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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

bathrooms - before

I know I have promised that December will be bathroom month on my blog but I haven't been able to post any photos yet. Today's post is all about the before conditions. 

First up is the guest bathroom. After moving into the house we painted the walls to match the green tiles in the shower surround and gotten rid of the pedestal piece under the sink to be able to add a storage shelf. I also replaced the old medicine cabinet and the light fixture. Throw in a new shade for the window and a shower curtain as well as small accessories and we called it a day as we had a functional and not too shabby looking bathroom. Unfortunately the tiles started to come loose around the tub and we thought about redoing them and this led us to wanting a new and deeper tub and eventually to redo the whole shebang. Luckily we made the decision to renovate the whole bathroom as the toilet had been leaking under the tiles for years, which you couldn't see in the bathroom or in the basement below.

 
 

Close to our back door we also have a small powder room in which we didn't do a thing besides cleaning it when we moved in. I used it to clean my brushes and rollers after painting and as a catch for all things floating around that I didn't want to see.The toilet had a hairline crack and we were afraid it might not make it for long and will start to leak soon. When we decided to redo the guest bathroom we wanted to make this tiny room look nice too. It is in a convenient location when you are sitting out in the back yard and need to use a bathroom. Once we have a real back yard and hanging out in it more often it will certainly come in handy...

 

14 comments:

  1. Oh man. If there were ever two spaces more ready for a remodel than these two, I can't think of them. I don't mean that to be offensive! I do love the quick fixes you did in the guest bathroom, especially that wooden mirror. Can't wait to see the "during" pictures!

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    1. Erin, no offense taken ;) Both rooms were so totally out of sync with the rest of the house but now they fit in quite well...

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  2. Man, can't wait to see how it looks now!

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    1. I hope to be able to add the finishing touches this weekend and to post about the after next week.

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  3. Wow! So much fun to watch your progress! I can't wait to see how it all comes together...we're holding off on #2 until after the holidays, but the wheels are spinning in my mind!

    I love the greens and light woods you chose for the first bathrooms...very spa-like.

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    1. As you know it's much more fun watching somebody else's progress than being in it ;) Can't wait for it to be over but now it's almost done and I only need to add the finishing touches. Yay!

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  4. the mini-remodel in the first bathroom looks good! i can't wait to see what the full remodel looks like. and, yes, that little bathroom definitely needs a little love ; )

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    1. Yes, the little bathroom was our little ugly duckling but not anymore ;)

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  5. Gosh, there is so much to love already! The green colour, the blind, the little storage shelf under the sink! Can't wait to see the full remodel!

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    1. I hope to be able to take after photos this weekend so stay tuned for an update!

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  6. I'm with Christine, the first/guest bath looked pretty good with your initial changes. But, I guess when tiles start coming off the wall, it's time for a re-do!

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    1. Without the tiles coming off the wall we wouldn't have started the remodel but I am happy they did fall off because now it looks so great ;)

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  7. Now I'm so anxious to see what you've done in the bathrooms!!!

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