Bathroom Renovation

The 2 bathrooms upstairs are vintage 1978.  So that means... ugly.

We have big plans to tear down walls in the master bathroom and make it more functional.  That is going to take lots of planning and lots of cash, so we decided to renovate the other upstairs bath (Isaac's bathroom!).

My father-in-law visited for over 2 weeks and was a huge help.  He renovated the bathroom as well as installed a fence and did all kinds of other small things.  The toughest job by far was the bathroom.

He started by tearing out the old tile on the floor and shower.  The floor tile was set in 2" of poured concrete!  We talked to some folks in this area and they said that was common in that era.  Man, it was a ton of work and made a huge mess.

As with all renovations, little went as planned and we ended up spending about twice as much as we thought it would cost due to plumbing issues, rotten wood, moldy drywall... you name it.  Now that it is complete, it was SO worth it!  It's so fresh and clean and functional!

I still have some work to do but it is minor (find a mirror, hang pictures, etc...).  My dad is visiting later this month and he's pretty good with drywall work so we are going to have him tear out the mint green medicine cabinet and patch the hole.  After that, it will really be done!  :)

Here are some pictures!  Enjoy!

Before... GROSS!!  The baseboards were tile.  When we tore them off (well, they pretty much fell off), it was moldy and gross back there.  The toilet leaked and the doors kept falling off the vanity.  Ewww!

What's up with the towel rack in the shower?  Hello cheap hotel.

Ahhh, serenity!  I wanted some bright and airy since it's a fairly small space.  I picked out travertine tile for the floor, espresso vanity, granite countertop, light grey/beige porcelain tile shower, glass tile accent and the new/trendy bronze fixtures.  I absolutely love it.  The wall color is a beigey/grey and is so perfect.

Both pictures make the colors look a little funny, but close enough.  :)

Someone has already gotten good use of the tub.  :)  By the way... we did the tiled-in shower shelves.  At $12/ea it is totally worth it.  No gross caddy's hanging from the shower head or bottles around the tub.

One project down, 999 to go!  Ha!