the walls are textured so I am s raping the texture and paint off. it's a job!

Well, I have twice posted an update with pictures and it wont show up!

terri, try to resize the photos and then post them here in comments. they've been having issues w/photos that are too large. (or try posting directly from your phone. sometimes that works)

Ok, lets try with smaller photos, but this time I am going to add the text then next post photos so I don't lose all my words! The old vanity and linen closet are out! We have ripped out two layers of vinyl flooring to find particle board sub floors in bathroom...ugh, so new subfloors will go in. The new vanities are sitting in the room to measure for moving plumbing and electrical. The drywall on that wall will all come out so at least I wont have to scrape it. I will finish the scraping this weekend. I have gotten the floor tile, a porcelain Carrara marble look 12x24 tile. We are using the Schluter Ditra system under the tile. I have ordered the mirrors and lights. I got a few wallpaper samples and am still leaning towards the gold geometric in my design. I want that bold kick on the vanity wall. And I am ridiculously excited about the new toilet we just got too!

Now the photos.

really like the geometric one but what happened to the brass inlay with marble. I was considering that too but any ideas welcome if the brass will be a hassle to manage in bathroom/kitchen

A couple things we were talking about on the brass inlays. Schluter has them, and they would look great, but because they would be on the floor, I am worried about wear and tear, shoes scratching the finish and then tarnishing or other wear. Its not a piece that could be easily replaced. If we were tiling a backsplash or other wall, I would definitely do it. We aren't tiling the wall behind the vanity because of the style of sinks we have that have their own kind of backslash built in. Check out the Schluter website, they have all kinds of great videos and information. They suggest cleaning with a mild cleaner with no bleach or harsh scrubs.

Question: Should I use a standard baseboard on the walls or should I do a 3" tile bullnose?

@Terri - Do you have tiled walls in the bathroom? I have tiled walls and floors and my tile just meets the floor. It's quite "neat" looking in terms of my tile setter doing a very nice job.

I would think you would want a wood base board in the bathroom under the tile walls as I thought the point of having tile walls is to have a solid surface to clean.

When I was researching, I saw that some people did a "coved" floor and I asked my designer but she said that I should just go with a straight tile to the floor and then floor tile to the wall.

no, I have no tiled walls. so tile is only on the floor.

Well, we have gotten a lot of electrical work done, the exhaust fan in place, and new switches. My original plan was to come back at a later time and remove the fiberglass tub/shower surround and add tile. But I would really like a new tub. I can have a new tub if I do my tile floors. So hubby agreed to us going ahead with the new tub and tile surround. I have the tub picked out, a nice clean lined rectangular tub. Given the white marble look tile on the floor and the chosen wallpaper, what would be a good shower wall tile choice? I think a white subway would be a little bland.

here is the renovation so far!.floors are next.

thrilled with the progress.

Looks great so far - Love the tile on the vanity wall!!!

Debbie, it's actually wallpaper.

Wow!!! Still love it!

It's looking great.

Got the window painted, the towel warmer in and we are playing with the tile to get the right layout, make sure colors match and we have enough tile.

Gorgeous!

Very nice!

We've got the Ditra down and have started the tile layout and got the first few cuts done.

Got it all ready!

Question, we decided to do the bullnoed tile for baseboard. the edge,as shown isnt white. I am using bright white grout, but at the top of these tiles, do I caulk that? with white?

woops, here's picture.

I would have gone with a simple MDF baseboard in white, but if you'd rather use the tile, then yes, caulk the top portion against the paper. use a white that closely blends into the white of the paper and the top of tile. be careful when smoothing it w/your finger so you don't mess up that paper.

It's hard to tell from the picture - it doesn't look like a bullnose. Usually the edge is the same color as the tile. The picture makes it look like a raw tile edge?

I also agree with Beth - an MDF baseboard would look much nicer.

I will keep looking for a tile with a matching edge. I will also get a piece of MDF baseboard to see how it looks. Thanks!

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I guess I disnt take a picture of it, but wanted to share. See the big lump in the wall? It was originally behind a big plate mirror which I removed and hung 2 framed mirrors when we moved in. After removing the drywall, we found they had run electrical wire OVER the wall stud instead of through. YIKES!

Ugh! At least you found it!!

following

Debbie, yes, without nailing or cutting through it!!

well, the tile is down grouted. boy that was hard work! next weekend we do baseboards, toilet and vanities!

Awesome!

It's looking beautiful! Can't wait to see the 'After' pics!

Not quite after, still finishing. Toilet in and vanities will be finished today. My walls are really bare, suggestions on artwork or decor. I am looking for a little vintage glam. I love lavender plants, if I could get that in there would be nice.

on the window, curtains or plantation shutters? shades?

Shades

we are soooooo close!

It all looks lovely! Can you share links for the wallpaper, sconces and towels bars- Love them!

Looking fabulous. As a former wallpaper designer, I love the wallpaper.

Really nice!!

thanks all! I am really thrilled with how it's all come out.

oh, and feel free to show me some uses for decor and window shade.

Imp1959, I got the towel bars, sconces and faucets on Amazon. I can try to get some links up tomorrow.

I will show some shower pics after I clean it. We turned off the water at the street to change the valves under the sink and the damned valve knob at the street seized up, the broke off. so now we have no water and they wont come after hours to fix it since we are the ones who turned it off. So I will clean the shower tomorrow and take pictures.

Kudos! You’ve done a wonderful job!

here is the shower and some finishing touches.

Looks great!!!!