bathroom renovation part 2

but really this is part 3 because i didn't post part 2...so part 2 was to put down the tile.



voila! that was easy! well, not really, but there it is.

and then we needed to take down the wall that was behind the sink. why you ask? because we're putting in a pedestal sink and i need to put in a beam to screw the sink into. and since i was taking out about 40 inches of the wall, why not take out 73 inches so that we can have the medicine cabinet recessed. there's still some straightening i need to do and the braces need to go in for both the sink and the medicine cabinet, but now the innards of the house are exposed for all to see!

from the hallway...


from the tub...



once the supports are up, we'll re-wallboard this area (i bought the stuff for bathrooms, even though the rest of the bathroom doesn't have the "wet" board, this area will at least), texturize the new wall and the bit that looks unfinished in these pics (so it matches the rest of the room) and then paint. we have some ideas, but i won't share those just yet. i also need to smooth out the ceiling and paint that (white) and the final step will be to put up new base boards and trim.

then the fun begins, shower curtain, towel holders, etc. yipee!!

more than you want to know

this site might make me a hypochondriac, but it's got some great information: Cosmetics Database. and really do you want to know that much about the products you're using? i'm not 100% sure yet, but i thought i would share the link anyway!

spring cleaning

in an effort to be more green, i've been changing over my cleaning products to ones that won't harm the environment. a couple difficulties with this are that they aren't cheap and how to decide which ones to use?! there are so many out there and back to "they aren't cheap" if they don't work, you don't want to just throw it away.

so i've gone to my green resources, my mom & my baby sister. they are always looking for better, greener cleaning products and if it's in their budgets, then they'll try it. so here's what we've come up with...

dish soap - method. cleans the best, easy to find, and one of my book club friends told me that america's test kitchen just put out that this was their favorite too!

floor cleaner - castille soap (the link is to the brand you can find at target). not sure about using it on wood floors (so don't blame me...), but tile and vinyl. it's the best. cleans well, and you can find it now at target in the cosmetics aisle.

counter top cleaner - mrs. meyer's. wow. no more scrubbing. seriously this stuff has changed my life. also easy to find.

have you found a green product that you like? leave a comment and share what it is!