Bathroom Progress

The bathroom continues to come together, little by little. I boiled the hinges for the medicine cabinet to remove the paint and the black stripe on the hinges came off to reveal a red stripe underneath. Hmm... I have seen this style hinge with either black or red stripes. I boiled the strike plate and door stop as well.

I used a template to cut the vinyl for the floor and it was a perfect fit. I glued the vinyl down and rolled it out with a rolling pin. I used exactly one quart of the glue to cover the floor. I used a 1/16 trowel to apply the glue. It smelled quite toxic. J said it smelled good- "like a new car".

I bought new wood for the baseboards as I was unable to find anything at the Habitat Restore. I took the wood to my neighbor and he ripped the boards to a height of 5 inches. I sanded and primed both sides, then when they were dry, installed them. I was happy to have my compound miter saw. The angles are not perfect but there is always caulk. There are some weird corners around the tub.

Then I installed the toilet. Instead of a standard size shoe molding I tried a 1/4 inch quarter round. (Does that make sense?) It seems the smaller scale works for this smaller bathroom

I almost bought a little cabinet to hang in the toilet alcove. It was a little press board and laminate thing on sale for $15. It had two shelves and two doors. It would fit, but when I came home and looked at the space I thought it might be too crowded in there. I am worried about having enough storage in this small bathroom. The cabinet would probably look tacky. I also remembered that I have an old "Sanitizer" cabinet that I can hang there. I hope to fill it with some of the vintage medical stuff I have.

The shower curtain rod is reinstalled. I love this thing. I also hung a robe hook (Another ReStore find)


The sink will be installed soon. I put the cover on the heating vent.


Here is how I solved this weird area where the tub juts out further than the toilet alcove wall. I wonder how this looked originally. It was all tiled when I bought the house. Not original tile though. I used a piece of the "Swanstone" -the material on the walls of the shower. It looks like a little roof.