#110: & Then We Flooded The Bathroom

What began as a straightforward sink swap in the beach house’s en-suite bathroom ended with a big hole in the wall and a face full of water. And the cause was something we had never heard about before (and simply about the weirdest thing ever). We share what happened and how we fixed it – plus we spill all the details on why we continue to put off the renovation of the two upstairs bathrooms here at home. We are also shouting out a new decorating show that we truly like, a piece of technology that Sherry is loving, and the a tale of how our first book snagged the attention of a ‘90s rock singer and two Bravo reality stars (truth is stranger than fiction).

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What is New

• Yep, that is the wall in the bathroom at the beach house after the plumber came by and fixed the hole that we uncovered. You can in fact see below the compact knick that we discovered after I cut away a little bit of the drywall to locate the source of the spray. Luckily we were able to confirm that it hadn’t been leaking the whole time and get it all repaired.

• In the photo below you can see the new vanity *mostly* installed. We still need to replace some of the baseboard that runs behind it, along with wanting to add new hardware to replace the compact pulls it came with (look how close those holes are!).
• This is the vanity and we got this single-hole faucet to assist maximize counter space.

vanity | faucet | floor tile | blue accent tile | toilet | mirror | glass shower 

• You can hear more about our gripes with the old sink in Episode #103.
• Below is a picture of the sink in the beach house downstairs where you can see what I mean about cutting the baseboard around the vanity base to keep everything flush to the wall.

vanity | light | mirror | floor tile | towel bar

• And for all of those interested in Sherry’s run-in with Tom and Jax from Vanderpump Rules during our first book tour, here is the photo from 2013, along with me and Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray. If these photos are not a reminder of how far the iPhone camera has come in six years, I am not sure what is…

• Also, here is the page from our first book, Turbodizin, that proved to be a good ice breaker with Mark.

Listener Question

• The before photo above and the picture below shows how far our bathroom came thanks to some plain Phase 1 updates (more on why we enjoy Phase 1 here).

• Sidenote: extra-long shower curtains are one of our go-to things for an straightforward update -we pair this this 7-foot shower curtain and a 7-foot curtain liner anywhere with 8ft ceilings.
• It was meant to be a temporary “Phase One” improvement, but it is been 4.5 years since we axed the shower door, took out the wallpaper, and brought in a cheery paint treatment. And guess what – it works simply fine for now.
• The situation is similar in our hall bathroom, which is what the kids use. Here is the before:

• And here is how it is looking these days. We in short simply painted and swapped out some fixtures and have been fully fine with it for the time being.

We are Digging

• It is been a while since we have enjoyed a home makeover show as much as Netflix’s Stay Here, which features Genevieve Gorder and real estate expert Peter Lorimer overhauling vacation rentals (like the Seattle houseboat shown above). The makeovers are excellent and the travel twist is fascinating.
• I also found this article with a rundown of all of the featured homes’ actual Airbnb listings. That oceanfront Malibu house goes for $1,500/night, by the way, not $7 Million like Sherry guesstimated. She was close…?
• And also check out Making It on NBC (you can find it on-demand) if you are someone who needs a lively lighthearted crafting competition in your life. Or if you are simply someone who needs more Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in your life. Which is everybody.
• And do not forget that you can hear Genevieve on our podcast in Episode #9 and you can see Nick Offerman in our second book, Lovable Livable Home, on page 170.

• But if you’d rather get off your couch and walk, like a certain strolling enthusiast around here, this is the Fitbit Alta HR that I surprised Sherry with along with this $12 rose gold band (simply make sure to get the rose gold colored Fitbit, otherwise it will not be the same color).

If you are looking for something we have dug in a past episode, but do not remember which show notes to click into, here is a master list of everything we have been digging from all of our past episodes. You can also see all the books we have recommended on our Book Club page.

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