Comments on: Reader Redesign: Second Time’s The Charm

By: Totty vB

Totty vB — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:28:13 +0000

Jen- sorry I thought I had replied back to you. I did not stain the bins, that is how they came. I wonder if Ikea has tweaked their finish a bit since I bought mine? totty

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:45:58 +0000

Totty,
love your makeover, i commented on you blog as well, I was wondering if you stained those ikea storage bins? they look darker than what’s on the ikea website, I’d email you but I couldnt find it on your blog!

thanks
Jen

By: audio visual hire

audio visual hire — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:57:54 +0000

Great post, keep on sharing more posts like this and keep up your good work. Thanks for sharing, eagerly waiting for your next post.

By: kb

kb — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:16 +0000

That is one serious makeover. Amazing and inspiring!

By: Christin

Christin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:03 +0000

That bathroom is gorgeous!!! Wow. I absolutely LOVE the storage bins! Fantastic job and how inspiring!

By: Mr. vB

Mr. vB — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:14 +0000

Hey all, I am glad you like the bathroom! Totty and I take a lot of pride in our renovation, and love showing it off to inspire others. To answer the last question about wall faucets, it’s really not too difficult. I did these myself. When we rebuilt this house, we did all the water lines in copper, so you’d have to check what your lines are run in. Some newer houses use Pex, or even rubber. Copper requires a bit of “sweating” and “soldering”, however, pretty easy to extend the lines up the wall. All we had to do was to take off the old valves, extend the lines up to where you need them, an voila. The faucet kits I used, came with the new valves, so i just soldered those on, dry-walled around them, and screwed in the new faucet. If you were to do a retro fit to your existing plumbing system, you’d definitely have to get in to the wall, so be ready to drywall.

By: Roeshel

Roeshel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:50 +0000

Wow. What a beautiful peaceful bathroom! Amazing transformation! The fabric is gorgeous. I can’t believe it’s the same place! Thanks for sharing. Great job Totty!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:04:19 +0000

Hey Marmie,

It usually involves a little extra plumbing and hiring an expert, but converting over to two wall faucets can add tons of function and form to your bathroom. We definitely recommend getting a few different estimates to snag the best deal. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Marmie

Marmie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:44:13 +0000

I love this!! I’m super-excited about it because this new layout is pretty much exactly the same as our master bath! How difficult is it to switch to the wall faucets? We currently only have one sink & it would be very helpful to have 2!

By: erin pearce

erin pearce — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:54:23 +0000

gorgeous makeover! love that thomas paul fabric!!!