You know what time it is?

Definitely NOT go upstairs and finish painting your bedroom ceiling and walls so that you don't have to squish into a queen bed for one more night time.

Nope, it's sit on the couch and share more pictures of our bathroom remodel time.

Yay!!!!

Are you as excited as I am? No? Then why did you click the link I posted to come here and read this? :)

So anyway, in order to CONstruct, one must first DEstruct. Which is exactly what our wonderful remodelers came and did. It probably would've been fun to demo it ourselves but, let's face it people, it's hard enough to get the motivation to finish painting a room after a long day at work so demolition was not in the cards for us. But here is what got done one lovely July day while we were at work...

There used to be a toilet in that corner. And a sink directly to the right of it.

And if you turned around after washing your hands at the sink this is where our way too short shower used to be.

And there used to be a wall and door here to go into the tiny little bathroom.

This was the former dressing area. Don't worry, that wallpaper eventually came down, too.

As did the closet walls / doors.

And here it is looking back through the doorway into the master bedroom. It was nice that this doorway was centered with the window in the room but alas, it is no longer. 

Here's the view from our bedroom sans all the crazy doors that we had going on. It's amazing just how big that space actually became once it was gutted.

And all of that crap (except for the vanities that are still sitting in our basement) all went into this little gem that spent a good 3 months sitting in our driveway...

Yep, so that's it folks. Pretty exciting stuff. Now it's time to go warm up some dinner and put my painting clothes back on.

And wait for more pictures of my new baby niece that came last night! As my husband so cutely put it on his Facebook, I would've wished miss Sydney Jane Happy Birthday yesterday... but she waited to tell us until late last night! Welcome to the world, baby girl. I can't wait to meet you!

Oh, and if you missed the before pics of the bathroom, check them out right here!

Well, it's done.

The master bathroom project is complete.

And you're sitting there thinking "what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is she even talking about? Has she even mentioned anything about a master bath remodel"...

Well, I don't think I have. That's because I'm lazy folks. And the project itself was done awhile ago (as in well over a month ago) and I finally got off my lazy bum this week and got the staining and painting done. And it looks ah-mazing.

But, before I get to the nice pretty after pictures (and because the paint is literally still drying) I should probably show you some of the nasty ugly before pictures and 'splain why we decided to embark upon this little project in the first place...

You see, our master bathroom/closet area was ri-donkulous. The layout made zero sense. Here, let me show you.

Looks like a pretty normal entry into a master bathroom, right? I mean, there's a door to get into it and everything.

But what you don't see is this...

A is the main door that opens into the master closet dressing area. B is the door that opens into the main part of the bathroom. And C is one of the 2 closet doors. Notice how B & C are fighting in the picture? Well, B is a typical middle child... always causing trouble. When B isn't fighting with C, its fighting with A. pain. in. the. arse.

Here's another view looking into the closets/dressing area.

And here's the actual dressing area. There are 2 very good sized closets to the right. Very nice cabinetry and countertop to the left. And a pretty well-lit area, no?

And here is the actual bathroom portion of this space.

The toilet only sits about 1 foot off the ground. Now, I'm only 5'1, but this toilet is short for even me. It pretty much feels like you are going to fall once you start sitting down. Good visual of me on the toilet, eh? You're welcome.

The vanity and countertop are very nice. In fact, they were updated back circa 2003. Don't worry, we didn't throw them out. They are currently sitting in our basement with the dressing area vanity and countertop. Hopefully we will be able to repurpose them in some way. Or we'll donate them to Habitat for Humanity so as not to waste perfectly good cabinets.

The shower in the above picture is horrendous. It is one of those bath-fitter thing-a-ma-bobbers. You know, where they basically just come and put an insert in your wall? Well ours was falling out of the wall. When we walked through the house the 1st time the shower door was open and the whole unit was just hanging by these nasty little stretchy caulk boogers. Another nice visual for you. Again, you're welcome.

Oh, and the shower head is positioned just a teensy bit low.

As in, it is about a foot too short for Erik to actually be able to wash his hair in there. And we all know boys have that dirty boy smell to their hair after a long day of calculating equations and engineering stuff. Or, that may just be my husband. Anyhoo. The shower head is short. And the actual space within the shower stall is "not to code" according to our remodelers. I'm sure it was code back in 1978, but alas, the times they are a-changin'.

So that's the before, folks. To give you a little better visual on the overall layout I drew up this little number in Adobe Illustrator to show the placement of everything before.

And here is what it looks like now that the remodel is done.

Stay tuned. We have just a few small clean-up items to take care of before I will take the final after pictures. But, I will show you the demolition and in progress pics we took while the remodelers were destroying and then rebuilding the bathroom & closet.

Have you heard of Pinterest?

I briefly mentioned it here.

It's the biggest waste of time. And completely addicting. And I love it.

I can seriously spend hours just browsing other people's pins. And then daydreaming of all of the projects I could accomplish and all the things I could do myself. But rather than do them, I pretty much just sit and browse. For hours.

So, in order to get you addicted and waste some of your time so that I am not alone in this black hole of awesomeness, I am going to share with you 10 things I have learned as a result of Pinterest.

(PS - Pinterest in no way endorses my use of their name or their website. I just love them.)

#10

How to make my hair actually look good and not like a rat's nest. Thanks to the lady on this blog I can now successfully curl my hair. And her tutorials are really easy so I plan to try some of the other things on here. Hopefully I don't tie my hair into knots or get it stuck in any brushes while trying to curl my hair. Yep, I did the 2nd one when I was a kid. Oops.

#9

That I can make my own wreath with felt flowers. And hot glue. And I didn't even burn myself or get stuck to the carpet. I know, I was also quite surprised.

#8

That this is one of the smartest things I have ever seen and never would have thought of on my own:

#7

That using the freezer is smart. Whether you freeze leftovers, partially cooked meals that you can use later or are uber-motivated and make 3 months worth of meals in one day, the freezer is a good idea. Pretty sad that it took the internet to teach me what is probably common sense for most people.

#6

That you can put bacon in just about anything. Even chocolate chip cookies. No, I have not made these yet. Yes, I fully intend to. I mean, come on. It's bacon. In a cookie!

#5

That I am a nerd. Why, you ask? Because I was ridiculously excited to get not one, but two of these organizers for my pantry. That's right. They are holding my ziploc bags and aluminum foil right now. And they are ah-mazing.

#4

That if I drink enough beer and buy some yarn I can have a pretty mantle.

Doesn't it make you want to drink more beer, too?

#3

That I can use my leftover stick-on tiles from my bathroom project under my kitchen sink to make clean-up a little bit easier if there are any leaks or spills. No witty commentary on this one, I just think its S-M-R-T.

#2

That if you mix 1 part apple cider vinegar with 3 parts water you have your very own zit remedy. Yep, I tried it and it worked great. Be careful, though, and test it on a small spot before you rub it all over your face, especially if you have sensitive skin. I was ok and had no side effects. But I make no promises for how this will work for others.

#1

I have so much to update you on since I last posted almost 3 months ago.That's almost as long as it took me to finish my chair project.

But anyway, back to the things I need to update you on.

Like the trip to South Carolina that I surprised the hubs with for his birthday.

Or the rodeo we went to (also in honor of said birthday).

And the awesome gifts he surprised me with for mine.

Or the landscaping that is FINALLY (mostly) done thanks to our friend Zach so that our house doesn't look like the Addams Family house anymore.

Or our weekend camping trip to Indiana Dunes State Park with these awesome people...

And our master bathroom remodel that is just about complete. Except for the painting and staining that I still have to finish. Ugh. I'm so lazy.

But instead of updating you on all the fun things I've been up to, I've been really busy feeding my newfound addiction...

Yep. My name is Kristin. And I heart pinterest. A lot. Almost as much as red patent shoes, bacon and Stella.

If you haven't heard of pinterest you need to check it out. Unless you are prone to addiction like I am, then I recommend you stay as far away from it as possible. Because it will suck you in and teach you all sorts of things.

Like how to make a wreath with felt flowers. And the many uses for apple cider vinegar. And many, many recipes that utilize bacon.