Our Bathroom in Stages

For our master bathroom, we really had a blank slate.  The space used to be the kitchen of the upstairs apartment, so we knew we would have to remove all the elements and start from scratch.  Here’s a look from early on in the project.

IMG_3574 IMG_3575 IMG_3576

This post outlines the options that we mulled over, but ultimately we chose this floorplan for the new bathroom.

Option 3

So we ripped everything out and got started! The “water closet” and shower wall were framed, and electrical and plumbing was roughed in.

IMG_5173 IMG_5163 IMG_5167 IMG_5168 IMG_5169 IMG_5166

Next, the concrete board was laid for the tile, and the shower really started to take shape.  The vanity wall also got a little plaster fix.

IMG_5231 IMG_5232 IMG_5234 IMG_5235 IMG_5242 IMG_5233 On Sunday night, the waterproofing membrane was painted on.

IMG_5259

And that’s where we are! It’s quite a change, right?!  We loved the plans, but it was so hard for us to envision what the bathroom would actually look like and what kind of space we would have.  But now we can really see it taking shape and we are in love!

We picked out 12″x24″ white Calacatta porcelain tile with gray veins for the floor of the bathroom.  My favorite part: they will be laid in a herringbone pattern!! I can’t wait to see how that turns out!

Calacatta Tile

We are also going to do a smaller version of the same tile on the shower walls in a traditional alternating pattern.  We picked out this Allen + Roth mosaic tile for the floor of the shower. We will also run a smaller ribbon of that tile about three quarters of the way up the shower walls.

A+R Venatino Mosaic Tile

We are still deciding on paint colors.  We went with Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue in the master bedroom, so I’d like to stick to something in that family for the bathroom.  My top choices are Seafoam, Ocean Air, and Gossamer Blue.  I’m leaning towards Seafoam, but it’s yet to be determined.  (Opinions welcome!)

Ben Moore colors

We are also having a custom double vanity built for the space, but more on that later.  The tile is going down this week, and we’ll be picking out lighting soon, so stay tuned for more updates!  :)

(Visited 8,852 time, 1 visit today)

11 comments on “Our Bathroom in Stages

  1. Love this and it’s going to be gorgeous! Try the seafoam on a small portion first and let it dry. That’s the exact same color pallet we went with in our new master bath and it looks absolutely gorgeous on the color card but looks like institution green in the bathroom in no matter what light. I was so sad because I was in love with it. I hope it works for you though!!!

    1. Thanks, Jessica! We’ve had the same problem with other colors…we loved them in theory but they just didn’t look right on the walls. Our plan is to paint a few swatches in different places in the room and take a look at different times during the day. Hopefully we can decide on one! :)

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badge