ZanneJ's Ensuite

Reply to: Been hit with fatigue again and have sick family members I've been looking after. Also was procrastinating. Haven't cleared stuff out yet but am hoping to this weekend. I've been working on a new computer build because my current one is not able to handle all of the graphics and games I play with. Just waiting on the power supply unit and need to build a shelf for the new case so I can keep it out of reach of kitties. Anyway, I finally put up the robe hook I got from Ebay. It actually looks nicer than I expected. From afar it looks like it matches the towel bar. I had some trouble with the supplied screws. Metal was too soft and they were only meant to go into drywall anchors. Even though I pre-drilled, they would not go all the way in and they stripped out. I wasn't able to get them all the way in & then they got stuck. In my efforts to remove them I slightly bent the mounting bracket and scraped the wall panel. I will have to do some mild touch-up to disguise the scrape. I'm thinking a little white primer spread thinly over the area might help. I had to resort to getting the mouth of the drill around the screw heads to pull them out and then replaced them with star head decking screws. Those went in easily. Bracket was not bent in a spot that would interfere with how the post attached to it. I used a magnetic torpedo level to make sure the bracket went on level. It may look crooked in the photo, but its the wall panel that is crooked. Obviously it still needs cleanup, but I think it looks nice. I had to use a tiny precision screwdriver to get the set screw tightened down. I also used tt to tighten down the posts on the tp holder. They were moving apart because they could slide a bit as I didn't have the correct size screwdriver to tighten them down. Just happened to find a precision set on my mother's desk recently. Next step is cleanup and installing the hook for my slippers. I'm debating where to put the hook. I want to put it wehre I can easily reach my slippers but not have it look too ugly or get in the way of the towels or other stuff. It attaches via doublesided tape and the base is rather ugly so I might find a way to cover it up a bit.

Q