So my husband said:
Oh sure, babe. I'll just whip that together.
A few days ago, I changed out the faucet and in doing so, I jostled the pedestal sink loose.
Turns out, this thing is actually only attached to the wall with drywall anchors, because there's no
studs right where it needs to be screwed in. There was a little bit of glue back there as well,
but honestly, I am shocked that it's made it this far without falling apart.
One thing that I really did get very lucky with is that this piece of birch that I have left over from
a desk that I made for my daughter for Christmas is actually the perfect size to fit here.
So, I'm pretty thrilled about that, and it makes me feel like maybe my husband's right.
I started by downloading a plan from www.Ana_white.com. It's a great place to at least get started, and get a
basic rough idea of what you want to do, but I have no doubt that I'm going to go completely off book.
One thing I'm already doing differently is that the plan called for four 4x4s as the legs.
And I don't know about you, but I have a hard time finding 4x4s that aren't
either pressure treated or cedar.
So what I'm gonna do instead is to just double up on my 2x4s,
so that it basically makes more or less a 4x4.
And since you're only going to be seeing it from the front,
I don't think it's really even going to show at all.
I've been going for more of a beachy, rustic look in this bathroom, so instead of going for
the common boards or the select boards that are more refined, I'm just using standard lumber which
also has the benefit of being a lot cheaper.
As always, you have to really dig in there and
find the nice pieces that aren't warped or have knots in bad places,
and that can take a little bit of effort.
Now this piece of birch on the other hand is actually quite nice and quite polished,
but it has this raw edge on the front of it because it's plywood essentially
and it's pressed together, so you can see those lines in here.
So instead of having it like that, I just bought
a little piece of trim, and I'm going to glue that right there,
that way it's got a nice finish here on the front, and you don't see those raw edges.
Now, it wouldn't be a project in my house without some kind of weird glitch.
I bought this beautiful white porcelain vessel sink to sit on top of this vanity,
and the faucet that I *just* purchased and can't return (because I've thrown out all the packaging)
is not tall enough to clear it, because I got a nice deep one
to keep the water from splashing around so much.
So in order to use that faucet, I'm gonna have to build up the back of the vanity
a little bit higher, so that the faucet actually has enough clearance
to get over the edge of the basin.
The top of this vanity is just going to be natural wood,
but of course it needs a top coat to keep it as waterproof as possible,
since it is a bathroom. And so I went online, and I did
some research on what would be the best thing to use.
And I was ASTONISHED at how many different opinions there are on this subject.
But what I decided to go with is Minwax Helmsman.
This is a spar urethane, which is the kind of stuff that they use on boats.
So I figured that was probably going to be the best thing.
And I got clear satin, because I really don't want it to be shiny.
Now the last thing I'm gonna do on this top
is to buff it up with some 3000 grit sandpaper.
I didn't even know such a thing existed.
It doesn't even feel like sandpaper, it just kind of feels nice and smooth.
Last night, I really thought that I was going to be done with this project, and I was so excited.
And unfortunately I ended up hitting another hiccup with the drain.
This piece which is I think called the "j-trap"
sticks out of the wall right here. And I already knew that this sink was going to sit
farther out of the wall than the pedestal sink did, so I had preemptively purchased a longer j-trap,
just in case. And I figured I would just cut it to the length that I needed it.
Unfortunately, this is also still too short!
So I had to go back and buy an extender piece, which I will glue into place,
and then place where it needs to go.
Also, I found out that this piece which sticks right there,
as an extension to the drain is ALSO now too short,
because I changed the height of the sink, and therefore the drain.
So I had to go out and buy a new extension tube,
and then I will cut this to the right length that I need, so that everything fits into place.
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Oh there's my baby girl
Oh gah, why do you stink so bad?
I love you, but your breath always smells like butt.
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