before

As I've mentioned, we've been living with a deteriorating, builders grade, mildew-infested, water damaged master bathroom for a few years.    After watching 127 Hours last night, I realize this isn't as bad as cutting off my own arm with a dull, dirty pocket knife while severely dehydrated.  However, living with the fear that one day our shower might just actually fall thru the ceiling into the family room has not been a barrel of laughs either.

We approached the project a couple of years ago, shuddered at the estimates and bought lots of bathroom rugs to cover up the ugly.

The first of this year, we decided THIS would be the year to do it.  No more putting it off.  Sign off on the estimates and suck it up.

Today, the demolitian begins. 

We've spent weeks choosing stone, rock, granite, fixtures, and all the appropriate bathroom accoutrements.   We're ready to rock.  Of course, as with any home improvement project, there have already been a few debaucles and we're fully expecting more.   The tile shop ordered the wrong river rock. There is a delay with our granite.   It'll all work out.  Time to open a bottle of wine, sit back and watch the beautification begin.

If all else fails, we'll have a nice new toilet. Andrew found a toilet that will flush an entire bucket of golf balls.

I'm embarrassed to post these 'before' photos but in order to get the full effect of  'before' and 'after' its necessary.   We had a mushroom grow out of caulk seal by our shower people. 

I'm not even kidding.

So, here they are. The 'before' photos.   Stay tuned for most posts of the progress and the unveiling of the new master bathroom (with my favorite part...heated floors!).

shower leaking into the floor for who knows how long... See that dark corner by the shower frame?  That is the site of the mushroom.

so many stains and so much mildew, its impossible to look clean anymore

Goodbye disgusting, nasty bathroom!