reigns inside as I never throw out an item I had a good time in. Steve still weighs every day- and he torments himself with the recordation. The big cupboard has a mini-microwave in it so I can heat up a neck wrap. If Steve was doing AM radio, I would zap him a coffee. Or not.
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