06 Mar Master Bathroom Renovation Update
I wanted to share with you today an update on our Master Bathroom renovation. You can read more about where we started and what prompted the reno here.
Not a whole lot has changed from the inspiration board, but I am pondering tweaking one or two things.
As you can see, we have a subfloor now, and the walls have been made smooth. We are ready to paint hopefully soon.
We built this small platform so our barber shop sink will have something to sit on to give it a little more height. My husband had this idea, and I think it is so smart. (have I mentioned lately what a great design partner he is?) He wanted the sink to feel like part of the main bathroom, and I think this platform is just the unity these two spaces needed. The sink will be perpendicular to the main floor, so one will step down and turn to use the sink.
As happy as I am to see this room opened up (I seriously cannot believe how much lighter it feels), I am most excited about the shower transformation. It is fully tiled and grouted, and it looks fabulous.
When I first saw this old phonograph cabinet at an estate sale, I was immediately attracted to the dentil molding and the fretwork. It was in two pieces, the top cabinet portion, and the bottom drawer piece. I paid around $80 for it, and I distinctly remember I needed a good amount of help getting it to the car. It is solid wood and weighed a ton!
I thought I still had the "before" photo on my phone, but when it took a swim in the toilet last year, I lost a bunch of images. But you can get the idea in the photo below. It was a dark wood with black hinges, and it was pretty scratched up.
We needed something in the bedroom to hold my husband's folded items, so I knew it would be perfect in there! The previous owner of this cabinet had the phonograph removed and added four drawers inside the doors. Storage galore! When I took it to my lacquer guy for its shiny new exterior, I decided I wanted the inside to be lacquered also.
I chose a pretty, creamy white for the outside, and a cool aqua blue on the inside.
