From Brady Bunch to Modern Family

Our house was built in 1973 . . . and our bathroom has not been changed since the day it was built! Our bathroom hasn't been very fashionable (flowers are pretty...why wouldn't you want them painted on random tiles in your shower?), but it has been functional.




Over the past few months, our shower has started to fail us. Some how, the little knob that you pull to get the shower to run, broke. So Carl, being ever so crafty, jimmied up the pulley with some duct tape, and it seemed to be good as new . . .except for the fact that if anyone pulled from the top instead of pushing up from the bottom the tape would pull off and it would break once again.

Ewwww! Look at all the hard water stains! Maybe we also need a new water softener?

Then, all of a sudden, the lever that stops the water from going down the drain broke. So crafty-Carl shoved a bottle in between the faucet and the lever and, ta-da, the bathtub would drain once again!

After using our main (and ghetto) bathroom in not-so-perfect condition for a few months, we decided that enough was enough. We hired a very nice man (Mark) to help us fix a few things. We decided to replace the rosey tiles, get new shower fixtures, new sink fixtures, re-face the cabinet drawers, get a new counter top, and new flooring!!

So Carl and Mark got started . . .

Because the bathtub is not usable, Claire got to take a tubby in the sink! Ella, of course, needed to help in this chore.

Mom decided she likes sink-tubbies, too! Much easier on the old lady's back! I promise to post our new "modern" bathroom pictures as soon as possible!