We must have been on a hundred shopping trips for bathroom fixtures. Finally, we had to actually purchase something because the plumber was coming on Thursday and Marat pinned us down on this.
Andreas and I had been to yet another store, this time one with a HUGE showroom and actually knowledgeable and helpful staff. And (amazingly) open hours for normal people with full-time jobs! I went straight from work and met Andreas there. We had narrowed it down to 2 tubs for the master and 2 kinds of toilet and we also had a general idea of what we wanted in the master shower controls. You'd think this wasn't rocket science, but let me tell you sometimes it feels like it comes very close.
Here is Andreas 'testing' out a tub :)
In the end we got shower system ordered (with rain can head), 4 toilets for the house ordered and a MAAX 'Palace' tub with air bubble system (instead of jacuzzi jets). I prefer the air bubbles...and there was a promotion on where we got "Chromotherapy" thrown in. What is that, you wonder? Well, me too...so I looked it up, and it's underwater mood lights. Ok, it was free.
Then we got home and Andreas says to me, you know, is the kitchen design sorted out as well? the plumber will need to know where everything is going for that as well.
AAAAAACK! No, it's not. The kitchen has been a source of contention since I wanted a professional designer, but the one I wanted was expensive, so then we went to Marat's guy, who designs very nice kitchen but not AT ALL to my taste. I had pretty much come to the conclusion that it was going to be a U-Design-It situation but figured I had more time!
Not so much. So, I get out all my idea books and magazines and previous attempts at designs. By midnight, I had 2 versions sketched out that we discussed before finally deciding on one of them. So, I better like it, because the plumbing is going in!
The plumber, Slava (you'll remember him from the basement plumbing) met up with Andreas at the house on Thursday to get started. I say only started, because once Andreas left that day, it seems Slava did too!
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