BATHROOM RENO REVEAL

The kids' bathroom was next on the renovation list.  Again, my dear friend Monica, @monicagarrettinteriors, came through for me.  I knew I wanted a double sink, but was pretty much open to any style or color.  I seem to be in a navy blue phase, so this navy vanity was the starting off point.  It pretty much directed all the other choices.  Just like my kitchen reno, I went with brushed gold hardware and fixtures.

NAVY DOUBLE SINK VANITY

I initially was going to go with navy subway tile then decided that a gray would be more neutral.  You know how I'm always changing things.  It was a safer choice.  I can't believe I made a safe choice, but I did.  It's a good contrast to the navy and repeats the gray in the limestone floor tiles.  I'm so happy with the herringbone pattern.  The geometric fabric I used for my shower curtain was already in my fabric hoard.  It was a very easy sewing project.  I have a second rod behind the curtain rod.  It supports a removable and washable waterproof liner.   

SHOWER/TUB WITH HERRINGBONE PATTERN

The niche is perfect for soaps and shampoo.  The "soap dish" is a gold leopard print trinket tray.

SHOWER NICHE

The chinoiserie mirrors are vintage with a story.  I was having a very hard time finding mirrors to fit the space.  There's a slope in the roof that creates a weird shape, so my choices were limited.  I was ready to give up when my cousin, out of the blue, asked me if I'd like to have a mirror that she thought looked like something I'd like.  I said I'd love to have it.  Then I had to ask my daughter to give me back the chinoiserie mirror she had.  You see it was the exact match to the one my cousin was offering.  I couldn't believe they matched and that they fit the space.  I thought about buying a lottery ticket that day.  I did have to paint them since one was brown and the other white, but that was ok with me.

BEST CHOICE EVER:  DEEP CURVED QUARTZ BACK SPLASH.

VINTAGE CHINOISERIE MIRRORS AND EXTRA HIGH CURVED SPLASH

I accessorized the quartz counter top with some items from the store.

ACCESSORIZED QUARTZ COUNTER TOP

The chinoiserie elephant left its spot beside the bar cart in the sun room and joined my brass MCM planter in the bathroom.  That planter is the perfect waste basket.

CHINOISERIE ELEPHANT AND BRASS PLANTER/WASTE BASKET

I just love it when everything comes together.

SOURCES:  

VANITY, TILE, QUARTZ COUNTER, HARDWARE, FIXTURES AND DESIGN SERVICES  available @monicagarrettinteriors.

MIRRORS, CHINOISERIE ELEPHANT, PLANTER ARE ALL VINTAGE

FABRIC FROM FABRIC.COM  (No longer available.)

Now comes the cringe part.  Yes, the 1970's called and I gave them back their bathroom.

I took these the night before the demolition was to begin.  That's why all the kid clutter, shower curtain, and hardware are missing.

BEFORE VANITY

BEFORE TUB AND "SHOWER"

MY DAUGHTER'S BATHROOM RENO--THE BEFORE

If you've been following along, you know that a few years ago my daughter purchased a 1950's fixer upper.  She's been slowly renovating and in the middle of all that she got married last July.  She and her new husband decided that the next item on the reno list was the upstairs bathroom.  I'm sharing the BEFORE today.

I debated about how to write this.  I considered combining the before and after into one post.  After going back and forth about the best way to share this, I decided that I'd do the BEFORE  and post the AFTER as a separate post.  So brace yourselves.  This isn't pretty, but the result (you'll have to check back for that) is oh so very gorgeous.

This is how it looked peeking in from the hallway.

LOOKING IN FROM THE HALL

The mirrored medicine chest, the light, the sink, toilet, and all the tile were removed.  

We basically gutted the whole room.

There was a "shelf" under the window.  We wanted to remove it to gain some added floor space.  Unfortunately it held some duct work, so it had to stay.

SHELF UNDER WINDOW WITH DUCT WORK

The floor was in good shape. 

 We removed it too though because we were going with a different color combination.

 TILE FLOOR

The tile in the shower/tub area was damaged.   Since there was another bathroom with a bathtub, we decided to remove the bathtub and replace it with a walk-in shower.  To make the shower larger, we bumped out the room a few feet into the adjacent bedroom.  We were very happy with the decision.  

TILE IN TUB/SHOWER SURROUND

DAMAGED TILE

MORE DAMAGE

This was a true fixer upper.  Don't forget to check back for the transformation.

If you'd like to see how we updated her dining area go here.

She's already replaced windows, painted the house inside and out, added window treatments, new lighting, removed walls, added a new kitchen floor and painted her kitchen cabinets. 

 Stay tuned for those posts too.