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So, here we see the bathroom before. Pretty nasty if you ask me. You’ll notice the YELLOW light above the sink, the fuzzy dealy on the (ICK) padded toilet seat, and the very cramped nature of the space as a whole, thanks to the oversized wall cabinet.

Well, Sora and I got a wild hair last weekend and we went to town on the bathroom.

First we removed the medicine cabinet.

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Then we decided some light would be nice. I had taken a cue from my dad who had drilled a screw into a beam in the attic to hang the same light. This, however, far supercedes the awesomeness of the attic light, as this one can be operated by the wall switch! Ta-da! (… yes, there’s a plug in plain view)

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We also decided that the goddamn wall cabinet had to go. Removing just a few screws did the trick.

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Then we decided to tackle the fan.

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Common now, let’s have some light.

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We went to Home Depot and for the low low price of about $30 we got a new fan/light combination. Now I can see! Sora did most of the work with all of the climbing in the attic and such (possibly tearing down part of the ceiling). I directed, offered advice, and came up with many priceless and practical ideas. A born manager.

The bathroom is quite light an airy now. I added a little thin shelving unit near the door to hold the stuff that would have gone in the wall closet. You can’t see it here, as of yet. I am still debating on its usefulness and worthiness of the price of $100. ** I’ll update with more pictures.

I was also able to procure a new medicine cabinet last night at HomeGoods. It is a surface mount, negating the big hole you see, but it is sizeable and was only $60. I have learned that there is definitely some kind of racket involved in the medicine cabinet business. They should be ashamed.

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Anyway, left on the list is:

  • Get the door to swing outward instead of inward
  • Lay some flooring, tile or otherwise
  • Take the fake “tile” off of the walls and either paint or wallpaper.

THEN we should be pretty much done with this little makeover, or well, resuscitation.