Bathroom Remodel!

Yeah for Memorial Day weekend...!  (Say, what?!)  Yup--that's how long it has taken me to finish up this bathroom...and I'll be honest, there is one thing left (which may never actually get done...).  But we are close enough and I'm excited to have it done. I love it every day!

We only have one bathroom upstairs, no master bath.  It has a super long wall that was just plain and from the first day we moved into the house we said that we would punch a hole in the wall and put a door into our bedroom.

Here is the bathroom before:

Not horrible. Most certainly not great. I still love my headboard turned towel rack... anybody want to buy it off me? ;)  It's just sitting around collecting dust now...

I am ashamed that I didn't get many pictures of us in process...but the final pics are great!

 Mom and Dad came over and spent the weekend tiling--they really are masters. I mostly chased kids. Mike was helpful though!

 

We decided to do concrete counter top  I LOVE the look of it...but I am very disappointed in my sealer. We've tried two different kinds, with similar results. If and when I can solve the sealant issue, it will look SO fabulous--!

We followed this tutorial. It was smooth, easy, and quick.  And like I said, I LOVE the look!

Painting is my favorite part of a project--it makes it feel like you are almost there!! I did stripes...I love stripes! But it was intense...look a lot longer than I anticipated.  So nice when it's all done though! :)

 I did two completely new colors--so it was tape and paint. Peel tape. Dry. Tape and Paint. Peel tape. Dry. Touch up paint. Tape the trim. Paint...you get the idea.

  

The door--not my dream method for installation, but we were out of funds and time by the end. Next year we will be re-doing our bedroom...maybe we will upgrade the track system then! 

And...completion!  I LOVE IT!  In the end, we took the bathtub portion down to the studs. New tile and grout. Installed all new lighting. New counter tops.  Refinished the cabinets. New hardware. New faucets. New shower curtain and rugs. Paint. Ripped out a wall. Installed a new door. Made a new threshold.

What's left?  Frame out the mirror. It's going to match the cabinets and door--just haven't gotten it quite done yet.  You can envision it though, right? Beautiful!

I love the little details that make a new space yours...so fun! 

  

We added these shower pockets. It took us several extra hours, but so worth it!

PS...who can tell my why my mirrors are so hazy--even after cleaning?  Is it my cheap knock-off windex, or my Viva paper towels? Anybody want to donate to my Norwex fund? ;)

This was my inspiration board...pretty close, I think! I'm a shameless copy cat...thank you Pinterest! :)