Hubby and I have wanted to finish this bathroom forever. It is on the main floor, and is the one that guests use. It still has it's original white paint, and the walls are scratched and dirty. It's a small space that is frequented by two young kids, and it's grubby.
The bathroom came with a chrome towel bar that quickly became a hanging bar to the kids. Of course, it eventually pulled right out of the wall. I decided it would look better and work better if we patched the wall and put in a towel ring instead. Here's what it looks like now... Ugly
I saw this and had to have it. It's a temporary towel hanger than hangs right from the vanity drawer. Finally, I am finding the towel ON the rod after the kids have been in there, instead of on the floor. The other rod was much higher, and hard for the kids to use. I love how this rod is small and takes up very little space, and is very accessible to the kids. It will have to go once the towel ring finds its way in here, but I will definitely use it elsewhere in the house! It was under $10.00 bucks, too.
Here's the vanity. I have hated it from the start. They guy who showed us the house told us that there was a buyer before us who made all kinds of changes while the house was being built, then reneged. One of the changes was putting these UGLY vanities in instead of pedestal sinks. Although the drawers are nice to have, I think I would have preferred the look of the pedestal, especially in here. Unfortunately this will be staying, at least for the time being. But the faucet will be replaced. Hubby says he hates the mirror.... we'll see what that translates into! I'm hoping the new paint color will make the vanity look less cheap.
The light fixture. Because we have chosen a towel ring and toilet paper hanger that are dark in color, hubby says that all the chrome has to go. (Good riddance) As he will be working on this while I take the kids away for the weekend, he will be choosing what goes up in its place. I am ok with that. I put in my two cents regarding the faucet: I like the kind that rises up, bends toward you and comes down again. More elegant.
So that's it. I so look forward to the changes, and I will post "after" pictures when it's all done. Can't wait!
Here are a couple of in progress shots.
Old faucet out...
Changing the faucet meant new pipes and doohickeys under here...
Oyoyoy.
The new wall color! I love it! What a difference a little color makes!! Because we had decided to change the chrome stuff to dark colors, hubby decided that the toilet seat had to change, too. He was right on.
This looks great. The old one looked kind of big and clunky. The lid and seat wouldn't stay up by themselves, which was not so good for the guys. This one has the small child seat, which fits inside the regular seat, just like the old one. This one just fits and looks better.
Tucked in child seat.
I asked hubby to look for a looping faucet, and this is what he found. Awesome! Love it.
New flusher, which replaced the standard chrome one. The kids tested it, and announced that though this one is easier to push down, it sounds the same as the old one. ;)
New light fixture. I love it. The glass is frosted.
Towel ring.
What a fantastic transformation! It's inspiring!
Hubby and I have wanted to finish this bathroom forever. It is on the main floor, and is the one that guests use. It still has it's original white paint, and the walls are scratched and dirty. It's a small space that is frequented by two young kids, and it's grubby.
