We will be gutting the kitchen and enlarging it.
These stairs will look much better when they are done in hardwood with a carpet runner. No offense shag carpet that raps around the treads, skirt board and everywhere else.
So we’re still in phase one if the remodel which is moving a couple walls, cutting a pass through in a wall, adding can and art lights, and painting. Next phase…hard wood floors and a new kitchen….hopefully soon.
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If you haven’t noticed already, I’m a big fan of turn-of-the-century style bathrooms. This bathroom is my 2nd attempt at this type of bathroom with a less than $5,000 budget. I like this paint color a lot more than the green we put in our bathroom. This color is Silver Sage from Restoration Hardware.
The bathroom started out as a standard master bath built in the 90′s. It was small, had a worn out looking shower surround, linoleum, and a insignificant vanity.
Initially, the homeowners wanted to put a tub in here. After marking it all out there just wasn’t enough room to make it work comfortably. We kept the same layout but switched the vanity with the toilet, that way the vanity was on the side with more room. We also put in a bigger shower base and tiled the walls and floor. Lighting was key for this bathroom. The sconces add prestige and highlights the vanity space. The can light in the shower brightens up the space as it reflects off the white subway tile. These seemingly insignificant changes to the lighting is what really makes this bathroom seem larger and much more luxurious. We reused the original mirror. Almost any glass shop can cut holes in it for mounting sconces. Adding the sconces and holding the mirror off the wall a couple inches added some needed interest.
The homeowner picked out the vanity from Costco. I think it was a good find, especially since they sold out in a couple weeks and there are none left in Utah. I was a little worried about it being a more antiqued piece with all the bright white tile and trim, but I think it works because it stands out more as a piece of furniture.
And if you’re interested on what kind of price tag comes with a bathroom remodel like this (even with it’s narley rough plumbing work) it is only around $5,000. If you only have so much to spend, you don’t have to compromise style. For example, I found the vanity at Lowes for $200 and it included the sink and counter-top.
We recently remodeled this bathroom for some great friends of ours. They had problems with their shower pan leaking and ruining their wood floor and causing other internal damage, not to mention mold to growing.
So one thing led to another, as it usually does, and we were tearing it all out and starting over. Just for the record, I really wasn’t pushing for tearing it all out. We had some cheaper alternatives, but the homeowners saw it as an opportunity to change it up.
This bathroom’s unique blend of traditional and modern turned out awesome. We combined the natural elements of travertine stone, traditional cabinetry, and modern tiles and fixtures.
I’m a little behind on my posts but I thought I’d finally post the final pictures of this exterior remodel we did several months again. Be sure to check out the before pictures if you haven’t already.
