Mission Accomplished! A Bathroom Renovation Story

The bathroom renovation is complete! 

Well, 99% complete.  The only thing left to do is to install the shower enclosure (the ring that the shower curtain hangs from, which attaches to the ceiling and shower).

Unfortunately, when I ordered it, I ordered a 60” enclosure—because the tub is 5’, I thought this was the right size.  I was wrong.  Signature Hardware was great in helping me exchange it for the 54”, which should be arriving in the next week or two.

  

I love how the french country table I found at Scott’s turned out as the base for the sink.  Mr. Man cut a U in the drawer to fit around the plumbing underneath (I still need to stain the wood).  It looks great! 

 

And the faucet?  Totally worth the splurge.  

I love the vintage look with the bead board and custom-made shelf. 

And, last but certainly not least, the pocket door!  Before the door opened out into the hallway, taking up the entire space.  We had to reduce the width of the door frame, which meant redoing the drywall in the central hallway; you can see that we still have to get the chair rail put in, but I’ve been unable to find a piece that matches the chair railing we currently have.  

So, to review...

 Before: Old scary shower...

After: refinished claw-foot tub/shower; the bathroom feels so much bigger without the wall and awful brass framed shower door.

Before: old ugly console sink with brass hardware and awful lighting fixture... 

After: new vintage table sink, custom-made mirror, and beautiful vintage lighting.

Before: who could forget the old, gaudy wallpaper?!?...
  

After: new bead board and paint, as well as new dual flush toilet.  

What’s next?  Mr. Man wants to build the built-in bookcases we’ve always wanted in the study.  Stay tuned...