Notable Things: Bathroom Progress Report, The “It” Color Of The Year, & Plaster Over Tile

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I’m honestly shocked at how quickly the bathroom renovation is moving along. In less than 2 weeks, we demoed the room down to studs, removed a wall, repaired structural issues, fixed the subfloor, installed new plumbing, ran new electrical, hung & mudded drywall, installed the tub, tiled the floor, painted the room, installed the shower system, and moved the vanity in. IN 13 DAYS! I’m not one to brag, but I’m very proud of our work ethic right now.

The other day Chris said, “Could our past projects have gone this quickly too had we tried to work faster?” Which seems like a silly question to even ask, but the speed of this very involved project has highlighted the reasons our previous projects always took so long. I always chalked it up to, “we’re tired…we’ve been doing this a long time”. Which is true, but also…we took unnecessarily long breaks in the beginning, middle, and end of the projects. I delayed progress by making decisions and ordering products in the moment rather than beforehand. And I’m painfully aware now of the unnecessary pressure I placed on myself to create perfection.

I think we’ve come to realize that we’d rather work long 12 hour days for 3 weeks than shorter 4 hour days for 6 months. It’s food for thought next time we tackle a project.

(P.S. The vanity paint job on the interior is a mess and will be covered…don’t judge me just yet.)

As for our emotional state? We were rocking and rolling for a week and a half wondering why we weren’t feeling the stress from a time crunch. And then last weekend came and the stress hit us like a ton of bricks. Between plumbing complications and me second guessing, progress slowed down immensely. But we’ve since recovered, we back on track (actually ahead of schedule), and we feel excited to keep moving forward! Spoiler alert, we’re installing our toilet today and I’ve never been more excited to use a real toilet.

Notable Things

Speaking of bathroom renovations…holy crap! You gotta see the before vs the after.


This mirror is a reminder that budget friendly can also be beautiful. Bought it for our bathroom and I’ve never been so smitten.


This is how you do a red and blue color palette. But also, can I just say that I will never tire of wood planks with wood beams on a ceiling.


And the “IT” color of the year goes to…


Sometimes a still life oil painting is the finishing touch to a kitchen. Saved this one as soon as I saw it.


Plaster over tile?? This opens up all new possibilities for homeowners who want to update their dated bathroom tile without doing a major renovation. Read the caption!


This made me realize that Granite countertops deserve more love. I mean…it’s the reason I picked granite for our bathroom remodel.


A mini house with mini plants, and mini bricks, and mini herringbone floors?? Some people are gifted beyond belief.

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