We're also going to remodel the bathroom NOW!

Soooo.  We've wanted to remodel our bathroom for some time but never got around to doing it, mostly because of the cost!  However, while looking on her phone one day, Ariane came across some double vanities that were SUPER cheap because they were all last year's models!  So we went down to look at the cheapest one and of course they're sold out.  They are also sold out of any other one we wanted ... except one last vanity that is still new in the box.  The guy goes and opens the box and rolls the vanity out to us ... we look it over and say "how much?" and he says he can give it to us for like 40% the original price.  And we take it.  And we load it up in the car and drive it home.

Here's the vanity we bought!

So now it's sitting in the garage ... and we're fearful that it'll get scratched or dinged or something while in there.  So that means it's time to remodel the bathroom!  NOW!

We're gonna finish the basement!

We finally decided that we are going to finish the basement.
With a baby now in the house, we've realized how much we need each little living space we can find -- and that need will surely grow as he gets older!  Just finding a place to put all of the stuff is hard enough!

Building the Batcave - Part II

Looks like I forgot to post on here after last year ... but we kind of stopped doing home projects.  We were preparing for the birth of our son!

Anyway, I wanted to throw up pics of the finished Batcave -- so here it is as of March 2012:

The Batcave Build - Part I

Here are a couple pics from the room as it was before the renovation ... 

Batman looks cool, but not cool enough!

Creating the Batcave

So, it looks like I haven't posted about this before, which is surprising! So I guess I'll start ...

Ever since we bought our first house together (that last house), I've wanted a place where I can display and enjoy all the items I've acquired for my hobby. That hobby is superheros / superhero movie costumes / props. I seem to have collected a good amount of stuff for this hobby, and always wanted a place to display it where it would actually look cool and not only nerdy. Sure, it'll always look nerdy ... but at least it will look cool for nerds! Get it!?

We want a new master bath! Part II

Well, after much deliberation, I think we have decided that totally TOTALLY re-doing our master bath isn't a good idea.  Moving plumbing across a room is way too expensive!  We are just feeling like we were over-thinking this renovation, and need to just "keep it simple, stupid" (K.I.S.S.)!

Ariane came up with a couple new plans, both of which are good ideas.  They both will keep the closet and bathroom where they are, but will move the sink around to provide more room, and elongate the shower area.  The only difference is where the wall for the closet will be:

Plan A: bigger closet, but  you have to walk through it

Plan B: smaller closet, but it is closed off

After thinking about it more, Ariane came up with a third option - to keep the wall where it is (like Plan A) but also have a closet wall (like Plan B).  The space in between the two walls will house something like a linen closet.  The idea is to provide storage but also keep it nice-looking so you don't have to walk through your clothes on the way to the bathroom!

I'll have to get a diagram created for that ...

We want a new master bath!

So we've been pretty much against any home improvement for the last several months, but we are back at it hard.  We have decided we want to remodel our master bath (because it sucks).