DIY bathroom reno finally complete! Before and after pics
Hi all, I've been a gardenweb member since '07 when we bought our fixer upper home. Every year DH and I have completed a major project in our 110 year old home. We bought it from an estate and the last updates to the home were in the '50s, and unfortunately all of the gorgeous charm the home once had was either covered up or removed. We have been painstakingly restoring it room by room since '07. 2015 was the year of our main bathroom. The bathroom was fine the way it was when we bought it. 1950s square tiles that were gray and I thought it had a lot of vintage charm. Unfortunately it completely failed us with major leaks from the shower pan into the kitchen, cracked drainage pipes and plumbing pipes on an exterior wall that froze every winter. We decided against restoring and just completely gutting and renovating to repair all the plumbing issues. I'm thrilled with my new bathroom.
Here are some details on what we used and where we purchased:
Ronbow 42inch single vanity- it did not come with the counter (Qualitybath.com)
Faucets: Elements of Design (way fair)
Tub: Minna by waterworks cast iron soaker (eBay)
Floor: porcelain wood tile (Home Depot)
Shower tile: 3x6 subways and 1.5 inch marble hex ordered from local tile store
ceiling fixture: overstock.com
vanity lights: Home Depot online
mirror: garage sale refinished in chalk paint
marble counters are Calcutta gold from a local stone yard. The vanity top is actually the cutout from the tub deck. Can't believe we were able to fit it perfectly like that.
Shower doors: local glass maker
Shower door hardware: ATG stores online
Before- taken just as my husband started to demo so the sink is already removed. We relocated it to our basement bathroom.
Afters:
we started this project in January and as of Tuesday it is 100% complete. I'm thrilled with the results. It's our main bathroom and I have 3 kids. I was hesitant with the marble with kids, but decided to go for it. It's already etched in one spot from mouthwash, and it doesn't bother me the way I thought it would. We have had soapstone for 8 years in the kitchen so I'm quite used to a patina! Haha.
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Comments (18)Thanks pharaoh, oh high priest of stunning bathrooms! For both upstairs baths, we ordered white Toto tubs, white Toto Soiree toilets, and the smaller Sonia sinks (as I'd mentioned above). All faucets and hardware will be satin or brushed nickel. For the vanity in our tiny MB, I'm leaning towards cherry with a black stain; either black-black, or black with a hint of dark purple or dark blue undertones, and for the hall bath, I'm considering cherry as well, but with a light reddish-sunset color stain (if such a stain color even exists!). Originally I'd wanted the MB to have cool colors for accents; blues, purples, some greens ("sea colors"), but now I'm thinking more white on white tones, maybe some MOP, so we'll see what inspiration hits me when it comes time to choose tile and paint! For the hall bath I want sunset/hot colors; fiery pinks, reds, oranges and yellows, just not sure if I want to bring those colors in at all with the tile, or stick with whites there, too, and then bring in my colors with the paint, shower curtain, towels, and accessories. Of course, if I go with the whites in the MB, I could scuttle my hot colors in the main bath and put my sea colors there...! Totally up in the air re: flooring material, so colors for those haven't even been on the radar yet. Might go with wood, or stone, or ?????...See MoreMy bathroom before & after pics
Comments (48)That's SO nice of you to say, Shelayne! Does feel like an entirely new room to me. Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reply! Lyban, thanks. I'm so glad you feel the vanities work. I got a great sale price on them &...they came from HD! I'm happy with the quality. They're quite sturdy & solid, not flimsy or cheap feeling. I love the soft-close drawers & doors, & yes, the hardware is what I'd have chosen myself! If you like the shower, will send my tile guy over to you! He'll make you one just like it! He's VERY reasonable price-wise & a delight to work with. Thank you EG3d! Upa Lazy River, wowza, thanks! Good to know, Olychick. Please post pics if you do add a door!...See MoreMy bathroom renovation: Before and after. Many, many pics.
Comments (26)The paint color on the lower half of the wall is just a very light lavender. The upper half is more purple. I actually mixed the lavender myself, by adding a little of the purple paint to some white paint. The fake tile (sheet vinyl) floor came from Linoleum City in Los Angeles. I looked and looked and looked for that vinyl and Linoleum City is the only place that sells it. I called a salesman there and asked about it. He said they had a unique contract with Tarkett (I think) to produce this product and he didn't think it was sold anywhere else in the country. Their number one client is Hollywood. Set-building people buy it by the roll to use on the sets. The sheet vinyl creates the look of early 20 Century hex tile floor in a jiffy. :) The light fixtures and medicine chest are reproductions. The light fixtures came from Rejunvenation Hardware and the medicine chest came from Van Dykes Restoration hardware. All these years of writing about old houses and I finally got to use some of the resources I've been writing about. Thanks for all the nice comments. Rose Here is a link that might be useful: linoleum city link...See MoreBefore & After: my new bathroom
Comments (29)Kristi, I hope you're still checking back here. I'm very interested in your tile. Is it more beige-ish, or gray-ish, or both? It's hard to tell from your photos. I'd like to do something similar in my smallish master bath. Would you say it's light in color? I'm afraid of making the bathroom too dark. Also, I really love the way you placed the tiles. It seems to be a herringbone pattern - am I right? I live in New Jersey, and I can't seem to find a store that carries Sarana tiles, but I'll keep looking....See More
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