Our Bathroom In The Raw

I love the 'bones' of this little bathroom.

It's that time of year when we're stuck in the house

and if you are anything like me...

you start dreaming.

Too much 

time inside

means I start feeling the need

to change...spruce up...get things done 

that have been put off. 

Now that doesn't mean that I'm always

successful at getting these projects moving...

after all most of the projects here in our little farm

cottage need hubby's strong arms and 

elbow grease.

And goodness knows the poor man

has his hands full outside just trying to clean up what

past owners have left behind.

The flooring is in bad shape, the ceiling and walls need lots of work

and how do you like the lighting fixture!

Our bathroom is one of the projects we've been 

putting off. We only have one bathroom

so if we wanted to do a major 

renovation we'd have

to REALLY 

commit to get 

it done pretty quickly...and spend LOTS of money.

So...I'm starting to realize that the saying

'if it's not broke..don't fix it'

is a good way of looking at things.

I love the two windows

The tub works...it just doesn't look so good and because

of the size of the bathroom door (which is VERY narrow) it means we'll just make do with it.

It's from the 40's and is cast iron so maybe one day we could have it re-glazed.

There was just a light bulb where the light/heater/fan is now and there were doors on that cupboard above the toilet. You couldn't open the one door all the way! This will be left up but painted inside and out and details added.

The sink and counter top is junk and MUST be replaced.

The vanity is 'ok' and with a bit of paint and maybe replacing the doors with a curtain... could work...IF we could find a top to fit it. I've looked online but haven't found anything that size yet.

This wall at the end of the tub needs a door put in to get to the plumbing then the boards will need to be caulked primed and painted. It looks pretty bad doesn't it but that's how it was when we bought the farm a year and a half ago.

If you've been following me for a while you'll remember that I found a beautiful antique oak dresser that

I bought specifically to use for our bathroom vanity.

Well after a great deal of thought I realized 

that the dresser was just too nice to cut a hole in it

so it was back to the drawing board.

The sink is cracked so the counter top and sink will have to be replaced but I'm having a hard time finding a top to fit on this vanity. This is where a trip to the Flea Market may come in handy ;)

Being the wonderful man my hubby is...he agree's

that we should do a bit of sprucing up in there this winter.

So...it looks like there will be a trip to Lowe's

and Home Depot and the fabric shop and

the Flea Market this month.

WOOHOO!

So...now I'm back to looking at pictures of pretty

cottage bathrooms for inspiration...poor me ;)

I'll be posting some of my favorite rooms soon and in the meantime ....if any of you have any suggestions or ideas for this room...I would LOVE to see what you have to say.

Do you have a winter project planned this year?

Enjoy your day!
Maura :)