The Good, The Bad and the U-G-L-Y

Well, not really. Today is the just the Bad and the U-G-L-Y, tomorrow the good. We're selling our home. It's been a nice house for us but we're ready to move on especially into something we've spent so much time and effort on. The new house will be wheelchair accessible throughout and that's a huge blessing. We are not really the type of people to be sentimental about a house. This one has served it's purposed pretty well for us, but we're fine leaving it behind. I guess I am trying to say, nobody around here will be crying on moving day. In reality, that statement may be untrue but the tears will have nothing to do with house.

So, on to the bad and the ugly. When we purchased our home 6 years ago the only thing holding us back was the bathrooms. They were built in 1956 along with the rest of the house and had never been updated. Well, I take that back. In the "blue" bathroom someone had taken the time to add a lovely wallpaper border in an Asian style complete with blue pagodas. You can't make this stuff up people. The other bathroom was the "pink" one. Not just sort-of pink, either. Full on, decked out, up to your eyeballs in pink. I like pink. It's my favorite color and has been since I can remember. This bathroom may have cured that.

Now, what comes next may shock you. And you should be advised that these photos may not be appropriate for all viewers. I assume no responsibility if you get a little nauseous. With that, here are the bathroom before photos-

You might have guessed- judging by the fact that I was willing to post these pictures for anyone to see (all those past tense verbs could have a been a clue too) that the bathroom no longer looks like this. My big, strong, handsome husband remodeled it himself with some help from Pa-Pa. He did a fantastic job and for an amazing price. Seriously, it's rather unbelievable. And I will give you a tour and a price tag tomorrow.