Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Our Master Bath is FINALLY DONE!

If you've tuned in from time to time here, you'll know that we've been slowly working on our master bathroom for a while. It all started simple enough...take out our aging shower stall & update it with something modern & new, maybe some tile? (That was the end of last summer) Well, as long as the shower is out, why not paint the rest of the bathroom...but, that's getting pretty dated itself, so let's update the fixtures. By the time we knew it, we were doing a makeover! So, here are a couple of pictures of the bare bathroom.
Time to get busy on plumbing, electrical, ventilation & A/C...
[Click on any of the pictures for a larger view]
I had to move the shower head & valve to the opposite wall
This was how it was during the winter months. You did NOT want to come in here to potty when we got a cold front. That was one COLD seat!
We had to figure out a way to put in plumbing for 2 vanities

Christina's brother, Rene, started working on the tile once Christina decided what she wanted. He did an awesome job on the tile & if you need any tile work done, I'd recommend him in a heartbeat.

we're now into mid-March (Spring Break time)


Finally, we start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We decided on double vanities. It's hard to shave while Christina is doing her hair & make-up. No more waiting for me! Christina's dad helped out quite a bit getting stuff in & done right.

fairly inexpensive vanities from Lowe's
the fixtures start going in



Here is the finished product!
We decided on brushed nickel fixtures. They were the most abundant & therefore easiest to mix & match.


The last thing to go in was this huge piece of glass. It was all worth it though. It would be a shame to hide the tile work with a sliding door or shower curtain!

Price Pfister shower fixtures

Delta faucets

a few accents to tie things in



the finished product...you MUST click on this picture to appreciate the bathroom
I put 4 vertical pictures together to come with this one panoramic. Please ignore the crummy job I did of stitching these pictures together, especially the sink & mirror. You still get a good feel of the room.


Well, there it is! Not bad at all for a couple of amateurs. After months of scrounging up money & Christina's prodding me along, it's finally done. It was so well worth it. I now feel like I'm at a fancy hotel every time I step into my bathroom. Would I do it again...well, Christina already has plans for our other bathroom, so, it seems I will be doing this again. I'll let you know how that one turns out...in maybe a year or two!

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