Well, after almost a four month hiatus, I began working on the downstairs bath Saturday!  With a new curriculum in place, homeschooling has taken over my life...which is a good thing...but it leaves little time for home improvement.  Given the choice, I'll take kid improvement anyday!  They are, however, enjoying their winter break right now, and so am I.

Ok.  The bath. 

First off, this is a remedial makeover.  I recall "officially" starting it's renovation last summer.  I stressed so terribly upon finding an ant-eaten corner beam of our timber-frame house, I decided to take that stress out on the dirty, mint green, calico-print wallpaper in the downstairs bath.  Oy!  Talk about uuuuuuugly!  Well, since it was so stubborn, it just got uglier in there with a ripped patch here, and half a border there.  So that was rash, and I paid for it...with embarrassment.  Dinner guests + ugly, torn apart bathroom...well, you get the picture.

I've been dragging my feet on it for some time now, BUT...I finally picked out and ordered the wallpaper!!  Finally!  That was the fire I needed under my .... er ... uh ... posterior .... !  Thus far, I've stripped the last of the exremely stubborn wallpaper, removed the window moulding and insulated around the window, removed the door and drawers on the vanity cabinet and sanded it down for painting (I love my orbital sander!!), and slapped on a coat of primer where needed...this was all on Saturday.  Yesterday, I gave the first coat of white semi-gloss to the trim and cabinet.  Yay!!  Progress!

Since today is a holiday AND I have my wonderfully handy husband home for the day, I'm having him patch the walls and prep them.  And, if all goes well and we have time, I'd like to get a few more supplies that we need for this project.  Beadboard, vanity sink, moulding all come to mind.

Pics to come!