One Room Challenge Week 4: Stress Level 100

Hi Everyone!

Happy ORC Wednesday friends.  Ok so this past week has been the most stressful week of the challenge thus far guys. Im freaking out just a bit because we are already in week 4 and haven’t even gotten to the point of rebuilding the bathroom yet beyond what’s behind the walls.  I’m seriously feeling the pressure ya’ll.  I’d hoped to be further along by now, but such is the life of a renovation. 

The theme of this week has been: waiting, waiting, waiting.  We’ve been waiting on all the major players in the space to show up and thankfully just about 80% did in the last couple of days!  Because I had to change the tile selection from the original plan it took a bit for the new tile to get ordered and shipped out. That tile change triggered me to basically change up the entire plan so several of the design elements have been edited to accommodate the new direction, which I love, but it also means having to wait a little while longer for things to come in.  My goal was to start tiling by Sunday, but between my contractors’ schedules and the tile not being in yet we’ve been pushed back to tomorrow to start the tiling. Eek!

We’d also been waiting on the faucetry to come in so we can get the roughs installed, which put a hold on working on any of the plumbing, which put a hold on working on any of the framing of the shower and tub area, which…..I tell ya its a domino effect!

BUT on a positive note everything we need to really start putting the bathroom back together is in the building! We got all the roughs in and installed

The shower and tub are framed in hardiebacker and all the niches are built out

The electrical has been relocated for the vanity lights

The subfloor has been rebuilt and cement board laid for tile

So this week its going to be all about getting it done. I hired out the most of the work up until this point, but Ill be doing the tile install and other finishing details myself.  I’ve made a new goal to try to have all the tile and the faucetry for the tub and shower installed by next Tuesday. If I can get that done I can rock out pulling the rest of the space together in time for reveal day. Also my wife has threatened my life if I dont have her shower back up and functioning in the next two weeks!

Make sure you follow me on IG to see all the progress of the tiling.  Next week I’ll be sharing all the details and peeks about the products I’ve chosen for the space. Its where all the pretty stuff will start to come in.  For now here’s a peek at the tile.

It’s from Overstock and I love it! It’s an unglazed porcelain so its not as true black as I anticipated, but its very textural and pretty. It actually photographs much darker that it is in person. I’ll be using black grout which will help offest the color and give it that deep dark color overall. Wish me luck friends.

In the meantime hop on over and check out this week’s updates from my partners in design:

At Home with Ashley | Brepurposed | Dabito | The English Room | Erin Kestenbaum

Harlow & Thistle | House of Brinson | J & J Design | Kelly Golightly | Linda Holt

Megan Bachmann | Michelle Gage | Mimosa Lane | Murphy Deesign | Vestige Home

Old Home Love | me| Shay Geyer | Sita Montgomery | SMP Living

Media Partner Better Homes & Gardens | TM by ORC

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Until next time  loves….

Posted By: Shavonda Gardner · In: interiors, small space living, thecottagebungalow