Master Bathroom Renovation: REVEAL

Our 1935 bathroom was in it's original state with it's black & white subway tile, deep iron tub and penny tile on the floor. But it was dark and was looking past it's prime. So it was time for a renovation.

When I told my friends that we were going to renovate our bathroom, they tried to talk me out of it. Get rid of that "gorgeous" black & white toile? What about the deep tub? And the cool chrome heater (on the right wall) that didn't work? Yes! It was all going.

The goal was to create a calm, open bathroom on a tight budget and timeline. Both of these went out the window quickly though. However I think we managed to create a calm environment.

As with most bathroom renovations, the design inspiration came from the tile. I chose a small 1" square marble tile for the floor and used it as an accent tile in the shower.

The accent tile is placed just under the dormer to accentuate the architectural detail. I made a faux roman blind for the narrow window.

My original plan was to move this wall back 2' into the adjoining bedroom. That would give me room to install a large two sink vanity. But budget didn't allow that. So I replaced the pedestal sink with a clean lined white vanity with a couple of drawers.

Although we kept the same footprint, the bathroom looks and feels a lot larger and is definitely brighter.

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