Main Bath Renovation - Before and After - WOW

5 years ago

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We bought our 1989 home this past October 2017. This is the third bathroom my husband and I have worked on together and I think this has to be the prettiest one ever. The room is only 5 x 7, it was dark as a dungeon and everything in it was ugly and dated, the tub and sink were a horrible beige/yellow. My husband and son demo'd the whole room and I bought a new jet tub, toilet and vanity. We had to bring the tub in through my dining room wall! I selected light, faux marble tile in 12 x 24 format, and an accent tile. I'm proud to say I installed all of it myself. :-) My husband is my plumber, electrician and all around strong guy, so we make a pretty good team. I had to have a window, the room was so incredibly dark and we have a lovely wooded back yard. I wanted a pivot shower panel instead of a traditional shower door because the room is so small, and the panel is nearly invisible. I also wanted to install an in-between the studs shelf backed with mirror and glass shelving. It is a small room with a huge blank wall and needed something special to add sparkle and interest. I love designing bathrooms, this one was the smallest I've worked on and probably the most challenging. I am amazed at how light and bright it is now!

Before - Dark and dated

Room is Demo'd

Window installed

Tile begins

Before and after grouting

Almost finished - Shower Panel installed

Finished Room -- see, the shower panel is hardly noticeable.

In-between the stud shelf

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Can’t a girl have a nice bathroom?

Thank you all for your constructive input. Let me include the following points. We had a licensed contractor install the window so our siding outside would be fitted properly. I’m sure he would have mentioned or corrected the framing if he felt there would be a problem. Our alcove is waterproofed with Redgard, the blind is vinyl, I got my tempered glass custom ordered from Portland Glass and I have no children.

Sammy: “A disaster in the making”? Wow that’s a bit harsh. I am an educated designer and I understand when rebuilding a room, preparation is key to the longevity of a finished project.

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melle_sacto
5 years ago
I really love your in between stud shelf! Our main bath is the same size and very close to the same layout as yours. We also did a complete demo a few years ago and that would have been a perfect time to add that feature. I'll have to remember for another time if we'd do a big remodel again.
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Mrs Pete
5 years ago
Wow, what a difference! I love your details: Four storage niches in the shower will be so welcome, you were smart to put that grab bar on that deep tub, and that mirrored shallow shelf makes the room look larger than it actually is. Great job.
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Hey!! Just returned from a long day...passed the electrical inspection! Just have my final on Friday and we'll be done! I tried to get some additional pictures but it's hard to take pictures at some angles...here are some additional shots... Downstairs Guest bath... After...the fabric on the toilet top will be a valance on my one window in here...blends with the shower curtain which are actually drapes..I'm going to put a waffle weave with cotton ball tassles in natural on a rod behind these to hid the grey tile on the tub... My master bathroom had the same vanity/flooring/toilet as the previous bathroom..they used all those in all 3 baths...so I bought a new vanity very cheap and painted it and tiled the floor...I've got to go buy some brushed nickel or pewter knobs...just haven't found any I like yet... I only used Jamesboro Gold in the kitchen and great room...Norwich Brown was my second choice... Alicia...I really wanted a kitchen that looked a little rustic and I love maple cabinetry but didn't like the look of wood floors against wood stained cabinets..they just seem to clash unless they're much different in color...so I simply used the same stain on my maple as I used on the white oak floors...it may not really "match" but they blend well and I think you'd enjoy the look of throwing another color in whether your cabinets are painted or stained..and using the opposite above your range...there are several kitchens in the remodel section that show some beautiful colors/stains mixed..they look amazing!! It would definitely be much better than redoing them all...I think you'd love the look! On the master bath...I painted those cabinets..a'la igloochic's instructions! :) It was very easy! I'm not too sold on the cabinet color, while I like it on it's own I just don't think it pops like I'd thought it would...but for a quart of paint and time, it's soo much better than the orange stained looking option that I had! :) The floor tiles were $9/sq foot tile...but I got them for .75 cents per sq. foot! :) Someone had returned them...and it worked great! :) I hope in 5-10 years to do a complete remodel on the bathroom so I didn't want to do anything more than a quick update... Here's a pic of the tile in the new bathroom that I put in the finished attic space...I'm going with a beach theme.. I only have to paint the walls in this room and the adjacent toilet/vanity room...hmmm..need to ask for some help! :) Tara
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It is always a treat to see the inside of your beautifully designed home and now to see the gorgeous exterior! Wow! You have done a wonderful job. Everything is seamless and looks like it was always meant to look as it does now. You have a wonderful talent! Thank you for sharing with us!!
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Huge improvement! Well done! I probably shouldn't even post this, but perhaps this suggestion will help others, so here goes. While I like the look of shower curtain hooks with nice detailing like the new ones have, I've never had much luck with them functioning well, and it looks like yours may have that problem as well. I find they seem to come off the rod too easily, so one or two hooks are always dangling. It appears that in the middle that's happening there in your photo. I don't mean this as a criticism, but I find that sometimes my decorative choices just have to take a back seat to what will actually look good in the long haul--that is, I want any changes to be ones that will look good day in and day out, so I use ball bearing type closed shower curtain rings. And cute towels layered this way are great, but will I keep them that way every day? Unlikely for me, and I'm about as OCD as you can get. Judging from the before photo, the client isn't even slightly OCD. So they may find it will look better long run to install a towel ring that's open like the one I'm posting for the hand towel on the wall to the right of the sink. Then move that towel bar above the toilet to below the current one by the shower making them double decker somewhat, and raise that existing one up so you can have enough room to actually hang a towel on it without touching the lower bar. This is assuming you've got touch-up paint and spackle to fix the holes. :-) We've done this so I know it works. It will look great the first day you hang up nicely folded fresh towels, and then it'll still look good enough on day 2 when you may just have a spread out bath towel on the bar. It appears that the bar above the toilet wasn't being used in the before photo, likely because that's an awkward place for it, and possibly was placed there by the builder. Just a suggestion... I'm all for making it easy for spaces to look good. Moen Ashville Towel Ring
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Sue - I got the tiles from a local tile shop here MI. I saw them online and fell in love and went seraching. I found them right away. I would guess any good tile store would have them or something very similar. Holly - amazon! search berkey stand :)
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Designer Drains
5 years ago
Awesome transformation! Really love the built in shelf, such a great idea!!
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kidshop
5 years ago
Really pretty!
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M&R Custom Millwork Inc
5 years ago
Nicely Done!
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OTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
5 years ago
Looks awesome!
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21st Century Tile
5 years ago
Looks great! I love the built-in shelving on the wall. Nice job!
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Ancient Stone
5 years ago
Stunning transformation! You did a fantastic job :)
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beaniebakes
5 years ago
Beautiful. I love the tile and the built in shelving.
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Chroma Design
5 years ago
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I'm astonished at the way you rough framed the window.
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Dale Helmstead
5 years ago
Great use of vertical accent stripe on the tub apron and shower wall! I believe we will be seeing more vertical stripes in small room design in the near future.
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my_four_sons
5 years ago
I’m confused about the progress pics, did you waterproof the tub area?
Sammy
5 years ago
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My thought exactly, Chroma Design.

Sorry, Wolffe Interiors, but I think this is a disaster in the making.
ci_lantro
5 years ago
Yeh. It's a do-over to get the framing right.

I wouldn't repeat the low level glass shelves, mirror & breakable bric-a-brac either. Looks cool but too dangerous. I can see a kid lurching into those shelves. Hopefully all the glass components are tempered?
hemina
5 years ago
Window ‘framing’? And are those ‘wood-look’ blinds? The blinds will crumble in the next couple days if it’s particle board. Did we miss a few steps in the progress pictures?
Emilie W
5 years ago
Wolffe - don’t take the comments too hard. I think there is a game on here to see who can be the first to suggest that waterproofing was not done correctly (even though not enough information was provided by the post/pics to make that determination).
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5 years ago
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Thank you Emilie W. I didn't expect that reaction! :-)
tuckerdc
5 years ago
There's such a wealth of good and interesting stuff all over the Houzz site, but the snark can really get a bit thick sometimes! It especially galls me when people find something just not to their taste - (then how 'bout you just move on...?) - and they have to rip on it and say 'Well, I would have done this.

Takes a thick skin sometimes to post here.

I did wonder about the chouce for blinds and will be interested to know if you're pleased a few months down the road.
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5 years ago
Hi tuckerdc. Thank for your comment! The vinyl blinds are made by Levolor, here is a portion of the description, if they fail on me over a short period - say within a year, I'll make a point to post it. I have a good bathroom fan to pull away moisture so I hope they will hold up for a while.
- Faux wood slats are moisture-resistant and durable, making them ideal for high-humidity environments such as kitchens, bathrooms and garages, as well as areas with a lot of routine wear and tear

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