Where the water is

Every home improvement show I have ever seen says that if you want the best return for your investment; put your money where the water is. The kitchen and bathroom. Kitchens and bathrooms sell houses.

I rarely share pictures of my own house on here. My house is full of unfinished projects. Even the one I am about to share is still currently unfinished. Our bathroom was by far THE WORST room in the house when we moved in. It was a cut up space, with 3 little interconnected rooms, one which contained only a bathtub. It was a throwback to the 70's, harvest gold and peasoup green, with flowered wallpaper. UGLY. Need I say more? Ok, I'll let you see...

It was gross...

We (Bruce) chipped all the mini mosiaic tile...

Tore down some walls...

Dylan helped too

Installed a stand alone shower...

Cut a hole in our house to get the tub in...

Bathrooms should have lots of natural light right?

Framed the wall back in...

Installed a new window...

Painted the walls, tiled the floor (and it's heated, no more cold toes)

{Yes, that's a toilet in my tub}

Installed a new vanity...

New Washer and Dryer too!

Did some tiling and trim...

That harlequin pattern caught my eye at the Home Depot, it looked great there, in my own house I am not so sure...

Some new lighting fixtures, a mirror and medicine cabinet...

It was a LONG process, and of course there are things I would do differently now, but I have to say this is my favorite room in the house. Now if only it always looked that clean!

Eventually I plan on putting a folding counter over the washer and dryer, I hope to convince Bruce that it needs to be done in marble to match the rest of the bathroom.