For the past 5 weeks I've been working on a master bedroom / bathroom remodel project. All I really did in the bedroom was replace the dark, abused laminate flooring with 16 x 16 porcelain tile, repaint and install new baseboard. The bathroom was a different story and the majority of the time was spent in there. It got tiled with the same porcelain tile. I removed the old 8' vanity that was basically 3 light colored oak cabinet sections with an 8' cultured marble top on them. I built a 5' wall and a column to separate the toilet/tub area from the vanity area, I built a 14 1/2" deep towel closet. The column and close have rounded corners. It was my first attempt at drywall finishing. I built the two vanities, tiled them with marble tile and installed Vigo vessel sinks with waterfall faucets. I built a bench to put between the vanities and upholstered it with leather I saved from our old livingroom furniture. It has storage under the seat. I replaced the shower door and all fixtures with new oil rubbed bronze versions. The only fixture I didn't replace was the tub faucet. I removed the hardware, sanded it down and used a high quality bronze spray paint to make it blend in. All we use that stupid whirlpool tub for is a laundry bin anyway. We were going to put a door on the closet, but after I decided to round the corners I thought shelves painted to match the vanities would look good without a door. Also, tiling the tub was an afterthought. I thought I was finished, but the tub with it's cultured marble front and backsplash looked terrible, so I took what 16 x 16 tile I had left and cut it into 3.3" x 9" bricks and tiled the front and backsplash. Of course I had to tear the front out and build a "wall" to tile onto. Anyway, it's been a blast but I'm glad it's over with.
Oh, I also had to move the A/C vent because the column need to go where it was and I also had to install another light because the partial wall/column made the tub/toilet area too dark.
And one last pic..... my garage at the height of the project. (It was freezing outside.) If you look close you can see my gambrel hanging from the ceiling just above the raincoats.
Thanks. I had no idea what I was getting into with that. It turned out to be easier than I thought. I did make one huge mistake in the process though. The dust had clogged my shop vac filter so I took it outside, cleaned the filter, dumped it, put it back together and went back in to vacuum up the dust. I started vacuuming and the cloud of dust became intense. I had forgotten to put the filter back in the shop vac. I was taking something that was localized and evenly distributing it everywhere,... kind of like what Obama would like to do with the country's wealth. My wife wasn't happy with me at the time, though.
I just realized I forgot to include a pic of the closet. In my opinion, it's one of the best looking features of the project. The only pic I have is one before I installed the shoe molding. One other thing I left off is I still have to install a recessed medicine cabinet between the mirrors. It's not going to be a mirror cabinet, though. I'm having my wife order a canvas painting. That will be mounted as the cover for the medicine cabinet. I think it's a pretty good idea, but my wife has to pick the artwork. I'm still colorblind.
