February Focus 2008

We're going to do parts of a room at a time each weekend until we totally finish ONE room. (Unless we find a deal or something on sale for another room.) So this month we are focusing on the Guest Bathroom - a very old-fashioned powder room theme. This weekend (even though it is not officially February yet) we are going to put up a new door (they were on sale at Home Depot for $19 - couldn't pass it up!). We got a new door saw kit and the handle set.

The list of other stuff that needs to be done:

February 1-3: Floor



Regrout ($12) and seal ($10) the tile -
We will also need to invest in some kneepads ($10)
We are keeping this weekend simple because we might be going out of town one day

February 8-10: Ceiling and Walls









Scrape ceiling (already bought the ceiling scraper for $18 - this is an investment that will be reused throughout the house, though)
Repaint ceiling ($12)
Put up new wallpaper border (order online ahead of time!$25 for 15 ft)
Also need to add an electrical plug beside the vanity mirror while we are working on the walls (couple of $ for the wire, box, and plug - and I think I want a wood faceplate @$4)
Keeping the light fixture we have above sink - love it!
We MIGHT consider a new light fixture for the recessed ceiling light, or at least paint the one we have white.
Rehang the mirror trim
Decide what to do about the existing UGLY medicine cabinet (maybe reuse the shelving parts of the over-toilet spacesaver (because I have an idea about what to do over the toilet)
Put up door facing and baseboard trim (seen it anywhere from 79 cents a foot to $1.40 a foot - gonna have to decide and pick exactly what style I want for the entire house)

February 15-17: Vanity














Rebuild the vanity with oak beadboard ($13) - include some slidy drawer things or shelves inside
We'll also need new hinges and some of that iron-on wood laminate strips for the edges of the doors.
Maybe panel the side of the tub with oak beadboard and possibly create a shelf or ledge off the side (or we might wait and do this when we do the shower fixtures)
I like the handles that are on the vanity now, so I'll just re-use those
We have a piece of granite that we got from our neighbor that we want to use for the countertop and backsplash. We either need to get a quote to have the sink hole and sides cut OR I read that you can do it with a diamond-blade ($40) skill saw
The brass faucets at Home Depot are $40, but we saw some for $30something at Sutherlands

February 22-24: Tub, Toilet, and Finishing Touches


We are going to need a brass shower curtain rod for the toilet tank project and some way of building or re-creating the toilet tank wall shelf
Brass shower fixtures (ranging from $9 for the drain to $35 for the shower head - but I THINK I saw a kit with the whole thing for $40 or so)
New toilet lid ($20 or so at Walmart)
New towels and washcloths ($5 towels, $4 hand towels, $3 washcloths at Walmart)

Budget Projection:
$300 (average $75 a week)

Heartwarming

Here's where the fireplace is as of Christmas 2007. I've got to decide where to move it once we get the tree out of the living room.

The rooster lamp is a recent flea market find. It was $10! I added a plain white shade that I glued a piece of rope/twine around the bottom to make it look more country & rustic.

Fired Up for Christmas

Here's what Santa brought me for Christmas. I'll post a picture of how it looks in the living room later.

Out Front

Here is a great-looking front porch with just a small amount of space to work with... I think I would still want square posts so we could put the gingerbread Texas stars in the corners.


Texas Front Porch by GrandmotherMia

Tejas Shower Curtain

Thought I should add that this is our shower curtain for the Texas bath. If I get around to it, I'll post pictures of what it looks like in our bath -- we even have the shower curtain hooks that go with it! Crazy - the sink/toilet/tub configuration is the same as ours! I never thought of putting the towels over the toilet, though... and .... we have that SAME toothbrush holder! How cute to put bluebonnets in it instead of toothbrushes!

Mini Surprise Makeover by Christine_in_Tx

Deserving of a "Metal"

Barn Lumber Bath by jess_79


I am trying to convince Jesse that we need something like this in the Texas bathroom.

Goth

Trying to figure out how to get a mural of this on the barn wall or fence in the back yard -- and use it to hang a REAL pitchfork on!