Benjamin Moore™ HC-169 Coventry Gray

I took approximately 5 minutes to choose the paint color for our bathroom renovation poject on the weekend. We had just started moving into our house and we are now using a half finished bathroom. I wanted to get paint on the walls as soon as possible so we could have the vanity installed. I am very happy with the way the color looks on the walls. My new favorite paint color is Benjamin Moore™ HC-169 Coventry Gray. I will be using the color in other rooms in our home.

We still need the following items installed before we can consider this room finished; mirror, lighting, towel bars, glass shower enclosure, light switches, door, toilet (we have a temporarily toilet because we received the wrong one initially).

Bathroom update

We will be moving into our new home permanently this weekend. The bathroom renovations will hopefully be completed before Sunday. At this point the tile has all been installed. The next step is to grout the tile joints. Before the vanity and toilet can be installed the contractor will have to complete the drywall and pain the walls. I really hope most of this is done in time. We already know that the custom glass tub/shower enclosure will not be installed soon but we can survive without it for now.

Here is a photo of the bathroom as of yesterday.

The countdown is on

We have one more week until we move into our new home. We are a bit anxious about this move because we don't have a completed bathroom or kitchen at this point. Our contractor has assured us that we will have a shower available to use one we move. There is a half bathroom on the main floor of the house that we have left in place while we complete most of our renovations.

Bathroom fixtures

Yesterday we drove around town looking for all of the fixtures for the bathroom (except lighting). We purchased the plumbing fixtures at SaveMore Plumbing and the tile from C&S Tile. I am quite pleased with the selection that was available at each supplier.

We also had a very eventful day at IKEA sourcing out the GODMORGON sink cabinet and BRAVIKEN sink. The cabinet was the problem. We had decided many weeks ago that we would purchase the cabinet with oak drawer fonts as it fit in the color scheme we were going for. We were not in any rush to purchase the cabinet and sink since it was from IKEA and we could pick it up from their store (no special ordering needed). We looked at the cabinet and sink in the showroom as we had done many times before. When we went to pick up he cabinet from the warehouse area we were advised it has been discontinued in oak. We panicked a bit, persuaded the store manager to have the display cabinet removed. On our way to the as-is department to have the display item priced, we noticed the exact same product, new in the box in the as-is department for 50% off the regular price. This was even cheaper than the reduced price they offered us for the display item. Needless to say we purchased the item that was 50% off. Here are some photos of the items we purchased this weekend. It looks like we are on track to complete the bathroom this month.

All this talk about the new house...

We are getting really excited about the progress of the bathroom renovation in our new home. The tub is arriving today and will be installed soon. We have some of the tile for the tub area already purchased but we haven't selected any floor tile or tile for the front of the tub.

With all this talk about the new house, I have not posted any photos of the exterior yet. Here is a photo of our new home. Keep in mind we will be doing some major changes to the landscaping.

Bathroom ... so far

As I mentioned yesterday, the bathroom has been demolished and is now ready for construction to start. Our contractor has confirmed he will be starting this project tomorrow. Here are some before and during photos. See below...