blakey, the handy man!

my husband is a really great handyman.  which is pretty freakin awesome.

he decided we needed to expand our shower.  & what easier way than to get a curved shower curtain rod.  so we headed to lowe's this afternoon to get the goods.  {note: a walk around lowe's or home depot is blakey's idea of a fantastic afternoon.  fun stuff.}

step 1: take down existing shower curtain rod.  easy enough.

step 2: hope that the old shower curtain rod's screw holes + anchors in the tile will fit the new rod.

fail.

luckily, we purchased a tile drill bit for blake's handy dandy cordless drill.  {thanks, dad!  it comes in handy a lot.}

step 3: drill new holes into the tile.

 {socks on tile.

super safe.}

step 4: hope new anchors fit.  

fail again.

there was some sort of metal behind the tile + dry wall.  we weren't super comfortable drilling into it.  {or maybe our drill bits weren't super comfortable drilling into it.}

note: do not start a home improvement project when your local home improvement store is closed.

step 4b: go with plan b - remove old anchor.  drill new hole for old/shorter anchor.  {luckily there were multiple options for screw placement.  these people apparently have worked with do-it-yourselfers before.

step 5:  screw shower curtain rod into new holes.

success!

 {blakey got to use both of his drills.

this is like dude heaven.}

step 6: hang shower curtain back up & stand in awe of how gigantic your shower now feels!

{tanky was a HUGE help.}

thank you, byrds, for being super handy & making our bathroom feel like we moved into a spa shower!  :)

love love,

kjp.