Sunday, September 12, 2010

Main floor bath getting closer...

See, it wasn't that long between posts...
The pictures are pretty self explanitory, I have to say that I love the light coming in from the larger window, that's my favorite thing about this project. I'm not sure these photos really show the real color of the tile and walls. I was going for a vintagey feel with the "ocean tide" color of tile. I went through 9 little paint samples from Home Depot before I found the color I was happy with. Glad they only cost a few bucks.

Before grout...


...after grout, I love it!!!

Builder Mike busy tiling.



We are almost there!!!


Now we need to order our cabinets. We will use the same guys that have done the rest of the house. Off-white cabinets with bead board insets. We will be a showcase of their work.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Main floor bathroom

By the time I decided to start taking photos of the bathroom, it was already sheetrocked, taped , and textured. I found the color of tile I wanted, but choosing a paint color was not so easy. Good thing Home Depot sells tiny sample of paint for only a few bucks...I ended up buying 8 different colors to decide on the room color. I painted the bathroom myself instead of hiring it out like the rest of the painting in this project. I will however hire Fireman Aaron to cut in the wall to ceiling when they come to visit next, mine is barely passable! It's a vintage bluish oceany color...Builder Mike is currently tiling right at this minute, more photos to come soon
(promise!)...





Roughing it without a houseboat at Powell...


...let me explain...
we were suppose to have our scheduled week with the Blue Buoy this particular week, but as a group we wanted to sell and upgrade our houseboat. Unfortunately, the Blue Buoy sold the week before our scheduled date. So, let's check out Wahweap...we decided to camp at Lone Rock in Wahweap Bay. Our truck really doesn't like to drive in sand, much less pull a boat loaded with stuff. We got stuck in the sand near an opening in the wall of people and boats. It was still Powell, lots of water, not so blue skies, and we cut the trip extremely short. We stayed three nights instead of our planned six. I'm a houseboater thru n thru! We are still looking for a boat for the group. By the time next spring rolls around, we will be either with
our group now or join another group.
A houseboat with a air conditioning and a kitchen are a MUST!!!





Cooper Family Reunion