Ben has begun to frame in the basement. We’re focusing on the bathroom down there so we can move onto the upstairs bathroom once we have a place to shower! After all the bathroom upstairs was the big priority in this renovation phase.

Here’s what the framing is looking like so far:

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We’ve also selected our tiles for the upstairs washroom and laundry room floor. Some of the selections are the same as the downstairs washroom since we believe in having some consistency throughout the house.

Here’s the photo with explanation underneath (keep in mind that these photos don’t do the tiles justice):

The grey is for the […]

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Anke remembered that we had leftover carrera subway tiles from our kitchen back splash. With a few more square feet we can add it as a band to our downstairs washroom. It will actually save us money and add a classic and modern look to the shower.

Here’s the new tile line-up:

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Have you ever attempted to source material for your renovation with two kids under four in tow? Fun is not the word. We’ve made several trips to tile stores, bathroom stores, and big box stores with the kids. It usually ends in crying (not always by the kids) and a general sense […]

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We’ve been in the planning stage for our bathroom / laundry room renovation for some time now. As you know it takes a long time to source all of the right fixtures, tiles, cabinet maker, lights etc… Added to which this is currently our home’s only full bathroom so we are trying to […]

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