Once you purchase a home that you simply plan to renovate, there’s at all times one room that you simply categorize because the “worst” room in the home.
Whereas our present Nineteen Sixties-era house is FULL of bizarre choices and quirky spots all through, the primary (and solely) rest room on the primary flooring of the house was only a lot to soak up.
Initially, the partitions have been some form of inexperienced glass tile that was stuccoed over many years in the past (!!!) and painted purple.
There was glass block in all places, the ceiling was half inexperienced glass tile and half pink glass tile, and the ground was gray wood-look tile that was one of many worst set up jobs we’ve ever seen.
The grout traces ranged from 1/4″ large to as much as 2″ large in spots and you may stub your toe on the unevenness) and the bathe was made of 4 totally different white tiles.
There was a full-on Broadway-style make-up desk with uncovered gentle bulbs flanking either side, and the one gentle for the room was a outdated vainness gentle connected to a board.
It loosely held on the wall like an image body over the sink with wires in all places. Oh, and there was only a massive gap within the wall the place an outdated drugs cupboard was once, so they simply hung a mirror as much as cowl it. It was lots.
Toilet makeovers are costly, and this one wanted all the things and extra completed to be able to do it proper, so I wasn’t positive if we’d ever get round to doing this house anytime quickly after shifting in.
The primary 12 months, we targeted on the remainder of the upstairs, however as we neared the tip of that main overhaul, it grew to become obvious that the upstairs was trying so good now that we actually wanted to do the toilet to ensure that it to match the remainder of the home.
Since this intestine job was approach past my DIY abilities, we used our contractor to get it completed this winter and the result’s merely superb.
In all probability one of the best choice I made within the reno was to maneuver the placement of the tiny sink cupboard to the broader alcove on the best facet of the room in order that we may put in an arrogance and countertop that spanned the entire width of the alcove.
The earlier sink was in the way in which of attending to the bathroom and the “countertop house” wasn’t large sufficient to maintain my curling iron from falling off continuously. It additionally didn’t assist the one outlet within the house was on the other facet of the room, haha.
Now we’ve got a a lot greater countertop space (it feels big!) and I obtained a white quartz countertop to carry as much as the site visitors of the primary rest room in the home.
Oh, and there are two shops above the vainness now, so I can really get shut sufficient to the mirror to see and curl my hair, haha. That gold faucet is admittedly fairly, and I really feel like single deal with taps are simpler for youths to make use of as properly.
There was virtually zero storage within the outdated rest room (earlier homeowners appeared to all put an enormous cupboard within the room simply to have a spot to place issues), so it’s superb to have this vainness (related right here) with all of the drawers as properly (they slide out underneath the sink for taller gadgets).
I switched out the pulls on the vainness for these that have been a brighter gold with rounded edges to match the opposite finishings higher, and they’re so fairly. I additionally added this cleaning soap dispenser and toothbrush holder which are rounded to proceed the curve really feel right here and there.
The sunshine within the rest room can be very one-directional since all of the home windows are on one wall, so I used these ’70s really feel globe lights to flank the mirror and selected a mirror that additionally has its personal built-in ring gentle (related right here) to evenly gentle the face for make-up software, and many others.
I additionally love that the mirror gentle dims to a tender glow, and we use that as our rest room nightlight so we and our kiddo can see in the midst of the evening.
Whereas I did have a little bit of a tender spot for the classic pink tub that was within the outdated rest room, it wasn’t in one of the best of form shut up. However I made positive to maintain some pink with these attractive glass tiles by Fireclay within the Rosy Finch Gloss.
I really like that they’re undoubtedly pink however nonetheless type of really feel like a impartial as properly, and the stacked bond sample and measurement makes it really feel very fashionable and contemporary. Lola was so unhappy to do away with the pink tub, however I saved telling her she was getting a pink bathe, so she was OK with that.
There’s one thing about glass tile in a bathe that feels so luxurious, and I like it.
The pink additionally seems so fairly with the gold bathe package that I picked out, and it’s simply such a contented combo to take a look at whereas we bathe or bathe. Talking of bathing, switching out the outdated tub with this clean-line magnificence was additionally an amazing choice.
It’s an incredible soaking tub for baths and the perimeters are lots larger so Lola can splash round much more, and little or no comes over the perimeters of the bathtub now versus the tsunami we had earlier than at each bathtub.
To match the gold bathe package, I obtained this bathe rod and I really like this checkerboard curtain that provides a classy sample to the house.
I knew I needed the rose tile for the bathe, however I wasn’t positive what to do with the flooring for a very long time. I do love a clear look of white on white on white (sue me, however I do), so I needed to do one thing brilliant, however with a bit of twist.
I settled on this lovely Fireclay tile in Calcite and determined to have it specified by a herringbone sample. I really feel just like the herringbone was a bit of nod to my love of all issues Parisian, however because it has white grout as properly, it’s not loopy and doesn’t compete an excessive amount of with the pink and white sample that the bathe creates.
We additionally determined so as to add a heated flooring system underneath the tile which wasn’t that rather more because it’s a relatively small house. Price. Each. Penny.
My husband has already fallen asleep on the ground and the cats go in there to put on the pre-warmed bathmat at evening (related type right here). I like that the arch within the rug mirrors the customized trim I added to the doorways upstairs as properly.
My brother was the one which launched us to this fancy rest room that he put in when he redid his personal rest room himself, and whereas it feels a bit of nuts to geek out a few rest room, let me first inform you that it has programmable bidet settings (with adjustable temperature heat), a dryer for post-bidet classes (with adjustable heat), automated flush, and a heated seat.
It really wants its personal outlet because it runs on electrical energy (we nonetheless have a “common” basement rest room in case the facility is ever out, if you happen to have been questioning), nevertheless it’s a fairly superb rest room total.
It’s arduous to discover a “fairly” rest room brush, however I discovered this one to finish the set. There’s not quite a lot of house within the space, however this slim trash can matches completely.
I additionally requested my contractor so as to add a cupboard above the bathroom so we may have extra treasured space for storing. It seems like that space was once a laundry chute, however now it’s type of above the basement bathe, so we closed it off and made it storage as an alternative.
My husband grew up with a laundry chute although, and he swears it’s one of the best factor ever and we have to discover a approach so as to add one other one …
The earlier rest room didn’t have any towel racks for the reason that stucco/glass tile mixture was so arduous to mount something to, however I selected this towel rack, hand towel holder, and bathroom paper holder to match the look and added this Matisse print above the towel rack to go with it.
So as to add some colour for the primary artwork within the room, I hung this print by certainly one of my favourite artists that we had in our final residence.
I additionally needed a shelf to maintain my most used Leahlani skincare gadgets out since I take advantage of them a number of instances a day (and they’re fairly sufficient to maintain out too). I additionally obtained this gold floating shelf to carry them and added some greenery and these tremendous cute matches from our pal Sarah’s store (she was once the A Stunning Mess photographer again within the day!).
Gold {Hardware} / Towel Holder / Woman Print / Gold Shelf / Rest room / Gold Bathe Equipment / Cleaning soap Dispenser / Lit Mirror / Bathtub / Gold Faucet / Globe Sconce / Matisse Print
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I can’t inform you how a lot we love the brand new rest room and the way it’s SO way more useful than it was earlier than. Taking a soak within the tub for the primary time when it was all completed felt like I used to be at a spa and it was simply magical.
Sometime, I’ll do one thing a bit of extra colourful or add some sample to the partitions, however for now I’m simply having fun with all of it trying so contemporary and brilliant. What’s your favourite half? xo. Laura
