On impulse she purchased this gorgeous multicolored made in Mexico bathroom sink. Without considering how it would be inserted into the bathroom at minimal cost.
The bathroom had the following 'features':
An uneven hardwood floor with several very old coats of paint on its wavy, cupped board surface.
The walls did not meet at right angles.
The floor was neither flat nor level.
There were a multitude of serious cracks in the plaster (not sheet rock) walls which had a sort of horsehair layer under the plaster against the lath.
That plus a large number of nails and other fasteners in the material that had held other decorations over the years.
The full size claw foot bath tub with a shower curtain surrounding it was OK but the sink, a relic from the original construction was well past eighty years old. The enamel in its cast iron bowl was mostly worn through, the replacement faucet handles were scummy beyond repair, and the under sink pipes were a hodgepodge of replacements from galvanized originals to copper replacements - all still in place.
And now a nice shiny new ceramic sink intended for a counter drop in type of installation and the original install being a Harvey Wall Hanger. Made me want to bang a few walls and have a Harvey Wall Banger to boot.
And a really tight budget plus she is talking WALLPAPER and an off the shelf el cheapo melamine flatpack counter to hold the sink off the floor...
What to do?
Tune in tomorrow and see how your guesses match what I counseled and later implemented for a refreshing low budget improvement.
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