The photos don't do it justice - just can't really capture the true colors with this camera. But anyway...
Notice as you approach, the bedroom walls have a soothing soft green paint now:
That's also a new light on the wall, but that's a story for another day. This is bathroom day. Come on over:
We're on a budget, so some things have to be put off for now, like the window and shower door. But it is still a whole new room!
Not that you can really tell, but that's a new Kohler commode. It will flush anything, just like in the commercial. No need for the sexy plumber lady to come over here! See that trim around the paper holder? Wondering what is up with that? Well, apparently they don't make new holders like they used to. All the holders we saw sit deeper into the wall than the 33 year old holder we were replacing. And for some reason, there is some extra wood in the wall there. So, our choices were cut into the wood on the exterior wall, or make the new holder a frame to stick out a little. So I cannibalized some trim from the old vanity and build a little frame. Since it was reclaimed, it matches the existing window, door and baseboard trim. A decent solution for now, if I may say so myself...
And check out this tile:
The colors in the photo really don't do it justice. In real life, it is so rich with reds, pinks, purples and greys. LOVE it! And love the grout, which is hard to see, but it really accents the purplish tones of the tiles. And the hues really compliment the espresso stain on the vanity:
Again, not the best color reproduction. We should probably invest a better camera with a much better flash. Any suggestions that won't bust the budget?
Anyway, we went with a lower profile vanity. This one gives back a few inches of floor space, which really makes the room feel quite a bit bigger than before. And it still has plenty of storage.
Here is another view:
Again with the color. The walls are actually a very nice soft plummy lavendery color, and not nearly as pink as these pictures suggest.
But the best thing of all is: NO FLUORESCENT LIGHT BOX!
Whoever originally thought that putting fluorescent lights in bathrooms inside huge bulkheads with nasty plastic lenses was a good thing: I hope you are burning in hell now.
Also, the new mirror is a medicine cabinet. Much more convenient than before.
All in all, a huge transformation! Now... what to tackle next?
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