Pipe Down! More Plumbing Updates

Imagine that: I seem to be under the impression the people want to know what's happening with the plumbing. Well, take a gander first of all at the small but serviceable new powder room, with its vessel sink:

This picture shows the vessel sink in place but not yet secured. It was necessary to have the BloomDay Granite folks recut the countertop to get that sink to sit down a bit lower...now it's really just right and looks rather spiffy.

Progress has also been made with the main upstairs bathroom, often referred to as the "landing bathroom" because one must access it from the landing where the stairs take a turn, so it is not quite at 2nd floor level. A primary feature of it, and perhaps the reason for the whole design of that space, is the pedestal tub that was part of the original house. Inside it's in pretty good shape, but the exterior was pretty rough looking. Pete's guys sanded it down, cleaned it up, and repainted it, which allowed it finally to be positioned in the bathroom and faucet fixtures attached. That job is still not quite completed--the plumbers will have to come back to finish it up--but it's looking good.

And apparently Pete was happy to see it in place, too: