My Upstairs Bathroom Makeover #BathroomReno
When we bought this house in 2009, it came with a lovely pink bathroom upstairs. It had a splash of white with the sink, floor, toilet and bathtub, but the rest was all pink. Isn’t it gorgeous? I’m being sarcastic here….it was a horrid looking bathroom and I wondered what the previous owners were thinking going all pink. They even painted the door pink. It was like someone threw up Pepto Bismol!
About this time last year, we decided to renovate. Off came the walls and old rusty bathtub and in it’s place was a brand new 6 foot tub. It was a special order and John insisted he wanted a tub that he would fit in. He’s 6’1 and wanted to be able to stretch his legs I guess! I was fine with a small tub, but I went along with it for his sake.
John picked the colours for the bathroom and had a design in mind for the tile backsplash. I let him do his thing and I thought anything would be better than the colour it was before.
Fast forward almost a year and we are still working on the bathroom. Renovations aren’t cheap!
Here the tile floor is finally being installed. Progress!
I’ve had my new bathroom for a few weeks now and I can’t tell you how good it feels to be done. I love how bright and clean it feels. I think John did a great job with the colours for the tile backsplash and floor too.
I picked up a shower curtain and bath mat at Walmart.
We’ve got two sets of lights: one over the mirror and another light/fan on the ceiling. We bought both of them at The Home Depot.
We purchased the pedestal sink at The Home Depot too. The faucet is from Danze. I bought a little hand towel holder and toilet paper roll holder from Walmart.
This mirror was purchased at Walmart.ca and was shipped to me in about a week and a half. It was only $34 and had free shipping!
You’d think the 6 foot bathtub would be my favourite part of the bathroom makeover right? It’s actually the shower! I love the showerhead we picked up at The Home Depot. It’s a million times better than our old standup shower we had in the downstairs bathroom. That one is actually at the dump right now… we tore that out completely, but that’s a whole other post in itself!
So there you have it….my bathroom makeover. I can finally cross this room off the list of things we still need to do in the house. I step inside the bathroom and it feels like a totally different house. I absolutely love how it turned out.
Have you ever renovated a bathroom before?
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Great job by John and I do love the colors.
We did a bathroom reno a few years ago. I should look to see if we have pics. The bathroom is tiled up the wall 3/4 of the way. It would have been a big job to tear the tile out and my husband and I still liked the tile so we decided to keep it. I was going to replace the vanity, but when I looked at the cost I decided to just go with a new counter top. The counter top unfortunately was clued down by the contractor that built the house so I had to lay a new counter top over the old – wasn’t impressed with this as I wanted a round front, but it looks ok. We put in a new sink and taps – I went with the brown faucet. I put a huge mirror of my sink. We replaced the tub with an enclosed tub and put in a new flush that is more economical and we replaced the floor tile. The tile on the wall is a tan with a little white bush with a bit of rusty red. I put in a brown shower curtain and brown bath mats. I’ve recently replaced the brown shower curtain with one that has a white background with a flowerial design of a few blues and greens. I put in lighter blue bath mats – not a light blue – it’s a different shade and goes well with the curtain. I love the lighter look of the bath now.
That came out Amazing!! bet you are a happy camper! 🙂
New bathroom looks awesome!
Seriously, what were the previous owners thinking with that horrid shade of pink?!
lol What was wrong with your bathroom before?! 😉 HAHA
You guys did a fabulous job!!! 🙂 It looks wonderful
No, I’ve never renovated a bathroom before–I’ve always rented an apartment. But I do wish I could do something with my kitchen.
I had a pink and black 1/2 bath in the house I rented for the last 12 yrs. Now I have bought a new house (actually my house I grew up in) and have a beautiful all white bath which I love. Needs a little work. Door needs to be widened for my wheelchair and I need bars installed in tub and by the toilet. We’ve been here since August and haven’t even started on it.
It looks fabulous nice bathroom very updated look indeed
Looks so good!! My daughter thought the pink was amazing!! But then again.. She’s 7 Lol!!
What a difference! Well done! We re-did part of our bathroom last year (paint, flooring, toilet and hardware). Would love to replace the mirror, but husband is balking because it’s built into the wall and he’s afraid to start in case he can’t finish. Sigh!
Great Job. Looks fabulous.