How Can One Bathroom Remodel Go So Wrong?

by Kate

Ah, let me count the ways. And the days. And the red haze -- of anger over my eyes. All because I've had a dream for years to have a travertine floor in my bathroom. Talk about a dream turned nightmare!

Our first mistake was going to a "big box" home improvement store. You know those lovely commercials on TV? Don't fall for them. We had a local flooring guy do another room a few years back, so we had a basis for comparison, and trust me, there was none.

So Big Box contracts the job out ...