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We took a mini-vacation from Friday-Monday on the beaches in Michigan. It was great and now we are extending that break to include a ‘vacation at home week.’ This is no ordinary vacation…the projects have already started. There is concrete setting up in a mold as I type to complete our fireplace mantel, and Dave is building a form for our concrete bathroom sink experiment. So stay tuned for some neat pics coming in the next day or two!!
Filthy to Fabulous-Masterbath Transformation
Posted: July 30, 2010 in Bathrooms, UncategorizedTags: Bathroom renovation, double vanity, tile, vessel sinks
The master bathroom is not really complete (missing trim and haven’t painted the doors/window yet). Since I shared the DIY mirror the other day, I thought you might like to see the terrible before pictures as well. This was a complete gut job. Check it out:
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- BEFORE-single sink and full mirror with shelf
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- New view-double vanity! WooHoo!
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- BEFORE – view from doorway
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- NOW-new door entrance
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- BEFORE-Yuck!
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- NEW clean shower + jetted/heated tub
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- New Floor & Shower tile
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- Moved the door and Voila! a new nook
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- NEW linen closet
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Any suggestions on what to put on those naked walls and nooks? Maybe a built-in bench/storage piece for the nook and floating shelves above the toilet? Help! Please share…
From tiny 1/2 bath to tiny whole bath
Posted: July 28, 2010 in Bathrooms, UncategorizedTags: Bathroom renovation, small bathroom, tile shower
We only had a master bathroom and a half bath BEFORE…so it was a must for us to add a shower on to the tiny 4ft x5f half bathroom. Otherwise it would be a little weird to make guests or grown kids go into our bedroom to shower. Obviously with a bathroom that small it took some thinking and space planning in order to squeeze in a shower. So I got out the graph paper and came up with a plan. We moved a few walls around (okay, our contractor took care of this one!) and switched the door to the side of the bathroom and…Voila! HELLO Shower!
Here is a picture looking into the tiny bathroom BEFORE the remodel (obviously). Terrible everything in my opinion (well, i do like the circular window). The only item we salvaged was the pedestal sink and that is just temporary until we build a vanity and pour a concrete sink/top. And I would LOVE to DIY a stained glass window at some point.
BEFORE
And now the CURRENT (everything is always evolving so I’m not sure I will ever be able to use the word ‘after’):
Current view (standing in shower/old doorway)
New shower
Shower Niche/tile detail
Floor tile detail (in bathroom and front entry)
Front Entry way Before and ‘After’
Entryway BEFORE (ignore the inspector and his crazy hat!)
NEW entryway flooring & closet doors
So there it is! What do you think? Still needs some kind of picture or floating shelves above the toilet. Any suggestions??
We are taking a few risks and having fun with our first house! With NO previous experience with construction, woodworking etc… we are taking on concrete countertops, a concrete cobblestone paver patio, and building all kinds of furniture. Follow along and learn from our mistakes 🙂
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