About 1 month after we bought our 1911 dream home, the kitchen ceiling caved in with water. A leaky toilet upstairs went undetected for a long time…resulting in a pool of water that rotted out and molded the entire upstairs bathroom and kitchen ceiling below it all. We thought we had such bad luck…but it turned out to be an amazing mishap! We created a custom and beautiful bath that we all love to be in!
In a nutshell, we ripped out the old sink, toilet, wainscotting, floor/subfloor and walls. It was down to nothing but a great old bathtub. This meant we got to choose it all from the tile to the countertop.
Here is what we did…
1. freehand painted the design on the tub then sanded it for a worn look. {and added pads under the feet}
2. laid a new subfloor and added white hex tile with black grout.
3. painted the old mirror frame and sconces white {they were gold}.
4. added new wallpaper from wallpaperstogo.com {these guys are amazing…the best prices, great customer service, excellent choices and speedy delivery}. I found this wallpaper in the clearance section!
5. added the bead board and trim {we used a PVC rather than wood because it was a wet area room}.
6. new toilet {installed the correct way this time…last time it was the install that gave way to the leaking}.
7. custom made the sink area {see below}.
8. painted anything I could a sparkling white.
We finished with accessories…I keep extra hand towels {which are cloth napkins from Pier One} in a wooden cheese box on top the toilet, accessories hidden in a cabinet above the toilet and in the drawers under the sink.
Easy and inexpensive organization…
1. Ball jars coordinate with the colors of my whole house…so I use them everywhere and for everything. I found the jars and the crate at estate sales. I usually pay about $1 or less for these items.
2. My favorite soap dispenser set in the world! $9.99 at IKEA for the set of soap dispenser, mouthwash dispenser, glass and bar soap holder {these 2 pieces are on the wooden batch rail in #4}. You can purchase almost any color soap and mouthwash to coordinate in your room {Target is good for this with their Method Liquid Hand Soap Refills}.
3. The cabinet was an old dresser that we purchased from Craig’s list for $20, my hubby made the 2 missing top drawers, stained it all and added the bread bowl which my hubby converted to a sink on top of a slab of stone we got from my dad. He topped it all off with a wall-mounted faucet and drawer pulls from a salvage store. The whole thing…$75. The TP is visible for guests who may need it {and kids who never think of refilling it} plus it covers the plumbing that we need available.
4. IKEA wooden bath crate $9.99. Mine is well used {as you can see} but it is an awesome piece!
