Bathroom mini remodel

[Twitchin Kitten]

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Well, since we have the dumpster here I decided to finally do something about that stupid pink bathroom. I should have taken before pics but these are good enough.

I don't want to tackle taking down all the tile and re-tiling, so I ripped off the fixtures and wallpaper.

The light and medicine cabinet & light were supposed to be recessed into the wall. You know they weren't. They were also held into the sheetrock with zipits and not int the studs. Fucking monstrosity was 36" wide too. The bathroom wall is only like 40" wide.

So they come down and into the dumpster.

New fixture goes up into the ceiling where it belongs. Ah, nice and bright in there now!

Wallpaper off. Those idiots used thick, textured and fabric backed paper on BARE sheetrock with NO primer. OMG KILL THEM NOW.

So, the paper just keeps coming off. I get the fun job of having to skim coat the thing. I hate spackling. Really.

I hate the tile.
I hate the insipid pink grout. I don't want to tackle the dusty job of removing and re-grouting.
I hate the pink and white floor. I'm making a custom rug that goes wall to wall to hide that shit.

Friday we head to IKEA for some really nice fixtures. Solid wood.
Today I hit Home Depot for primer and paint. I'm going to go with a light to medium gray with white trim on the door frame. The stupid flower tiles have gray in them so it works.

I wish I could take out the tub and put in a corner shower instead but I will lose resale value if I do since this is the only bathroom in the house. Taking that out would leave me with the perfect space for litter box and stuff too.

OK here are the pics right after tear-down. Matt took these so you dont' have the full wall.

   

   

And here is two days of spackling and sanding. I have grit in my teeth. Ick.