WordFUL Wednesday-Remodeling…Before and After

We are FINALLY done with our master bathroom remodel!!!!!  It took WAY LONGER and cost WAY MORE than we ever realized that it would but looking back…it is so worth it!  Not only do we now have a fabulous spa-like master bath retreat, we also will soon have a laundry area on the second floor where most of the laundry comes from!! No more running up and down the stairs with baskets full of clean and dirty clothing all week.  With seven people in this family, I do lots of laundry!!

Without further ado, here are the before and after shots:

It wasn’t bad before but it was in need of a facelift!  We opened up the wall between the shower and the toilet to add another 2 feet to the new shower.  The old tile was only in this small area…the rest of the bathroom was carpeted!!  Gross!

I sure don’t miss this lovely decorative band of burgundy tile in the shower!!!

We added a bench to the shower and around the corner where you can’t see it, we put in shelves to hold all the shower items.

Gone are the “popcorn” textured ceilings!

The existing tub was in great shape so we just updated the tile around it.

The finished product!!

The tiles are a rich, warm tan color…not the yellow color that they appear with this lighting.  Our contractor did an amazing meticulous job with all this tile.  Do you see how many types of tile we chose for the shower alone?  I’m sure it was a nightmare for him but it turned out so beautifully!

We took the tile all the way to the ceiling and added a light to this area.

The carpet is gone and in it’s place, this beautiful travertine flooring.    He also used it around the tub.

The door to the closet wasn’t in yet.  The new laundry area is on the other side of this wall that the tub is on.(in the photo above)

For now, we kept the same lighting but replaced the big ugly 3 foot by 6 foot mirror with these two framed mirrors.   They were such a bargain at a discount store for only $29 each!  I think they make some of the biggest impact in the room!!  Notice the smooth white ceilings too.

The mustard-colored walls were replaced with a warm neutral tan color.  What was I thinking when I chose that yellow color for the walls??!!

Looking back, all the inconvenience for the past two months was all worth it.  If we could do it over again, we would have gone alot cheaper on the tile.  That was the largest expense and I know we could have found less expensive yet equally beautiful tile at another store.  Live and learn…so much for our winter vacation!!!

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