It's Been Awhile...Finished Pics of the Bathroom!

OK, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at where this glorious bathroom remodel started back in April 2011. We had textured wall paper on the walls (brown and gold), psychedelic gold, bronze, and silver wallpaper on the ceiling, blue plastic tiles on the walls, dingy tiles on the floor...and I don't even want to think about the condition of the tub, sink, and toilet. It was a ROYAL mess...plus, it smelled really bad.

Every time I look at this picture I think to myself, "Why, oh why would I buy a house with such a horrible bathroom?" But then, I remember...I have a vision. And oh, am I glad that my vision and Mark's mad skills created this marvelous bathroom! It really couldn't have turned out any better.

Here are the AFTER pictures. I can't even believe it is the same room. We (well, Mark actually) tore the walls and floor down to the studs. The only original thing left in the room is the bathtub.

Mark tiled the floors and walls with ceramic tile we found at Tile Liquidators (a great buy). The little pencil tiles are actually made of a resin material and are very hard to find. Mark had to be VERY careful making his cuts, because we only had one extra left when the project was finished and couldn't get any more! Mark had a great idea to take the tile from the floor and bring it up onto the walls, which I think ties everything together nicely.

Because the bathroom is pretty small, we decided to forgo the big towel bars and are using robe hooks for our towels instead. Seems to be working very well.



Instead of pulling out the tub and replacing it, we decided to have it refinished. It turned out really well. Unfortunately, it is a bit "softer" finish than the original, so we've already created a nick when the curtain fell down one day. We will have to be very careful in the future!






All in all, it was totally worth it. The house was a mess while the construction was going on, but the finished bathroom makes me happy every time I walk in it (except, of course, after Mark's been in it...ha!)

One of my favorite things in the bathroom is the sink. We searched and searched for the "perfect" one. We even bought one that was "OK" but came broken. God's way of telling us that wasn't the one for us. In the end, we found a hammered copper vessel sink that is perfect!