This is part 4 in a sequence. If you want to begin at the beginning, you can go to Part 1. The following shows the contents for this and adjacent parts.
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(initial section posted 7/16/11)
New Mailbox
This actually happened a while back, last year sometime I think, before I started the master bath stuff. Yeah, it's a little thing, but I'm kinda pleased with the result so I thought I'd post it.
The house has one of those streetside mailboxes. When we moved in, it had a wooden mailbox that was a design that I liked. But, as I've mentioned elsewhere, most wood tends to have problems with the wetness here in Florida and tends to rot and fall apart pretty quickly. So it was with the mailbox. We'd replaced it once with a similar model, and now the 2nd one was needing replacment.
So this time I decided I wanted something different. So I went looking for one of those fancy mailboxes in the shape of a critter, like a pelican or manatee. Unfortunately, the ones I found that I liked cost way more than I wanted to spend. But, in my searching I did find some really cute mailbox flags with critters on them. So I decided instead to go with a plain mailbox (in plastic) with a fancy flag. So this is what I ended up with, a jumping frog on my mailbox:
Master Bath Renovation - Cabinets
OK, so back to the present (more or less). Back in Part 3, I had put new tile in the master bath, which had made me aware of how badly the room needed repainting, and I was trying to pick out a color. In the process, I also got to thinking that maybe I should take the opportunity to do something about the cabinets (shown below) as well:
There was nothing really wrong with them, but all the fixing up of everything else got me to thinking about what I might want in a bathroom if I was starting from scratch. And I realized that although I liked the countertop just fine, I would really like to have wood cabinets.
So, I'd been hearing a lot about refacing as a way to freshen up the look of your cabinets without all the expense, time, and work of getting complete new ones. So, I found a company that would do this and had a consultation (interestingly, the guy was from Westport, CT). What they do is get whole new doors, and put veneer on the side and front parts of the cabinets. There's a wide variety of colors/finishes to pick from, and you also get to pick the shape of the doors. So I went ahead and picked out a contemporary door shape that I liked, along with a wood-look finish called "cognac" that went very nicely with the new tile. They'd also install new door/drawer handles, but I was on my own to get the hardware from any place I wanted. I ended up getting the handles from Target--I wasn't even looking for them at the time, but just happened to see them and thought, "Wow, those are nice!"
So, it took a while for the doors to be made and to schedule the installation, but finally I had what looked like brand new cabinats:
(next section posted 7/18/11)
Master Bath Renovation - Faucets
Not surprisingly with all this other work going on
to spruce up the bathroom, I also figured I should replace
the faucets on the dual sinks.
They were showing their age (see pic at left);
The chrome and the plastic handle were looking a bit grungy and
getting hard to clean.
So, I went to Home Depot and
got 2 nice faucets.
I've been going with a brushed nickel finish and a
contemporary design
on things
(shower head, door handles, etc.),
so I stuck with that.
(I was pleased the one I liked best was also one
of the least expensive ones they had.)
They went in in a fairly short time
(see pic on right).
It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.
So below is a summary picture to date, showing the tile,
refacing, and new faucet.
I still need to do the painting of the walls,
but at least I have the color
picked out now, and purchased, so I'm pretty much ready to start.
To be continued....
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