It's DONE!

My kitchen island is DONE! If you don't remember (cause it really has been that long) check out here and here. The finished product turned out NOTHING like I first pictured, but I am so glad that I mixed it up a little and made a bold move.

I had the stainless steel top made where I work, it was a little bit of a splurge but I am happy Robie talked me into it. And the bottom, well I made the decision to change the colors of my kitchen. I did have a black and green thing goin, but our bedroom is just about the same color green and my next favorite color is blue which we have in the living room and the bathroom. So I took after my mom who has had a red kitchen for as long as I can remember and I will begin to phase out the black and green.

Finally Finally FINALLY part 2

Finally the little things are done
Finally the last paint touch ups are done
FINALLY the bathroom is clean enough for me to take pictures of it.

We are usually not this bad at procrastinating on our projects (my mind leaps right to my kitchen island that is STILL not done....) Anyhoo here are some pictures of the finished project. I LOVE my tub, it is so deep and comfortable to lay in. The shelves on the end are perfect for all of our towels, linens and misc bathroom supplies. Robie also made a cupboard door for the very bottom that can latch and keep little babies out.



We bought a shelf/ cupboard to go over the toilet for even more storage.

Bathroom Remodel Part 1

Talk about a crazy weekend! I knew that this was going to be a whirlwind project, it seems that when Robie starts a project he wont stop until it is done. Which I suppose is a good thing, but he keeps us busy. Bear with me while I try and capture three days of work in the correct order...

Friday afternoon Robie got off work early just so they could get a head start. My dad and brother, who were HUGE helps this weekend and we could not have done it without them, met us there and the guys tore right into things. First out came my claw foot tub :(, then the paneling and the lower portion of the exterior wall. Well, it was only supposed to be the lower part of the wall (so the tub would sit flush with the drywall/plaster that was already there, until we realized there was absolutely no insulation in the back wall.





So, insulation and more sheetrock got added to the shopping list. Also added to the list was mortar, because apparently that is what you have to use to level the tub and help reduce vibrations from the jets. So with shopping list #1 complete my Dad, Mom and I set off to Home Depot while Marcel and Robie made a mess out of what remained of the bathroom.

Lets see, when we got back from Home Depot the guys built a wall to house the plumbing, mixed the mortar and set a giant glob of it down in the middle of the floor.





They set the tub on top of the Dino poo and leveled it out. And last for the night came the sheetrock, by that time it was after 11:00 and everyone was ready for bed.

Saturday my dad and I spent most of the day at the ice rink taking a coaching clinic. Robie and Marcel spent the day working on the plumbing, crawling around in the spider infested basement, lucky them! After the clinic I escaped and went birthday shopping with my sister for our mom and my dad headed out to tape and put mud on the parts of sheetrock that we were going to cover with the tub surround. I think everyone was out of there before 8:00.



Sunday Robie and I spent the morning cutting out the window and faucet holes in the tub surround and made trip #4 or #5 to Home Depot to get adhesive to attach the surround, of course we had the caulk and sealant but not the adhesive. Then I hightailed it out of there to my parents house to spend some time with my mom for her birthday, Robie later joined us for dinner and cake after another session with the plumbing pipes. The first person to remodel tried to use the wrong fittings with copper pipe, Robie was not very happy that he had to redo the guys iffy work.



I think that about sums up what we have done so far, we still have a lot to do but I should be able to take a shower tonight :) My dad is over there right now finishing up the tape and mud on the sheetrock so we can get paint on the walls.

Thank you Dad, Mom and Marcel for all you help on this project. I can't wait for it to be finished!

A Good Mistake

Hehe, they sent us the wrong tub!! We decided to get just a soaker tub without the jets because we really didn't need them and it would save us $200.00. We also thought we would have to do a whole ton of wiring to get it hooked up to the motor...blah blah blah. When we picked it up tonight and got it home and unwrapped I noticed something a little off...it had jets! And because we had not done any research into todays whirlpool tubs little did we know that all you have to do is plug it into a 3 phase outlet and turn it on :)

So, I am not going to lie, I LOVE my new tub and it is just sitting in the living room. Clawfoots are cool and timeless but...as a fat preggo I can't wait to sit in it and all its bubbly goodness.

Stay tuned for updates on the adventure.....

Table Update

Yay we have gotten so much accmplished these last few weeks. Startng with my table!!! R jumped all over the project and after several trips to Home Depot we got it built (two weeks ago, ya I know I'm a little behind) Today R sanded it from top to bottom and it is now ready to paint! I have decided to paint it white, but that is all I know. I still haven't decided what to do to the top. I want to be able to put hot stuff on it, but I also want it flat so I can make things like Christmas sugar cookies. Anyhoo here are some pictures.







I have also been working on a couple sewing projects for monkey that I will get posted today or tomorrow.

Kitchen Island

I have just found THE most wonderful website!! And I am so excited to get started. Okay, okay let me back up. as you know our kitchen is not exactly baker friendly, there are only two very small spaces to work on and they are usually covered in dishes or appliances. When R moved the fridge it opened up the kitchen and made room for a small workspace and I have been searching for one ever since, but nothing I have found is in my price range or compares to what is in my mind!

Well yesterday I was browsing one of the many blogs I follow UCreate and found the very talented Ana at Knock-off Woods. She takes overpriced designer pieces and creates plans to build them yourself! And the best part she shares them for FREE!!!

So I am thinking maybe she has something that would work in my kitchen. Let me tell you I have NEVER build anything by myself and was a little afraid to fall in love with something and not be able to do it, but I looked anyway. And you know what I found. The EXACT table that I have had in my mind for the last few months!! Not joking! I fell head over heals for this table, I think I was even drooling a little it is so beautiful. Well, I printed off the plans and went running to find R, and asked him if he thought it was too big of a project to be my first. He looked them over and said we could definitely do it!! He even had some suggestions to make it look even more like a store bought piece.

EEEK!! Now I just have to be patient and wait until Saturday so we can go down to Home Resource here in Missoula and hopefully find some reclaimed wood. EEEK! (I know I am squealing like a little girl which I normally don't do, but EEEK)

All in A Days Work

What a great feeling, being a homeowner is so rewarding. We spent all day doing yard work. I planted a Brandywine Maple tree in the front yard. Hopefully it will provide shade during the summer when the sun beats in the living room all day, but will let the sunlight in during the winter.



And R spent the day putting together installing an underground sprinkler system. He got the side done and most of the front. I LOVE it! No more moving hoses and adjusting the water pressure. Thank you Babe!

Home Improvements

Happy Independence Day!!

We got so much accomplished already this weekend. Starting Friday night we bought pipe to re plumb the washing machine. If you remember when we bought the house the washing machine was in the kitchen and the fridge was right smack dab in the middle of the room. Well my amazing hubby ran new pipe to the mud room and a new pipe into the kitchen where the wash machine used to be. So now all the laundry can be done in the mud room and the ice maker in the fridge is up and running!! I looks so much better.





I also finally finished making curtains for the bedroom. What should have been a quick easy project lasted me over a month because of the morning/ evening sickness, which is finally gone (knock on wood). I used two twin sheets from walmart ($3 each) for the front and an old black sheet for the back. I waned the color to match my blankets but I wanted the sun to be completely blocked out. I sewed the right sides together using the finished edge of the sheet for the bottom of the curtain, turned them right side out, ironed, folded the top down and sewed creating a pocket for the rod. Quick and easy, once I got started :)







Now we are off to enjoy the nice holiday. R is off to the track for a little bit, and I am going to do some yard work.



Enjoy your day!!