Ta-Da!!!!

And now for the after pics-

As you can see- everything is new. Down to the sub floor and all the sheet rock, even on the ceiling. Casey did everything himself (with a lot of help from his Dad) with the exception of a pretty major plumbing job. The great majority of the project was done in 10 days. As you can tell from the pictures, the bizarre-o closet is gone and the bathroom feels much larger. Contrary to the story the pictures tell, it isn't dark in there. It just happens to be an unfavorable place to take pictures- as is the case with most bathrooms oddly enough. The cabinetry was custom built and Casey stained it. The counter tops were custom poured cultured marble and delivered and installed. All the hardware is brushed nickel and I LOVE the new rain style shower head- Casey doesn't love it, he said he prefers the one that feels as though it's peeling your skin off, yeah sounds pleasant honey. All three light fixtures are new and they all coordinate -after a super headache and two hours in the lighting aisle at Home Depot. The tile is really nice and it was super cheap. As in 69 cents a square foot cheap. Okay, so ready for the final price?

First off, we got bids from a few contractors to do this job because we didn't feel Casey had the time. Their bids ranged from $6,600 to $20,000 plus the cost of the bathtub, plumber, electrician, hardware, mirrors, and light fixtures. From our figures it would have cost an absolute minimum of $10,000 to pay someone to do this and I highly suspect it would have been more than that. Our grand total doesn't include the two mirrors because I bought those at Target and somehow lost the receipt for them. The best I recall they were approx. $50 each. Ready? Are you sure?

Total cost $3,522.53

I told you it was unbelievable. Add to that the fact that almost 1/3 of that was to pay the plumber for the 12-14 hour day he was here and it's even more amazing right? If you look at the before pics and then the after you'll see the bathroom now has double sinks instead of just one and has a shower when before it was only a bathtub. Money very well spent when we sell, I think.

If you click on the word comments below you can leave a comment for Casey and let him know what a good job he did. He worked so hard and it really turned out fantastic.