Well, once again I've dropped off the face of the earth. But, I'm back! Happy day for us all! Although I have not been working much, I have been in San Jose anticipating a trip. This has been one of the worst reserve months in a long time. I have been sitting a lot and not flying, which is unusual. The more I sit, the more hotel rooms I need to get, and the more it costs me. Not a pretty situation. But, I will only sit reserve every fourth month come September, so that will be very, very nice.
Beth and I yesterday decided we were going to tackle the downstairs bathroom and redo it. We decided to paint it a dark beige and replace all the hardware to give it a more cozy feel. I painted it last night and we purchased a towel ring to replace the existing towel bar, a new toilet paper holder, faucet for the sink and a framed oval mirror, to replace the unframed oval mirror. We also purchased a new light fixture for the bathroom.
Oh, how home improvement comes with its problems! (I am sure Jenn could write a book about it!) The existing light fixture is a 3 light bar above the sink. We wanted to replace it with a three light tulip with a round base. Problem is, light bars are just fastened to the wall, where as a rounded base fixture requires a junction box. I knew that. And I thought there would be a box there. So, I am going back to Home Depot to look for a three light tulip bar (which my dad says exist) and go from there. Otherwise, I will re-install the original light and wait for my dad to come down an install the other one. He recommended I not do it, since he says they are even tricky for him, and he does them all the time.
Also, this oval mirror is killing me. I measured the distance between the hanging hooks, measured it out on the wall and even used a leveler to make sure it was straight and would hang right. No such luck! I even double checked everything! Now I have a hole in the wall, thanks to the drywall anchor, and I have to move the damn thing! So, when I go back to Home Depot, I need to get a drywall repair kit, which I needed anyway to cover the holes from the towel bar. It was stupid for the builder to put a full size towel bar in the bathroom, when it is only a half bath. So, I hung the towel ring next to the sink (makes sense, huh?), and took down the towel bar.
Everything is done though, with the exception of hanging the mirror and figuring out what to do with the light. Not too bad of a project, I just wish the mirror would have cooperated more. Bad mirror!
As you may know from Jenn's blog, the message board we were using from Multicity is no longer free, and therefore, Jenn and I no longer have it. She did, however, find a new service which I have yet to set up, but will someday...someday. Meantime, the discuss link at the end of each entry will not work. I'll let you know when it is up and running again. Also, as mentioned here before, this entire website will be relocating soon. I will let you know of the new address (I have one but want to change it) and will post it soon. This webpage will still exist for a while, with a link on it to the new website.
Beth and I yesterday decided we were going to tackle the downstairs bathroom and redo it. We decided to paint it a dark beige and replace all the hardware to give it a more cozy feel. I painted it last night and we purchased a towel ring to replace the existing towel bar, a new toilet paper holder, faucet for the sink and a framed oval mirror, to replace the unframed oval mirror. We also purchased a new light fixture for the bathroom.
Oh, how home improvement comes with its problems! (I am sure Jenn could write a book about it!) The existing light fixture is a 3 light bar above the sink. We wanted to replace it with a three light tulip with a round base. Problem is, light bars are just fastened to the wall, where as a rounded base fixture requires a junction box. I knew that. And I thought there would be a box there. So, I am going back to Home Depot to look for a three light tulip bar (which my dad says exist) and go from there. Otherwise, I will re-install the original light and wait for my dad to come down an install the other one. He recommended I not do it, since he says they are even tricky for him, and he does them all the time.
Also, this oval mirror is killing me. I measured the distance between the hanging hooks, measured it out on the wall and even used a leveler to make sure it was straight and would hang right. No such luck! I even double checked everything! Now I have a hole in the wall, thanks to the drywall anchor, and I have to move the damn thing! So, when I go back to Home Depot, I need to get a drywall repair kit, which I needed anyway to cover the holes from the towel bar. It was stupid for the builder to put a full size towel bar in the bathroom, when it is only a half bath. So, I hung the towel ring next to the sink (makes sense, huh?), and took down the towel bar.
Everything is done though, with the exception of hanging the mirror and figuring out what to do with the light. Not too bad of a project, I just wish the mirror would have cooperated more. Bad mirror!
As you may know from Jenn's blog, the message board we were using from Multicity is no longer free, and therefore, Jenn and I no longer have it. She did, however, find a new service which I have yet to set up, but will someday...someday. Meantime, the discuss link at the end of each entry will not work. I'll let you know when it is up and running again. Also, as mentioned here before, this entire website will be relocating soon. I will let you know of the new address (I have one but want to change it) and will post it soon. This webpage will still exist for a while, with a link on it to the new website.
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