Saturday, December 13, 2008

Look ma! No blood.

This is the story of one of my projects. As you know, it is a rare project that I get through without some bloodletting of some sort. But over the past few weeks I have been working on replacing the vanity, as shown in the pictures below. It really turned out nicely, and I don't remember any major injuries along the way. [note the part about it having taken more than a week, and the part about not remembering] At least I don't have any scars.

So here is the progression, this first photo is the old sink, etc. - the BEFORE.
And this is how it looked after I had dismantled it.And this is how it has looked as I accumulated all of the materials, etc. to install the new one.
Ta da! Here is the new one, all installed - even the electrical socket is new. The mirror is still the same, however.
We got very good pricing on all of the parts (the cabinet, the top, and the fixtures all came separate), but the fixtures were more than 1/2 off. And we think they look really nice.
This is an odd angle, but we really can't get a very good front on shot as the wall is in the way.
Here's another kind of odd angle shot, but it givew you another perspective.
And here's a shot of the whole thing - the AFTER shot.
So there you have it. I think it turned out quite well, but just because there were no major injuries associated with this project doesn't mean it was pain free. There were multiple trips to the hardware store because of difficulties with the cabinets (some of them on our end, and some on the store's), so I need to thank Uncle Peter & our home teacher for their part in all of this. And then because of the crazy plumbing in this house, I kept having to get different, non-standard fittings, so that was a lot of trips. But we are both really happy with how it turned out.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Lights

Moving right along, we got the lights up today. By tomorrow we should get the rest of the decorations on the tree.
And once again, the artistic side of me seeps out as I attempt unsuccessfully to keep the camera still. Looks kind of pretty doesn't it?