As promised, more pictures of the teacup chandelier process. The chandelier is shown with some of the china pieces, along with some other clutter we didn't remove...not professionals--us, but we were pleased in spite of the two small unexpected problems. The one chocolate pot developed a crack and half of the bottom fell out and the one teacup "popped" a larger hole than the others. Never one to admit failure, I hit the bottom of the larger piece with a brass end of a glass cutter and the remaining bottom fell out clean as a whistle. The cup will be fitted with a washer and will be just fine. Next post will follow with more complete pictures to give a better idea of the finished chandelier. Speaking of china and porcelains, the Mr. asked me if I would like to go have some fun. We have been married more than 45 years and his idea of fun is much different than mine, but I said yes and off we went, with the skinny bitch border collie mix in tow. He told me we would be spending some money, which means "shopping" to me. I now have a new piece of "china" and it is sitting in the middle of the basement in the form of a porcelain convenience. Along with that is a shower stall which graces the garage at the time, but the toilet is installed minus the water hook-up which will involve extensive plumbing of course. We always "plunge" forward with these types of projects because of the previous experience under our belts, and NEVER read instructions! That's our code of home renovation. Sooo....in spite of our rush to put it in without following directions....it works!!! Of course, you have to have a bucket of water in order to flush, and there are no walls, but we needed to see how much space it takes up in order to determine what sink fixtures to purchase and where the walls need to be. We also did not know if the existing plumbing below the floor needed to be altered and really didn't know if the existing drain worked. Eureka!!! All is well and we will have a really nice bathroom when it is finished.
As promised, more pictures of the teacup chandelier process. The chandelier is shown with some of the china pieces, along with some other clutter we didn't remove...not professionals--us, but we were pleased in spite of the two small unexpected problems. The one chocolate pot developed a crack and half of the bottom fell out and the one teacup "popped" a larger hole than the others. Never one to admit failure, I hit the bottom of the larger piece with a brass end of a glass cutter and the remaining bottom fell out clean as a whistle. The cup will be fitted with a washer and will be just fine. Next post will follow with more complete pictures to give a better idea of the finished chandelier. Speaking of china and porcelains, the Mr. asked me if I would like to go have some fun. We have been married more than 45 years and his idea of fun is much different than mine, but I said yes and off we went, with the skinny bitch border collie mix in tow. He told me we would be spending some money, which means "shopping" to me. I now have a new piece of "china" and it is sitting in the middle of the basement in the form of a porcelain convenience. Along with that is a shower stall which graces the garage at the time, but the toilet is installed minus the water hook-up which will involve extensive plumbing of course. We always "plunge" forward with these types of projects because of the previous experience under our belts, and NEVER read instructions! That's our code of home renovation. Sooo....in spite of our rush to put it in without following directions....it works!!! Of course, you have to have a bucket of water in order to flush, and there are no walls, but we needed to see how much space it takes up in order to determine what sink fixtures to purchase and where the walls need to be. We also did not know if the existing plumbing below the floor needed to be altered and really didn't know if the existing drain worked. Eureka!!! All is well and we will have a really nice bathroom when it is finished. 
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