The Big Bathroom Reveal!

Well we finally did it...we're done!

It's been a long 4 weeks renovating 

the bathroom but it was well worth it.

We did it all ourselves

plumbing and wiring

putting in bead board

and crown molding

building a cupboard

caulking and painting 

and putting in new flooring.

Whew!

So...here are some before and after pictures.

The before pictures really don't 

show you how bad the room was.

One of the biggest changes was

putting the bead board on the ceiling.

When we moved in we replaced

the old sink and vanity with one

from Craigslist. It was used

and cheap but it was WAY

better than the old one but when we

got this one home...the sink had cracked

near the top edge. We put up with it 

for nearly 2 years.

Rather than put in a vanity and sink

I decided that I wanted a vintage sink.

We made up for the loss of under sink

space by building in a new cupboard.

The old door-less cupboard above

the toilet held a LOT of

things but we decided that

open shelving would be just fine

to keep the space more open.

I like the open shelves.

Now I need a few new towels!

I hated this wall between the shower 

and the door...it was so ugly.

Hubby cut a door into that wall so he

could get to the plumbing and then

put on some nice trim and beveled 

the edges. I replaced the shower

curtain with one I had bought while

living in our old Victorian home.

It's by Shabby Chic

and I got it cheap

on Ebay ;)

A new coat of paint around the window 

trim made them look like new windows.

I bought the cast iron brackets on Ebay

and picked them up about 25 miles away.

I sprayed them creamy white and then glazed them.

I love that bead board.

Hubby made the cupboard

mostly from wood we already had.

I bought more wicker baskets after these 

pictures were taken. I've been thinking

of spraying then cream then antiquing them

What do you think?

The walls and ceiling are 

Cotton Fluff 

by Behr

It's a very soft white with 

a yellow tint.

We still have to decide

what we're going to do for

the face cloth and hand towel.

Rather than buy a towel bar I just 

got hubby to use a piece of molding.

He cut spots for each towel hook and 

I painted and glazed it.

This old pail was found in the old

building we dismantled.

Someone really liked this pail 

as there was a hole in the bottom

edge that they filled with a nut and bolt.

I should have taken a picture of it.

For now it works perfectly for holding

extra toilet paper and of course magazines 

;-)

This old milk pail was found in the barn

before it burned down.

Now I need to fill these baskets 

and buy a few more and get

the rest of the house back

in order!

So...there you have it.

I hope you enjoyed seeing

what we've been up to.

It was a lot of work...but fun.

And I'm so glad it's finished!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Maura :-)