Friday Smile - The NEW master bathroom

We are finally finished with the master bathroom remodel!  Yeah!

Here's a run down of what we did:

1) The doorway to the bathroom was two smaller doors, something we didn't like.  When it was hot out the doors stuck and one of the doors had a hole and it looked like somebody punched it. So we made the opening smaller and put in one door.

2) The shower.  No really..the entire thing.  It was kinda small, felt cramped.  The doors need to be replaced, it was trimmed in gold, the faucets were gold.  I don't like gold.  The shower walls were made out of tile and the grout needed to be replaced in parts and I couldn't get it clean in most places (I don't think the previous owners cleaned very much).  The shower base was just nasty.  We took down the wall between the shower and the toilet, we had the plumbing moved to another wall and then had to move the shower drain as well so it would be in the middle of the new base.   We bough onyx for the sinks and the shower base and walls.   The two wall panels are solid panels, so much easier for cleaning. The two other walls are glass.  Of course, in the picture you see blue tape in the corner, that's not going to remain there.  The glass was installed today (Thursday) and we'll be able to remove the tape tomorrow (Friday).

3) The toilet.   The toilet was 20 years old, there really wasn't anything wrong with it but we wanted one that used less water.  

4) The Vanity.   I wanted a drawer stack in the middle to give us more storage, Husband didn't really care but I convinced him this was the way to go.   We found out that the builders didn't measure right when they built the half-wall between the vanity and the toilet and they had to shave down parts of the original vanity to get it to fit.  Since we went with three full cabinets (not the opening like we had before) this wasn't an option.  So the half-wall had to go.    The counter tops/sinks are onyx.  The bowls are rectangle in shape, something we think is fun and different.   We also went with new faucets, mirrors, and lights.  The mirrors we had before were oval and had roses on them, not something I really liked.  We wanted something more modern.  Also, we ordered handles for the vanity, they just haven't arrived yet.  

5) The Tub and floor.  I'm combining this one because the tile we used around the tub is the same for the floor.  The tub itself is the only thing original to the bathroom.  There was nothing wrong with it and since it's a whirlpool tub it would have been expensive to replace.  We did change out the faucet and the jet thingies. I don't know what they are called, but the pieces that go around the jets in the tub.  They were gold and since we were replacing everything to be brushed nickel we had to replace those too.  We decided on a white to blend in with the tub.

And..of course..the walls.  The walls are red.  I know, this is totally different from what you normally see in a bathroom but you know what, we like it.  It works for us.   

The after pictures aren't that great, but I am so excited to have this project mostly finished, I just had to share!

Please see below for the slideshow, if you would rather go directly to picasa to view the photos, please click here. 

Oh, and just in case you were wondering..barely anything went in the actual trash.  We sold the toilet, shower doors, shower base, and the complete vanity.   The flooring and tile did have to be thrown away though.