In between the BEFORE and the AFTER

If anyone is wondering when I am going to post the after shots of the new bathroom, the answer is: after it is finished.  I really can't predict that with any certainty.

It turned out to be a really smart move to install a temporary shower in the basement.  I have been using it for over a month now and I anticipate another couple weeks of showering in the wide open spaces.

There was a lot involved in tearing out the existing shower and the wall behind it.

  Then came the moving of the plumbing and the drain.

FYI for those interested, this is the new plumbing, just waiting to be put back to use.

This shows the drain that was moved from the right side to the center.  The floor of the shower leveled for the shower base and, where the shower used to stick out into the room.  That, of course, needs to be filled in as well.  The new tile will go over the existing tile because removing it would add a lot of time to demo and restoration.

That was followed by framing for the hall bump out that gave the bathroom a few inches of much needed space. (oops, missed getting a picture of the framing.)

 Of course there was drywall, mudding, sanding and priming on both the bump out and the left shower wall. (Actually this picture was taken after the first coat of paint as well.)

That left shower wall originally went all the way up to the ceiling.  Since it is only door height now, there was patch work to do on the ceiling too.

Over the weekend, while things were quiet, I decided to degloss and prime the windows.

They still need to be painted and the hardware put back on, but it's one more step forward.

INSERT (one week later, I finished painting the window trim.)

Somewhere along the line, Dan got tired of the 25 watt chandelier bulbs and replace them with some serious contractor lighting.  That will not be a permanent change.

I bought new handles to raise and lower the windows. The old ones seemed a little country for the new look.

A few things happened this week that made a big visual impact.  First of all the tile was laid and grouted.

And secondly, the walls were painted with the first coat of Ellie Gray, a Sherwin Williams color.

This left shower wall was moved about 4" to the right of it's original position, so a piece of wood trim had to be added on the right side of the door.  That was one more thing I primed and painted this weekend. (Only primed in this shot.)

Still debating the right color for the radiator and the shelf that goes below the windows.

I thought I could use a color I had on hand called Newsprint.  However, it turned out to be a little darker than I wanted.

So, tomorrow I will get a quart of Peppercorn and paint it again.  That's the new color on top of the, soon to be, old color.

I debated all weekend about the wall color too.

I added some white to the Ellie Gray and painted it on the wall of the shower on the right side of the white line. After some deliberation, I decided to keep it the full strength color on the left side of the line.  Some might consder it over-thinking.  I think of it more as thinking it over. Very carefully, I might add.  To me it's all in the details and time spent getting the details right makes all the difference in the finished look.

FYI, I am still trying to figure out the Canva program.  This looks perfectly fine in the editing process but when I publish it has the white background.  Since I have spent all the time my patience will allow trying to make it go away, I am going to ask you to ignore it.  So much for getting the details right!