Restroom Renovations

Slowly but surely we have been making progress with out bathroom updates. Both are still in need of baseboards, but other than that they're about 98% complete.

I'll start with the Master. Right after we bought the house we pulled up the nasty flooring, and removed the less than lovely matching pink toilet and sink, which we replaced with a new clean toilet, and standalone sink/cabinet.  The set up worked just fine, but it was intended to be more temporary than not, and change was long overdue.  Several months back we swapped out the existing toilet for a more compact model, and had a vent fan installed.  More recently we installed a floating cabinet, replaced the sink, tiled the sink, mounted and installed a new mirror and had the floor tiled.  The tiles for the floor were actually a lucky and totally free find from a neighbor who was clearing some post house-purchase clutter.  The tile is a salt-pepper design and is a perfect match to the tile on the shower's floor.  We really lucked out with the near perfect amount of tile since we only had 4 extra pieces of tile leftover after the floor was finalized.

Fun towel hangers

 

 Moving down the hall to the hall bath, the progression is somewhat similar, but not quite as comprehensive.  Days after we moved in we removed the toilet, much to Jonathan's later regret, and replaced it with a standard model.  Just as in the other bathroom we ripped up the funky floors and set aside a tragically over-painted original vanity, which we intended, and eventually did strip and re-paint. After having a vent fan installed, the next big task was to paint the cabinets, re-install the vanity, and have the floor tiled.  The tile decision required many a tile sample, purchased or provided from many a tile shop before we finally settled on a vintage green combo pattern which looks great with the original tub and sink.  This truly vintage tile was purchased from a funny tile shop in Jersey that specializes in real, not reproduction, vintage tile. Somehow the Graden State's reputation for its drawing power still stands true even if its only to draw us back for random purchases. 

 





If you have ever enjoyed the official 10 cent tour of our house given by Jonathan you will have learned about his guilt of giving away the original toilet as well as his quest to find an appropriate replacement. During the last year or so we've come across a handful of green toilets on our retro store and junk yard adventures, yet none were a close enough color and style match for Jonathan's atomic ranch needs. However, recently his patience and my veto privileges paid off when he discovered an appropriately priced, well color matched green toilet that met his aesthetic, and vintage requirements.  The toilet needs a few internal improvements but will eventually be placed in the hall bath, possibly marking the completion of our bathroom projects.