Our plans for renovating the Swan House bathroom are coming to life. You won’t believe the before photo. Be prepared to be wowed…
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Our New Bathroom – The Final Reveal
I can’t believe I’m actually saying these words, but our bathroom is FINISHED! If you have been following our bathroom re-do you know a lot of love, time and TLC has gone into this project. A lot is an understatement, actually. If you aren’t updated on this journey, take a look at our previous posts…
Read MoreHow to Install Shower/Floor Hardie Board
If you have been following our bathroom renovation, you know that this has been no joke. It was a total gut job! So, in this post, I’m going to break things down a bit and talk about how to actually start putting things back together and do it yourself. Specifically speaking – shower walls and…
Read MoreBathroom Renovation: Update 2
I was afraid the next part of the renovation would coincide with the lyrics from the new Pompeii song, “And the walls came tumblin’ down…” Luckily that wasn’t the case. Since our last post when we gutted the place, we have been busy piecing things back together. First, we had some wood to fix and…
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Bathroom Renovation: Update
It’s been a month of showering in our basement bathroom. Although I’ve become very acquainted with that bathroom over the past 30 days, I’m ready to have our main bathroom back in the mix! Last time we updated you on our bathroom progress, we were in the dreamy idea phase. You know, the time when…
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Preparing for a New Bathroom
Picture this: Our home is a 1950’s build and most of the bathroom is ORIGINAL (or slightly updated) to the home. That means, Pepto Bismol colored shower tile, tile that goes practically from the floor to the ceiling , really beat up fixtures and furniture, and to top it off 2 or three layers of …
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Creating Storage in Unexpected Places
While doing our basement renovation, we realized we wanted to make the best use out of the entire space. Our basement is going to be used in many different ways in the years to come; a laundry room, a gym, a craft room, a stockpile, an entertainment space, a playroom (someday), oh and a 3-piece…
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