I am proud to announce that our bathroom project is one hundred percent finished, completed, finally over. I say this because yesterday I folded our new towels and put them in their proper places. I also hung the rest of the artwork in the master bathroom and admired the towel hooks that took forever to get here but were worth the wait.
We are done. Money spent. Project over. Mission accomplished. Time frame took twice as long, but budget is still intact.
That said, I think I will look upon these past couple months with ying and yang in mind. I learned a lot about remodeling; and, since Earl and I plan one more home, it was time well spent. At the same time, there are things I would do differently, which is probably always the way it is unless you plan to repeat what you just learned without deviation. I’m not capable of that.
So what do I like? I love the look, the skylights that were refurbished, the heated floors, the towel hooks, the toilet paper holders, the colors, the vanities — even though one bathroom is contemporary and the other is traditional. I don’t think I could choose a favorite.
I don’t like that I spent money on things that didn’t live up to my expectations. Like the thermostatic valve in the master bathroom. Or the work of our ceramic tiler who was in too much of a hurry to do a good job, but who was in a great hurry to sell his services.
Remodeling is like childbirth. In the process it’s acutely painful, but you forget the trauma as you return to your home and your normal life. Only now you have an added reason to do your best. Whether it’s a new baby or a new bathroom, you want to rise to the occasion. And Earl and I do.
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