Bathroom/Laundry Room Progress, One Room Challenge Week 5

If you read my Bathroom/Laundry Room, One Room Challenge Week 1 post then you know I talked about miracles...

Now is the time for those miracles!

The reality of just getting this far is pretty amazing...that is a TON of beautiful tile!!  And I have more!  Yes...more tiling to do, but you will just have to wait for the reveal because I didn't have a chance to get to it this week.   

Instead, I solved the problem of getting the dryer vent into the wall.  My friends husband was a great help with installation.  I used a Recessed Dryer Vent Box, which will be super nice to have.

Working full time and taking care of my kids and going to all their end of the year events takes most of my days, so help from friends has saved me a ton of time rather than me doing everything by myself, which is what I usually do.
The duct work that goes from the inside to the outside needed to be trimmed down.  That is how much it was sticking out of the wall into the bathroom!  I am sooo glad it will be hidden now!

I used a hack saw to cut the top and then I just pushed down on the sides and it ripped of right around the cement!  Then I replaced the vent cover.  I am able to clean out the vent from the outside, so I can keep that up every six months.  It looks like I still need to clean a little more. :)
Next up was drywalling!  Woo hoo.  I know how to drywall, I had to learn when I did my Teen Boys Bedroom Reveal, but I was so grateful for some friends helping do the drywall and mudding and taping while I ran my kids places!

There was a lot to do!  They were amazing!
We also did some electrical.  Replacing plugs and moving my vanity light over.  I didn't want a bar light and I wanted it centered over the vanity...soooo we made it happen and it took some serious team work to get that light box in with two pipes in the way!  That is my drill inside the duct work! (top right)

We used something similar to This for the light box, and eventually we were able to screw it to the studs.  Phew!

The plumbing for the vanity was moved over by the same friend that helped with the shower.  He patched it and it got the first coat of mud.
And of course while we just started closing walls up, we decided to open up another one.   The washer valves and pipe were worked on, and still look this way today, so yeah...can you see why I need a miracle?  SO MUCH TO DO IN A WEEK!!
Here is a shot before the washer wall got opened up.  Look at that grouted floor!!  Yippee!!
Texture needs to happen on the patches, but it is so nice to have a ceiling filled in!  That open part is for the HVAC vent.
The mosaic tile still needs to be grouted...

Not to mention the rest of the shower needing to be put back together.
And a toilet?  Who needs a toilet!?!

So there you have it.  One week and I have a mountain of work to do!

I think I want to cry, but I am determined to finish strong!!  Wish me luck!!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the participants in the One Room Challenge Week 5!