Cabol’s Best Birthday

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It was my birthday last weekend, and it was the best birthday in a long time. Andy made me an awesome cake floating in a lake of chocolate:

And then he (mostly) finished our bathroom!!!!!!! The toilet got a clog in it before anyone could even use it, but we had a plunger so no worries.

Here’s what we did….errrrr…what Andy did.

Before:

During:

After:

We (and again, by “we” I mean “Andy”)

+ removed the old, nasty wallpaper (okay, I did a lot of that)
+ removed the little shelf that was over the sink and toilet and the trim on the opposite wall that topped off the wallpaper
+ removed the old, nasty medicine cabinet, sink, and vanity
+ removed a light switch that was in the middle of the wall for the medicine cabinet light and patched the hole
+ painted the upper parts of the walls and the ceiling blue, and painted the trim we weren’t messing with white
+ replaced the old, nasty shower curtain rod with a new, groovy one
+ replaced the old, nasty light in the ceiling with a light/fan combo (thanks, Pops, for climbing on the roof to help with that!)
+ added beadboard and trim to the lower part of the walls and painted white
+ removed the old, nasty stick on floor tiles and replaced the rotting plywood under the toilet
+ did something with the toilet plumbing to move the toilet hole out from the wall so the new toilet would fit
+ installed concrete backer board on the floor
+ installed awesome hex tiles
+ installed baseboard trim and quarter round and a threshold at the doorway and painted white
+ framed the old mirror and painted the trim white
+ installed new, super-low-flow toilet
+ installed new vanity, sink, faucet, and mirror we got at the Habitat store about two years ago (!)
+ replaced the door handle, the outlets and light switch and their covers, and the towel racks

There are just a wee few things left to do:

+ install the tp holder
+ hook up the plumping for the sink
+ buy and install cabinet over the toilet

Andy is a rockin’ renovator!


9 thoughts on “Cabol’s Best Birthday

  1. WOW THIS IS MY FAVORITE POST IT HAS ALL OF MY FAVES IN IT:

    chocolate
    anya
    new toilets
    & totally rockin renovations!

    is andy for hire?

  2. That is one fantistic renovation makeover. Andy, you did a superbly professionl job. Looks like an example of a makeover you would see illustrated in one of the best home design magazines.

    I can hardly wait to see what you do with the bathroom downstairs…

    Great Pics… I really wanted to have some of that cake. Did the little plumber’s helper help with the cake too? YUMMMMMMMMMY!

  3. Andy said he probably just googled “chocolate cake” or “chocolate torte” for the recipe and the frosting was just a basic ganache.

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