Master Bathroom Renovation

We have FINALLY finished our master bathroom renovation. I can't seem to locate the "before" pictures, but just picture a bathroom with white tile (and dirty grout!), white/off-white laminate cabinets which didn't match because some were faded and some were not, ugly off-white marble countertops with built in sinks, and all brass fixtures (except the lights above the vanities which were silver!). It was obviously live-able because we stuck with it for 7 years, but it was never our taste and always something that was on the list for renovation one day! The time finally came back in May when Joel ripped out the entire bathroom. Yes, May. It's now November. It's been a long 6 months! :) This is the only full bathroom on the main floor in our house (we do have a powder room), so showers have had to take place upstairs. I've been living out of a cosmetic bag for the past 6 months which has been a pain! This is what happens when you are married to Mr. Handy (which is great...sometimes, especially when Mr. Handy has a dad who is ever more handy!) and he claims he can save all this money by doing a lot of this by himself! Can you sense my sarcasm?!?! I'm pretty sure not a whole lot of money was saved, but we sure do love the finished product!

 

The tile is actually a gray/beige color. We loved the rectangular tile look, and the tiles were laid in a brick pattern.

 

The vanities...oh the vanities. How we LOVE them. When we started looking at cabinets/vanities, we had a hard time finding something we wanted that would fit the space we had and have the furniture style look that we wanted. The one that we both loved was from Pottery Barn, and it just would not fit the space we had, or the budget I had in mind since we had to purchase two vanities.

Joel re-created the Pottery Barn look with these vanities using auto cad or something like that, and his dad used Joel's plans and built them for us! This was by far the most time consuming part as everyone has to work, so these had to be done on the side. They were worth the wait though! We had them stained and then we chose Alaskan White granite for our countertop. Charlie also made the frame for the mirrors to match! Can we say talented?!?! He should really do this for a living.

 Close up of the big vanity...

This was the other one. It was a little bit smaller, so the vanities match, but are not identical.

 

And here is our new swimming pool! I mean, tub! The boys think it is the greatest thing ever! I have to agree! It is humongous. We decided to not do a Jacuzzi tub like we had before. No offense to Jacuzzi lovers, but I think they are the most disgusting things in the world! It is next to impossible to clean in those jets! I twinge just thinking about it. So, we did save some money by going with just a garden tub! Oh and I wanted everything to be in a square/rectangular shape instead of round (square sinks, tub, etc.). I guess it is a bit more modern? I think it just gives a more clean look.

We went with a tumbled marble stone around the tub surround (again, it's rectangular and in a brick pattern). It's also around the shower and on the shower floor and ceiling.

Lastly, the shower. We decided to go with some decorative glass in the shower. I think it may be a bit much, but I do think it ties the tile with the granite and gives the bathroom a bit of pop!

I would like to say that this is the last renovation that we ever do, but I know it's not! We survived though and are enjoying it very much! Thank you to Charlie for helping us out tremendously on it!