It’s dooooone. Like actually, actually done.
So, renovating a bathroom wasn’t fun – but unless I look at these – I don’t remember the pain.
I like after. Painted. Plumbed. Towel-railed. Accessorized. Magic Erasered. We’ll take a tour and we’ll all completely ignore the bath and shower area – still awaiting some TLC with Mr. Spray Man, and 1x shiny rain-head shower. Recall bowling ball blue?
Ikea Groland. Began life as a kitchen island, but he’s liking life in the bathroom so far. (Catch up on Groland’s growth here, from conception, to gestation, to dye job and construction). Even though he’s big and chunky, the open space really makes our small bathroom seem bigger.
Mirrors. A happy accident indeed. A previous tenant at our old apartment had left these on the walls, and we stole them – again with “they might be useful somewhere”. Hoarding success! One day we’ll make some frames with leftover trim pieces and stain them to match Groland.
Groland’s nether regions are tall enough to store cleaning supplies and a bucket underneath the shelf… but I like to base all my life choices on “whether or not this would make Kate Middleton want to be my best friend”… and I don’t think Kate wants to see a bucket in the bathroom. Sorry, the lavatory.
Vessel sink. Shorties, grab a stool – after some miming and contortion, we decided to stick with a tall vanity & even taller sink. With perfect posture, the rim of this beauty hits 42″.
Light. A speedy solution to a dark day. And you’re pretending that shower tile is sprayed white, right?
Plants. Just here for a visit, he’d die without sunshine.
Floor. Home Depot vinyl tiles, installed over the old vinyl, with supreme expert wizard grout. Maybe you can finally see the pearly business they’ve got going on? And you can surely spot how the toilet fits on 1 tile – making it possible to exchange old with new in as little time as possible.
Brand name whore. Not my usual method – but Vancouver‘s full of rich people, and if shiny doesn’t snag them, here’s hoping Toto will.
Delicious. A lily and some pineapple mint – both of which we grew on the balcony! 2 lily bulbs gave us 5 flowers total – this is the last. Very sad.
Sooo….. who’s missing the bowling ball? Who’s converted to my vinyl tile fan club? And all you strong & silent types – yes you – why not raise your Monday coffee to the memory of Canada’s ugliest bathroom?
What! Do! You! Think! (Update: One Project Closer has published one of my spectacularly awful renovation poems today – many thanks to Fred & Ethan).
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I love it! You’ve done amazing things with that bathroom. I have just bought my first home and it needs a new bathroom totally (it may rival yours in the ugly stakes) so definitely taking inspiration from that sink cupboard and that gorgeous wallpaper!
Thank you! I’ve just had a look @ your before pics – are you in the UK? Top bathroom tip — when it gets really bad, put on two pairs of gloves.
Congrats on the birth of your bathroom! ((now, I’m wondering if a line of greeting cards should be developed for house projects))
Lisa – that’s brilliant. Would there be anniversary cards too??? Congrats on your tap’s first year! Good luck as your grout enters its terrible twos! (I hope you’ll mastermind this — I’ll provide the alcohol portion of the completion prize).
Ha! I might need you to head the smarty-pants writing department! The possibilities are endless…Endless.
Btw, if anyone is reading this, we came up with the idea and you can’t steal it.
What say you, a card per every item you can buy from Home Depot & subsequently install?
Sounds like a plan! There could also be a line for ridding varmits (such as silverfish … I could see that Duggar silverfish graffic on a card) and DIY fails.
We could put santa hats or bunny ears on the Duggar silverfish, season-dependent.
Truly amazing job. Impressive photos too. I wish my bathroom looked one-tenth as good as yours!
Pay me in lily bulbs & I’ll do the fun parts of your bathroom renovation for free. This includes dancing on top of vinyl tiles while shouting “YAYYYYYY!!!!!”, and grouting.
Looks fabulous! I really like how you put the sink to the side of Groland. Leaves much needed counter space for all the stuff that gets used after a shower. Or wait, is that just me?
Thanks Debbie! The post-shower explosion of pots, tubs, things and tubes is neither limited to you – nor to girls. I’ve seen it!
WOW! Did you open up a spa in your apartment and not tell us?? Groland looks stunning. The tile is divine. Love the little pop of green with those vases. Nice work! You and Paolo should be rather chuffed! (is that the right Brit-ism?)
That would be excellent – I’d be high on lemongrass & lavender concoctions all day, every day. Thank you! And, yes (!), we’re well chuffed.
Nice!! Looks awesome Lauren!!
Thank yoooooou. (Even though it’s not black tile?)
We have a dark Groland, so I’m happy!
You kept that quiet! I want photographic proof. My Groland wants a friend.
Um, “we” as in you and me, me and you, the dynamic Canadian duo who, apparently, only exist in my wee little head.
Don’t I feel silly now. Alright, okay, I don’t. It takes a lot to make me feel silly.
Oh, ha! What’s mine is yours.
Wow ….. pretty, pretty. pretty!!!. It looks so much bigger too!!!
Thanks! Going to accept lodgers I think & get my slum-lord career off to an early start.
So freaking beautiful! I love the vanity, and the extra space you have on the side of it. That’s perfect for placing a curling iron or make up while getting ready. I don’t know if I will ever be neat enough for the open vanity, but this works really well.
Thank you! It’s turned out to be the perfect amount of space — you can throw an entire bath towel on top of it and nothing gets knocked over. I’m definitely not neat enough for the open vanity either — those baskets below are much bigger than they look and they swallow a whooole lot of crap. (Everything else? Well, closets have doors).
I wonder….. Is there an Ikea RIBBA frame in the appropriate dimensions that can be sacrificed to frame those mirrors?
OMG I bet you’re right — they’re Ikea mirror pieces. >>>Scrambling towards the measuring tape..