You’re Committed Now!! {The Bathroom Project Begins}
I’ve been pondering a makeover for our main bathroom for a long, long time. I was ready to dive right in.
However, as I plotted and planned, I realized a “little” makeover here was going to require much more than just a can of paint and some fun fabric. Ideas that seemed so simple at first, would end up leading to some major snag! So, now ~ almost 2 years later ~ it’s still identical to what it was then.
But (hallelujah!)…we now have a plan.
It starts right here:
One of my main goals in this bathroom spiff up is to do something about those awful tiles. The 70s retro look isn’t what I have in mind. In order to do something about that, I first had to remove all that caulking by the tub. See it there?
It’s kinda hard to miss. In some places, it’s about 1 inch thick. As soon as I started cutting it out, I realized it was our bathroom makeover “point of no return”.
I’m committed now…
The plan is to start with this wall with the tub:
and then move on to the rest of the teeny tiny room.
I have big ideas…;)
It’s good to have that kind of time to think and plan. We had to renovate our bathroom 6 mos. after we moved into our 1930’s house. There was water “raining” into our basement every time someone showered. I quickly arranged for the renovation and just did the same kind of bathroom that I had done in our previous home. Except I had a porcelain pedestal tub re glazed off site. We finished the bathroom with bead board wainscotting,which I did in a natural wood finish. The tub took 3 men to put in place. 6 mos. after the reno, I wished I would’ve done a vintage style tile instead of the wainscotting. But I can’t even begin to think of the work that would entail. And painting the wood white would be a challenge with the fixtures so close to the wall.
Looking forward to postings as you complete this project!
Yes, it looks like there’s no turning back! My mom had a similar dated look and she ended up going over everything with bath fitter. Sometimes it’s opening a can of worms, as you know. Can’t wait to see what you do!
You go girl! I can’t wait until you finish it. And there’s no stopping you now!
Happy day to you friend!
karianne
PS I love your blog. 🙂