Bidet

I’d been thinking about a bidet BEFORE the big Toilet Paper Crisis of 2020, (#CovidSucks) Trouble is, the warm air dryer - while lovely - takes forever, and I’m too impatient. The soggy backside requires more toilet paper than no bidet at all, therefore failing to achieve the TP-free goal. So, now I offer up fluffy clean cloths and a laundry deposit… here’s to cleaning the undercarriage in style!

• Brondell Swash 1400

• Wali Corner Floating Wall Shelf

• Small Cotton Rope Basket

• Pack of 24 Cotton Washcloths

Vent Flap

Well, dammit.

Guest Bathroom Ceiling

The heavy popcorn ceiling in the guest bathroom had been painted over - heavily - with water-resistant paint. Probably Kilz, or something like it. The obnoxious concrete-like granules tore at my knuckles and refused to be scraped loose.

So, a few YouTube videos later, I decided to try my hand at coating over the popcorn with drywall compound. I was feeling pretty okay about my initial attempts. (See the smooth-ish area over the window?) Then life got in the way… and this is how it has looked ever since.

Then Rosemary showed me her beautiful newly popcorn-free ceiling. Knowing I could stare at this eyesore for a few more years, or throw a few hundred bucks at the problem and have it done in a couple days… done.

First coat… um… WAY better than my sorry attempt:

Coated, sanded, painted. Popcorn BE GONE!

Guest Bathroom Tweaks

Just a few updates... the bathroom previously had a bare bulb suspended in a rusting metal box. The new light and fan combo isn't sexy, but does the trick. The components are wired together, so I added a timer switch to turn the fan off after a short while.

For some reason, no one (including myself) can ever remember how to work the guest shower. (In fact, during the home buying inspection, the inspector, the agents, and everyone in the house failed at this... we had to call the seller.)

Simple solution: computer graphics and laminating plastic.