Our New Bathroom

I've been revamping the downstairs since the fall. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, we (really Eric) finished the bathroom. The bathroom had this really dark brown faux finish on the walls from the previous owner. There was a large dark vanity and dark mirror too. Eric put up bead board, painted the walls a light blueish gray and we bought a new vanity. I actually sold the old vanity on Craigslist for the same price as the new vanity from Lowes!! How's that for decorating on a budget? The new vanity doesn't have as much counter space but it really does fit the bathroom better.

This first picture was taken as a remembrance of the little mishap we had in the middle of the remodel. Eric had to take the bead board off of the wall that he had already put up because the new vanity was smaller and didn't cover the seams in the bead board. The problem came when he pulled the bead board off. Evidently, he had accidentally nailed the bead board directly to the water pipe! So when the nail was pulled out....let's just say it reminded me of "Old Faithful", except it was shooting sideways instead of up! Water went everywhere! Evidently, the nail puncture had been leaking this whole time too. It was really a blessing that he pulled the board off and discovered this rather than letting it leak forever without knowing it. Fixing the pipe was a big pain in the rear for Eric but he finally got it done. The wall was put back and the vanity was put in. It looks great. I really love it. The bathroom is really small so it's hard to get a good picture of the entire thing. These are the best I could do.