As I posted up thread, I am putting a tile floor in my guest bathroom and doing it myself. I have removed all of the old flooring (half carpet, half sheet vinyl) and have cut the quarter round trim for the part that didn’t have it. This is actually two rooms with the bath and toilet in one and vanity in the other. Today, I will prep and repaint the baseboards and the quarter round. My brother, the professional tile setter, has loaned me some tools and he did a little “consulting” on the layout, but other than lift the toilet, I am doing it all myself. Luckily, I can take my time because no one uses that bathroom now.
Good luck, @musicmom1215 !
Actually between the bedroom and the bath I am thinking of a little coffee station and a mini-frig (Master is 2nd floor). That could take care of a cosmetic frig need. Yes the new generation doesn’t sit down in the bathroom unless around a tub I guess. So I guess I will focus on having that work out. Maybe make sure it can include space for a bottle of wine and a few wine/champagne glasses…
We’re starting our kitchen backsplash project. It’s something different: dyed and sealed maple. Yesterday I purchased the maple In plywood form from Lowe’s and today we prepped the walls, cut the maple to fit the walls, made the cutouts for the electrical outlets, and applied wood conditioner to the wood. Next we’ll apply 3 coats of dye and then apply the sealant. Then we’ll attach the wood to the walls and
We chose maple because it takes color well while still showing it’s grain and it’s affordable.
SOS - if you will be remodeling with a near-term sale in mind, I recommend visiting a few new construction open houses for ideas what the buyers are looking for in your specific area. It was not uncommon to see a beverage fridge (the “silent” kind) in master bathrooms a la hotel suite. Of course, fads come and go… IMO, that feature is useful. 
Sealed wood backsplash sounds awesome. What are you using for the edges @sherpa? Solid maple trim?
We have a very small wine fridge that we don’t need anymore. H keeps wanting to bring it upstairs in case someone wants a cold drink near their bedroom. Our house isn’t that big!
Still, maybe I’ll keep it around for a future bathroom remodel.
@BunsenBurner - I didn’t know about keeping makeup cold but it makes sense. We should keep coffee, spices, an d nuts cold also so their flavor lasts longer.
@BunsenBurner - There won’t be any exposed edges. Every edge will butt up against either countertop or cabinetry. We’re currently debating two details, 1) whether to put stainless steel or backpainted glass behind the cooktop, and 2) how to attach the maple to the wall. We’d like to go with an invisible fastening system such as adhesive or tiny finish nails but both have their challenges so we’re also considering visible utilitarian fasteners such as hex bolts.
Thanks @sherpa! That makes the job easier. IMO, if you go with utilitarian fasteners, you can soften the look with glass.
Just for fun… some folks like a pop of color… just a bit too much.
@BunsenBurner - That aquamarine counter top color is very close to what we’re going with on our maple backsplash.
Our kitchen is pretty much black, white, and stainless, so a little color should be good. We’re going with the aquamarine to mimic our water views, but seeing the listing you linked is making me nervous!
I think aquamarine is great in combination with black and white and greys. It is not a good combo with that chartreuse or green.
DIY tile floor project is killing me. Got them stuck down (at least I hope they stick!) and will wait (recuperate) a day or two before I grout. The most fun was laying out the tiles and making the cuts. I love power tools. I did not enjoy using the thinset. Very messy for a first-timer. Really appreciating my brother for all the years he has been doing this. This will be very satisfying in the end, but I will never do it again!
Thinset and similar gunk are definitely not enjoyable!
I am thinking about tiling the two little patches of painted wall above the 5" tall quartz backsplash under wall cabinets in the kitchen. I don’t want to rip out the backsplash. Would tile above quartz look weird?
@BunsenBurner That house is ugly in almost every way. Those kitchen counters are unbearable. Even the brick of the exterior is ugly brick.
@musicmom1215 , I’ve tiled a floor, and I actually enjoy setting the tiles. Grouting is killer, though. You have to do it on your knees, and you have to do it fairly quickly so as to be able to clean the excess grout off the tiles before it dries. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have grouted the whole 20 X 14 or so room at once. I would have done it in sections.
The rest of the house isn’t bad, but that kitchen! For the pictures they could have moved one of the lovely almost color coordinated green mineral water bottles in front of the outlets with a missing cover plate.
I didn’t mind that house. I feel like it’s an old developer house and they did what they could with it. The back view was charming, and what they really need to do is rip off that front brick facade and go to town. Probably lots of $$$ though.
ETA - pet peeve - attic room staged as a bedroom when it doesn’t have a window big enough to satisfy the fire codes for a bedroom.
My D2 occasionally looks around online at houses and twice now she’s seen a house that has one of her designs on the bedspread or duvet cover! (she works in textile design) I told her she should put together a little album, lol.
Well if the attic room was finished all along, it’s probably preexisting and therefore legal non-conforming. That doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea to put an egress window in it. The two square windows wouldn’t cut it, but it looks like you could have a bigger window behind the bed. A casement doesn’t need to be that big. Of course I’m not sure you can layout that room without blocking the window.