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Homemade Granola

Recently I tried making my own granola. It ended up being quite simple, and I recommend trying it yourself. Dakota and I both find most store-bought granolas way too sweet and full of "extra" flavors. So, my goal was to make granola that was simple, healthy and tasty.

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All I Want for Christmas is a New Bathroom

It's official. The bathroom remodel has begun!

For a little back story, let me just say that I really hate our current bathroom. It's a decent size, but there are many problems. My main issue is that it's got a separate shower and bathtub. Our house is very small (945 ft2), and we have barely any closet space, so to waste even a little space on a shower stall seems silly. Plus, the stall is badly vented so it gets mildewy and gross very easily. Then there's the cracked tile floor, shoddy cabinets and grubby, poorly caulked sink. Oh, and we haven't had knobs on the bathtub for about a year, which means we use vice grips instead. Classy! When you add it all up, it means that our bathroom never really looks clean, even after a good scrubbing.

We've been wanting to redo the whole thing for ages, and now that the deck is complete, Dakota is tackling the bathroom in earnest. Here's a "before"-ish picture. He's already removed the sink fixtures, drawers and cabinet doors, trim and part of the wall.

bathroom "before"-ish
The wall has actually been out for months after Dakota pulled a chunk down to see what he was up against. Here's the accursed shower stall.
bathroom "before"-ish
And the area around the toilet.
bathroom "before"-ish
The plan is...


  • New cabinets and cement counter top/sink
  • Remove the shower and make it into a hall closet
  • Tile around tub and make into shower/tub combo
  • Add radiant floor heating
  • Put in cement floors
  • New light and quiet vent fan
  • New window
  • New dual-flush toilet


We're keeping the tub and using inexpensive white hexagonal tile from Home Depot, so it shouldn't be too expensive when all is said and done (I hope).

Dakota took out the cabinets and floor yesterday. I guess the masonry underneath the tile was pretty weak and crumbly, so he took it all the way down to the subfloor.
bathroom demo

bathroom demo
The hope is to have it all completed in a little over a month. Since we only have the one bathroom, we need to have access to at least the bathtub and toilet most of the time. Hopefully that remains possible. At least one of us is in diapers and can be bathed in the sink in a pinch.

I am really excited about the prospect of a clean, well-organized bathroom and a hall closet. If it's done by Christmas, I won't need to ask Santa for a single thing.
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  1. LindaG on 11/11/2011 11:01:00 AM

    I love the sound of your plans and can't wait to see how it turns out. Good luck!

     
  2. Brent on 11/14/2011 10:22:00 AM

    Great project! Dakota sounds like he works faster than I do, a bonus for live-in renovations.

     


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