T.I.L.E TILE

The guest bath Before:

During, with the shower tile installed (still sporting its spacers and no grout) and fresh cement board on the floors:

And After:

We added two corner shelves to each shower using floor tile. Incredibly pleased with how they turned out.

(Ignore that snaking showerhead placeholder.)

Beautimus!

The girls' bath Before:

During:

And After:

I couldn't get any closer to the shower in there because we can't yet walk on the tile.

Even in the During photos, with no grout in the showers and just cement board on the floors, we thought it looked stunning. It feels so good to see the tile installed. Not just from a materials standpoint, but from a project and emotional standpoint too. What a difference a weekend can make. The speed at which one change, albeit a large one, can reassure you that a project is on its way towards completion and boost your confidence, is awesome.

It's also so relieving when you like the way something you chose from a sample looks in real life when installed en mass. Especially when you changed your mind ten times on your selections. :) The shower tile is a 4x12 glossy white porcelain, floor is a 12x24 tile that kind of looks like marble but is just a porcelain! We had both laid in a basic brick pattern, with the floor going the "short" way across the baths. Our tile expert extraordinaire cousin said it's best to see the brick pattern straight on when you're standing in the doorway. Plus, it helps make the room look a little wider. Bonus.

N worked today on tearing up all the carpet once and for all. Not a fun job, but compared to the thinking and calculating required when installing trim, it's a mindless task. Pulling all the staples and freeing all of the tack strips and sweeping up the glue remnants are his favorite parts. #not

(Dusty crib alert. Time to change the sheets again.)

30 years ago, someone seemed to have a paint-tastrophe with the white foyer paint. :)

It's actually enjoyable to walk up there on the plain plywood. After 30 years of wear and now 2+ months of construction, the carpet was beyond gross. Think how much dust it was probably holding! Actually, don't. Yuck.

Making progress! Next up: spackling the bajillion nail holes in the trim, sanding them, and giving them their final coat of paint. Then we can schedule the carpet install. Beyond that it's tiny details...light fixtures and switches and yada yada. Sooo close. So so so so close.