Before we could spend any amount of time at the house, we needed a place to go to the bathroom. We called a plumber to have the house de-winterized and the next step was to make some quick, inexpensive upgrades to the basement bathroom. We considered the main bathroom upstairs unusable and had plans for an immediate remodel, so there was no point in spending a lot of money to make the basement bathroom nice. If any attempt at coordination was being made previously, it was that the exterior of the claw foot tub had been painted black, as had the inside of the bathroom door. It would seem silly to have a regular white toilet with these black features (that's sarcasm), so naturally, there was a black toilet. Not ANY black toilet, mind you, but an odd, small, black, disgusting toilet.
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For $65 we picked up a nearly new toilet at a construction salvage place and starting during the half time show of the 2014 Super Bowl, we installed the toilet with a new wax ring and water supply hose while streaming the game on an iPad.
For another $50 we picked up a simple white vanity off of Craigslist. This replaced a cracked sink that was mounted in a make shift counter attached to the wall. Words cannot describe what a hokey setup this was, but if you look closely at the "
before" photo of the bathroom, you can catch a glimpse of the sink in the reflection of the mirror.
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| The Super Bowl |
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| Vanity upgrade for cheap |
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Oh my goodness, I am loving this blog!! You crack me up. Can't wait for the next installment!
ReplyDeleteYay! You're my SECOND comment of all time! :) I'm glad you've enjoyed my first few posts. When I sit down to think of all we've done, there are lots and lots of stories to tell. It's much easier to have a sense of humor about all of this now that we're at the end of the tunnel.
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