The Bathroom Witch Project
First, here's The Bathroom That Was...
Not that bad, eh? Maybe just a little paint to spruce the place up, huh?
Look closer...
...First, there's the bathtub that withstood Comet, CLR and an overnight bleaching. The enamel was gone before I even moved in...
... there's the sink signed by Spider-Man.. over the mirror with blackened edges (no shot of that)... And a sea-shell sink basin? When was this not tacky?
... there's the rusty medicine cabinet... Yeah, I really want to put my toothbrush, or sterilized bandages on that... And on the right, we have The Wrong. Shoddy caulking, bad grouting, and moisture from behind the tiles and from the surface, where the shower piping would spray against the walls..
And there's all the things you can't really see.. The broken ceiling fan with Swiffer Wet-Jet pads stuffed in it to prevent someone sitting on the poddy to be the victim of a really disgusting shower.. the fact that behind the shower surround, the tile was all rotten and riddled with black mold because the drywall used was not aqua-shielded drywall.. the fact that the electrical outlet, which is supposed to run on a separate circuit from the light switches to avoid electrocution.. well.. was bypassed in a non-very-fire-code way.. The wall paint was all scaly, the toilet was the victim of a caulk-happy freak, as well as suffering a broken flush knob.. Yeah.. tonnes wrong with the place behind the scenes.
<cue Mr. Mud's theme music>
Honestly, I didn't have time to take any during photos.. Because a) the light fixture was being replaced so there was no light in the room, but also b) because he moved like freakin' lightning. On a case of Jolt cola. You know, the caffeinated beverage that should have a Surgeon General's warning.
But here's the aftermajick...
Oh yeah... who da man?
You can't really tell from the photos, but it's not actually black tile. (No photo editor at work.) It's a granite grey, so it actually looks like slabs of rock. The walls look pale blue in the photos, but they're actually a soft shade of gray. The sink countertop perfectly matches the tile.
Oh yes. It's a good time.
There's a few things I'll add in eventually.. like a silk flower arrangement, a small white bookshelf for my small splash-proof ghetto blaster, a wall sconce for some candles.. Oh yeah.. Happy Koly..