around the house: master bathroom reveal!

When we planned (my dream) master bathroom renovation for 2020, little did I know how much time we'd be spending in our home this year and how extra nice it would be to have this little oasis. Also little did we know that one of the snags to cause delay along the way - because there always are snags and delays, especially in a very old house, where you learn pipes need to be replaced or floors need to be leveled...or maybe your designer just didn't order enough tile - would be a global pandemic that would shut things down and leave us at the drywall/sub-floor stage, with the toilet uninstalled and living in the garage, for weeks and WEEKS. But all can be (almost) forgotten now, because it's done!! 

I still just feel so pleased every time I walk in here with how light and airy it feels, and how the design turned out as the serene and sophisticated grown-up to the other remodeled bathroom it is back-to-back with. (Also quite happy every time my hair dryer doesn't drop into the sink, and I can actually see my legs when I shave.)

Can't leave you without a good set of before and after photos... as you can see, this bathroom was a big space but poorly utilized, so that it wasn't terribly functional - it had only a pedestal sink, had zero storage, and had a shower so small and enclosed it was truly like showering in a cave (and a tub so old I was not touching it). Now the only thing that remains of that space is the toilet, which got to stay where it was. The old tub next to the shower was ripped out to become the big vanity (fulfilling my lifelong dream of double sinks, after sharing pedestal sinks with Peter our entire marriage), and then the shower got MUCH bigger by turning sideways along its previous wall. The original doorway was walled off to become one of the shower walls, and the door was moved to across from the toilet (now the door is located where the little stool/free-standing cabinet were in the photo below). What a difference the layout has made to actually utilize the space. 

Like our kitchen and our kid's bathroom remodels, we lived with the previous look for several years, and while certainly not my style didn't think it was that bad - until I put the photos side by size. Wowza! (Also if you click on those other rooms, you'll see that I have honed in on my house style: gray and white, plenty of subway tile and marble, and wood accents to warm things up. Definitely makes it easier to pick materials when you know what you like, and you know what's worked in another room!)

Now excuse me while I have to "go to the bathroom" for 15 minutes again... 😍

 
Sources

Cabinet knobs: Rejuvenation
Drawer pulls: Rejuvenation
Faucets: Delta
Globe sconces: West Elm
Towel/toilet paper holders: West Elm
Rug: Urban Outfitters
Picture frames: Target
Copenhagen art: Juniper Print Shop
Flower art: Juniper Print Shop

Bath towel: Threshold

Hand towel: Threshold

Faux eucalyptus stem: Hearth & Hand by Magnolia
Towel ladder: Etsy 

Tile: Cararra-look porcelain tile ordered through a local place; this is similar for shower wall tiles, this and this are similar for floor tiles (possibly my favorite element of the whole room!), and this is similar for accent wall tiles.

Shutters: Budget Blinds (local branch does such good work!)