The Great Bathroom Remodel of 2011--The Grand Reveal

    It is finished!!!!   Michael did a terrific job!  I absolutely love everything about it.  

    And for the record (in the case that you're thinking, "it's 2012 now") it was completed in 2011.  I'm just now getting around to blogging about it.  We had a New Year's Eve party at our house again.  That along with a few holiday days off from work was great motivation to finish it.  I learned the best way to get projects done around the house is invite company over.  It motivates Michael and me to do great things!  :)  Anyone wanting an invite?  ;)  I'm gonna start having a party a month. 
  
   
    
    


   Ok so here we go...(I feel like shouting, "Move that bus!")


  First up the vanity. 

I told you it looked nice.

This is totally unimportant but I couldn't decide what to do about a towel holder.  I just kept thinking one would look funny on the wall.  And it's not like we could put it up and take it down if we didn't like it with the sheet rock.  So I ended up buying a free standing one to sit on the vanity.  I turned it around in this picture to better show what it looks like.  You like it?  Or would a wall number look better?

The side wall...my goal is to eventually have scripture verses posted in every room of the house.    I want my kids (in a future sense of the word) to be surround by the scriptures.  We only use/read the KJV version of the bible.  It is super hard to find plaques or pictures that are KJV.  So for right now I've been using vinyl and my beloved cricut.  The cross came from Hobby Lobby.   (I couldn't get rid of the mirror glare...sorry)

A close up of the flooring...LOVE IT!  We (as in Michael and his Dad) put the same color in the kitchen.  It hides dirt so well.  I'm thinking of ditching the ole broom and mop...they're overrated. 

More floor and trim...

We might be adding a few more deco items.  I have another picture to put up but there's not a stud where I want it.  Other than that, that's it.  

I'm off to plan my next party...and honey to-do project!


Happy Sunday!

Monthly Post

    I hate that this has become a once a month post blog.  I keep promising myself big promises only to let myself down...again....and again....and again.  
    I sat out my fall decor last night.  Nothing glamorous but it does make me happy.

The bathroom now has tile...as of today.  Michael's dad came up and helped with that project, and we're very thankful for that!  It still needs to be grouted.  

    And finally I leave you with our newest remodeling project....seriously! :)

Catching Up

     It's funny.  Things are crazy busy in the Jones' household yet I'm struggling to come up with quality blogging material.  We busy with just the normal life stuff.  

     Michael is still working 12 hours days.  I've started back to school.  I am loving my little class.  If you're of the teacher mind set you may want to check out my other blog...I've been trying to add some posts there.

   Oh and stop the world...there has been some progress made to the slowest great bathroom remodel of 2011.   It hasn't been a huge priority since we have another restroom.  Between Michael's work hours and keeping up with our yard work and our neighbor's he hasn't had much time to devote to it.  

 The big hole in the wall has been re-sheet-rocked, wiring re-wired, lighting hung, and fresh paint applied.  We went with a gold paint.  Huge change from yellow, huh?  But it really is.  We're sensing some tile flooring in our near future.  
  

Catching Up

    It's months like these that I think to myself  "This teaching gig is really great!" Now around Feb/March I sing a different song.  :) 

    I haven't been blogging much because I've been enjoying summer.  It's hard to believe sickening that tomorrow starts July.  Slow. Down. Time.


   The great bathroom remodel of 2011 is still in progress.  My poor husband is working nights right now (12 hour shifts) so there hasn't been a ton of noticeable progress.  Remember the last stripped picture?  

It looks pretty....well, um....stripped.  I found out that it can get more stripped. 

I heard something about it would be easier to fill the sheet rock like this...go figure.  


June is a big birthday month for our family.  My brother, Renee, and my husband all share the same birthday (the 18th).  Michael's niece and nephew are also June kiddos, and my dear sist Jen.  I only managed to get one birthday photo....

I've filled some time working on some school projects.  It's kind of like a hobby for me.  I'm a dork, I know.  I created a new chart for behavior tracking next year.  Each kid will have a clothes pin and start off on "Ready to Learn" each day.  I like it because they can also move their pins up for good behavior.

I'm going to do a safari/explorers theme in my class next year.  So I  made a giraffe neck thingy to record the kids fluency.  This is just part of it.  It will go from floor to ceiling.  While laying it out for a picture I realized I need to figure out some way to better incorporate the head.  The white paper says 0-40 words per minute and etc.  The kids will move up the neck during the year.  I know that probably doesn't make sense but that's the best that I can explain it.  I did this last year however I just used multi-colored rectangles instead of the giraffe neck.

My last creation is a second grade banner.  I'll probably still trim the ribbon some so that it's easier to read.

    Our table doesn't make the best backdrop.  We have plans for a new dining room table to join our lil family in the near future.

That's it for June.  
     July promises to be a busy month with the fourth, vacation, campmeeting, VBS, and setting up my class room.  I'm sure I'll have lots to blog about.

The great bathroom remodel of 2011

Alternatively titled:  The great remodel of the smallest bathroom in the world!


So when we bought the house the extra bath looked a little like this:  actually it looked a whole lot like this:

Nice white walls....green accessories...and don't be too jealous but the green crusty toilet brush came with the deal!   Oh yeah,   and it was rockin this boarder:

Stephanie, you might say, you didn't take any other angles of the bathroom?  Not even a picture of the vanity?  Well there's two explanations for that....the crusty toilet brush was the most impressive thing in there...and it is seriously the smallest bathroom in the world (other than trains, and port-a-potties but those don't come with showers).  It is really hard to take pictures in there.  I seriously have to stand out in the hall to get it in focus.  

Before moving it we made it more liveable. The crusty brush was history.  The towel rack?  Gone!  A new shower curtain....some happy yellow paint and it began to look more like this:

  Liveable...yes!  Fabulous?  No!

Pictures from today you want? ...no problem....

 Notice the 80's lighting....and the lovely sink....Want a closer look at the awesome stick-on tile floor?  Sure thing:

Why isn't the vanity drawer closed? Because Michael had already taken it out to begin today's projects...but I needed fresh pictures.




So today began the great bathroom remodel of 2011.  On the agenda?

• new paint
• tile floors
• new vanity
• new mirror
• new accessories
• new lighting

So as of this afternoon, should you come for tea and need to tinkle...this awaits you:

I'm excited to be adding blog updates with bathroom updates.  A few more notes to consider:

• It's totally awesome to have a toilet sitting on the back deck...I hope the neighbor appreciates it.
• Anytime I mention the words "us" and "remodel" in the same sentence I'm totally referring to Michael in the singular form.  Although I did sweep the floor about ten times today!

It's done!

Remember this picture?

 Well my sweet finished pantry now looks like this:

What was useless wasted space before is now very usable!  Who couldn't use an extra closet?  Once again I'm blessed that I've married a handy man!

Before and Afters of Our Home Sweet Home

I've been waiting until the house was "finished" to show updated pictures....Since that is looking like that is years away, I thought I'd post an update as to where we are now.

Outside:  Before 

Outside: After

Not much has changed on the outside.  Michael changed the front (and side) light.  We had it pressured washed.  And a nice new ADT sign since we had the system reactivated. We probably won't do any landscaping until Spring.

Kitchen 1: Before

Kitchen 1: After

We didn't have to do much in the kitchen except paint the walls and trim.

Kitchen 2: Before

Kitchen 2:  After

Living Room 1:  Before

Living Room 1: After

In the living room we painted the ceiling, walls, and trim, installed hardwood flooring, got rid of the out dated ceiling fan, and bought new furniture.  We will probably change out the light again.  It doesn't give off enough light. 

Dining Room 1:  Before

Dining Room 1: After

We painted the walls, and trim.  Added vertical blinds to the sliding glass door.  Added hardwood floors. And replaced the ceiling fan with a chandler.  I have some ideas for black accessories in here.  And a new dining room table (can't blame me for dreaming big).  We still have a few electrical outlets to replace in here. 

Dining Room 2: Before

Dining Room 2:  After

Living Room 2: Before

Living Room 2: After

Spare Room 1: Before

Spare Room 1: After

This room hasn't got much attention.  We painted and added carpet.  I have two chairs in here that belonged to my nanny.  I plan on getting them recovered and using at least one of them in the living room.  We also have a second spare room.  We are using it for storage so I'm not posting pictures of it yet. 

Bathroom 1:  Before

Bathroom 1:  After

Our bathrooms are small.  We painted them both yellow.  We hope to do mini-redos in the future...replacing the flooring and vanities. 

Master Bedroom 1:  Before

Master Bedroom 1: After

Master Bedroom 2:  Before

Master Bedroom 2: After

We still need to replace the closet doors....just keeping it real for you blogger friends!

Master Bath 1: Before

Master Bath 1: After

Back of the wash room 1: Before

Back of the Washroom 1: Currently



This is Michael's current project. He is building me a pantry!  I'm so excited about it.  He has it framed in and is working on filling sheet rock. 
And there you have it.  Our little Casa.