Fantastic Bathtastic

I fell in love with our house the first time we set foot in it.  It was way too dark, full of stained wood paneling, dark walls, and smelled faintly of dog, covered up by a smothering floral potpourri.  Attractive, yes?  But it was all about my favorite word.. potential.  I could see it, I could envision it, and I wanted to be the one to bring this 1985 classic into the modern world. 

The master bath had potential oozing from every corner.  It even had an extra, "catch all" room connected to it, which some day I was convinced Candice Olsen would come and turn into a fantastic walk in closet, after she added a jetted tub and 10 faucet shower.  That was until I realized that she only deals with jobs containing a six figure budget, and found out we would be having a baby.. instead of a bathtub.  Turns out you do have to throw out one in order to keep the other.

So the catch all room actually caught Harry and his crib, and my bathtastic plans were scaled down to some paint, a new sink, and some DIY wainscoting. 

Much to Kevin's scowling eyebrows, I learned how to master the Table Saw, the Chop Saw, and the Jig saw, all during nap time.  I put on my safety goggles, prayed that I would keep all my limbs, and went to work.  I have realized that I am bent towards more creative work than mathematical measurements, and the lesson of measure twice, cut once, probably should be listed to.

Kev came in on the tail end and rescued me from my hatred of geometry, as he cut and mounted the final top trim. But all in all I have to say that I was surprisingly proud of my basic carpentry skills,  although I'm not going to buy my own saws, just yet. 

Here are the after photos.  I forgot to take any before shots. The coloring is a bit off.. as I am realizing that a key factor to many designers work must be a good camera to show it off.  This is the best I could do with the lighting that ours would capture.