WHAT?!!!!  It's been 6 months since I last wrote.  It's a busy life, with not much time for writing in a blog.  So, I finally got pictures off of my phone and will get more off of my camera soon.  What I will be posting first are the pictures of the upstairs bathroom transformation that was completed almost 6 months ago.  BTW, did I forget to mention that we finally moved into the Flagg House in April?

Close up of original wallpaper.

This was a wall of the hall closet abutting into the bathroom about 18 inches.  Behind the designer cardboard and duct tape was a hole that we could not figure the purpose of.  The small electric heater was non-functional. 

Old wall tile, sink and vanity.  Equally old and ugly light fixtures and glued-on-the-wall mirror.

Old tub and faucet.  There was no shower in this bathroom.

Never did figure out what these holes were for.  Perhaps a towel bar instead of a toilet???

Almost impossible to add a roll of TP to this holder.

The bathroom in the master bedroom.  The toilet was the only thing we didn't replace because it was pretty new and a good brand--Toto.

More bathroom in the master bedroom.

The wall that was intruding into the bathroom was demolished and pushed back where it belonged.  This is the new wall as seen from inside the closet.

Here is the new wall from inside the bathroom.  Pushing that wall back sure added a lot of space to this bathroom.   New double lightswitch for lighting and exhaust fan.                                

      

View of hall closet next to bathroom.

The old tub is out.  It was a cast-iron tub and the wall was built around it.  The walls had to be partially demolished and the tub was sledgehammered in half for removal.  The new tub JUST FIT into the space!  It is an Ehler's jet tub with heater from Menard's.  The new wallboard, wall tile, and accents were all purchased at Menard's.  I got the 12x12 tile on sale.

Newly skimmed walls and new electrical box for new over-the-mirror light fixture.

Richard's wet saw for cutting tile.

More supplies needed by Richard, the carpenter who did the work.  He worked for Hannibal Hayes, owner of Economy Carpentry and Concrete.  Hannibal had done work for us before:  bathroom and kitchen update as well as the sunroom construction in our other house.  Excellent work!  Highly recommend!

And we jump to the finished product!  Paint color is "Rain" from Sherwin-Williams.

Tub faucet and shower kit is either Moen or Delta.  Can't remember.  Towel bars purchased at Menard's.

Since this is an old Kansas house in the Flint Hills, I am trying to keep with a local theme.  Shower curtain of waving grass from Zulilly.com.  Towels from Lands' End (landsend.com).

Light over the mirror from Menard's.  Overhead light from Overstock.com.

I do enjoy the windows in this house!  They're huge! Existing window shutters kept.  Grass roll-up blind for extra privacy from Pier One.

This little vanity and sink were very inexpensive at Menard's.  Mirror also from Menard's.

Pfister faucet.  Menard's.

Barbed-wire accents.

A little ambience for the winter with the wood stove and good company from Nuggles.

That's roughly how the upstairs bathroom project went.  Just so you know, most of that ugly wallpaper is actually still in that room!  Richard told us about sealing wallpaper with Zinser's BIN.  The BIN seals and tightens the wallpaper against the wall.  After sealing, priming, and painting, you can't even see the seams!