It's done! I hired my friend Ted (he's a great handyman & carpenter, www.facebook.com/TedTheHandyman) but I just needed to get some little things off the list and was way too busy with my real estate career to finish them. He laughs because I'm so thankful that he hung my mirror but that mirror has been unhung for so long that it just makes me giddy that it's done.
This was before, the sketch and then the finished bathroom!
Oh so pretty!!
I could be happier with how it turned out! I live in a 1920's bungalow in Wares Creek section of Bradenton, Florida. So apparently this room was once a porch. I can tell because when I ripped out about 3" of tile & cement board there was this beautiful pine floor underneath. It was painted in a blue/grey color that they used to paint all porches in this era but the real giveaway was that the planks were a little wider than the interior floor. When I pulled up the tile I had an idea that I wanted to make it look very rustic, reminiscent of an old wood boat. Weathered and all. So I left all nail holes, scratches and dings and sanded only parts of it, leaving the blue/grey color in some areas. Then went back in with a white wash so there's 3 different colors to give it lots of interest and depth. Then poly coated about 10 times. The trick is to go lightly with each coat, sanding lightly in between. Gives it a gorgeous, polished finished. I freaking love it!
The vanity is an old, antique dresser that I modified to accommodate the plumbing underneath. In every house I believe the style is spoken from the house. The house determines how it should look. I have the ability to visualize what the finished product will look like but this project really blew me away with how beautiful, timeless and classic it turned out.
If you have any tips or tricks or comments please let me know! Here's some pics of the demo along the way....
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| Me, wrecking shit |
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I love my tools. This is my least favorite because the little foot thing falls off
every 10 seconds but it does the job |
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| Fixing a piece of pipe that I accidentally cut. |
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| Removed all the old flooring under the shower that was damaged. |
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| It's just ugly. I also added probably a foot and a 1/2 to the shower. |
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The old fiberglass shower pan was leaking for probably a long time.
So it had to be ripped out. |
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| My kids love to get involved! |
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| Because if you're going to do it then do it right and add niches! |
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I had to add a short wall to accommodate the new piece of glass I
got at a bargain price of $35 so why not add a bench too?? |
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| Adding the backsplash |
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| She was fascinated that we used pennies as spacers |
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| Flooring getting done |
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| This is the dresser I just fell in love with! |
