Ta Da!

We did it! The bathroom was totally completed by Tuesday night and ready for Dianne on Wednesday. We also got the basics of our Office/Guest Bedroom finished - so she does indeed have a place to sleep.

Here's the run down of all the work we (mostly Seth) did:

- patched all holes in the walls and ceiling

- cleaned away all flaking paint

- patched the places where the old sink, etc. used to rest

- added texture to the patches

- primed

- painted

- ripped out the old floor & all fixtures except the shower

- put in new flooring

- added baseboards

- installed a new toilet, pedestal sink, mirror, light fixtures, towel bars and shelves

- hung a new curtain

We still have flooring that matches to run out the door and through the hallway, but didn't quite have time to get that done before Dianne arrived. Hopefully we'll get to it here within a month or so. Then we won't have horrible, deadly nails sticking out of naked concrete! We also have plans to (someday possibly years from now) build and tile in a shower stall, put in a new window and add drywall and insallation to the far wall which is currently just concrete.

In the bedroom we painted and added baseboards. Some day we will put in an egress window, replace the other 2 windows, frame in the concrete walls, add drywall and figure out how to install a door (yep, it doesn't have a door!). I'm always surprised how much better a room looks with proper baseboards... maybe that's silly, but I find it to be true.

Anyway, now that all this crazy construction is finished we have room for guests. We easily have room for 4 people and a baby... but really could figure out something for whomever would like to visit. So, if you've got a hankering to visit good ol' Wyoming, just let us know. It's only a couple of hours to Yellowstone! We'll either meet you in the park to camp, or host you at our house. Seriously. Come visit.

Here are the before pics of the bathroom. You already got the nast pictures... these aren't much better though (and yes, they left the fabulous 70s curtains and bird picture)...

Do you know anyone who is looking for a vintage 50s vanity mirror with side lights? We know where to find one...

And now it looks like this:

Here's a glimpse of the downstairs bedroom before:

and after: