Bathroom Lighting

The main bathroom had some horrible florescent lights above the sink. The ballast appeared bad as they didn't work so I decided to replace them with some recessed lights from Ikea. Here is the original fixture:

I had temporarily put a different fixture in so that I could have some light, but there was an issue with that light, causing it to flicker. So, I decided to get cracking on the recessed lights. Here is the work in progress:

And the final result:

Lighting is much improved. I used a piece of wood from the basement and painted it a flat, dark olive green. The lights are wired in parallel. I had originally planed to wire them in series, but they were very dim in that configuration. The fixtures aren't quite sitting flush. The wire I used was so stiff that it's pushing them out slightly. I'll have to tinker on that later. However, overall the look is much better and the lighting is greatly improved.

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Paint

Had to get a coat of paint on before the rains hit. Not completely sold on the blue trim, may due a dark brown or grey there instead, but a huge improvement over what it was. Right now I only have one coat on, and haven't done the edging right, so it's a rough paint job, but it will tide the house over until I get a patch of good weather and can finish the job.

Basement Bathroom Progress

Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

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