Bathroom Floating Shelves

I've always wanted house with 10ft ceilings and I finally have one. Now all I can think about is all the wasted space I see. Take this area of the master bathroom:

Sorry, I always remember to take pictures AFTER I start the project

So what to do with this space? I did some research and decided on floating shelves. Here's how it turned out.

Ahh. No more wasted space. I got the idea and tutorial from desertdomicile

Bathroom Makeover

It all started with the plumbing. When I went to take the pipes off of the original sink, they disintegrated. I replaced the drain pipes, both water shut off valves, and supply lines. I covered the whole thing with some bead board (below)

My beautiful plumbing job and under sink organizer!!!

Here is the tile I had to work with. It's the original 1950's tile. The grout is in horrible condition.

There was a window that looks out into the garage (it was originally the carport).

Single bulb light fixture and framed medicine cabinet. Glass shelving provided the only storage because the vanity was damaged

Cheap wood tone doors throughout the house

View of bathroom from hallway. The yellow to the right is the color the kitchen is painted (what were they thinking???)

AFTER PICS!!! WOOHOOO

The doors were primed and painted ultra white.

New drywall installed over window to create this decorative area.

New light fixture and beveled medicine cabinet. Sorry for the dim picture

New hallway view of the bathroom.

Another hallway view