Shower Time

We are remodeling our master shower. The remodel was much needed because the shower pan had given out and water was slowly leaking into our basement. Also, when the workers came to demolish it, one of them said, "I can't believe we are actually able to stand on this floor. We should just fall straight through." AND, they found some termites (not too bad though). So, as you can understand, it was definitely time for a new shower. Below are pictures of the progression of the work on the shower:

Before (looks innocent - don't fall for it!)

Dry rot and termites - yummy!

All better now! Patched up a ready to build the bench seat.
Pipes for shower head and control moved to its new position.
Waterproof backing, very important and very special, from Germany!


The tiling begins...


The finished product!!!


with a HUGE bench!!!
(pay no attention to the power drill)

Kitchen Finished...so far

Hey everyone. So Alison is taking a much needed vacation from my Star Wars Lego II playing and is in Chicago eating the best food on Earth with some of the best people on Earth (except for that Damon guy...I hear he is a Japanese spy). In the mean time, I've been slaving away trying to make our kitchen look better. With absolutely no help from Alison for Ma Coupe, below are some pictures of the "transformation". It's somewhat of a Monet. No, my work is not masterful, but it looks better the farther away you are from it (as you can see from the pictures below). Kinda like Rene Russo in 2 for the Money. Anyway...I also decided that some of the cabinets needed some black spray paint too. We'll (and by we'll, I mean me) eventually paint the walls a different color and make the wood trim not wood color, but I was tired of washing my bowls out of the bathroom sink. Also, this project cost under $200.00 so if you are considering it I would say go for it (just so long as you know it's not going to be a long term fix - hopefully like a two to three year fix). Enjoy! Oh, and Alison, please eat at Burrito House for me and take a picture....I miss Chicago.

Like I said about the Monet, when you start looking closer anal people start freaking out...
And this is where I thought spray paint looked good on the cabinets. Very modern...

Here is a before picture to make you appreciate all of Andy's hard work: