The bathroom

Our bathroom did not always look the way it does today...

When we first moved in, our main bathroom had a couple of good things going for it: white walls and a relatively new Toto toilet. Beyond that, it had some...issues.

First, there was the problem of the pink tub from the 50's, which had most likely replaced a clawfoot *sob* tub, and as a result there was a rotted wood windowsill in the shower area.

Second, there was a space problem, caused in great part by a ridiculously large hog of a vanity and an awkwardly added-on closet with broken bi-fold doors.

Third, there were brass accents everywhere: the vanity lights, the faucets, the towel holders, the knobs...

Finally, there was also the issue of the tile, with its lovely salmon hue, along with matching grout to boot - on the floor and on the walls.

So, one leaky tub faucet later (which, according to the plumber was going to take almost a thousand dollars to repair), we decided to do a serious remodel and start over. Nothing but the toilet and tub would remain.



Bill did most of the demo work. Okay, okay: he did ALL of the demo work. Thanks, Bill! I jumped in after that.












We put up vintage 12x12 tin tiles to cover the popcorn ceiling, we added crown molding all around and we replaced the rotted window with a vinyl one (not a fan, but we were keeping the tub in place).

We installed white subway tile in a classic brick pattern, adding a single row of thinner blue tile as detail. For the floor, we chose smaller tile, which we also laid like brick to echo the pattern on the wall. We then called a guy in to re-glaze the tub, in white.




We added shelves with baskets for storage on the wall opposite the new pedestal sink. We also covered the remaining walls with beadboard.










The whole thing took several long weekends, a lot of trial and error (since we did all the work ourselves, including the plumbing), and many, many rolls of teflon tape. But we love the end result, so I guess it was all worth it.