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Why is there a hole in the ceiling, covered up with a piece of cardboard?
Why is there paper covering the floor?
What happened to all the stuff in the closet?
Oh. That's what happened.
Where are the tooth brushes, the towels, the dental floss so religiously used on a daily basis?
Whence hither vanished the shampoo bottles and bar of soap?
What agonizing was involved here?
Is that damage from a leak? Is the hole in the subfloor the reason there is a piece of cardboard taped on the ceiling downstairs?
Is that a shower being demolished, so it can be reconstructed, minus leak damage and leak? Why did the original builder put six inches of concrete on the walls?
Is that a bathroom without a door, that is finally FINALLY going to get a door like a normal bathroom?
Why would anyone buy a house with a bathroom without a door?
Oh. That's an easily answered question. Because outdoors there was a grand space for a garden.
If you want to see a real bathroom remodel, follow the amazing adventures of Rusty Duck's bathroom remodel. The one here will be easy painless, and quick. (Just joking.)
Good luck with that project! After watching Rusty's bathroom recontruct, you are a very brave soul indeed. I like that fancy archway. Is that getting nixed when you install a door?
ReplyDeleteThank you, we can use some luck! The archway will stay, mostly. I like that archway too. It will be better when there is a door in it.
DeleteI don't understand the doorless bathroom thing. When we moved to Washington from Massachusetts ten years ago, we found a lovely house with lots of ambiance and plenty of space for a great garden, but the doorless bathroom just did the deal in. We had plenty of other houses to choose from at the time. I hope your remodel goes well. I've been following Rusty Duck's. I'd put up with her remodel if I could do it in an old, historic, thatched house like hers in England.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the doorless bathroom thing was really just a way for builders to increase their profit by saving the cost of a door. We're also getting rid of The Stairway To The Bathtub, another absurdity of the same era. I'm thinking the current Barn Door Thing is going to be giggled at in a few years. And then there is the Shiplap Thing.
DeleteThe Rusties are doing a magnificent job on their house. It's fascinating to see the craftsmanship and care involved.
Hahaha! I went through this last year... Including the hole in the ceiling downstairs, and two entire walls, in my case. Garden remodels are way more fun! Just remember to tell yourself that it's worth it... In our case, we got rid of the carpet. Who puts carpet in a bathroom?!
ReplyDeleteIf the results are really good, then the ordeal can be endured. Agreed, garden remodels are much more fun, and I can escape out to the garden and be away from the chaos.
DeleteBet you are so very happy you got rid of that bathroom carpet! It must be a daily joy to not see it.
I hope your renovation will be a model of efficiency like those featured on TV used to sucker us into going through trials like this. The master suite in our former townhome was also designed sans door - that feature must have been a "thing" at one time (for reasons I don't even want to try to fathom). We lived with it, and the mauve tile I hated at first sight, for 20 years. Some pain now will be worth it in the long run. (Please remind me of that when we start on our renovation next year.)
ReplyDeleteDeal: I will be reminding you. You may have to remind me! Remodels--you are either waiting for them to begin, or waiting for them to be over.
DeleteYes it was a master suite Thing, hopefully it has gone away.
Mauve tile?!?
I feel your pain. But I can already see it's going to look stunning. And of course I'm not envious of all your space. Not even a bit..
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link!
Thank you for sharing your adventure!
DeleteHaving grown up in a very small house where my bedroom was also the hallway, space is much cherished and never taken for granted.
The first house I bought was without a door to to the master bathroom. The lights above the mirror of said master bathroom shone onto the master bed. We learned to go to bed at the same time and to feel our way to the bathroom if we got up in the middle of the night. About 8 years or so later, I remodeled the bathroom and put in a door. So much better. Then moved to another house...without a door to the master bathroom. At least the lights to this bathroom don't shine *directly* onto the master bed. Had a water leak and remodeled the bathroom, but putting in doors to the bathroom wouldn't work well with the design. Two steps forward, one step back. Or is that one step forward and two steps back?
ReplyDeleteOur previous house had that exact thing, the lights shining right in our eyes! Whoever got your previous house must be sleeping better with that door.
DeleteThe lights are not direct in this one, but it is still something that needs to be fixed. It was tricky trying to work out how to put a door in that archway, but hopefully it will look okay--we'll know in a month or two. Some steps forward, some back...we'll keep it vague, for now.
No door on the bathroom is an odd thing. I don't think I have seen that before. I agree on that ship lap business. That would get old fast for me. The barn door might take longer to fall out of favor. There is a lot of people that like that cabin/barn feel. It is difficult to pick out all that you need for a remodel because you know you have to live with it. 6" of concrete on a wall. I guess you wouldn't have to worry about earthquakes, geez, it seems like a little overkill. Your bathroom will be gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteVery odd indeed! It (1990s), and shiplap and "barn" doors (2010s) and trash compactors (1970s) and wet bars (1980s) and dedicated phone nooks (1920's) define a particular era in time, which is interesting from a sociological/historical perspective, but becomes an oddity when tastes and lifestyles change.
DeleteGarden plants have their eras, too. Roses were such a big thing for a while, and now it is succulents...
The discomfort of the work, worth the beauty
ReplyDeletewhich is later.
Good week.
You are right. We must be patient!
DeleteOh, I feel for you. We are still remodeling. We had pocket doors for our master and master bath. Well they were all over the house, we took them all out and put in proper doors and opened the wall between the kitchen and great room. We also ripped out both a trash compactor and phone nook, lol.
ReplyDeleteStill? A long time, is it? Or does it just seem like a long time?
DeleteProper doors! Good for you. Ha ha, trash compactor! They were a big Thing here, back in the day.
How will you fill that graceful arch? With a fanlight and door?
ReplyDeleteWe have another doorway in the house that we will sort of duplicate; I will post a photo in the next post about the remodel--too tired to take a picture tonight! It was a busy noisy day--they were doing the last of the demolition.
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