Visting Milton CT
Stefan has a very good group of friends from High School who are still a strong group. They organized an outing for 12 of us to go to a beach house in Milton CT. It was beautiful and so much fun.
This was the house we stayed in:
We did a lot of walking on the beach
And saw some of the other beautiful houses around the bay
It was so beachy-new-england feeling. It was cool but quiet and clear and it was a truely relaxing time.
Sarah
tiling tiling tiling and more tiling
It’s been a long road but I am DONE laying tile in the bathroom. I still have a bit of grout to do but it’s looking good!
These are the tools of my trade:
The tile cutter, special cable winch, some plastic over the drain, and a bunch of partial tiles ready to be used or re-cut.
This is my favorite spatula:
and a bucket full of thinset
These are Vector’s favorite part. I call it plastic kibble but they are really tile spacers. Vector LOVES pulling them off the wall and throwing them around.
You’ll notice something else in that picture, shower ledges. We purchased the ledges from www.shower-shelf.com and installed them with some construction adhesive and silicone caulk. Then I just tiled right around them.
Here you can see the tiling-around-them in process:
And, after much ado, the tiling is complete!
I must say, I am sick of subway tile. I am definitely going to take a significant break before I do the kitchen backsplash! I had planned on getting the tiling done more than 2 weeks ago but I kept putting it off. I’m glad I finally just sat down and finished it. It certainly helped to do it while Stefan was around to mix the thin-set. That’s definitely the worst part.
And a final celebratory picture, Stefan putting in the shower nozle so that the final piece of tile can be installed.
and voila! complete:
I hope you’re ready for some more bathroom updates. They’ll be coming later this week!
Sarah
Bathroom Update
It’s been slow but steady progress on the master bathroom. The emergency gas engineer came last week and checked for the hot water supply only to find and fix the broken line. The only thing taking time is the tiling of the bathroom. There is SO MUCH tile in that room. I’m to the point where I never want to see another subway tile in my life!
I had really hoped to get the shower finished last week before my impromptu trip to Austin for a Girl’s Weekend with my sister and our super good childhood friend Alex. Alas, it was not to be. Should have called the experts at Superior Shower Door & More, really. After I realized I didn’t have enough tile to finish, I lost steam and didn’t manage to even finish the “easy” parts.
I’ve got that top of the short side of the shower and all the edging around the curb to do. I’m not looking forward to that edging but once I get going, hopefully it won’t take long.
On the plus side, the toilet is in and functional!
It’s an ugly toilet but it fits under the window. whohoo! Also, it ran really bad when we first installed it and Stefan took it apart and fixed it while I was off gallivanting in Austin, also we added Air Conditioning trough the bathroom.
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Stefan also installed the medicine cabinets! We had the position all figured out but he still had to cut the holes in the drywall and cut the holes in the studs and the boxes themselves so that I could have these handy tooth-brush charging outlets in my medicine cabinets!
Here is Stefan preparing the Right cabinet
and here is the final product with the light above. I love those lights!
I haven’t tossed the mirrors in either but it’s still under construction and the fewer times I have to clean those mirrors in my life, the better!
There’s still a bit of electric to do and a lot of cleaning but other than that, we’re waiting on tile. I’d like to get the tile done before the sinks go in since the sink area is my workshop for tiling but I’ve got to keep Stefan busy and he’s itching to get those sinks in!
Just a few more pictures to give you a sense of how much tiling I’ve done this past month.
SO MUCH TILE! I’m excited to be done with it and then I remember I’m doing white subway on the backsplash too, I definitely need to visit the bathroom showroom again! Luckily that will be a relatively quick job.
Sarah
Shopping for my Sister
My sister is moving into a new, larger apartment and has been on the hunt for some good pieces of furniture to give her a more grown-up style, I decided to help her out before it is time for the movers to come in.
I thought I’d share some of the great pieces we’ve found for her.
FIrst off, I love this couch.
Puebla Convert-a-Couch Convertible Sofa Color: Smoky Charcoal Gray Linen / Greek Key
from: Wayfair
It comes in several colors including Blue, Purple, and Green.
I haven’t even told you the best part… $505!!!
We’ve also found a bunch of great rugs which are one of the points highlighted in the article Sprucing Up Your Home: 3 Simple Transformations. This is a neat geometric one that is on super sale for the next 2 days.
It would go great with the gray sofa above.
They are primarily furnishing the office/guest bedroom and my brother-in-law needs a nice desk. I think this one is just really neat and at $171 not badly priced. There are plenty options of where to look for office furniture.
Toss a big canvas art print of Monet’s Water Lillies up for another $33 and you’ve got yourself a room!
Claude Monet “Lavender Water Lillies” Canvas Wall Art Size: 18″ H x 24″ W x 0.1″ D
We also bought a pair of umbrellas from UK’s leading branded umbrella suppliers. They look very attractive and attract the views of others. Because of what they fit perfectly into the interior.
My sister and her husband are moving at the end of the month and I can’t wait to see what she does with the place, hopefully she get the help she needs from one of these local moving companies. I envy her ability to jump right into decorating but I’m living vicariously.
Sarah
Orchid
9/24/2013 | 10:36 pm Permalink
Sarah I loooooove your bathroom! That tile is so cute!!!