Shower reveal

With the list of our "to-do" items growing shorter every week...we are still wrapping up the great master bathroom rennovation! I mean who thinks these things can be done quickly? I suppose they could be done quickly if we were paying someone to do them, but we are diy-ers you know?! So after a minor break-down on Sunday at the realization that there were and will continue to be, 25 hardware/home improvement shopping bags scattered among our house, along with a very dusty shop vac in the middle of my freshly cleaned kitchen and various screws, bolts, and nail scattered from here to there...I conceeded that its okay and that these things take time. And I should do what I can around the house while the rest of it gets put back together. Let's hope for a more productive weekend this weekend.

Last weekend we did end up getting our brand new toilet installed! After realizing that the pedastool sink would be a bit wobbly since our floor is un-even we haven't decided how to proceed in that venue, should we get a small vanity? a wall mounted sink? try to rig up a way to make the pedastool sink level? I just don't know. Any ideas would be welcomed!

So as for the shower: here it is in all it's glory...too bad we still haven't gotten to use it! maybe this weekend! The rocks in the bottom are supposed to massage your feet. :)

What do you think? Way better than the plastic stall insert huh?!

Dishwasher before and after!

When a year ends it sort of forces you to go back and reflect on what you have done throughout the year. 2009 was a big one for Old Rosetta. In 2009 she got a new roof, a new a/c unit, lots of new paint, an updated kitchen, and all new door knobs (you think this is a little task until you realize there are no fewer than 20 to install). So Rosetta has been much improved and we got news this Holiday season that she will continue to transform as our family grows. That's right, this July our Guest Room will be re-purposed into a Nursery!


With the knowledge of our newest project. We have decided to ramp up the rehabing of Rosetta. Don't get me wrong. Rosie started out more than adequately updated enough for the average home owner. But we really like to make a place our own, much like any other homeowner. :)


So the projects have begun. Scott had a week off from work for Christmas holiday and decided to demo our tiny tiny master bathroom. It was equipped with a tan colored toilet, and a tan fiberglass insert stall shower, along with a lovely bottom of the line white (which one of these doesn't belong) sink, with pipes exposed, leaving much to be desired. Oh and I almost forgot...linoleum. Nothing wrong with any of those items (except the colors) but for a house that was built in 1930, they just didn't seem quite right. So Scott took a saw to the shower, which had to be cut into 10 pieces b/c the whole thing wouldn't fit out the door, ripped up linoleum and removed everything else in the room. It looks like a small beautifully clean box right now. We got a steal of a deal on supplies for an all tile shower and floor, and will be posting later progression of that hopefully next week.


But first, why not update another portion of the kitchen! Late last week we realized our dishwasher was no longer draining...could have been easily fixable or not, we will never know. We Doose's like to find good deals though, so we were off on a mission! And we succeeded! Please excuse the quality of the pictures from my phone. But they will do it enough justice!





Before!

After!

Now onto the next project...guest bedroom/office/nursery switch up! With a possible dash of a mud room make over! And a Master Bath update!