Well, I guess we did rehang the shower curtain at ceiling height right after we moved in – but other than that we haven’t really touched this room. In fact, pretty much all three of our bathrooms are uncharted territory for us when it comes to updates. But you’ve gotta start somewhere, so we decided to start in the one we use the most – and probably find the quirkiest. See, it doesn’t have a sink (that’s in our bedroom, actually) so it’s a really small room. We’re talking around 5′ x 6′ total (including a regular sized tub). So yes, the door practically hits the toilet (it just barely misses it). And John can stand in the center of the room and touch all four walls (my husband has quite the wingspan, but this room really is tiny).
The room’s a total beige box. Beige tile with gray veining on the floor, the same tile in the shower and even on the walls around the toilet and door, an accent row of tiles with gray trees on them, beige paint on the walls, off-white-trim, even a beige futuristic toilet (check out the curve in this video).
Oh yes, and there’s a glass shelf and towel bar right next to the toilet – neither of which we’ve ever really used for anything functional. Why? Well, hanging a towel that would literally brush against us on the way to the toilet felt weird so we use the towel hooks on the back of the door instead. And we just plopped some wood printing blocks on the glass shelf (intending to hang art to fill in that wall) but it always felt like the shelf – and towel bar for that matter – invaded our personal space in such a small room.
We jokingly call our bathroom The Travertine Palace although it’s not actual travertine tile and it’s anything but palatial when it comes to size. The funny thing is that a few folks have come over and said “wow, you don’t have to do anything to this room!” which never fails to make us laugh because it probably feels the most not-like-us of all of the rooms in our house. We’re just suckers for crisp white trim, a white toilet, a not-beige color on the walls, and not all the same tile on the walls and the floor and the shower. But we can completely appreciate that some folks would love this room as is. I think the main thing we’re craving is some contrast. It feels like such a monochromatic box to us. And when we added the crisp white shower curtain way back when, it just planted the seed that the room might feel more crisp and less all-beige if we did things like:
- paint the cream trim white
- paint the walls so they have some contrast
- craigslist the toilet and replace it with a classic white one
- replace the boob light (seen here)
- hang some bathroom-friendly art
- do something to add privacy to the window
- replace the border tile around the room (maybe in phase 2?)
- replace the floor tile down the road (just to break things up since there’s so much of it)
- I’m sure I’m forgetting something – let’s just say the room has room for improvement
So that’s the plan. I even whipped up this mood board to help us envision things. Of course we’re sure the plan will change ten times since we just figure things out as we go, but so far here’s what’s on our mind:
1. When it comes to the color scheme since we’re working with beige tile with gray veining, we want to bring in some richer gray tones (to keep everything from looking so monochromatic and add some contrast). We’d also love to introduce some pretty blue tones (to tie into the blue wall color in our adjoining bedroom).
2. We have been in love with this light fixture for a while now, and we’re hoping it pops up at our favorite local lighting outlet (The Decorating Outlet) since it would be a pretty amazing upgrade from the boob light situation that we have going on. We’re not sure if the placement will look weird though (centered in front of the window would be so much cuter) so we’ll have to see where we end up. You know we’ll keep you posted!
3. This tile. Ahhhh, this tile. We want it. Hex tile has always allured us (sort of like penny tile, except it’s even more bee-ish, and you know we love bees). So we can totally picture it in our bedroom someday. But it’s definitely going to be down the road (we want to work with the existing tile, but do dream about replacing the floor tiles to break things up since there’s so much of that tile all over the small room).
4. I painted this little ditty a while back, and have always thought it would look really cool in the bathroom (oversized art in a small room with a dramatic high-hung shower curtain could be fun, right?). Of course we have to see if it really works in there, but especially with the blue glass pendant we think it could be nice.
5. We’re loving the muted moody look of frosted glass subway tile, so we’d love to use a light gray glass tile as an accent around the room (something like this, but not exactly) to replace the tree tiles. Although we’re not sure if it’s a phase two project (depending how hard it is to track down and how challenging it is to extract the tree tiles without hurting the tile around ’em).
6. A good old fashioned white toilet! We can’t wait to replace the beige futuristic one that we have in there (we’ll craigslist it and then grab an American Standard from Home Depot, which we got for our first house for under $100 and loved more than the fancy Kohler one we inherited).
7. This represents our existing extra-long white waffle shower curtain, which will stay to add some crisp-yet-soft texture to the tile-riddled space (we got ours from amazon.com by searching 95″ shower curtain, but this image is from Target).
8. This represents our existing tile, which is beige with gray veins running through it.
9. This frosted window (found here) is one of the ways we’ve been debating adding some privacy to the room without blocking the light. You know we love frosting film (more on that here and here).
But enough planning. How about some action? Well, we’ve removed that oddly placed shelf and towel bar, spackled and sanded the holes they left, and applied one coat out of two on the walls in a rich putty color. In a bathroom (where you’re dealing with semi-gloss paint) the first coat always looks especially horrifying so we can’t wait to get the smoother second coat up there.
Oh and this picture is a really bad sell on this color (since it’s spotty and half-done and just shows a corner of the room) but you can check it out in the kitchen here. It looks great with our tiles (ties into the gray veining), will really make white items like the shower curtain and the future glossy white trim pop, adds contrast, and obviously will look a lot better once a second coat is on there and it’s dry. And you can see that we’re painting the ceiling too (which we also did in our first house’s bathrooms since we find it makes small rooms actually look less chopped-up and busy).
Of course we’ll be back with tons of finished photos for you. We just have to tackle coat number two, wait impatiently for it to dry, and then hang the shower curtain back up to snap after pics. So those will be up tomorrow! In the meantime, did you guys tackle any bathroom upgrades over the weekend? Do you have nearly done living spaces but completely untouched bathrooms? What is it about these tiny rooms that’s so intimidating?
Erica says
We’re about to redo a bathroom and have no idea which direction to go in with buying a toilet. Is there a specific American Standard one that you recommend? Thank you!
YoungHouseLove says
We just get the budget ones (I think they’re 89 bucks or so?). Ours had great suction for over five years (and our Kohler was a bit more temperamental).
xo,
s
Erica says
Thank you so much!
Megan says
Good to know, Sher-dog! We’re getting ready for a summertime bathroom reno (our only bathroom!) and were considering a Kohler. I may think again on it now.
YoungHouseLove says
Even my mom agrees! She has one American Standard and one Kohler too!
xo,
s
Devon @ Green House, Good Life says
Low-flow, I hope? : )
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, I think that’s standard now isn’t it? We also add a dial flush converter for $19 to supe them up!
xo,
s
Kristen @ Popcorn on the Stove says
I like the grey you started with and think it’ll look really nice. I know what you mean about tiles – our landlord went a little tile happy (the floors and alllll the way up the walls so the only thing you can paint is the ceiling). I wish we could update it since the tile in the shower is like a brownish color and the rest of the bathroom is kind of pinkish but we’re just going to have to wait until we get a house of our own!
Meghan S says
Not the bathroom…but our deck! Cleaned/Brightened AND stained and it is looking pretty shnazy! Love the color choice in your bathroom!!
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh that sounds awesome! We have some outdoor projects planned too, can’t wait!
xo,
s
annabelvita says
Goodness! I never would have thought to pick that colour but – surprise surprise! – it’s perfect. It will look really spa-like with your tall shower curtain I think.
Looking forward to the rest!
Ainhoa@ALittleBite says
I’m in love with that light fixture! And the color you picked goes really well with your tile. Both of our bathrooms came with floor to ceiling tile… it’s very low maintenance, but I’m not a huge fan.
Robin @ Our Semi Organic Life says
I think it’ll be a fab color! Looks great in that house crashing kitchen! Will the ceiling be that color too?
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, check out the paragraph on the bottom about that! We tend to do it in all of our bathrooms for some reason- so they look less choppy and busy.
xo,
s
Robin @ Our Semi Organic Life says
Oh yes I saw you were painting it but weren’t sure if it was going to be the same color. Guess I was confused. I think it’ll look great! At least there is no tile on the ceiling!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, same color all around! Sorry about the confusion! And yes, thank goodness there’s no tile on the ceiling! Haha.
xo,
s
Stephanie says
So excited to see this is your next project! Can’t wait to see how it turns out :)
Vidya @Whats Ur Home Story says
Totally excited, can’t wait to see the final result. I’ve decided to go grey too (inspired by your Portland house crashing tour) in our office. The room is still in the planning phase as seen here.
http://whatsurhomestory.com/post-card-wall/
Now I guess I’ll wait to see your finished product to go ahead with my painting. ;)
Sarah M says
Love your ideas! One warning though – we used the same white hex tile on our bathroom floor and the only thing I’ll warn you about is that because its matte (rather than gloss) it picks up every little mark and they are hard to get off. We’ve tried a couple sealing products with no luck, and are still trying to find something that might make it work (since we love the look). Just wanted to pass that along!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip! We saw they sold it in gloss too, so maybe we’ll go for that!
xo,
s
hyzen says
We have a ton of this white hex tile in our bathrooms, too, and I don’t know if they didn’t seal it well when they put it in, but the grout was miserably dingy when we moved in and a total nightmare to clean. Even after hours (and hours and hours and hours) of painful scrubbing with various toxic chemicals and brushes on hands and knees, and then sucking it up and hiring a professional cleaner to get the grout white, it is still only passable, not great. I like the look, but unless I could be guaranteed that there was a better way to seal grout than whatever was done in our bathrooms, I would NEVER get it again. So, just an FYI and cautionary tale–hope you figure out a good solution!
YoungHouseLove says
I have a trick for you! You might want to try getting a grout scraper for a few bucks at a tile shop and scraping out all the grout and regrouting with something gray or tan just to cut down on the dinginess (and frustration) that comes with white grout on the floor. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Colleen in MA says
We have that white hex tile and our contractor recommened using a light gray grout with some stain resistant mixed in. So far so good!
YoungHouseLove says
Great to know!
xo,
s
hyzen says
Thanks, Sherry! Gray grout probably would have been a good idea when they put it in (and I like the sound of the stain resistant Colleen mentioned), but since our main bath is ridiculously huge (about 11′ x 13′ – it’s seriously the same size as our kitchen) and the floor is covered wall to wall in these little hex tiles (including the large walk-in shower), I think it might be more realistic to rip the whole thing out and start over! It’s not a bad idea for our powder room, though! This experience has given me a grout phobia–we’re about to get our kitchen redone with new floor tile, and planning to use a pattern with the thinnest grout lines possible, and in a dark color, of course!
Julia @ Chris loves Julia says
Yes, yes and YES! I’m excited for the little revamp and we are notorious for letting our tiny bathrooms hide behind closed doors while we work on more lived-in, or seen areas. The bathroom in our bedroom still has small stenciled flowers around the ceiling from the early 90s and I barely notice it now after a year. Okay, that part isn’t true. Hahaha. Can’t wait to see more!
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
We painted our toothpaste green bathroom, but our bedrooms are still completely untouched. We made the decision this weekend to focus on our backyard (while it’s still cool enough to be outside), so inside is going to have to wait until it’s 110 degrees outside.
Can’t wait to see finished pics!
Stephanie says
Wow, it’s amazing what some contrast will do. We inherited a lot of gray-veined travertine too and while I would have chosen straight white or gray it’s nice to pull from the veining. We ended up with a gray lavender on the bathroom walls, of all things, and it totally changed the look of the tile. I think you’ll be tickled with your current tile after these changes and what an interesting “design constraint.” Looks really sleek so far!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Stephanie! Your bathroom sounds so pretty!
xo,
s
Deanna @ TheChangingHouse says
I hate bathroom renos. We’re in need of one too, in our master bathroom, but it’s too intimidating to conquer. You at least have a good starting point. It looks like it’s in good shape and with what you have planned, it will be great in the end!
Christa says
Thank you for reminding me to paint the ceiling of a tiny throne room! (I have three myself that desperately need new life) Would you still paint the ceiling the same color if the wall color wasn’t quite as neutral as the putty you put on?
YoungHouseLove says
I think I would! Our last bathroom was a khaki green color and it looked great on the ceiling too, just so you didn’t have this white square hovering overhead and chopping up the room!
xo,
s
Sarah Hausmann says
http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Indoor-Lighting-Indoor-Ceiling-Lighting-Pendant-Lights/Home-Decorators-Collection/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbvloZ4vrZ1z10h8v/R-202786154/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051
look what we were ogling at Home Depot last weekend!
YoungHouseLove says
No way! It’s so pretty! Too funny.
xo,
s
Julia G says
Funny, we just purchased that same light for our half bath from Home Depot last weekend!! The hubs had to move the junction box so this light fixture would hang centered above the sink.
Great taste ladies! It looks great!! (and the best part is that to get the look as pictured, you can just use a clear light bulb like you would see in a dressing room and you don’t have to spend $9 on one of those fancy “vintage” looking light bulbs)
Lenore says
I never understood the 90’s obsession with ALL BEIGE ALL THE TIME look. I guess it’s not offensive, but it’s so *boring*. It’s great that you’re working with some of the current tile and fixtures, you hate to tear out things that are still in good shape. Good luck with the remodel! I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Lisa@wanderdownpennylane says
Great minds think alike! We are tackling our upstairs bathroom as well. It took a backseat to outdoor projects but I am in the process of painting this week. Looking forward to seeing both of our results. :)
Gina says
Did I miss the paint color, or is that under wraps for now?
YoungHouseLove says
If you click over to that House Tour it’s listed (Rockport Gray) but we’ll have all those details in the done-painting post tomorrow!
xo,
s
Elizabeth says
Loving the bathroom ideas! Just a recommendation, we purchased hexagon tiles for our bathroom from Lowes:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_255055-372-0D251HEXMSC1P_0__?productId=3146107&Ntt=hexagon+floor+tile&pl=1¤tURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dhexagon%2Bfloor%2Btile&facetInfo=
Looks the same, but is less expensive (maybe, I’m not sure what your relationship is with the tile shop :D )
Our bathroom, a complete gut job, is going to have the white hex tiles and also gray walls! I can’t wait to see it all come together. We just put up the drywall and installed the radiant heat flooring–so we are getting there! I’m looking forward to your finished product pictures!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip! We pay normal retail price for everything that we buy for our house (we like to keep it real, so we don’t accept perks or freebies) so we just linked over to the stuff we found on The Tile Shop since it’s where we found our cheap penny tile and we love that stuff! But it’s a great reminder to check around with the big box stores to see what’s out there too! Thanks! Wow, and heated flooring in a bathroom sounds amazing.
xo,
s
Lori says
Love the moodboard – my favorite parts are the hex tile and the blue light fixture. I hope those two elements end up in the bathroom :-) Our master bath is one of those infamous pink bathrooms right out of the 50s – down to the pink toilet, pink bathtub and pink tiles. I can’t bring myself to make even little updates because it really needs a gut job. One of these days….
Krystle @ ColorTansformedFamily says
I repainted our bathroom cabinets when we moved in five years ago and haven’t touched it since. In the past month or so I have started brainstorming and working on a color scheme for it. Maybe your renovation will motivate me to get to work on ours!
I think the frosted glass tile will look amazing as a border/trim.
Ade@fortheloveofpainting says
Our soon to be new house needs desperate master bathroom help…it’s hunter green! I can’t wait to see what you do for some ideas!
Susan says
We have that same toilet. And our bathroom is like yours in that people LOVE it and it is easily my least-favorite room in our completely un-renovated house. I was so glad when a plumbing emergency forced us to knock a huge hole in the ugly wall so we could move the bathroom WAY up the list.
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh, that sounds exciting! Haha. Good luck!
xo,
s
Peggy says
We’re in the midst of a master bath remodel, and I just found out from our tile people that it’s ok to tile OVER tile! I don’t know if ya’all already knew that, but it might help your schedule for retiling the floor. Can’t wait to see your finished work!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, the only thing is that it raises the floor (so there might be a small step up into the space) and sometimes the toilet flange thing in the floor can be affected if there’s a new floor height (you don’t want to bump up the height of the toilet on the new floor without connecting it properly or it’s leak city!). But we hear it can be done, so good luck!
xo,
s
Courtney says
Do you use a special type of paint for a bathroom ceiling? We have had trouble with the paint peeling over our shower and are preparing to repaint…also, where do you get an extra long shower curtain? My fiance’ is 6’5″ and water shoots everywhere when he is in the shower!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds like your bathroom might need a fan! That can happen with any paint if it’s not well ventilated. Or you can sand it down, repaint, and crack the window when you shower to try to keep it from happening. We just use regular semi-gloss paint in the bathroom and it seems to work! We got our extra long shower curtain on amazon.com (by searching 95″ shower curtain I think).
xo,
s
Tracy says
Just wondering, but why don’t you close in the vanity area and open up with wall space so that the toilet doesn’t sit so close to the door. Is it because you like the light that comes in from over the sink? Just wondering.
YoungHouseLove says
The floor plan just wouldn’t really accommodate that. To get to the sink you have to walk through a doorway, so closing that off to gain more space would keep us from being able to access anything. Haha. We have thought a bunch about reconfiguring the layout but actually don’t mind the sink now since it’s centered with a mirror over it (which reflects our pretty chandelier when we wake up in the morning) but it’s definitely not a traditional layout!
xo,
s
Renee says
Love the color scheme… redoing a bath under our staircase right now. I don’t understand though… the kitchen isn’t finished, is it? What about the woodwork around the island/bar area? Was that the last thing?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, yes, we just needed a break from that! We usually skip around all over the house (inside and outside) and just do things that are most urgent (like replacing an old appliance that burned everything) and then move on to the purely cosmetic stuff by bouncing all over (it keeps morale up when you’re less regimented and give yourself some freedom to skip around- otherwise you can burn out and hate the new kitchen, haha).
xo,
s
Rachel says
I used contact paper to create a hexagon tile pattern (for privacy) on our front door’s windows. I just cut out tons of little hexagons and placed them in the same pattern as the hex tile picture from your moodboard. Maybe you could do that until you have the budget for your hex tiles…same idea but it’s cheap and removable!
YoungHouseLove says
So charming!
xo,
s
stef says
I’m chuckling at anyone who thinks THIS is the room that’s already “done.” I’d take your black & white 2nd bath long before a totally beige “updated” bath. The tiles reminds me of people on House Hunters who talk about needing “upgrades” in their prospective home. I’m excited to see what you guys come up with to make this space work with the rest of your home.
Our only bathroom has original 1947 peach & black tile up the wall and basket weave floors. I didn’t know what else to do so I painted the walls black and now it’s awesome.
braelin says
Ha- totally. Those House Hunter couples can drive me batty. Also, fun (drinking?) game when watching HH: count how many times they talk about space that would be useful for “entertaining”… I mean really, no one entertains THAT much!
Allyn says
Our tiny bathroom is one of the only rooms in our house we haven’t painted. Sometimes I think about doing it, but for some very strange reason I keep holding off. About to buy some art for it (from here: http://maddieonthings.com/), so I’m hoping that’ll help.
Sometimes the smallest rooms are the hardest for me to decide on.
YoungHouseLove says
Love those prints! Thanks for the link!
xo,
s
Christine says
That light fixture is yummy. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day you take all that tile out. I agree that it’s nice, but not, “you!” Too bad that room couldn’t have a pocket door… might work better with John’s wingspan! Our bath is also light blue-gray and white, and we love it!
Amy @ Lovely Nest says
We’re actually in the process of planning a bathroom update right now. I spent a good part of the weekend running around trying to find a new mirror and accessories! We’re doing white (tub/shower) and gray (wall color) as our main colors and will fill in accessories with pops of color. I’m actually thinking about DIYing a shower curtain too!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, shopping for the accessories is the most fun part!
xo,
s
Wendy - Old Town Home says
This is EXACTLY our problem right now. Most of our home looks finished, but our master bathroom is a total disaster. In fact, it’s sort of our dirty little secret. We keep the door closed and guests away from it.
We’ve started to get our rears in gear to tackle a major renovation, but so far we started with removing a hideously placed HVAC return. http://www.oldtownhome.com/2012/3/6/Toolbox-Tuesday-A-Tool-that-Will-Put-a-Crimp-in-Your-Style/index.aspx
I can’t wait until we can get to the “fun” stuff though, and marble hex is on the list!
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds like you guys are making progress with that big HVAC job! Good luck!
xo,
s
Rebecca @ the lil house that could says
I too love that light fixture! I still have paper blinds in my master bathroom. “Untouched” would be an understatement…
Meredith says
I like to see that you are adding some fancy frosted shielding to your windows. I’ve considered doing that to my office window for some time (it stares directly at a brick wall a few feet away), but was concerned I’d lose sunlight. Have you used it before? Do you find that you have an equal amount of light coming through the frost? Maybe I’ll be pasting those adhesives on right along side ya’!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, we have used it a bunch (we linked to where we used it in that number in the mood board). We don’t think you lose much light at all (definitely a lot less than a shade). It’s great stuff!
xo,
s
Kori says
I’ve used the Krylon spray frosted glass before on the windows on our front door. I loved it! Its much easier than the stick on sheets and it costs the same as a can of spray paint. If you decided one day you don’t like it, it scraps off with a razor blade. You can also use stencils to frost a pattern!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip Kori! I’m always worried about an uneven look so I love that the film is even – might have to check it out though!
xo,
s
Thais Bessa says
Lots to do! I confess I would be nervous using this bathroom because of that window! Window treatment will improve a lot.
What do you guys think of shower screens instead of curtains? I have a massive phobia of shower curtains, hate how they stick to us during a shower, argh!! Literally the first thing I did in the new house was to replace the mouldy one previous owners left with a glass screen.
YoungHouseLove says
We love those! Especially the floating frameless glass ones that people like Jeff Lewis use! Unfortunately they’re really pricey, but maybe down the line we can upgrade. They’re so nice!
xo,
s
Wendy says
Love the bathroom ideas!
My husband and I made a silver chrome clothespin shade this weekend. Love it !
Thanks for the inspiration !
YoungHouseLove says
Oh my gosh that sounds awesome!
xo,
s
Kelley says
Your bathroom reminds me of the bathroom in my in-law’s 120 year old farm house. The door is really for the function of hiding the bathroom…not for privacy while doing your thing, and there is no sink. Just a toilet. ha!
I’ve wondered, the family who owned the house before you–I wonder if they read your blog and see the amazing updates you’ve done! (Sorry if you covered this already!)
YoungHouseLove says
They do actually read our blog, which is lots of fun! They say they love watching us do all the work, and we love when they email us and say “love those floors!” – they’re so nice.
xo,
s
Jamie says
The first major project I did in my house was the bathroom. I painted it (on the third try) a metallic grey. I did the ceilings too- and my light fiture goes up and the light looks amazing off the subtly metallic ceiling! I’m working on making the backyard functional now, and you guys are such an inspiration for me!
Jenn @My Southwestern Life says
We painted both of our bathrooms within a few months of moving into our house July. We got new towels, a new shower curtain, and a new toilet (we buy the Alexis high efficiency dual flush toilets from Sams Club for about $100 and love them) for the guest bathroom and a new mirror and a new lighting fixture for the master. I still feel like both rooms need tons of work despite being such small spaces. I think it’s all of the little touches that make a space feel “finished” and “personal”– they’re hard to do when you’re working with so little space. I’ve got goals like repainting the maple cabinets white and restaining the grout a dark mocha color to match the gorgeous slate tiles better. I think those things will help. Maybe someday I will actually get around to them!
Adrienne says
I didn’t tackle a bathroom project- unless cleaning them counts! I was totally inspired by your hall of frames and decided to do that. I seem to do things spur of the moment so in addition to the frames project I painted my living room walls Glidden’s Gentle Tide. I did this a day before taking the kidlets to the Dells… my house is a shambles at the moment but it is totally worth it. Yes- I completely copied your frame idea and I LOVE it! I have 11 foot ceilings and have struggled with a wall idea that has a big enough scope and this was perfect. I am also mounting my 46″ tv amongst the frames… I hope it looks as good as the wrapping paper version that is currently up. I tried to attach a picture but it didn’t work. Thanks for the inspiration! I have now moved this project to my Pinterinspiration- DONE board. One down a gazillion more to go:)
YoungHouseLove says
Congrats! It sound awesome!
xo
s
Bron Strydom says
Bathroom……ahhhhhhh.. its is all we have been doing the last few weekends… need a break… have yet to update our blog with the current stuff but check out my last post on it… (rather be reading yours than updating mine)
http://www.strydomsmakinghome.blogspot.com/2012/02/sneak-peak-at-our-bathroom.html
we are now at the stage where we have completely stripped it- getting a cast iron bath out and downstairs – what a mission. Redone the plumbing to make way for a shower :) built the shower base, levelled the floor, plastered the holes where the pipes were put it… now to waterproof and get on to tiling….
we already have all the accessories etc – CANNOT WAIT TO GET THIS THING DONE!!
would love to know what you think :)
YoungHouseLove says
Looks awesome! So excited to see it all done! Send pics/links for sure!
xo,
s
Lindsey says
Have you ever thought about demoing the whole bathroom and dressing area and enclosing that whole area and making it a full master bath with included sink?
YoungHouseLove says
Yup, just sadly doesn’t work with our layout. You need a doorway to access the sink, so making a wall there just means we couldn’t access the sink or the rest of the bathroom. We actually don’t mind the sink now that it has the mirror hanging over it (which reflects our pretty chandelier). It’s nice and centered looking on that wall – but definitely not traditional!
xo,
s
Mollie says
Too bad you don’t have any cork left for the floors! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Yeah, they’re also not recommended for bathrooms with tubs since they can be pretty wet. I wish we had penny tile leftover, but no dice…
xo,
s
Ginny @ Goofy Monkeys says
No bathroom upgrades this weekend – but we did work on some wiring for our upcoming basement project. And I did some crafty stuff –
http://goofymonkeys.blogspot.com/2012/03/check-out-my-can.html
YoungHouseLove says
Fun! I love your can. Haha.
xo,
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Ashlee says
Are you guys painting the tile? I am about to start a kitchen redo (inspired by you guys!) and it’s full of salmon colored square tile, I’m determined to repaint it but nervous, have you guys ever painted tile?
YoungHouseLove says
We haven’t but we hear that professional reglazing is the best way to go for something that doesn’t flake and peel off. We had it done on our first house’s tub and it looked great!
xo,
s
Mahal says
there was painted tile in our bathroom. It had started to chip and peel, and I HAD to take paint remover to it – it was coming off every time I cleaned the bathroom.
If it’s high-traffic tile,I wouldn’t risk painting it.
Ericka says
That’s so funny that you mention your Kohler toilet vs. the American Standard one. We have the same ones and the Kohler toilet has given us nothing but problems (running forever after having been flushed and getting clogged by my kids with their overabundant use of TP:) but the American Standard one has been problem free since day one. I’m pretty sure our Kohler one was more expensive too. The American Standard one we bought first. WHY didn’t we buy that one again for our other bathroom?! Live and learn:)
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, it was such a funny discovery since we thought the Kohler one was so fancy and great when we moved in.
xo,
s
Jennifer says
We have a master bathroom so untouched that it still has plywood floors and sheet-rocked walls. At least it has that! We did buy a toilet this weekend, but the tile is what’s delaying progress. With so many cool options, we just can’t decide! We also have the sink nook off the bedroom, so at least we have that in working order. Good luck! I’m excited to see the progress!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Jennifer! Good luck with yours too!
xo,
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emilymarion says
I’m excited! I NEED some motivation/inspiration. We’re working with a long, narrow, hallway-ish bathroom. Loving the gray!