Ensuite reno...

We  have been very busy doing many many things the past few weeks, that I am not even really sure where to begin.  We are trying to finish the inside major renos so that we can go to the bank and get the mortgage all wrapped up.  But the weather has been so nice, that it is difficult to stay indoors.  And we are pretty tired of painting.  So we have been in the garden, when we should have had a paint brush in hand.  Oh well...

The main ensuite bathroom is all finished and functional.  These are some of the photos of it when we moved in and then in the process of having the wiring done so that the switches worked and we had the proper grounding for plugs in a washroom.

The bathroom-to-be is the green room on the left.

Most of the bathroom sitting in the bedroom!!!  The yellow dresser was found at a favourite antique store and the carpenter retrofitted it to fit a sink, with the top drawer faces put back on with hinges to open just enough to fit a hairbrush.  I have always wanted a claw foot tub, and after searching around for a cast iron old one and not finding anything that did not need major work, we decided on a new one...much lighter and it keeps the water hotter for a lot longer.

While we had the plumber here and the ceiling open, we had the plumbing roughed in so that later, if we decide, we can put a bathroom up on the second floor.  We would just have to take up some of the floor boards from above, and all the plumbing would be right there.

We had 4" tongue and groove pine board put up all around the walls, and a rail along the top and then we whitewashed the whole thing so that the knots and grain of the wood would show through.  Then we painted the floor and the walls.

This is it all finished!!

The mirror I picked up at a thrift store for a dollar, and the cabinet was given to me by a friend many years ago in Kenora.

This piece of architectural salvage I found at the antique store.

Once this bathroom was up and running, the old small main bathroom was gutted and redone (pics to follow).

One blog post a month is pretty pathetic, I know.  Many reasons.  One:  My photo files were a disaster and each photo was taking many minutes to upload and was just sooooo frustrating.  I think I have that all fixed now.  Two:  Too much happening and being a little overwhelmed with where to start documenting.  I think I need to get disciplined about it all.  Three:  Life.  The days just roll by with ever increasing speed and are full of "life-things".  And when I have time, I would rather read or play in the dirt or have a coffee-chat with a friend.

Anyway, happy Wednesday to you all!!!