Our Bathroom is Coming Along!

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God's hand has been with us all the way!

Our powder room downstairs  was just so tiny....We couldn't wait to  improve it... Actually it had been a dream ever since we bought the house...  But we just didn't know how to start...We needed  more space.. We did have  a utility closet beside it  but  we felt like we needed it... Until  one day we realized it was just the two of us  and  we  realized  we had another option! More about that later!

We actually started our process  in Late May and started out with a home building store  as our contractor.. Bad mistake..  God  revealed to us  that  we we were a small fish in an ocean of  projects, and it would take months to finish our project..  For example, they said they'd call us  next week .. it was  a month! Our next attempt at contracting  went bad in two days...  After we discovered he was charging us 100% above asking on all the materials.  God  reminded me a young fellow who had done great work  a few years ago as we  were fixing my parent's home for sale..Now had his own Contracting business and  was well on his way to  being one of the best in our area! We retained him on June 29th.. and we were off!  Zoom!

 So  our project started July 2nd...The first day  the  closet was  taken and the whole  space was  demolished to the studs

Here you can see the  space we  gained .. you can see the  drain moved back  some.

In that first week the framing and plumbing and electric was  put in behind the wall and we passed our inspection!  I know God's favor was on this project!!

This week the dry wall went up, the niches were  cut into the shower wall, the shower base was established.

The decorative tile for the niches  arrived from California 3 weeks early!!On Monday we were told it could be a month.. we prayed for  His favor and it came   in 4 days!

The shower was  partially tiled..

The wall  where the closet had been was dry walled,  and soon will look as it it was never there!!!

Late this week  they  put in the granite floor, and finished the shower except for the niches..  we, unfortunately, need one more tile to  finish it.  It's on its way!

Yesterday they put the wainscoting up

Yesterday we bought the paint supplies  

The  color for the walls was  taken  from the decorative tile...  It is  gorgeous... 

 

it will go up today! It looks fabulous  up against the white wainscoting!!! I am giddy with anticipation! The flooring will  be laid today, as well.... The plumbers will come next week to set the fixtures and  the accessories will be    installed along with the shower door... I cannot believe how fast the work has progressed...  It will   finish up  under 3 weeks!

To God be the glory for guiding us and   showing us His perfect way!

The after  photos will come next week!!!