I'm not sure what it is about this time of year but I ususally get the house project bug. Maybe its becuase there is nothing else to do. Christmas is over, it's too cold outside to do anything out there and also it's tax retrun time. : ) This may be Kyle's least favorite time of year becuase my ideas usually make extra work for him. : ) Of course it starts out smaller than it really turns out. As you can see this bathroom is very WHITE. I haven't really ever liked it so I thought I would at least paint it to give it some color. But if I'm going to go to the trouble of painting it I might as well make it how I really want it. So, out with the pedistal sink, the oval mirror, the cabinet above the toilet.
Next comes the fun of finding a cabinet the right size, right configuration, color, the right price (not too cheap that it looks cheap and feels cheap but not too expensive either). I knew I wanted a granite top with a china sink and dark wood--not too picky right? HA! After lots of looking around town and online I found one at costco.com. I wasn't sure how it would all work out with shipping something that big and heavy but it turned out fine--you should have seen the packing job--pretty incredible. Anyway, it's hard to take picutres of such a small space but here is the AFTER picture. 
I termed this my weekend project--even though all the legwork took more than a month, but after I had collected everything I figured I could paint and then install the cabinet in a weekend. As always with house projects there is usually a hang-up that occurs in even a seemingly simple project. Well, the cabinet came with a base that sticks out about 3/4 of an inch. Well that didn't look to good to have a gap where it is supposed to be flush up agianst the wall. Luckily, since the cabinet and top were so heavy Kyle called our neighbor to come help lift it in place and he told us to bring the cabinet over to his garage and he would help Kyle take off the base on the one side of the cabinet where it fits up against the wall. It turned out great. We pretty much got it done in one weekend, except for haning the mirror and picture and doing touch-up paint. I am very happy with the results.
Next comes the fun of finding a cabinet the right size, right configuration, color, the right price (not too cheap that it looks cheap and feels cheap but not too expensive either). I knew I wanted a granite top with a china sink and dark wood--not too picky right? HA! After lots of looking around town and online I found one at costco.com. I wasn't sure how it would all work out with shipping something that big and heavy but it turned out fine--you should have seen the packing job--pretty incredible. Anyway, it's hard to take picutres of such a small space but here is the AFTER picture. 
I termed this my weekend project--even though all the legwork took more than a month, but after I had collected everything I figured I could paint and then install the cabinet in a weekend. As always with house projects there is usually a hang-up that occurs in even a seemingly simple project. Well, the cabinet came with a base that sticks out about 3/4 of an inch. Well that didn't look to good to have a gap where it is supposed to be flush up agianst the wall. Luckily, since the cabinet and top were so heavy Kyle called our neighbor to come help lift it in place and he told us to bring the cabinet over to his garage and he would help Kyle take off the base on the one side of the cabinet where it fits up against the wall. It turned out great. We pretty much got it done in one weekend, except for haning the mirror and picture and doing touch-up paint. I am very happy with the results.
