I’ve taken you inside our house for a tour of our guest/second bathroom, and now it’s time to show you our main bathroom! I’ve covered most of our home improvement projects at this point, and I think this will be the final remodel “before” and “after” post for our home. I say that now and then in a month I’m going to want to change something (my husband is a good sport). I promise that, for the time being, I don’t have anything else on the list. I have enjoyed welcoming you all into our home and showing you the transformations that we have made since we moved in almost two years ago.
Like so much of the house, our bedroom’s bathroom was charming, but it wasn’t updated nor as functional as it could have been. I wanted to brighten up and use the space much more efficiently (it’s not a huge bathroom). Similar to the kitchen and wet bar, we painted the existing cabinets white and added in the same quartz counters as the rest of the house. This instantly lightened up the bathroom, which was an almond, off-white color before.
The under sink cabinet is super teeny tiny, so I had the option of putting in a very small undermount sink or a vessel sink which sits on top of the counter. I chose the ceramic vessel sink because I enjoyed the aesthetic, and I thought that it made the most sense for the area. I replaced the wider, original faucet with a single-handle faucet to save additional space. The knobs were switched out to match the same ones from the wet bar, and I added pull handles to the drawers to assist with opening.
Some areas of the bathroom didn’t require much change at all (wahoo!). I kept the existing small-hexagon-patterned tile flooring because I believe that the tile is original to the home. The shower is large for the space, and I’m assuming it was redone at some point, so that was a plus. For an easy upgrade, I swapped the existing shower head (it was super small for the size of the shower) for a large rain shower head instead.
The bathroom was missing any kind of towel rack, bar, or hook, so I added a small towel bar, a 3-hook rack, and a towel ring to place near the sink. All of the bathroom finishes are in a silver chrome. A few bathroom accessories like a toilet paper holder and a shower spa tower were purchased for the space as well. You will also notice my makeup brushes, skincare products, makeup etc. on the counter in these photos – I wanted to let you see what our bathroom really looks like, which means that, yes, I have stuff. It’s a small bathroom, so I have to take advantage of all available space.
A space-saving, built-in, mirrored medicine cabinet was a great bonus too, but otherwise there was no mirror in the bathroom (it’s a staged mirror in the “before” photos). I originally purchased a simple, rectangular mirror. After a while, I didn’t think the mirror was large enough, and I wanted something different. I found this mirror (it comes in lots of other sizes too) that was large enough to fit the space and had the black edging to match as well. This is a lesson that you are always free to update and change items that you already have changed! Sometimes you need to keep “playing” with a space to get it just right. An older light fixture was swapped for an updated sconce, which greatly improved the lighting (especially important since this is where I do my makeup lol).
A major update, and probably my favorite, is the sliding barn door. I scoured online to find one that wasn’t brown or too rustic looking. I found this glass and metal door, and I knew that it was the one! Before the bathroom was open (not ideal) and there was no door to separate the interior space. The barn door added privacy and also allowed us to differentiate between the sink/counter space and the shower/toilet. Plus, I also enjoy how the door looks when it’s resting on the wall too. We did have to omit a towel rack to install the door, but this was an easy trade. Again, this is an example of when you make changes and then have to make them again – remodeling is not perfect!
I believe that the bathroom is lighter, brighter, and functions better than before. It still maintains its original charm, but it now flows with the rest of the house too. What do you think of the “before” and “after” photos? Let me know your favorite part of our main bathroom transformation!
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