Mostly Updated Bathroom

Having new tile in the shower prompted me to paint the bathroom finally and also the vanity. It looks so much better. I wish I had the money to replace the tile and vanity, but for now a fresh coat of paint helps a lot.

I still need to find new hardware for the vanity, and a travel themed stencil to use as a border along the top of the walls, but the paint made a big difference!

Condo Woes Day 5

Days 3 & 4 were spent tiling the new bath/shower. I was a bit worried it wasn't going to get done, but it did.

Day 5 the plumber came back to put on the trim. Unfortunately the new dual shower head I got leaked, so I went back to my old handheld. But after 4 days of using the shower at the gym I'm all set to go at home!!

I'm pleased with the pencil line accent and the new shelves. I wasn't able to put a niche in the shower since the electrical box is on the other side. Note the lovely raised shower head that someone even taller than me can fit under. :-)

Condo Woes Day 2

It was a busy day! The plumber installed a spiffy new water heater complete with a drain pan and flood stop. This gives me some serious peace of mind that 40 gallons of water aren't going to flood my place and the neighbors. He also installed the new valve for the show and raised up the shower head.

I took out the old gross looking insulation and added a layer of new. And hauled 256 pounds of tile up to my 2nd story condo!!

Everything is ready for the tile guy.

Condo Woes

Ever since moving into my condo, I've had a mental list of projects. The bathroom was on the list, but  low on the list. At least until February 7th, when I learned the downstairs neighbor had a water spot on their ceiling. Unfortunately there was a lot of back and forth. They rent, so their property manager contacted the HOA, who contacted me. I contacted the property manager for more information, and he put me in touch with the neighbors. I wasn't convinced it was my fault, so I told the property manager if when he went in to look at it/fix it, to let me know if it pointed to me. I didn't hear anything back until March 20th. The HOA sent me another email with a picture telling me that it was my responsibility to resolve it. If this were a comic book, the HOA would be my arch-nemesis. Anyway, I took a deep breath and scheduled my plumber to come take a look. After much back and forth between the property manager, neighbors and me, I schedule the plumber to come on March 24th. No one was there that day. Turns out they had all kinds of job stuff going on, and I slipped their mind. I'm angry, but get things rescheduled for April 2nd. 

This works, and unfortunately water is leaking between cracks in my tile around the faucet.  So the bathroom moves up on the list. I'm only taking care of the shower/tub. Lucky me, I am also replacing my 16 year old hot water heater, and my electrical box, so that limited me from redoing the entire bathroom.

The demo started today. It took less than an hour and a half to demo it. Amazing. Good bye weird bone colored tile, and grungy caulking.

Lampshade

I have been wanting to learn how to make lampshades for quite some time. I decoupaged a lampshade a few years ago, and I painted on one before, but it's tough painting on a 3-D object. So, I found a class. It was a pretty easy process. It's a little tedious, but I liked it, and I think as I make more it'll get easier.

This shade is made from fabric, but I could use paper. I'm excited to experiment more. I even made bias tape out of the fabric to cover the seam.

Stay tuned for more lampshades!

Zinnia Skirt

I took another fun, wonderful class at Stitch Lab. I made this cute skirt from a Colette pattern, Zinnia. I learned how to do pleats, and made my first buttonhole. My Gram used to send out clothes to have the buttonholes done. She would have been amazed by the automatic buttonholer on my sewing machine.