 |
Tom and I bought our house several years ago with grand plans for many renovations. Life happens, of course and just when we had put some money away for home improvements something would come up. A broken water main, roof repair, new air ducts… you name it, we needed it. All of these repairs were things that took priority, and rightfully so.
Today I am happy to tell you that we have jumped into the home renovation lifestyle and are FINALLY starting our bathroom redo! YAY!!! This is the worst room in the house, by far. Thankfully it’s also the smallest room in the house. A good place to start! Here is the before…
It’s tiny, right? So tiny! Tom started taking things down before I thought to get a pic, so the medicine cabinet and shower curtain had already been removed, but you get the idea. Gross. Gross. Again I say, gross. I forgot to point out the incredibly lovely tile design, never mind the holes and cracks.
Small bathrooms can be really tough to design, but we did a lot of looking online and found some design inspiration that we really liked. Here are a few of the bathrooms that I liked…
 |
| source This painted bead board is really pretty. I love the light fixture too!
|
 |
| source |
 |
| source |
All of these ideas are great, but we were looking for something that looked like it would work in our size and shape of bathroom. The other day Tom texted me and said that he had found our bathroom. When I saw it I had to agree. It is perfect for our space and I love everything about it!
 |
| source |
The dimensions are a little bit different, but the layout is exactly the same as our bathroom. What do I love about this bathroom? Where do I start?
- The penny tile design on the floor is simple and adorable without being too busy.
- The walk in shower is something that I have always wished we could do, but I thought our bathroom would be too small. Guess what? It’s not! YAY!
- I love the subway tile!
- The curved lines on the front half-wall of the shower echo the curved line at the ceiling. LOVE.
- The tilted mirror is awesome.
- The interior of the shower will not be marble, probably more subway tile.
- We may extend the half-wall up by a little bit for a tiny bit more privacy.
- Our bathroom door is actually to the left. We have wall space on the right side of the door wall where we would like to put in recessed shelving in lieu of a medicine cabinet, that way we can have a mirror like this one.
- We would like a sink like this…
Jenny Yarbrough
Latest posts by Jenny Yarbrough (see all)
- Sewing with the Doodles Fabric Collection. - May 21, 2013
- Presto Bingo Shapes Review and Giveaway! - May 13, 2013
- Craftsy Mother’s Day Weekend Sale! - May 11, 2013
|
Welcome to The Southern Institute, an inspiring, creative community. My wish for your visits here is that you leave feeling inspired and encouraged to be your most creative self. I hope you find something here that lifts your spirits! Make sure you follow along in a reader or by RSS and join our community by signing up for The Southern Institute newsletter. Thanks so much for visiting!
We did a bath renovation on our first house when we were very young. It was an older house and had one tiny bathroom. You could sit on the toilet and brush your teeth. It was a nightmare. My dad was very handy and remodeled our entire house during my childhood so I naively assumed all men were handy. Not my husband. He forgot to turn off the water when he was breaking the tile and the sink fell off the wall-flooding the bathroom. The project took twice as long as we predicted because of plumbing issues that can only be found in old homes. With only one bathroom in the house we had to stay with family to be able to shower and we had to make frequent potty runs while working. Our current bath needs remodeled but I’m saving for a professional this time.
Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
I love you ideas. I too had the bathroom from hell, with the awful window in the tub.. My walls were lined with pink fleshy colored tile. It was pretty bad! But I tackled the whole thing step by step and got quite a bit of bang for my buck!
I can’t wait to see what you pick and how yours comes out!
Thanks for sharing your reno ideas. I can’t wait to see what comes out of it, but I do have to share a thought you probably don’t want to hear… the sink you like reminds me of an old person’s walker. Sorry! Really, but I felt compelled to say something so that you don’t end up spending gobs of money on a sink and decide that brings something to the look of the room you don’t like down the road. Ok, sorry for opening my big fat mouth, as long as you like it, that’s all that matters.