Theme: Messy | Become a Photo Hunter
I thought about showing the messy bed-heads of the kids Christmas morning or the messy aftermath of Christmas unwrapping…but then I decided to veer off in another direction.
I showed these before, but the renovation of our bathroom was one of the messiest things I’ve ever seen. Originally we (I say we — Jim and the boys) were just going to replace the tile in the shower with a shower surround. There were cracks in between the tiles that kept cracking no matter how much Jim caulked them, and water had gotten behind the tile into the wall and insulation. This is a picture during the messiest part of taking all that gunk off.
Usually with any project, though, it gets messy before it starts getting better.
After replacing the insulation and a couple of joists and the wall board, then adding the surround, he decided to go ahead and take off the old wallpaper, too (as it would have needed adjusting anyway since the surround didn’t come out as far as the tile had).
Here’s the finished product:
I love it!
This is another messy place that needs work:
I need to weed out some books so the rest will all fit. I hate to get rid of books, though! But there is no room for any more bookshelves (these are only two of the four we have — not including bookshelves in the boys’ rooms).
And that’s about all the messiness I care to show the world. 🙂
Stray Thoughts 
Bathroom remodels are so messy. I did that once and hopefully never again. Your bookshelves look pretty good to me but I’m oh so messy. Good post for the theme.
wooohoooo!!! that’s really a messy one! indeed you have a great picture,keep it up…
mine is up here:
PhotoHunt1…
PhotoHunt2…
Happy New Year!
The bathroom turned out beautifully. We would have to pay a contractor to do that. We are not as good with our hands. hehe…
Happy New Year!
Wow, great before and after shot. Your bathroom turned out great despite the mess it took to get there.
Messy work indeed!
I hope it’s all going well for you.
Great picture choice. 🙂
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My photo hunts include road construction, a bad restaurant, and a driveway full of snow.
I appreciate the before/after shots!
not too bad either but projects do make alot of mess I know
Eck… I remember when we had to redo our bathtub because it got huge cracks in it… *shudders, recalling*. But then the new bathtub was sorter width wise, so we needed to rip up the linoleum and put new stuff in… and it just got messier and messier as time went on.
I love the finished product, though! Beautiful!
Mine is up as well.
Ur bathroom revamp looks great! Book shelves .. never enough of them 😛
Happy 2008 ahead!
My goddness what a work in this bathroom ! but the result is beautiful. And with books it is sometimes difficult to choose which one you could put away !
Ewwwwwwww, I bet that mold/mildew smell was sicky, right? But oh so pretty when done!!!!
Mine’s posted, hope you can drop by and visit with me!!
I remember those kinds of projects too well! You’re right- it’s messy!
it was a mess but looking good now.
GReat shots. In our house projects like that often stay half finished for some time making EVERYTHING a mess. Your results are awesome!
Your bathroom transformation is great. Hmmm I can relate to those bookshelves…
Happy New Year Barbara!
What a great project after the messy stage. I love your lighthouse curtain.
Have a wonderful and blessed New Year!
Angela
Messy or not, I covet your bookshelves, books and all!
Ohhh im hoping we renovate out bathroom soon too..yep renovation are really messy thing to tackle..;)
Happy Hunt!!!!!
Mine is up too
That’s messy indeed. Happy hunting.
Barbara,
There is plenty of room for more books on the top shelf, I bet! I’ve long needed to double up some books, and I have books in nearly every closet in our house (including two cupboards full of cookbooks in the kitchen) I feel your pain!
I’d love to see you do Librarything.com someday, if you don’t already.
Michelle