Every time we talk about the blue bathroom, I feel a little guilty. We found this room with a moose and bear shower curtain, red walls, and a blue toilet and shower. It was the worst room in the house. It worked perfectly fine, there was nothing wrong with it, but it was blue. And technically, it still is. We need a big strong man to come visit and help MK install a new potty. Until then, I had to make it useable.

I painted it green with leftover living room paint just to stop seeing the maroon. I ripped down the shower curtain. After the trim was done we decided there was nothing wrong with a glossy all white bathroom, and repainted the whole thing. We got new door handle hardware for the cabinet under the sink and the doors to the closet.

MK replaced the sink faucet and we bought a new mirror and light fixtures. It’s the nicest, cleanest, most done room in the house now. It’s so nice you don’t even notice the blue toilet or shower. But they’ve still got to go. Soon, I hope!

Duh, comments reminded me you might want to see the potty. Funny story: That shower curtain matches perfectly. We’ve had it in storage for three years.

Never thought I’d see the day – a toilet. My toilet, on my blog.

You might not care, but I’m forging ahead with house updates. The snow is melting too fast and as much fun as skiing is there’s not much to say about it besides I’m getting better, and we rarely take pics on the mountain, since I’m the least attractive thing there.

So where were we? I think before the holidays I told you about our adventure in furnace-breaking and fixing. The point was to figure out what circuit breakers did what. Having accomplished that, MK set about changing all the outlets and switches, to make sure they were grounded and update the house. We started with a mess of random ugly wood of all different hues, and ended up with sleek screwless faceplates that add a modern touch to the rooms.

You might be surprised if you’ve never checked (maybe only if your house is as old as ours) how much air was coming in the cracks of the outlets. MK sealed them all up tight to prevent any heat loss.

Then, some of the wiring was a total cluster. More MK expletives.

But he got them all changed out, and they look super nice.

There were a lot of switches to replace. Lowe’s is still out of stock in two stores.

Not a problem anymore, not here. You tell us it’s messed up, we rip it out. Or, more accurately, MK does. Before I’m even out of bed. The two fireplace guys said the woodstove was a lost cause. So now it’s sitting on the porch, we hope someone steals it, it’s very heavy.