25 May 2006

Bathroom Cabinet

We took Monday off of work, to try to make some progress on our bathroom cabinets. Ben came over to help us out and to try to keep us from screwing up too badly - Thanks Ben!! The bottom line is, the cabinets don't have doors yet, but they are in! The pictures will tell the story.....next week, tile countertop!



Building the Boxes

Realizing that I made a miscalculation!!
(Don't worry, Ben had a solution for us.)



Box with Drawer

Ready to install....almost


The Sink Fits!

Is it level?


Screw the box in place....

...and check us out! Spot On!

The Mega-Drawer solution!

Our Ikea sink - the $80 Hollviken


Ta-Da!

16 May 2006

Bathroom Progress II

The big news is the shower is working! ...and quite nicely too. We can't say "finished" yet because we still need to refinish the tub and get a shower door, but that won't happen for a little while yet. We finished the tile off by spreading a bright white grout into the tile joints, caulking the edges around the tub and sealing the grout so we don't get stains. Check it out:


Safety first!


1. Mix it up
Custom Building Products Sanded Grout

2. Spread it on


3. Watch the Haze Form


4. Clean Tile - but not yet sealed.
I don't have a photo yet, but the sealer makes the color *pop* a bit better.


13 May 2006 - Ben, Steph and Eleanor came over to help us start with the bathroom cabinets. We're using Medex MDF for the boxes. Medex is line of MDF that is good for use in moist enviroments and is formaldahyde-free so it won't off-gas harmful chemicals in your house. We're going to face them 3/4", solid, vertical, carmelized bamboo (ordered through Living Green in Culver City - they're very helpful there!). We got almost all of the pieces cut out this weekend and built the boxes that will become the drawers:

Who's excited about a work-day?
We start 'em young....


The Project Manager


The Crew

The Flower Girls


Playing during our Lunch Break


It's a box!


Clean-up Time!


The Reward for a hard day's work