Wednesday
Sunday
Bathroom Reno: Complete!
Sorry folks: no update Friday night or Saturday. Merek and Vladick were hard at work both those days to finish up the bathroom for us. Here are the final photos, plus an additional treat!
New Shower Curtain Rod!
Close-up of the New Tiles and Blue Grout
Finished Shower Tiles (and new paint job!)
Another View of the New Sink and Countertop
And Last, but not Least, the Low-Flow Toilet takes Center Stage
AND BONUS:
Listen to the Old Toilet being flushed.
Listen to the Low-Flow Toilet being flushed.
Once we pick out a new shower curtain and bathmat, as well as move all our stuff back into the room, I'll take some final photos to share.
New Shower Curtain Rod!
Close-up of the New Tiles and Blue Grout
Finished Shower Tiles (and new paint job!)
Another View of the New Sink and Countertop
And Last, but not Least, the Low-Flow Toilet takes Center Stage
AND BONUS:
Listen to the Old Toilet being flushed.
Listen to the Low-Flow Toilet being flushed.
Once we pick out a new shower curtain and bathmat, as well as move all our stuff back into the room, I'll take some final photos to share.
Thursday
Day 4 of the Bathroom Reno
Yay! They are going to paint the walls and ceiling, as well as fix the ceiling fan! WOOT!
Day 4: New Sink
Day 4: Wall Plaster
Day 4: Shower Tiles
Day 4: the Low Flow Toilet
Day 4: New Sink
Day 4: Wall Plaster
Day 4: Shower Tiles
Day 4: the Low Flow Toilet
Wednesday
Bathroom Reno: Day 3
Another disappointment: because of the change in tile, our second choice of countertop is a better match to the new floor than our first choice. The first choice was a darker blue - I agree that the choice of this countertop is excellent to go with the floor. I'm just sad it didn't turn out quite the way we had hoped. But it's still a million times better than what there was before! Do not for an instant think I don't appreciate all of this wonderful work by Merek and Vladik!
Day 3: Blue Grout!
Day 3: Countertop
Day 3: More Drywall in Place
Day 3: Blue Grout!
Day 3: Countertop
Day 3: More Drywall in Place
Tuesday
the Reno Day Two
To answer E.'s question, when we moved in our tub was like that. The bottom was all rusted out. We had placed a Rubbermaid anti-slip mat in the tub to hide the rusting.
Day 2: some drywall is installed
Day 2: the tiles are in place
We're a bit disappointed about the final tile selection: we had been granted permission to pick out our own tiles and counter-top. The tiles we wanted were not available; the plumber guy picked out our new floor and walls for us. Oh well - at least it's not beige.
Day 2: some drywall is installed
Day 2: the tiles are in place
We're a bit disappointed about the final tile selection: we had been granted permission to pick out our own tiles and counter-top. The tiles we wanted were not available; the plumber guy picked out our new floor and walls for us. Oh well - at least it's not beige.
Monday
the Reno
Yay! The co-op is replacing our bathtub. PLUS we are getting a new low-flow toilet, new tiles on the wall and floor, and a new counter top.
Day 1: the Before Pics
End of Day 1
Day 1: the Before Pics
End of Day 1
Sunday
how to create a Vectored photo with Adobe Photoshop Elements (extremely basic instructions)
I am using Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the Mac - I don't know if it's exactly the same in other versions and for Windows.
Vectoring (or is it vectorization?) is the digital effect seen in the movie A Scanner Darkly.
Original Photo
Vectored Photo
1. Open the photo, and using the Magnetic Lasso tool, select the part of the photo you want to vector.
2. Create a new layer from the copied selection (layer 2).
3. Create a new layer with a solid colour (layer 3).
4. Make the original layer (layer 1) invisible (click the "eye" in the layer window).
5. Make layer 2 the working layer. Use smart blur to "decomplicate" (I made that word up).
6. In the filter menu, under "Artistic" choose "Poster Edges." I find that 1 in all the choice boxes works best, but feel free to play around.
7. Under "Edit" choose "Stroke (Outline) Selection". This adds a thick black line around the outside of the image.
8. Under "Layer Styles" in the layer window, create a drop shadow. Double click the "f" in the layer 2 box to change the shadow width and directionality.
9. Delete layer 3 (the solid colour).
10. Under the Layer menu, choose "Flatten Image."
11. Save as desired name.
Ta da!
Vectoring (or is it vectorization?) is the digital effect seen in the movie A Scanner Darkly.
Original Photo
Vectored Photo
1. Open the photo, and using the Magnetic Lasso tool, select the part of the photo you want to vector.
2. Create a new layer from the copied selection (layer 2).
3. Create a new layer with a solid colour (layer 3).
4. Make the original layer (layer 1) invisible (click the "eye" in the layer window).
5. Make layer 2 the working layer. Use smart blur to "decomplicate" (I made that word up).
6. In the filter menu, under "Artistic" choose "Poster Edges." I find that 1 in all the choice boxes works best, but feel free to play around.
7. Under "Edit" choose "Stroke (Outline) Selection". This adds a thick black line around the outside of the image.
8. Under "Layer Styles" in the layer window, create a drop shadow. Double click the "f" in the layer 2 box to change the shadow width and directionality.
9. Delete layer 3 (the solid colour).
10. Under the Layer menu, choose "Flatten Image."
11. Save as desired name.
Ta da!
Monday
why is this funny?
I love the internet. You can find the stupidest stuff and laugh forever about it. Why is this funny? I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps it's because the man is trying to have a rational discussion with an attack dog; or perhaps because the dog is indeed wearing shoes. Whatever the why, please enjoy.
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