Demolition Derby

Last weekend was VERY productive.  Bryan Adams (our fancy new truck) took many loads to the Bountiful dump, and he's fully loaded ready for another drop off as you read this.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a fifteen thousand.

The bedroom closet has a different view

Inside the bedroom closet

Looking towards the bathroom closet

Future home of awesome showers and soaking tubs

Looking back towards the master bedroom

Found these weights hidden behind a window covering

Must be to keep the window from slamming shut

Hallway heading into the bathroom. This will be converted to the laundry area.

Used to be a bathroom here

The pink tub was NOT easy to remove

Photobomb by Roddick the construction dog

Old and new

Don't know why but this old wall paper is fascinating to me

This wall is next on the chopping block

Edgar's Razors

As we started our demolition, I thought about what kinds of things we may discover.  I fully expected to find knob and tube wiring, maybe some water damaged flooring underneath the carpets, and other unexpected surprises.  We found the wiring on the first day, but my first actual surprise came when I started tearing into the wall of the large bathroom.

As I was pulling lathe and plaster out of the walls, there was a sound that I can only describe as money falling out of the walls.  When I looked closer it was actually used razors, and there were tons of them.  It finally explained the slot in the mirror in the pink bathroom that I had been wondering about.

The Pink Bathroom is Going

Everyone has always talked about "The Pink Bathroom."  I've seen lots of bathrooms with pink in them.  The home I grew up in even had some pink in one of its bathrooms.  But a bathroom with THIS MUCH PINK, so much that everyone knows what room you're talking about when you say "The Pink Bathroom," is unique.

I had never seen a pink tub before this one

Matching pink sink is a nice touch

Custom cabinet by Kelly

Still trying to decide if we should keep the wallpaper

Curtains may be in it for the long haul too...

The floral theme goes throughout the home

Custom toilet seat by Pam - This is a KEEPER

We do really like the archway, but it will have to go for our plans to work

It took Pam months to find this gem

So, this is how everyone remembers the Pink Bathroom.  Now, let's see how it is transforming.

First walls coming out

Lots of lathe and plaster needed to be removed

No more archway

Our first look at the knob and tube wiring in the upstairs walls

These construction photos are the first of many.  This was after the first day of demo work.  Progress in the bathroom was kind of slow because we had to work around plumbing and electrical issues, but we hope that things will pick up speed as we move into other rooms.  Stay tuned for more photos and discoveries as we move along!

Our home in the beginning

Alyson and I are excited to be embarking on a massive project to remodel our home in Bountiful.  It is going to be a long project, where we will both be learning a lot.  While no home improvement project goes exactly according to plan, hopefully we'll be able to adapt. 

The basic blueprint above was generated from a program we downloaded to give us an idea what the current floor plan looks like.  From there we've designed what we expect will be a big improvement for us and our needs.  Stay tuned for pictures and updates on the progress!

Journey

Last Thursday Nick and I went to the Journey concert.  We went with my two sisters, Kara and Kristen, and their husbands, Tim and Shane.  Tim and Shane didn't seem to enjoy themselves, but the rest of us loved it!  Here are a few pics from the night.

Waiting and feeling like sardines.  They zip tied the chairs together so basically we were sitting on top of each other.

Waiting for Night Ranger

Only group shot of Night Ranger

"Sister Christian, all the time has come....."

Nick and Kara

Kara and Tim

Tim and Kristen

Kristen and Shane

Foreigner came on after Night Ranger

Kristen dancing

Don't Tim and Shane look captivated by the concert?

Journey must have just come on stage.  A little more excitement.

The only good shot of Journey

Kara trying to play air guitar.  Shane not enjoying himself.

Me and Kara

Kara still "air guitaring."

I tried uploading a video, but Blogger wouldn't work.  Sorry, you can't enjoy "Don't Stop Believing".  It was a great concert and some great company.