Sun!

The sun finally peeked out yesterday. It's been MIA for a week! Dale and I spent the evening eating blue corn chips and pizza and watching Grimm.

The Upstairs

Recently, I've devoted more time to organizing the upstairs than I have in a long, long time. It needs the attention. I've taught so many grade levels over the years and as a result accumulated a lot of materials. I never know when I might switch grades or schools so I've held on to things because I just never know when I might need something. It's hard to get rid of this stuff! With Dale being on the island for the past 12 years I just haven't been thinning things out like I used to due to being left with all the other house and yard work over the summer. I'm finding lots to get rid of and it feels good.

Easter 2014

The front door.

Heating Vent Grate

Our heating vent grate in the bathroom has been polished to a chrome finish. I think it looks great. That concludes our bathroom renovation.

Pretty In Pink

Photo taken today by Dale. Very pink although it looks more salmon colored in this picture.

Looking Good

Photo taken about a week ago. Doesn't show, but the walls were white.

Bathroom Details

Top left:   New vent and shower head.
Top right:   New outlet. Power surge trouble with the old one.   
Bottom left:   Toilet and sink re-installed.
Bottom right:   Double switch. One for light and one for vent.  

Vent

This is how the floor where the hole was looked one day later.

Vent

The guys came today to make a hole in the floor on the second level where the vent for the bathroom will go.

Front Door (Living Room Side)

In my kilt for St. Patrick's Day.

Photo taken 3-16-14

Front Door (Porch Side)

Welcome

Border Tile

Black border tile cut to meet white border tile around window.
Photo taken 3-14-14

Border Tile

Subway Tile Installation

Eric, our tile guy, started putting in the subway tile yesterday. It's gonna look nice.

Tile!

Tile appeared today for the first time.

Sink (or lack thereof)

Not to worry. It'll be put back.

Access to Plumbing

Dale's going to have the workers put in a small door behind where the plumbing for the shower and the bathtub faucet will be. This photo was taken from the bedroom that borders the bathroom plumbing.

March 5

This is what the bathroom looked like upon my return from work on March 5.

Something's MIssing

Toilet's been moved to the basement.

New Throne

The toilet has been installed in the basement and will remain there for most of the rest of the bathroom remodel.

Bathroom Yesterday

This is what it looked like when I came home from school on 3/3/14.

Bathroom - Southeast Corner

Bathroom - Northeast Corner

Bathroom - Southwest Corner

Bathroom - Northwest Corner

Bathroom - Facing West

I'm standing in the tub to take this photo.

Redoing the Bathroom

After many years of talking about it, Dale and I are finally getting the bathroom redone. Prep work will start the first week of April. Not long ago we went to pick out the tile and decided to go with subway.

President's Day 2014

Photo taken Monday February 17.  Beautiful day of gently falling snow.

10 Things Every Man Should Know About Interior Design - #8

According to GQ Magazine there are 10 Things Every Man Should Know About Interior Design. 

Number 8: Have a Bar Worth Bragging About

"You may want to hide the good stuff, but a solid bar display is an uncompromisable must-have. A bar cart or hutch is a stylish way to store your goods, but a simple serving tray on the countertop will perfectly suffice. Invest in a nice set of bar tools, at least one pair of nice wiskey glasses, and a few quality bottles of booze (at least for show)."

Shown above is the photograph that accompanied this suggestion online. Pictured below is a photograph of the bar serving tray in our kitchen. The contents reflect what I like to mix. The gin, olives, and vermouth is for martinis. The Cointreau and Patron Citronge is for sidecars. Maybe I'll get a decorative decantor for the brandy that those require since I don't really care for the (unpictured) Christian Brothers VS bottle.

Christmas Season 2013/2014 - The Tree

New Year's Eve 2013