And the remodel begins...

I still have lots of Thanksgiving pictures, but wanted to post what we've been working on lately, and especially today. Due to many issues we've had with our one and only bathroom, we had wanted to remodel it for a while, but weren't looking forward to being without a functioning bathroom for a few weeks. We hoped we could save up, build a new bathroom either upstairs or downstairs, then tear our current space out. However, things don't always work out as planned. This bathroom is definitely teaching us the truth in that!

 So here are a few before pictures...

 Joseph absolutely loves playing in the bathroom, so he decided to pose and help the before pictures look much better than they should! :)

We are completely redoing the layout of the bathroom - tearing out the hall linen closet that is behind the bathtub so we can gain more space and add a double vanity. This bathroom will definitely be a workhorse for a while, at least until we can save up and add the bathroom upstairs, so we really wanted to squeeze a lot in without making it feel cramped.

 After cleaning everything out of the house (we're staying down at Ashley and Mikael's for the bulk of the time - thanks guys!!!) and moving our stuff out on Saturday, we decided to visit with Linda, who was in town for one of Joe's grandma's funeral.  She was staying with us, and graciously agreed to watch Joseph for us while we started demo on Sunday. Ashley and Mikael were happy to continue watching him when Linda had to head for the airport, so we had our bases covered to work for long stretches at a time.

We got started a little before 10 AM, and it didn't take too long before the wall separating the linen closet from the bathroom was gone, along with the sink vanity. Our walls are plaster and thus not easy to pull down, but it wasn't really that difficult.

 By about 9:30 PM we called it quits for the day, and the space looks like this now...

And the floors? Well, turns out there were 4 layers total. The lovely beige and green vinyl that we had when we moved in, under it was the turquoise linoleum in the upper left cover, followed by a tan and brown floral motif, which was on top of the original green and white tile floor.

Here's hoping our contractor says we did enough demo and they'll get started rebuilding it in a few days!