Shower is now tiled and Jim has put up most of  the hardware. We have ordered the glass shower enclosure, it should be here next week. We ordered a frameless shower enclosure and it was not cheap ($1800.) To save a bunch of money we could have ordered one with a frame, but I wanted a clean and crisp look. Can't wait for the enclosure to be installed. One of the best remodel decisions we made was using the RediTile shower pan. It not only guarantees the shower will never leak, it made tiling the shower floor SO EASY! 

We hung the vanity mirrors and they look great!  So glad the vanity work is done. If you've never purchased framed mirrors before you are in for severe sticker shock. I wanted frames with an unusual shape and they are very expensive ($200 ad up!) Then I found these at Lowe's for $79 a piece. Unless you examine the backs you can't tell they're made of plastic! Everyone raves about how beautiful they are!!   

Finished tiling the bathtub. For the tub face I added three rows of pencil trim. They were a pain to install and the trim was very expensive ($7 a foot.) But it was just the touch I needed. A little detail, but nothing fancy. I used a TON of the tiny red tile wedges again, don't know how I would have done the tiling without them.

 

We are now laying the new floor. The upstairs is a master bedroom suite so I wanted the hallway, bedroom and bathroom flooring to flow throughout the space. The bathroom complicated my plan because it needed to be waterproof. The solution was Traffic Master Allure Ultra flooring. Looks like plank wood flooring, but is click and lock vinyl planks. It's 100% waterproof (hooray) and comes in many wood finishes. This flooring also comes in a ceramic tile look. It took us a while to figure out the layout (down the hallway, into the bedroom and then into the bathroom.) Getting the hang of the click and lock function also took some time, but once we had that figured out it laid down pretty quick. Jim would cut the pieces and I would install them. All you need is a case cutter to install the tile. Last year we bought a Roomba for the downstairs ceramic tile floors (where it does a great job.) Looking forward to using it upstairs now that the wall to wall carpet is gone. No more vacuuming the darn carpeted stairs and bedroom!!!!!!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Painting has been one of the hardest items on my list. With a 30" vaulted ceiling painting up high has not been fun. I am not keen on heights so standing at the tippy top of the tall ladder has made my tummy hurt and killed my back. There is a little touch up left on the bathroom ceiling and I have contacted a painter to do the 3 or 4 hours of painting left.
 
Soon I will be down to the pretty work, hanging pictures, new drapes and bedding, etc. Almost done!