Be Our Guest: And Join Me for a Shower!

We hit a milestone on Wednesday. We finished the bathroom downstairs. Which means, except for the cabinetry in the kitchen, we are finished with all the large projects.

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I'm just gonna...excuse me for a second...

<runs outside> "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
<runs back inside>

AND. Last week, leading up to this current milestone, we finished the guest bedroom. One major change was that we dropped the ceiling in order to sound proof the room. Originally, the beams and 2 inch tongue and groove were a cheap yet decorative option. But we noticed as time went on, that you could here everything upstairs. And I'm not being pervy, it was just noisy. Every dang little step or bump was audible!

So, the soundproofing consisted of dropping down the ceiling by adding insulation up there, and putting up more blue-stained (aka beetle kill) pine. We do love it so (plus it's cheap). RJ finished the closet and added some gorgeous trim. He also made a simple, yet custom, bed frame. Add a pillow-top cover (courtesy of my Aunt Mary Lou), a fancied up IKEA dresser, and we're ready for guests! Plus, as a lovely guest, you'll no longer hear the tv blaring upstairs. Or the dog run upstairs and flopping down clumsily on the floor above you. Yay.

Ooooooooooo

Ahhhhhhh

Eeeeeeeeeee! 

Shhhhhhhhhhh

Now to the icing on top. This shower...is awesome. It fits two people comfortably if you ever need to be efficient (or sexy.) It has a great shower head and, most importantly, it's beautiful. And that is because of John Stynchula--our friend and the best tiler in Creede. A huge thank you to John and Allie Quiller, who, along with RJ and myself on tile cutting duty, put this bad boy up last week.

I won't waste any more of your time blabbering. Here are some pictures:

The shower pan. Two layers of blue stuff (my term) that protects the floor of the shower. You then need flexible pieces of tile, as the shower pan is ever so slightly a funnel to lead the water to the drain.

John starts on wall number one. 

John came over after paying work, several evenings last weeks. As well as a few days spent finishing and grouting.

Second wall. Easily hundreds of pieces have to be measured and cut.

Closer...

Once all the tile is laid down with mortar and dries for a day, you can grout. This fills in the space between tiles. 

Drying.

Then, about 48 hours later, you can add the shower kit (head and nozzle) and the door. Done. 

PS. I have created a Facebook page titled, The Mannsion, where I post day to day updates of projects. Check it out.

Doo says, "good job, guys!"