It began by painting the corner vanity. It was a simple pine corner vanity that I painted with some oops paint from Home Depot. The counter top was a weird blue color and since I have given myself a project budget of under $300 for this space replacing it wasn't an option. I decided to try my hand at painting the counter top with Rust-Oleum paint. I had seen it all over Pinterest and watched tutorials on YouTube. After cleaning and taping it all off here are the results.
I did the same thing I did with the kitchen hardware by painting it with spray paint. Turned out pretty good I think. When we had picked out everything for the flooring we set out to pull baseboards and the toilet. Y'all, what we thought was going to be an easy day of tiling quickly turned into a nightmare! When we took the toilet out we realized that the previous owners had glued the wax seal to the drain pipe as well as screwed it in place. Screwing in place is the correct action to take but it is supposed to be replaceable, because lets be honest, what bath room have you ever heard of to not need work from time to time. So we are having to replace the drain pipe down into the garage. Then while taking the last piece of baseboard off below where the water line connects to the toilet out of the wall, the pressurized water line snapped and there was a hard stream of water shooting into the bathroom and flowing down into the garage. By turning the water off and pulling insulation downstairs we got it all under control and cleaned up. We made an urgent call to the local Home Depot which was set to close in 10 min. Thankfully they stayed open for Dawson to make a quick run and get the parts needed to be able to turn the water back on. Talk about an ordeal. All for the smallest space in the house!! I guess Im sharing this to encourage you that you arent the only one that mishaps happen too!!
Once we got all of the pipes and water lines reconnected and functioning properly we were able to get the backer board in place to start tiling!! Now let me let you in on a secret. Tiling petrifies me. The last time I did it was at our old house for our master bathroom.
I am in love with this tile. Simple, classic, and Im praying that it will stay this way for a long time to come. The shower insert, toilet, and sink basin are all an off white which made the color scheme a little harder. I think the over all look of this space is going to be a great spot for our guests to use and feel at home!
We painted to walls Alabaster from Sherwin Williams, and added a new light fixture as well as a mirror and a few other touches. Still need to replace the hardware on the sink but over all it is so much better then before!! We've stayed pretty close to budget and couldn't be happier with the outcome!
I am waiting on the Mr. to hang a few things for me and then this space will be done!! Yay! On to the next area! The mud room, stay tuned for the progress!!
Brekken
ps. I need to be better about before pictures. Im so anxious to get a project complete I jump in before taking them! Ill be better.
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