PICS POSTED 12/11: Preparing for a 1/2 house renovation

Before and after of master bedroom. There wasn’t much done in here besides paint and flooring. I did change bedding and curtains, and we got rid of the big black armoire, and hung the tv on the wall.

Before and after of master bath.

Renovations were interesting to say the least. Thankfully, nothing bad happened, just really frustrating and stressful…

It started with us going out of town the day before demolition day. We found out while we were gone that the shower faucet handles we bought were not the right ones. We also needed to buy a new valve to make the handles work. After dealing with that, we thought things were all good.

We were told that we would have time once we returned from our trip to finish packing up things that would be in their way. Then, we found out that they needed it all packed up the day we returned. So, we had to go straight to the house, after grabbing lunch, to and crammed as much as we could wherever we could cram it, then we went and stayed the night in a hotel just down the street.

That Monday, I had to drive out to the air bnb to check in and get settled, while my DH went to pick up one of our pups at the vet from boarding. We left the other there for another night because we had things we couldn’t do with him at the house. I drove an hour back to the vet on Tuesday to pick him up. We stayed at that house for two weeks.

During this time, we found out that we actually needed new water pressure handles, but they also needed the original handles we purchased for the water temperature. it took us hours to find the exact ones I wanted at a local place. We instead had to order them, but they were ready in time for them to install them. Because of the additional handles, they needed to cut holes in our master bedroom wall, and the laundry room in order to do something with the shower faucets/valves through the wall. They did a great job of repairing the walls.

We finally moved back in at the end of September, but they still were not finished. They still had shower glass and some backsplash to finish, so we had to board the younger pup for a couple more days while they finished the majority of the projects that were left. Unfortunately, there were several things that needed to be touched up, and that took several different groups of people over the next couple of weeks. It was very stressful because the dogs were home, and the younger one does NOT like strangers in his house, so they were very loud. It took another two weeks to get the customer kitchen island, and another week to get our bathroom mirrors. The good thing is, we left the one up in the guest bath until we got the new one, but we had to both get ready in there.

Anyway, all is finished, and we love it! It has taken a while to finally enjoy it due to so much going on.

Sorry for the word vomit. LOL

Last before and after pics.
This is a direct shot of the master bath/shower. Ignore the curtain over the tub. I don’t like it, and have new curtains that will go up this weekend.

Thank you!
It does! We absolutely love that feature. We keep it down 99% of the time, but had it up for a party on Black Friday. It added a bit more room for food plates. It was perfect!