NoMore Fights over the Bathroom Sink!
Our bathroom countertop is finally in! We are so excited to be using the bathroom. This is everything ready to go last Wednesday...
And here it is installed and quickly filled up with the clutter that has been populating every other bathroom and floor in the house while waiting for a home. Of course, once Dennis gets the drawers made, there won't be so much stuff all over the top of the counter.
We were just so excited how the faucets turned out...more excited at the super bargain clearance price at home depot we got them for, and the details on the faucets match the details on the vanity lights, but only coincidentally!!! So once we put it in, it took me about a week of walking in the room and looking at the whole picture to get a vision of the color scheme I want to do, something that will match and bring out the natural colors in the granite. I only had one suggestion from one brave friend as well, so I had to consider that as well (smile).
It is hard to tell in the photo, but there are splotches of an almost icy blue running through the counter. I think I am going to pick up on that and paint the walls the same color. Then I will stain the cabinetry a darker (but not too dark) brown to pick up on the flecks of brown in the granite. All the trim will be white and the hardware stainless like we have going with the sinks and lights. What do you think? Any suggestions on tile for the floor? (Not that the floor is getting done soon, but it can't hurt to think about it) Should I go with white or something more natural looking? Too many decisions lately.
Anyways, we are enjoying our sinks and the new largeness of the bathroom. It is a wonderful feeling to step out of the shower and not have one foot in the toilet and the other in the sink :)
I have tried to get a picture of most of the whole bathroom to get an idea of the changes. You can obviously see the old bathroom in the back, where the old vanity was, the wall that was taken out and the old doorway (where the thresh-hold is on the floor). The shower is to the right. Right now, there is nothing behind the current door to the right, but eventually there will be some type of soaking tub, clawfoot or otherwise. The opening in the wall between the expanded bath and old bath will have an arch eventually as well. The shower will also eventually be taken out and replaced with tile and glass walls. The goal is to make it look like one large bathroom, and not a remodel.
Due to the outrageous prices of childrens' pajamas these days, I opted to get the kids some cool bargain fabric, copy their current pajama pants that fit into a pattern, and make the family some new duds. The boys are so psyched about their flame, skull, and tractor pj's. (Eric's are shorts, Bay's are pants) They each have another pair on the way. Leah and I got a pair as well. Dennis' will come eventually.
