Our bathroom was in a pretty sad state - we decided this winter that it was finally time to do something about it. We found a great contractor through a co-worker and that sealed the deal. We probably could have tackled the renovation ourselves, but with both of us working full-time, it probably would have taken way more time than necessary. As it turned out, the contractor had it done in 5 days! Not too shabby.
I did a bit of the demo work because it is fun and satisfying to rip out the old stuff. You also don't need any special skills - just can just wreck stuff! And wrecking stuff is one of my specialties! lol
Here is a close-up of the first tile that I removed:
The vanity before. Notice Richard in the mirror giving the room a "thumbs down"? Also, all of the light bulbs started burning out the week before we started the demo. I figure it was a sign... :-)
The very snazzy 1970's shower. The contractor demo'd the shower and found "1972" written on the wall. Yikes! 39 years old. Good riddance old shower!
Annnnddd - the new vanity!
Snazzy mosaic tile backsplash (it has a couple of shades of blue and grey in it, but looks dark from this angle) and a modern faucet that actually works!
A tiled floor and a toilet that doesn't use half of the Earth's water supply in a single flush!
And the shower - I love the shower. The same mosaic tile as the backsplash runs in a strip along the wall. This is a small bathroom - about 12x12 max, so we just fit stuff back in the same dimensions as the original.
And my two little assistants - Charlie on the left and Roxie on the right. They love the bathroom window - it faces east and there is a lot of sun today, so they were watching the birds and basking in the sun.
