DIY...Never Again!

Once again Tucker and I bit off a little more than we could chew this weekend...a bathroom renovation. HGTV just makes things seem so simple. They don't show the behind the scenes hard to do mess. Funny how they edit that out, right?

This is what we started with.

I know it doesn't look that bad, but it needed some TLC!

Yucky linoleum! We had this replaced with tile on Friday! Yay!

Things were not looking pretty :(

The painting, the vanity, and the toilet were the easy fixes. Now onto the DIY disaster.... we wanted to replace the shower head, faucet, and knobs in shower/bath. The shower head and faucet were a cinch!After a leak through the downstairs ceiling and many trips to Home Depot and Lowe's we learned that the part we needed could only be bought at a "real" plumbing store. As in, your house is so old, we don't carry that particular part in our store. Sad day! Thank goodness for handy husband. He called a 24 hour plumber to get some much needed advice. After 30 minutes of working the parts with WD40, we were up and running...almost. Let's just say that we have running water,but the knobs are not 100%. Tucker will be getting the parts we need at Ferguson's tomorrow hopefully!

Who knew that little spark plug looking thing could be so pesky?!?! On another note, that sure is a very handsome handy man!

The finished product! Please ignore extremely tired girl in mirror!

We are so happy to finally be done with major home renovations! We have a few more projects up our sleeves, but none are as daunting as the ones we have so far completed. We are on the home stretch now! Have a fabulous week!

Amanda