I was waiting to do a bathroom before and after until we had put up the rest of the hardware and organized the space, but then I figured why wait for it to be perfect? That’s not the reality of a renovation. There’s always more to do. So don’t mind that our hand towel is currently hanging from a Command hook, and moments before I snapped this photo the toilet paper was sitting on the window ledge and our bath towels were hanging over the shower rod. We will eventually install the hooks and holders, organize the open shelves behind the door and replace the window hardware to match the rest of the finishes, but that’s not stopping us from enjoying the space now!
Like the kitchen, we completely gutted the bathroom and essentially started from scratch. The original bathroom was dated and cramped, with an unnecessarily low ceiling drop above the shower and a deep vanity that made the already narrow room feel even smaller. Ideally, we would have made the room bigger but we would have lost closet space, so we left the footprint as is.
The goal with the bathroom design (shared in a previous post) was to modernize and visually open the space, while honoring the period of the home. The marble hex floor is a more classic rendition of the large black hex we have in the kitchen (we actually knew we wanted hex tiles in the bathroom before deciding on the kitchen, and it’s nice that they compliment each other without being matchy). The brushed nickel finishes are timeless, while the blue vanity adds a modern twist. The quartz countertop and the subway tiles are the same as in the kitchen, which also helps tie the two spaces together, but we went with a lighter grout to keep it bright.
It’s still not the largest space, but by lifting the ceiling, getting a narrower vanity, and brightening the floors and walls, it feels so much bigger.
We’ve been asked about the stained glass window. We did take it out because it wasn’t going to go with the design, but we saved it and will figure out something to do with it to preserve a piece of the house’s history!
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Vanity
Faucet
Medicine Cabinet
Sconces
Shower Curtain
Floor tile
Countertop