wood floors and wainscoting

some time ago, there was mention of wood floors in the bathroom. as i recall, i went to the SCEC meeting for a few days, and rebecca went nuts on the bathroom floor tiles with a hammer and chisel end wrecking bar. "Good news," she said. "We do indeed have hard-wood floors in the bathroom."

of course, we called troy and took to dismantling the rest of the tiles, this time with the aid of a 71/2" circular saw equipped with a diamond blade. having done the floors, we decided to get rid of the home-depot vanity and have a go at the walls. the walls had seen some tough days. there was obvious patching, and we found more interesting electrical work. by interesting, i mean a little scary, like a bunch of wires stuffed into a small box, with no cover, behind the vanity. the wire screws were totally melted and hot (zap hot) to the touch.

as per the condition of the walls, we decided to wainscot the whole thing. as an added bonus, we used heavy trim with a little shelf running the perimeter of the bathroom. i used an interesting wedging technique with a couple of 2x4's to get the long trim pieces into place. if i'd had a free hand, i'd post a picture.

we bought the vanity from an antique shop. we had a piece of glass cut for the top, drilled a few holes in it, ran some plumbing, and voila. sink.

the light fixture appears innocent enough, but we are particularly proud of it as well. rebecca found the fixture itself on some restoration site. after a few trips to OSH, we found electrical bits that fit well enough. after a few trips to the attic, i managed to set up a fixture box that would work for the fixture. we then removed the old hanging lights and installed a junction box where the previous owner had spliced the lamp-cord in the open attic. done. also note, please, the tricky photography - we can see that the light is on, yet we can also see all the features of the lovely fixture. how does he do that?

do not miss, of course, the beautiful reclaimed douglas fir floor. i am sure there will be more of that to see in the kitchen.