A modern chandelier with multiple exposed bulbs extends from a central metallic hub, resembling a starburst, against a plain ceiling. The bulbs are lit, casting a warm glow.
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Master Suite Update Goes Down the Drain

ByLisa

Happy Friday everyone! If you have been following along, you are likely wondering what the heck is going on with the bathroom? Because according to my original wish list, we should have been done by now. That was probably, ok definitely, a bit ambitious. Well, like with all renovations, we hit a few minor delays and we went on vacation 🙂 which had been on the books for sometime. So where are we now? This is the current view of the bathroom.A partially completed bathroom with bare walls and floors. There are exposed plumbing fixtures and two modern chandeliers. The room has recessed lighting and an unfinished walk-in shower area with brown wallboard.The last time we talked about the reno we were going to jump into water proofing the shower the following weekend. Well we did that, but we also decided to re-do the shower backer board. Seems silly right? But the way it was hung was going to make the next steps challenging, so we invested the time and re-did it. This cost us about a day. This is what the backer board looked like before. See all the seams, and how wide they are?A shower area under construction features WonderBoard Lite cement backer boards on the walls. The space is illuminated by an overhead light. A partial wall is visible in the foreground, and plumbing fixtures are installed.After we re-did it, it was much cleaner which will give us a better foundation for our tile. Bathroom under construction with Wonderboard Lite panels on the walls. The floor is unfinished, with visible plumbing and no fixtures. Recessed ceiling lights provide illumination.Then we did actually start the water proofing. Notice how I said start? See that’s where the delay came in. We spent a good half day hanging the waterproof membrane in the shower.A person works on tiling a shower wall. There's a ladder in the foreground, and the wall is partially covered with waterproof material and cement. The scene is an under-construction bathroom.A partially renovated bathroom with exposed pipes, unfinished flooring, and tiled walls. Two modern starburst chandeliers hang from the ceiling, providing bright light. The room appears in the process of remodeling. A partially constructed bathroom shower features Schluter-KERDI waterproofing membrane on the walls, with a built-in niche and a shower bench. Unfinished flooring and exposed plumbing are visible.When we finished the walls we planned to move onto the floor so we could actually lay some tile, but we realized we ordered the wrong drain kit! We have ABS pipes and the drain kit we ordered was for PVC pipes. Whooooops! So we called our plumber to see if we could use an adapter and connect the two without reordering. He advised against it. Which meant we needed to order a new one. The problem was this drain kit is not stocked at any of our local stores and was not available on Amazon. This took about two weeks to get and then we were on vacation. So in the meantime, we worked on other tasks to keep moving forward on the project and checking items off the to do list.

We painted the walls in the bedroom and the bathroom. We chose Valspar’s Filtered Shade for the bedroom and Sherwin Williams’s Glacial Stream for the bathroom.Two paint sample cards are placed on a white surface. The left card is labeled "GLACIAL STREAM HGSW1477," and the right card is labeled "4003-1B Filtered Shade" with a rectangular cutout. A watermark reads "Garrison Street Design Studio.We also hung the sputnik lights in the bathroom. I love these SO MUCH!!! And yes, I know they are hung at different heights. I wasn’t sure what height I would like the most so I did one of each. I am still mulling it over. But check out how much brighter the bathroom is now! I totally love it! They are on a dimmer though so we don’t have to have it on max brightness all the time.A modern chandelier with multiple exposed light bulbs on metal arms arranged in a starburst design, mounted on a white ceiling. Two modern pendant lights with starburst designs hang from a ceiling, illuminating a plain white room. The lights have multiple exposed bulbs, casting a bright glow. The walls and ceiling are textured, and minimal decor is visible. A modern chandelier with multiple exposed bulbs extends from a central metallic hub, resembling a starburst, against a plain ceiling. The bulbs are lit, casting a warm glow.Disclaimer, we had to swap out the “original” Edison bulbs with LED bulbs that are smaller. A) The incandescent Edison bulbs are CRAZY HOT! And there are 18 bulbs in total, so a few minutes of those babies on and the temp in the bathroom raised like 5 degrees. Can’t have that. B) The original bulbs are also about 5 inches long and hit the wall in several places. This not only looked ridiculous, but was a fire hazard with the heat those puppies give off! These are the bulbs we used instead.A box of Ecosmart LED light bulbs, labeled "40W replacement" and "soft white." The package indicates a lifespan of 13 years or 15,000 hours with an energy cost of $0.54 per year. The box contains three A19 bulbs.While waiting for our drain we also hung a new fan in the bedroom which is lower profile than our original fan and a bit more modern. It has the slide in blades like our new fan in the family room, adding to the sleek, modern vibe. Ceiling fan with five black blades and a sleek silver base mounted on a white ceiling.I also spray painted our swamp cooler vent on the ceiling. This thing was super dirty, a little rusty and flat out nasty before. I always wanted to clean it up, but didn’t see the point when the popcorn ceiling was just as dirty.A person uses a screwdriver to unscrew a rectangular white ceiling air vent for cleaning. Rust stains are visible on the vent.Now it looks brand new!A square ceiling air vent with multiple layers, resembling a geometric pattern, mounted on a white textured wall.And finally we started an accent wall in the bedroom on the wall where the bed goes. I am LOVING it but I am not going to show you till its done! Ahhhhhh the suspense! I’ll give you a clue, it involves shiplap 🙂

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