Since we bought our house, remodeling the bathroom was one of my #1 priorities. But time slipped away, and we became busy with other projects (the kitchen was first, then the bedrooms, then outside...blah blah!) Ive known for years what I want to do to the bathroom. I mean I cant even walk in there without saying "this to shall pass"! Its a mess! I'm not sure what the previous homeowners were thinking...bright blue walls with some white streaks, golden oak for ages, and the tile...don't even get me started! I could go on forever! On a positive note, its still usable for now :)
I want to give the space an update without breaking the bank, because I honestly want to sell my house VERY soon! Here's the current bathroom:
Notice the "golden oak", the weird tile floors with an unknown pattern, and those walls....ick!
I would like to replace everything in the current bath, but because I dont want to break the bank, and dont plan on staying here more than a few years, Im just going to give it a makeover.
I think the biggest change will be painting the walls. I chose to go with the same color I will be painting the living room to provide a uniform look in the house. Our house is too small for every room to be a different color! Here's the paint sample:
The color is called driftwood. Its a nice medium brown, and a perfect color next to the other colors in my house. This is our kitchen color which is next to the living and bathroom:
I try to keep most of the permanent fixtures, and colors in the house neutral...its best for selling!
Another item I cannot wait to demolish in the bathroom is the floor. Since the bathroom isn't very big, I can get scrap laminate from my work by using pieces from leftover jobs. There are a few pieces large enough Ive had my eye on. This is the one I'm wanting:
I chose to use vinyl because its fairly inexpensive, and durable. Im not referring to the "old" laminate either. The new laminates are thicker, very resistant to damage, and MUCH better looking! This sample has all the subtle colors I'm looking for.
I would love to spend the money and replace the vanity, but its not worth it! I can easily paint our current "golden oak" vanity and save myself the extra money. I wanted to give the bathroom that "WOW" factor so I chose something more modern. Here's what I'm hoping the new vanity will turn out like after a paint job:
I will still keep the current counter top which is a white marble(not in bad shape) and replace the hardware with an updated brush nickle finish. My estimated cost to do is around $50.00, rather than $200.00+ to replace...that to me is worth the work!
I will also be replacing the faucet. Since I'm keeping the current counter top, I need to maintain the 4" spread faucet, there isn't a ton of options, but working as a kitchen and bath designer has its advantages! I can get a faucet like this for about $25.00, retail $50.00( SCORE!)
However, I'm going to spend a little more and buy it in a brushed nickel finish. This faucet is shown in chrome, which is too shiny for my taste. Brushed nickle also hides fingerprints and water spots so its worth spending a little extra for. Its not EXACTLY the faucet I would choose if I were to completely replace the vanity, but when I'm done with the makeover it will give me the overall look I'm after.
Our current shower walls are not too bad. I'm going to have to do some repairs like re grouting (more or less the hubby will!) but they are actually not bad, and will work with the makeover:
Not bad, right? Its worth NOT replacing! Re doing a shower in a bathroom remodel can be 1/2 the cost, so Im glad I can get away with not doing it.
We will be buying a more energy saving toilet in white:
And I will definitely be replacing the current light fixture to something like this:
In order to keep it more modern, yet functional for a hubby that shaves and cuts his own hair, I have to keep the same type of tri-fold style mirror we currently have, just no oak frame (thank God!)
To add color and that Wow factor, I want to put up a mosaic back splash behind the vanity..I LOVE this one!
It has all the colors I want to use in the space, as well as gives me some options for accent colors...Red, Green, Grey... The possibilities are endless if you want to change your accent color!
Above the toilet, we currently have a cabinet, but I want to take that down, and put up glass shelves for towels, and display. Something like these:
I think 3 shelves will do :) I get so excited thinking of the things I can display on these!
The Current color of our towels is this khaki color, but I could do red...or both!
Candles will look good, and so will some glass jars for storing things like cotton balls and Q-tips.
The final touch is the shower curtain. As of right now I found this one at Target:
but I'm not completely sold. I know that I need to keep it simple, and modern, so we'll see what I end up with!
Here's all the materials pulled together:
I seriously cannot wait to get started! Stay tuned to see the re-done space in the future!
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