New House, New Bathroom

Okay, so it's really an old house (1983). How 1990 is this? Because that is probably the last time it had been updated. The lovely blue and purple flowered wallpaper is accentuated by gold tone shower doors and fixtures. Not in this picture is the gold metal strip vanity light with those big globe light bulbs, a penant light hanging from a chain, and the heater. And don't even get me started about the popcorn ceiling that I had to scrape. I mean, really? popcorn accoustic in a bathroom???

This is the type of heater that was above the shower/tub

The flushmount light is actually a heater (with a remote!) and the penant light was replaced with a monospot. The wall color was a mistint paint from Lowe's that I am describing as Hot Chocolate ($5!)

I took out the shower doors. I really didn't want to take them out. There was nothing wrong with the doors, other than being gold. In the end the gold proved to be too much and out they came. This is still the old tile, that is a project for later

I installed a new light fixture and framed out the existing mirror. All of the wood was painted a color called Muslin. New faucet for the sink.

Now I would like to talk board and batten. If you have never heard of this, well, now you have. It's similar to beadboard only way easier to do. Some 1x4's and 1x2s is all it took (above the toilet)

I am loving this board and batten treatment on the walls. So easy.

It's so hard to take good bathroom pictures. Here is another picture of the board and batten treatment

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