The downstairs bath, as odd as it first seemed, was a nice feature. Having a full tub, shower, etc. right there seemed good for a lot of reasons, but it would NOT work as it was. It had sad carpet (ew), floral wallpaper, and a soffit over the tub, making it Closter phobic in there!
Not to mention the tub was only a 5 footer (believe it or not) which made it tough to get both girls in there, or a normal grown adult for that time.
We didn't include it in our normal plan, we were just going to rip out the carpeting and do it along the way, but once we got started, we saw it would be so much easier to just do it now, so we did.
Just like much else, had to take it down to the studs--in this case to allow for a new longer tub, vs. the smaller one that was in there (and removing the soffit). All that stayed were the tiny built in little locker style closets.
The contractor, Gary, was up in the access panel running electric when he noticed there was actually a 2nd ceiling--and that we could take out another foot if we wanted, but they were too far along, so we passed.
Gross.
Stripping that wallpaper was bad. They hadn't prepped the walls, so between that and the paper being cheap and just the whole space in general, all of the walls had to be skim coated.
We weren't going for granite and a steam shower, but it's clean and nice and the girls quite like it. The tile has a linen finish in a running bond pattern. The full shower/bath gives us the option to have one girl in each bath--which we appreciate now and I'm sure they will in just a few short years.
We reused our art and rescued this sweet ladder from a local shop that was closing--it fits perfectly!
We kept the vanity, just cleaned it up and gave it a new Fawcett. The walls are a very soft greenish grey that Melissa tells me is very close to the color Restoration Hardware uses--I'll have to go check that out.
We did put in a new med cabinet and sconces just to make it easier. The old openings were quite small and it was easier to reframe and run the electric while it was torn up.
This bath gets used a LOT like I said--so I'm glad we have it and even more glad that we updated it now instead of waiting!
Not to mention the tub was only a 5 footer (believe it or not) which made it tough to get both girls in there, or a normal grown adult for that time.
We didn't include it in our normal plan, we were just going to rip out the carpeting and do it along the way, but once we got started, we saw it would be so much easier to just do it now, so we did.
Just like much else, had to take it down to the studs--in this case to allow for a new longer tub, vs. the smaller one that was in there (and removing the soffit). All that stayed were the tiny built in little locker style closets.
The contractor, Gary, was up in the access panel running electric when he noticed there was actually a 2nd ceiling--and that we could take out another foot if we wanted, but they were too far along, so we passed.
Gross.
Stripping that wallpaper was bad. They hadn't prepped the walls, so between that and the paper being cheap and just the whole space in general, all of the walls had to be skim coated.
We weren't going for granite and a steam shower, but it's clean and nice and the girls quite like it. The tile has a linen finish in a running bond pattern. The full shower/bath gives us the option to have one girl in each bath--which we appreciate now and I'm sure they will in just a few short years.
We reused our art and rescued this sweet ladder from a local shop that was closing--it fits perfectly!
We kept the vanity, just cleaned it up and gave it a new Fawcett. The walls are a very soft greenish grey that Melissa tells me is very close to the color Restoration Hardware uses--I'll have to go check that out.
We did put in a new med cabinet and sconces just to make it easier. The old openings were quite small and it was easier to reframe and run the electric while it was torn up.
This bath gets used a LOT like I said--so I'm glad we have it and even more glad that we updated it now instead of waiting!
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