The Art of Failure

If you are going to fail, fail well.  That's what I thought yesterday.  Did someone famous say that?  I don't know, but it was in my head nonetheless.

This is our first floor bathroom:

 This is how it looked when we first moved in:

Everything in the bathroom is cream-colored except for the vanity/sink, which is bright white.  Why is that?  Why did the previous owners do that?  It's not terrible, it's a perfectly good vanity, but its contrast (or clash) with the rest of the bathroom has been irritating me peripherally since we moved in.

Home Depot had a nice vanity on sale, one that would actually compliment the rest of the bathroom, so we went out and got it.

It was the same exact size as our current vanity, so it would fit perfectly...or so we thought!

First we removed the current sink.  This was an exercise in disassembling plumbing for the first time, and it went okay, no hiccups!

Then it was time to install the new vanity.  I was pretty excited.  The vanity had a cabinet and a drawer, so I'd be able to organize better.  But then:

The plumbing was too low in the wall for the cabinet; the back of the drawer came right up against the piping.  I measured everything before we bought this vanity, but I never considered the rear access for plumbing!

Son of a....

We talked briefly about cutting the back of the vanity to fit.  It just didn't seem worth it.  We packed up the new vanity, reinstalled the old one, and returned the merchandise to Home Depot.

One the up side: we cleaned the floor between the vanity and the tub, a hard to reach spot that had collected quite a lot of dust and grime.  We also decided to keep the new faucet we bought, so at least we have a new faucet!

We are talking about doing this instead: get an old dresser or used vanity off Craigslist and repurpose it for our bathroom.  Although that will be more work, I think it wil be more fun that way.

So, we failed!  And that's okay!  We have a new faucet, some new skillzzz, and a plan.  Onward!