Photo courtesy of David Strom Photography
I definitely have a love/hate relationship with my house. It’s your typical story: we were “just starting out,” had very little money, and decided to buy a 1920′s bungalow that had a lot of “potential.” I spent so many hours removing wallpaper that it’s not even funny. Trying to hang things on plaster walls make me want to scream. But at the end of the day, I’m so proud of all the work we did ourselves. I really think it was a sort of rite-of-passage.
Our half-bath renovation is what I’m most proud of, as well as the biggest project we did. Here’s a before photo:
Ugh, just looking at that pink Victorian wallpaper makes me sick! And that countertop was that gross gold-sparkly disaster. You can understand why we ripped out this bathroom as soon as we moved in!
Since our house was built in the 1920′s, we wanted to have our bathroom fit the rest of the house, so we decided on an art-deco type style with some modern touches. We picked out some white hexagon floor tile and 3×6 white subway tile, a new pedastal sink, and some new lights and a new toilet-paper-holder-thingy. My husband had never actually done this type of thing before, but he was such a pro and put in the new drywall, tiled everything, and installed the new sink and lights. We also painted it a pretty gold color (be sure the paint the ceiling in small spaces, it really helps), and I found an awesome mirror for 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby. The sunflower photo gives it some attitude, as well as that Dash + Albert rug. I am SO happy with the way it turned out–even though it took a VERY long time to complete.
So happy, in fact, that I’m including this in Remodeling Guy’s Spring Remodeling Round-Up! Please hop over to his site and check out the other wonderful entries.
I’m SUPER impressed! All of the work in your photos looks amazing and very professional! Great job and thanks for including it in the Round-Up!
Tim
Great Job!! Love the new white tile and the gold color on the walls. Doesn’t even look like the same room.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend.
Debbie
That’s like day and night. So beautiful!
Wallpaper is not fun! Good for you in your perseverance
Wow! That looks fantastic! I love old 1920s/30s style bungalows, and you did such a beautiful job on this one!
All the work you’ve done looks great! I can’t believe the difference you’ve made in those rooms.
Not sure that this is true:), but thanks for a post.
Saurooon
I’ll take that as a compliment, Sauroon! This is very real, as are my recurring nightmares starring that awful wallpaper!
looks so fab. love the subway tile! and the hex tiles on the floor… just beautiful.
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