New Bathroom Sinks

Having two extra guys around the house prompted us to do some projects. We kind of bounced around some ideas about what we should tackle while my dad and Kyle were in town. In the end, we decided we should try to remodel the bathroom sinks because that is a job that I physically cannot help Justin with at this time (maybe ever).

Our bathroom sink area is a bit strange. The previous owners obviously built the cabinet themselves at a lower than average height because there is a window sill that prevents a normal size vanity from sitting there. Due to that restriction, we decided we would reface the vanity cabinet, which was awful because it really had no kick plate to speak of causing one to nearly take off a toe every time you stepped up to the sinks. Then we would just add a new countertop and more modern faucets. Seems like a simple plan...


The only before picture of the sink area that I have

So, the guys started with demo...


Sinks are gone


A view of the sink area from farther back

They also took out some more of the old wall boards and some of the lathe to accomidate drywall.







As with all home projects, there is always a kink...the plumbing proved to be a little more challenging than expected and took longer than expected.


The guys hard at work


Discussing the plumbing

In the end, we do have sinks that function but that is all they had time for. So, Justin and I still have to finish the cabinet and put up drywall...unfortunately for Justin, that will mostly fall on his shoulders due to my condition... I will be responsible for the painting and such once the drywall is up.

We have decided to just paint the rest of the paneling in the bathroom...not my favorite idea but considering how difficult the paneling was to removed from behind the radiator in Garytt's new room, it is probably not a bad idea as this radiator has even less room behind it to work.

I didn't get a final picture of just the sink area, but it pretty much looks like this still. I will get more pictures as the project continues.



The bathroom project is like a neverending project for us but each stage is an accomplishment. We really appreciated the help from my dad and Kyle!! I'm not sure they were totally aware of what they signed on for when they agreed to come to Wisconsin for Christmas.

While the activity was going on upstairs, my sister was very helpful in putting a thin coat of mud over some of the walls downstairs to help smooth out some issues in the walls. Kyle even helped some during times when the bathroom project didn't have room for everyone upstairs.


Working hard in the kitchen

So, all I have left to do in the kitchen and the wall in the family room is a light sanding and painting...awesome!

Maybe the best part of the new sinks is that Garytt got a new toy out of the project. The box that the sinks came in became a playhouse for him.


In he goes


Happy boy with his new toy

We even encouraged him to "decorate" the inside with crayons.


Busy coloring


Coloring the ceiling

Here are a couple of videos as well.





After a long day of work, everyone just wanted to chill.



So, the moral of the story is...be very cautious when the Brown family invites you to their house, they may just put you to work! Who wants to to come over on New Year's Day?