Category Archives: Bathroom

Number One

It’s toilet time for Tinytown. – Bart Simpson We bought a toilet. It’s scheduled to ship in about two weeks, and then it will sit in the living room for hopefully not too long before it will get installed in … Continue reading

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Five Home Purchases We Never Regretted

Please pay for your purchases and get out. And come again! – Apu It’s still unseasonably cold here–just stupidly cold for November–and I’ve never been more thankful for our super-thick goose-down duvet. If this duvet is anything to go by, … Continue reading

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Slow Drain (Maintenance)

Reverend Lovejoy: God didn’t burn your house down, but he was working in the hearts of your friends be they Christian, Jew, or . . . miscellaneous. Apu: Hindu. There are seven hundred million of us! Reverend Lovejoy: Aw, that’s super. When I … Continue reading

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Love Letter to a Doorknob

You are unique, you are special, and someday those things are going to come together and work for you. – Marge Simpson When nephew Drew was about nine, he told us we needed to make our house more “modern” and “futuristic”. … Continue reading

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Including the Kitchen Sink

Kumiko: The walls are covered with garbage. Homer: Oh, not garbage! Americana. – The Simpsons Every time a contractor or inspector visits our basement, they point to the sink in the corner and say, “That’s a nonconforming sink.” The sink itself is fine, … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Plumber Girl

Tap-a-tap-a-tap-a. – Vicki Valentine When we remodeled our main bathroom, the faucet was bought for economy’s sake, and its finish did not hold up well. I was patiently awaiting the right sale or stock clearance for a replacement when a … Continue reading

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This Faucet is Finished

Would you like another lick of my flavor wax? – Uter We have a vessel sink in our main bathroom, modeled here by a cat. Vessel sinks are divisive in the design world (what isn’t?), but it turned out to … Continue reading

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Good Intentions Down the Pan

Now there’s something you don’t see in a toilet every day! – Homer Simpson I had the idea to do a post about replacing a toilet seat. (Because I needed to replace a toilet seat. And people wonder where bloggers … Continue reading

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Corralling the Pills and Potions

Drugs! Various drugs! Get your drugs here! – Homer Simpson In February, I converted our linen closet to a coat closet. It’s a much better use of the space, but the change meant that some items needed to move out. … Continue reading

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Before and After: Cat-Approved Bathroom

Ms. Hoover: What was Christopher Columbus actually looking for when he discovered America?  Ralph: [hand up] Ooh! Ah! Ms. Hoover: Ralph, this better not be about your cat. Ralph: [hand down] Oh. – The Simpsons We are making some sloooow … Continue reading

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