Thursday, September 25, 2008

Our shower---before and after

We've had a couple of leaks in our house, which have shown me some of the interesting ways God provides gifts for His children. The first leak, which was in our downstairs bathroom, enabled us to replace our linoleum flooring with much nicer wood laminate due to insurance money. (Because my handy hubby was able to provide the labor.)

This last leak wasn't really a big deal, but it did involve tearing down the shower tiles. So again my handy husband stepped in, used his birthday money, and transformed this:





Into this:




We used Home Depot gift cards to buy tiles for next to nothing on clearance, and Garfield did all the labor. So now, for no money out-of-pocket, I feel like I'm showering in a fancy-schmancy hotel shower or something!

(I should add here that our master shower had been out of commission for about 7 months while we waited for the time and money to repair it. So after all of us--including house guests at times--used our kids' shower for that long, it made us especially grateful to have our own shower again...a luxury, but certainly not the necessity we once thought it to be.)

8 comments:

Amy said...

Beautiful shower!

Shelley Roberts said...

SO handy!!! Does he do crown molding?? I'm having a heck of time convincing my husband that he can handle that project on his own!

Unknown said...

how beautiful

the mccann clan said...

Ooohh, I like it! Great job, Garfield - maybe I can get Collin to drink some of the same water as your hubby?! ;o) Thanks for sharing!

Cottle Clan Dobermans said...

being without my own shower/tub for 3 years now, I can certainly attest to the luxury. Enjoy it and **pats Garfield on the back** be grateful also for a husband who will not only provide financially but also meet these personal time consuming needs!

Tami said...

Can he come do my entryway? ;-)

Chef Mama Lori said...

Wow! How nice! Think he could rig us up a 2nd bathroom?

I must say, I was a bit leary when you said, "Our Shower---before & after." I really was glad it wasn't pictures of anyone's shower of the evening. LOL!

Hofwoman said...

Looks great!