Bathroom Remodel!

It's hard to believe, but we've been in our house now for a year and a half as of yesterday!  We've done a lot of updating--nothing major, just a lot of painting.  We decided our next major project would be remodels on the bathrooms.  They are pretty horrible--1989-style vanities and some pretty ugly tile, sinks, mirrors, etc.  I thought it would be a good project to tackle in the dead of winter, when there is nothing better to do.  Apparently Craig thought otherwise!  He took a Friday off in the middle of September to do some "yard work".  It turned out to be yard work and then some!  I came home to quite the mess in our basement.


Tearing up the old tile
Craig went to a tiling class at Home Depot to learn how to tile.  He decided to start with the basement bathroom since it's the least used.  We picked out paint, new tile, and a new vanity at Lowe's...that's the fun part for me, the only thing I'm good at!  For the record though, I did help paint. =)


Laying the new tile
Tile is done!
 If you've been to our house, let me remind you what the basement bathroom looked like BEFORE.

And here is what it looks like NOW!  





I love our monogrammed towel!

Craig did an amazing job for his first bathroom ever!  I'm lucky to have such a handy husband!  Now, it's onto the next.  Only 3 more to go!!!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Sides' family blog! I'm pretty excited! I've been thinking about starting one for awhile (I love reading other peoples') and now that the wedding planning is over, I need a new project! I'm not quite sure what I'll write about. Afterall, our lives aren't THAT exciting. We hope to one day add to our little family and then there will be lots to write about...until then, it's just me, Craig, and Kinnick. And even if no one reads this, it's still a nice way to document the beginning of our happy lives together. Check back often for updates! I'm excited to share our lives with with those near and far!