Bathroom Re-Do

In July and August we spent every moment that Parker was asleep....redoing our upstairs bathroom!  When we moved in a year ago, the bathroom was decent but dated.  Another motivating factor was that we noticed a lot of chipped-away grout between the tiles nearest the shower head, and we could only imagine what moldy nightmares may rest behind there.  Because of our little guy, we were limited to evenings and naptimes when he was asleep, but after several weeks of dedicated time, we slowly made progress until the work was finished.  We love the results!  Some before's and after's...

Before: blue-gray paint on the walls, oak doors, 80's tile in the tub, and ceramic towel rack (not to mention the toilet paper holder several feet out in front of the toilet...can you imagine a toddler trying to REACH out to grab some tp in the middle of a bathroom break??)

During: lots of tile removal, and the discovery that cement backer-board wasn't used in the shower...combined with the fact that the grout between the shower tiles had chipped away over nearly 30 years of use, it was pretty soggy back there!  The sheet rock and insulation were completely replaced in the shower area to eliminate all concerns for mold.

After: new tile and design, fresh paint on the walls and doors, white trim along the floor (this is a house-wide update that's been in the works), new shower fixtures, and properly-placed shower rack and toilet paper dispenser

Future work: someday we'd love to put updated floor tile and a new vanity and light fixture in here...but it wasn't our priority this time around, and with other more important house projects in the very near future, these remaining items will just have to wait!