The Durbs Blurbs: 06.12.2014: One More Durbin Remodel

While Mom & Dad were out of town, we decided to do some housework for them while they were gone! We've been craving a little remodel project lately and it always seems easier to do other people's houses than our own. I can never decide on what I want...or maybe its too big of a commitment for me doing our own place...who knows? Maybe I just have a thing with change (sounds more like it). Whatever the reason, I like & prefer working on other people's houses!!

So, we decided to do some bathroom remodels while we were there for the week. Thinking ambitiously, the plan was to do them BOTH. However, since we couldn't preplan or buy anything ahead of time, we were pretty limited on time. So, we decided to focus on the guest/hallway bathroom. They already had the floors done, so that was a huge timesaver and a great starting point. We knew we were for sure going to paint, new counters, faucets, sinks, medicine cabinets, mirrors, lights, décor, etc. So....off we went to scope out Home Depot and Lowes.

Day 1 was all about taking inventory, comparing prices, deciding on options, etc. We drove back & forth all over town looking for the best products at the best deals. Day 2 was commitment to buy. Once we did that, we knew we could start demolishing the place. THE BEST PART! After the demolishing started, a little plumbing work needed to be done, which we knew was going to have to happen anyways, as the pipes are pretty old. So Vince put on his plumber pants and got in the sinks. He LOVES plumbing. Haha...not. Once we got the not pretty parts taken care of, we could move on to the fun stuff. We installed the countertop, sinks and faucets. Next, instead of buying a new mirror, we decided to re-purpose the one we took down. It was a big mirror, and no reason to throw it out. (Besides, I have a thing about throwing mirrors away...and the fear of them breaking. The whole bad luck thing. We get enough bad luck here & there with no broken mirrors!) So, I found a great tutorial on dressing up a mirror. And it came out AMAZING. Makes me want to do ours in our guest bath too (oh wait, there is that commitment thing...maybe not just yet! Haha!)

The metal trim on the shower was all gold, and Vince decided to take on that project of taking the shower doors apart and painting those in a metallic silver. They came out GREAT...and gave us a good reason to clean under the frames and recaulk everything. Very clean feeling!! Again, something we need to do at home, just cuz.

I REALLY wish I would have taken some before pics...but I totally forgot! :( So, we finished just in time!! The timing of everything was perfect and we didn't even have to pull any all-nighters. We actually got to enjoy our week in CA and take some time to relax in between everything.

Before we left, we wrapped the door in a bow and left a note on it. It was their 38th anniversary present from us. They were coming back home on their anniversary, so we left some flowers on the table, some pre-cooked meals in the fridge since we knew they wouldn't feel like cooking just coming home from vacay, and a nice wrapped up and remodeled bathroom. And then we left, praying all the way home that they would like it...and wouldn't be mad at us! :)