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Aussie105

(8,164 posts)
35. An admirable job!
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:00 AM
13 hrs ago

Must have cost a lot of money!

Our home is less than 80 years old, but the kitchen and bathroom got the makeover too.

Your reno is a work of art though, ours is more of the 'basic but practical' school of thought.

Bathroom workers, them of Middle Eastern descent, worked their butts off in the bathroom, never even stopping for lunch.
Worked out later it was the time of Ramadan!

Did some work in there myself though - grab rails, and plenty of them, some vertical and some horizontal to double as towel rails, shelving.
Just to put my personal touch on it.

I'd suggest one grab rail near the shower, for when you close your eyes, and one near the toilet, to make getting up easier as you get older.

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Lovely! SheltieLover Yesterday #1
Beautiful! Wow, whatta job. MiHale Yesterday #2
Tons of work but not razing the house is respecting the past and you've done it very well Deuxcents Yesterday #3
That's beautiful! sheshe2 Yesterday #4
Good job SuzyandPuffpuff Yesterday #5
Good job. Old Crank Yesterday #6
It's absolutely gorgeous! 10 Turtle Day Yesterday #7
Very well done! Pucks mom Yesterday #8
'Tis a thing of beauty! niyad Yesterday #9
Nice. I am really glad you maintained the overall aesthetic of the old house with this hlthe2b Yesterday #10
Grab bar by shower head? irisblue Yesterday #11
Show us more hurple Yesterday #12
Great job, enjoy. Main floor laundry is a must for seniors. multigraincracker Yesterday #13
Very nice! Must feel great to have all of your big home KPN Yesterday #14
Lovely transformation! highplainsdem Yesterday #15
Beautiful Job ms.pamela Yesterday #16
Great job!!! paleotn Yesterday #17
Gorgeous !!! Karadeniz 23 hrs ago #18
Is it the camera lens, or is the end result actually a bigger bathroom? Beartracks 23 hrs ago #19
Very nice! calimary 23 hrs ago #20
Curious... ultralite001 23 hrs ago #21
That's fantastic 👍👍 TommieMommy 23 hrs ago #22
Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg 23 hrs ago #23
Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg 23 hrs ago #24
As a contractor who's done a ton of kitchen & bath remodels, that looks great! CaptainTruth 23 hrs ago #25
It looks great. greatauntoftriplets 23 hrs ago #26
Every time I see the stairs you climb on the fire towers, my knees ache. erronis 23 hrs ago #27
That is wonderful. I love the walk in shower. 1WorldHope 23 hrs ago #28
LOVE... GiqueCee 22 hrs ago #29
Loved that shower floor also. KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #32
Grab bars? Onlyserious 22 hrs ago #30
Nice! I love that shower. LoisB 22 hrs ago #31
I really like the lattice tile Bristlecone 21 hrs ago #33
Hard work paid off, it's beatiful. Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #34
An admirable job! Aussie105 13 hrs ago #35
Amazing renovation gademocrat7 10 hrs ago #36
Well done! democrank 9 hrs ago #37
Walk in showers are the bomb.... Historic NY 8 hrs ago #38
That is a bathroom I can get behind. Susan Calvin 7 hrs ago #39
Superb. Well done. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #40
Beautiful! evolves 5 hrs ago #41
Dude! Be The Light 4 hrs ago #42
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