We redid the only bathroom in the house a couple of years ago: gutted (including ripping out an ugly dropped ceiling). We insulated, replaced all electrical wiring and heating, we sheetrocked, taped, etc. . We painted the walls and the ceiling. We replaced the sink and faucet, as well as the taps and showerhead in the bath. We tiled the floor and the bath surround, and really, it's been a very functional bathroom for us. We have only one complaint about it.
We don't like it.
The bathtub, which we couldn't remove at the time without ripping out the livingroom ceiling, is circa 1970s blue. The sink and vanity look cheap (they are) and the minerals in our water have made them look even more so. The cabinet we chose for additional storage also looks cheap (it is). The walls are too pink, even though the color we chose (Behr's Blushed Cotton) looked so subtle when we chose it. Must I go on?
Here's the plan, designed to salvage as much of the work we've already put in to keep expenses down:
- we're keeping the tiling on the floor and in the bath, but
- we're replacing the sink, vanity, and cabinetry,
- installing a new countertop, and
- we're repainting the walls.
Before pictures to follow tomorrow.
3 comments:
Blue bathtub, eh? Are you going all blue, then? Or is the tub going to serve as your accent? Pics, please!
I hear you on cheap fixtures bringing down a bathroom. Our vanity is cheap... it was installed by the previous occupants and is perfectly sized and shaped, but cheap. We are trying to make do with it, though... I'm thinking a good coat of espresso paint will "fix" it.
We tried to paint our bathroom a nice muted grey/blue color when we moved in... unfortunately when it got to the walls it changed to NEON PURPLE! We've lived in it ever since, but we want to change.
At least you got the hard and expensive stuff done!
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