Shea decided to work on the shower the next weekend and began tiling it Saturday morning. I was downstairs painting the closet doors white when I heard shouts and frustrations coming from the bathroom. I walked in the bathroom to find Shea sitting there with one tile on well, one tile on crooked, his hands somewhat dirty, thin set on the shower floor and the level board falling off! He was having a minor (okay, maybe a major) meltdown about hanging the tile. I told him to be done and I was taking over. (I was kind of kidding at first, but I didn't really have a choice! And just a side note...I've never tiled before or used a wet saw.) Luckily I'm a quick learner and was very determined to finish it. Our awesome neighbor Scott K. came over to help for a few hours. He helped measure, cut and hang the tile. He gave me a good start and I gained more confidence going into the night. After Larkyn went to bed, Shea mustered up the courage to help out again:) Ha, no actually he was a great help with measuring and cutting the tile. I was able to hang it and do the "dirty work". On Sunday, I was on my own--cutting, measuring and hanging, and put the finishing touches on the tile work in the bathroom. I'm no professional, but it looks pretty darn good!
I don't know how much tiling we will do in the future, but it was a good learning experience for all involved!
I began putting the tile around for trim...
I think the hardest part was getting the level boards in under the first row of tiles. It took us forever to get them screwed in and to stay!
The bathroom view from the shower. This view also shows the first sink we had. However it didn't quite fit so we made a switcharoo.
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