Friday, November 27, 2009

In the beginning there was an ugly blue bathroom...

So, we are 1 day away from demolishing the oh-so-fabulous 1955 blue tile bathroom. Tomorrow morning, 8:30 AM, the Junkin' Irishman (awesome name for a junk removal company, no?) and his band of merry heavy-lifters will be arriving to take it all away. What they will unveil is still a mystery but I am expecting the unexpected and hopefully will be pleasantly surprised.

But, before we dig in, I am going to post some of the highlights of our
fabulous bathroom so we can all reflect back when this is done and see how far we have come.

I Know, I Know, Bad Paint Color
Yes, the orange was a bad choice, but it did help hide the fact that the ceiling is about to fall down on our heads from steam damage (note, no vent). I promise we will have a nicer paint color when this job is done.







The Possessed Sink
Yes, that's right, I said possessed. How else do you explain the fact that it will turn on all by itself sometimes after someone flushes the toilet. It is possessed by some "being" that wants to make sure we wash our hands.



The Hidden Hole

Imagine our surprise when we took down the old mirror and found this lovely hole in the wall...








Drip Drip













And What's Below???
Yes, this is what the ceiling of our garage looks like beneath the bathroom. Kinda makes me worry that we might fall through.
So, this is our starting point.

Today's to-do's include:

- Pick up the tile and color samples for paint
- Clear out bathroom

- Put down cardboard on floors and seal things up to keep out the dust.


Wish us luck!

4 comments:

  1. Mom and I looking at the blog and youshure have captured the essence of the bathroom as we know it. Ha Ha!

    Will look forward to follwing the progress of the Irishman and you guys as you progress.

    have Fun!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Why would you wreck a perfectly good bathroom like that? It vintage 60's.

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  3. Where are the post demo pictures? I want to see some Irishman with a pint.

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  4. No irishman pics but got a good one of his truck. Check out the latest posting for Saturday's events...

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