The Bathroom Project, Chapter 5090

Well, it's Sunday evening, the week of Thanksgiving with Christmas catching up quickly. We spent the morning with one of us using a laptop and the other on an I-pad searching for shower and sink hardware.  We have discovered for people that "really didn't care", we actually care a lot.  And we have discovered for people that have very simple tastes, we actually have very expensive tastes.  

We visited the store again this week. We had specific items we had decided to order. Unfortunately when I got to the store, I was again blinded by bright shiny objects. We switched between sink bases and sizes several times, the sink I liked online looked incredibly cheap up close and that would influence the medicine cabinet/mirror. 

This isn't exactly the pattern. It should be more gray and have more of a horizontal streaking. 

So. Keeping in mind that we have lived perfectly well with a Formica style countertop with "integrated" sink (as in all one piece) and all plastic for almost 48 years, I have now ordered a custom made countertop in the size I need made of cultured Carrera marble with a separate porcelain undermount sink for only three times what I had budgeted. The bright side is that it won't be here until January which means we will still have bathroom walls for Christmas celebrations. 

We also ordered our original sink base choice (which was also a tad over the original budget) and the matching medicine cabinet/mirror which, I think, was astonishingly in budget. It doesn't exactly match this photo. We went with a second door instead of drawers on the right. 

And this is almost the medicine cabinet except ours is smaller (to match the sink base) with a single mirrored door. 

I can't remember when the cabinet is coming, but the shower walls arrived while we were at the store. Luckily we did not have the truck so my husband and middle son picked them up at 6 am on Friday because that is their time zone. 

Which brings us back to today. We found the manufacturer the plumber was comfortable with (not his first choice, but his second choice) who actually manufactured the very specific configuration of what we envisioned for the shower and that we could order it online. 

We also, after many more minutes of contemplation, ordered a faucet for the sink that coordinates with the shower. We were able to order these online. This took our whole morning so we had lunch and went back to deciding more things.

That left the matching grab bars. Due to a disagreement with the actual photo on the screen and the description, we decided to visit the store. We piled in the car and went to a neighboring big city where we could visit grab bars. They actually had exactly what we were looking for, we verified the color choice, (stainless steel that is not shiny, but burnished something), but the only one of the 18" hand rail was scratched.  The decision was made to return home and order them online so they would be shipped together. 

And that took my whole Sunday.  Tonight I am still trying to clean up the guest room that I started cleaning on Thursday or Friday. Here is an in progress photo I can't explain. 

Keeping it real here at the picket fence. 

This leaves the toilet (I have convinced him on size) which we are having trouble locating in the right height but with NOT an elongated bowl. (who knew). And the flooring which we could have picked out and up today but we forgot. 

And the clock is ticking for the holidays.  Hopefully I can get further on cleaning (or hiding and stashing) items tomorrow before my church meeting and my attendance at the fourth grade holiday concert. Tuesday I think I need to start baking but can clean while things are in the oven and then I have tickets at 5 pm for Wicked with my granddaughter.  Wednesday there is no school and I would really like to have the cleaning, clearing and hiding done by then so I can bake 2 pies, 2 cheesecakes and make a roaster of stuffing for Thanksgiving at my daughters with 30 other guests.