The renovation that wouldn’t end has finally come to an end. As I was looking back over the pictures to prepare this post, I realize it’s taken a YEAR to get this 4′ x 8′ space finish. In our defense, we’ve had a pretty busy year and the half bathroom was just not a priority. We did hear some grumblings from the teenagers that frequent our home, because they had to hoof it up the steps to use the facilities, but other than that, it didn’t inconvenience anyone. Nevertheless, it’s finally finished.
Here’s how it started…
…well, THIS is actually how it started the day we moved in…
…but I really prefer to block that carpet entirely out of my memory. We put down the sticky-back black tile (after removing the carpet, of course) until we could afford something better and I did the best with the space that I could with the budget I had.
In the latter months of 2010, I spotted a call for entries to a contest by True Value…the SOS DIY Disaster Contest. I don’t ever enter contests, but for some reason I felt like this was one I could win. All I needed to do was submit a video of my space. I recruited my husband to be my camera crew and shot an impromptu video in my very best painting clothes.
My youngest son wandered into our shoot and flushed the toilet. That’s what the giggling was all about.
My video was picked to be in the top ten and I put a call out for your votes to help me win. Boy, did you come through! People were voting from all computers they owned every single day. My father-in-law even hopped out of bed late one night to get his vote in for the day. Your votes won me a $2500 gift card from True Value to spend on my 1940′s bathroom. Thank you, thank you, kisses and hugs!
We shopped and ordered things from True Value as soon as we had the gift card in hand. Then a toilet, sink, tank, beadboard and all of the rest sat in my living room.
It would have cost $1800 if I ordered the mosaic tile I wanted through True Value, so I ordered the exact same thing off of Amazon for $300. When that arrived, I added the boxes of tile to the other boxes already in the living room. When we finally opened them up to have the tile installed, we realized this…
I got two different tones of tile. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! If you heard a loud scream sometime in April, that was me.
We were able to sort it out and exchange the tiles that didn’t match. The tiles were installed sometime in May and I may or may not have snuggled up to them when the grout was dry.
I then got the painting done, we had a (seat-less) toilet installed…
…and I put a sketch together to show my husband what I wanted the back wall to look like.
In November, my mom and I installed the bead board, trim, new light and hung the (free) antique mirror. We finally finished it all up a couple of weeks ago and here it is… (You’ll have to forgive the pictures. There is zero natural light in there.)
There are still a few little things I want to do, like make a sink skirt and finish the painted stool, but I’m calling the renovation “done.”
Since this is a long post, let’s do a quick recap.
Before…
After…
Sigh.
All I can say is you rock. I love your vision and style. Thanks for all your inspiration!
It was worth the wait. It’s beautiful and feels so much more spacious and open. Well done!
Oh my….what a BEAUTIFUL bathroom. What an inspiration!!!! Thanks so much for sharing and ENJOY!!!!
Job well done………how did you anchor the baskets to the wall? love them!
Just with a couple of nails, so they are easily removed, if needed.
Looks Great! I really love the wire baskets that you have in there! They add such a great touch!
I agree with the baskets! LOVE them! My favorite touch along with that gorgeous floor!!!
luv luv luv it!! it is amazing luv everything esp the penny tile. where did you get those AH-MAY-ZING baskets? i want some
They’re vintage locker baskets I picked up at The Old Lucketts Store. Hmm….maybe I should put one up for a giveaway…
oh please do. I would love them as I am from RI and would love one that has the tag from Pawtucket RI.
AND…how did you hang them? I found some cool ones at Wisteria and want to use them for towels in my bath, but wonder how to attach them to the wall.
GORGEOUS!!!! I just love it! Your projects are always so inspiring to me and make me want to re-do my whole house! You’re one talented lady! Great job!
Love it!! What a great job!! I love the before and afters. The sink skirt will be perfect in there as well. I see another use for grain sacks coming on!!
I am way excited to see it done, it looks great! I voted everyday for you and I am glad that you won what a lovly half bath.
OMGosh, it’s gorgeous! Can you come to my house and re-do all of my rooms? Pretty please! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Yay!! I bet you are thrilled! It’s lovely!!! May I ask what color of paint did you use on the walls?
They are in Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore.
Wow!!! Perfection! Love the woodwork and the baskets!
♥Linsey
A wonderful renovation! It looks fantastic. Question: was there an actual window in the far wall, or just a frame with a curtain? If so, did you remove the window yourself and board it up? Quite a job, congratulations! I’m inspired.
Marjore
Charming looking makeover!!! Love the beadboard and shelf unit…awesome “ladies” sign too.
Blessings,
Linda
It’s GORGEOUS. LOVE the tile and wire baskets for toilet paper storage.
Love that new floor!! I am curious why you got rid of the window, though? Perhaps you’ve said in a previous post, and I missed it.
when the addition was put on our house, the window was covered by plywood on the other side. So, there was a window, but it had no view and no light, so I let it go.
That’s a good reason to get rid of it!
love the sink just as it is.. could you share what the tile is that you used on your floor.
also the paint colors would be awesome…
love love love everything about your awesome bath reno… amazing talent!!
thanks,
Patty
It’s marble hex tile and is available on Amazon for around $9-10/square foot.
THAT’S what I wanted to know! Thanks.
beyond gorgeous! I even love your little sketch! And that laundry cart thing that was in during construction but not in your AFTER show is awesome! I want to steal it from you! well well done!
http://www.northerncottage.net
Lovely!! Those wire baskets are fabulous!!! Congratulations on a finished project.
It is fantastic.
What a beautiful job!! The white makes the room look so huge. GREAT JOB!! ~Linda
Adorable! Great job!
Love the whole look from the beadboard to the wire baskets. Fab!!!!!
OH wow, wow, wow! The remodel makes the room look so much bigger. And the tile is just perfect.
I am smitten with the tiles, if I could I’d have my entire bathrooms tiled floor to ceiling with a large drain in the middle similar to my apartment in Italy.
Another fantabulous fininsh.
Oooooh…Beautiful!!! What a great job!
ooh, I love how it tured out, so bright and fresh and airy with a vintage feel!! I LOVE the baskets. I have been looking for similar ones. It was totally worht the wait!! I hope you enjoy
Wow! This is absolutely stunning! I love it. I have at least three baths that I have to re-do in our house and I like the way this one “feels”. Usually I’m not that attracted to so much white but you made it work beautifully.
-Diana
It’s so lovely. What an inspiration to those of us with ugly bathrooms in need of a redo! (Ahem.) It would be so helpful if you could do a second post with more step by step instructions for those of us that have questions. For example – did you remove the tiles on the walls or did you install the beadboard over the tile? Did you paint the upper walls first or install the beadboard first? I noticed someone else asked about how to anchor the baskets to the wall. So, more in depth would be so terrific. Thank you!
Luv it! Did you put the beadboard over the tile?
Yes. I was a little scared to chip them all off because asbestos can be in old adhesives, so we used construction adhesive and long nails to attach the beadboard to the walls.
OMGOSH this is unbelievable!!!!! i want to hug your bathroom. the tile is just WOW love all the details . totally not surprized it turned out so well. i have been waiting for this so feel like it was a blog gift today
. well i did vote for you so its so nice to see the end results. i bet true value is impressed they sure picked a winner !!!!!!
I’m drooling. It looks amazing.
How exciting I love it! Clever shelf
Wow what a transformation! Love the beadboard and new tiles! It looks so huge in there now! I am also curious as to what you did with the window? I have a window and radiator on the back wall of my bathroom just like yours, and I hate it there! Always feel like someone can see me going pee! Haha
LOVELY!! You did a great job with the back wall design. You and hubby!
love the simplicity with just the right touches that gave it flare (the chandelier is my fav)
~Kimberly
Absolutely gorgeous! I keep scrolling back and forth looking at the pictures. Well done!
so pretty and inspirational as we think about moving into an older home that’ll need some work – LOVe the tile and those wire baskets on the wall.
It’s gorgeous! Love the tile so, SO much, and what you did with the back wall is perfectly beautiful. Congratulations on a job well done!
looks great, it was worth the wait!!
I LOVE it!!!! The tile, the baskets… gorgeous!!!! I’ve been searching for old locker baskets since you posted the first photo with them in it!
Congratulations on completing the reno – it must feel amazing!
WoW! That is a before and after that is truly magazine worthy! But I expected no less from you! Way to go getting it finished. I totally understand the length of time it can take to get a project finished. We’ve got quite a few of those ourselves:)
How exciting for you to see your project completed. Looks great and I particularly love all the details…perfect!
Where did you find those great hanging baskets?
was it hard to level the floor before tiling? My husband and I are considering doing porcelain (long ones with woodgrain) in our kitchen, but we’re not sure how make sure the whole surface is level and prepped perfectly.
Also, where did you get the wire baskets?? Lovely and functional!
Thanks!
Kate
Drool. Faint. Gorgeous!!
Love it! All the white makes it look so crisp and clean
I know it was a labor of love!
LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this bathroom!!
What a fabulous spot now! Wondering what was behind the window curtains?? LOVE the wire baskets on the wall too!!
It looks beautiful! I love the floor and the chandelier…just gorgeous! Bravo
Beautiful job ! I love the tile ,bead board ,and vintage touches !
Tracy
WOW!!!! LOVE it! The bead board, the shelves and radiator cover, the wire baskets….everything is perfect! I just love it~!
Lou Cinda
Oh it is beeeautiful! Such nice work done by you & your family! Great finishes on everything too & I love the mirror & chandelier! So exciting to have a nice new clean space.
It’s beautiful Marian, I think I was new to your blog when you entered that contest. I remember voting for you and being so happy when you won. I think you did an amazing job and the reveal is more than worth the wait. Congratulations on completing this amazing transformation. I have to redo my bathroom and I get butterflies just thinking about it. Seeing the amazing reno you’ve done gives me inspiration.
Looks a-m-a-z-i-n-g.What a difference a year makes huh?You had a vision and look at it now.LOVE it all.
It was well worth the wait! Tell me about that tile, I may need that in my kitchen redo that is about to start up, let’s hope I can get it done in less than a year ;( choices are so hard when they are for me!
Gorgeous Marian!!!!! I love every single detail!!!! I know it took awhile, but it was totally worth the wait! Amazing transformation!!
Wow, Marian, it really is gorgeous. Love what your vision came up with, lucky you to be able to see it through to completion by winning that contest. What a windfall! Love that floortile the best.
It looks wonderful! Too pretty to potty in if you ask me.
*Swoon* that is an amazing before and after! Love every detail, including the fact that it took a year to complete. Now that’s the way I roll!
What a fabulous makeover! As always, thanks for a fun and inspiring post!
Best Wishes and Blessings,
Amanda
Love the transformation! The baskets are SUPER CUTE!!
Seriously amazing!!! Love it! Must feel so nice to go in there now.
Sigh, indeed! It’s gorgeous!!!
I absolutely adore everything that you do – I love your design, your sense of style, and everything you put together is so gorgeous! You are very inspiring! This half bath is no exception – it’s stunning!
The work you did is absolutely amazing….A big-budget look without a big budget! Enjoy!
LOVE…so simple yet so gorgeous!….question…where did you get those wire backets and how did you hang them on the wall!??
oh goodness! that turned out Ah-MAZING!!! Love love love it!!!
Marian!! I’m soooooo happy for you!! You now have a functional bathroom back and even more than that – it is BEYOND gorgeous! It’s so light and airy and full of, what I like to call – eye candy!
We’re right smack in the middle of a couple of bedroom redo’s but you’ve inspired me to think about tackling our upstairs bathroom now. It’s sandwiched between two bedrooms with a caped roof along one of the long walls, so the shower, toilet and vanity is squished along the other side of the room. I’ve been avoiding thinking about how I could make it work because in my wildest dreams, I picture a dormer roofline with casement windows and a clawfoot tub, front and center…..but unless I win the Powerball, that ain’t happening! So your photos today have inspired me to ‘work with what I’ve got’. 
Congratulations again Marian!!
That is so amazing! What a great transformation!!! I like how you covered the radiator too.
That bathroom has more value than seen – because you did it with a labor of love (or dislike sometimes), but YOU did it. Way to go!
Such an amazing job like usual
Can you get tears in your eyes over a bathroom? I think I just almost did
. “Sigh” was my initial response – we have a bathroom that is functional, but man oh man I would love to do just what you did to it. Thankfully, there is no carpet (whew) – but we have the peptobismol pink fixtures – toilet, tub, and sink – and when we first moved in, there was an awful calla lily border, blue paint, wooden toilet seat, and they even cut out lilies from the border and pasted them on the mirror and on a glass fishbowl to coordinate everything. One day . . . 
Where did you get the metal cover for the radiator? I’ve been looking around and can’t find what I’m looking for anywhere!
Lowes or Home Depot. It comes in a large sheet at is in a stainless steel finish. I think we found it in a pretty odd place, like with the plywood or something, so you may want to ask.
Wow! We have the SAME bathroom!
Sadly, it’s the “before” one…our home was built in 1948 when that awful pink was popular.
Too bad True Value won’t be giving ME a gift card anytime soon-aren’t you lucky about scoring that!
My home was built in 1948 as well! So funny! Yes, our bathroom was pink and maroon, so I changed it to pink and black until we could do something better. Fortunately, we did have a white sink and toilet!
Well, I have three words FAN TAS TIC! Ha ha! It’s just gorgeous–”you” through and through and looks worth the wait. Wonderful job, Marian.
wow…great job!
I LOVE it! You did an amazing job! I am sure you enjoy just looking at it an smiling, that’s what I would do! Thanks for the inspiration!
that is good stuff Marian! Clean, simple and fresh…vintage, without being over-worked or cluttered….I am trying to learn about editing a look and you have it down….
Lady, you got moxy. Not only did it turn out lovely but to glue beadboard OVER the tile and to REMOVE a window….you’re helping me stretch my decor-bravery out, thanks for the inspiration!
Loved the video before:). It’s good to see other people’s “inherited” bathrooms from a different era. We are lucky enough to have sea shell sinks with fake cream and brown marble from the 70s. It’s awesome!
Your redo turned out fabulous! Love the mosaic tile floor and the wire baskets were the perfect touch! Hopefully one day I can show a before and after of at least one of my bathrooms:).
Kim www. plumberrypie.blogspot.com
Wow! It is gorgeous! I love your style!
Gorgeous!
great job… and the window to nowhere is GONE!! ps. I love the “ladies” sign… LOVE.. capital L
Stunning!! Just love it : ).
Wow, as always, your work is gorgeous! Loved the video, too, by the way- the toilet flush probably put you in the top 10.
Everything about that bathroom is so perfect and feels so clean and fresh.
FANTASTIC!! my favorite?? those metal baskets on the wall – brilliant!
it looks great and fits in perfectly with the rest of your home .. super job!
What tile did you use on the floor? My husband and I are redoing our master bath and have a small shower area we would like to tile with something like you used!!
Wowee it is absolutely incredible ~ bravo! Love every last detail.
xo~
T
The room is lovely but I’m gonna miss the pink, plastic tile! I have a bath to do that makes your before pics look like a palace!
This is amazing love how it turned out! We also have metal radiator covers over all of our huge radiators. Our home was built in 1880 and had steam heat, the old coal furnace is still in the basement. The covers look so much nicer than the radiators.
Just too sweet for words…clean, bright, functional, and timeless. I am inspired!
Okay, your bathroom turned out beautifully, love the built-ins hubby did. But can I say I also LOVE that basket on wheels in a before shot.
It looks gorgeous. Just like it has always been there.
Wow! Great results! You did a beautiful job.
Teresa
xoxo
It all looks so pretty! The room looks so much bigger too. I have a half bath that I need to paint – right now it is covered with lovely crayon and pencil drawings from my very creative 3 and 5 year olds. It’s been like that for months – every time I go in there I remember that I need to paint it, but it’s like #120 on the list of to do’s around here! Thanks for the inspiration!
~ Rachael
Yay!!! This is one beautiful little room! I am so happy for you!!
Marian,
The bath looks AWESOME…just “pinned” it. I wish I could come up with an idea like what you did to cover your radiator for my air return vent cover. Mine looks heinous! I have to be able to remove it to put in a new filter but can’t figure out how to retro fit it on my existing opening. I noticed you trimmed yours out nice and neat! Any suggestions?
What about building a removeable frame with the metal screen inside? Or you can make it so the metal screen can slide out? There are lots of possibilities!
Very nicely done. An inspiration for me. I want to transform my 1979 basic bath to a 1929 bath. I was thinking bead board, mosaic marble and such. And congratulations on winning the True Value gift card. That is awesome!
Love it – you have such great style
Love it! ….and the old wire Keyser basket w/#? Yeah, I am coveting….not right,but true.
Ha! At least you’re honest!
Hooray, hooray!! It looks wonderful!
Woohoo!! Three cheers for finished projects!! Looks great.
Thats a great makeover. I definitely think a sink skirt will be a lovely finishing touch. Cannot wait to see what you come up with. Would you show us a picture of the light fixture that allows its details to be seen? With the light on it is hard to tell, but I think I caught the metal “pie plate” accents on it. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I will show details of the chandelier and the pleated ribbon detail I added to the shades. This post was a just a recap and a flyover of the space. I’ll get into the details over the next few days.
Wonderful transformation. I especially like the shelf and radiator cover on the back wall. I think a sink skirt is an excellent idea. It would add warmth and maybe color.
Looks so open and light now. Very nice…love that tile…be sure to apply a sealer to the grout if you haven’t already. That grout can get pretty dirty – if you’ve seen it in older homes.
What a wonderful transformation! Such a winner!
Love this redo. I would leave the sink as is. Maybe because it is identical to mine. I love the clean unfussy look. But where did you put your towel rack? And the wire baskets are the finishing touch.
I decided to put my hand towels in the locker basket and leave out a towel bar.
It is all beautiful!! I would kiss that beautiful tile floor…someday!!
And, I have always loved vintage locker baskets, just never thought to hang them…great idea!
P.S. I am in the midst of sewing a slipcover for a wingback chair I got off the curb using your tutorial…I am not a great sewer, but you have truly made this project “do-able” for me…thank you, thank you!!
That is awesome! Please send along a picture or link when you’re done.
Beautiful job and worth the wait! Love how you made a ‘built in’ with screen to cover the radiator. Hmmm, now you have me thinking about the ones we have here!
Your Friend,
Deborah
Congratulations on the win and the new bathroom! The bathroom is gorgeous, you have created a beautiful space.
Dena
What a wonderful job you did in that half bath! love the floors and the beadboard! so beautiful, thanks for sharing as always, I love your decorating!
Beautiful job! I Love it! Even the pictures you say aren’t great are wonderful! And your staging, perfect!
You’ve done it again!
Thank you for sharing! It took us over a year to finish our bathroom reno, too. I love what you’ve done with it-simply gorgeous!
Glad I’m not alone!
So simple & looks great! Now there is just no excuse for my restrooms to look the way they do. My fave is that there is only a ladies sign above the sink. To funny!
I tried to find a “gentleman” sign, but no luck. Since I’m the only lady in the house, guys are allowed.
I LOVE that sign! If you ever find another snap it up and I’ll buy it from you:) There are 4 ‘ladies’ and only one gentleman in this house so I find it fun to use the female gender stuff! Would love to have a sign like that.
Gorgeous… love the tile & your beautiful photos (as always!)
What a fabulous space! Good job you! I’m eyeing my half bath now……hmmmmm…..
It looks lovely!!! Beautiful transformation. I especially love the built in on the back wall. Congrats on winning the contest with True Value!
Oh, it’s beautiful! I am in love with your floor choice. Marble on the floor is so luxurious, and I love the hex tiles.
Beautiful!!! Love the beadboard!!
I’m in love once again with you and your designs. So simple and so functional and pretty sweet place to look at too. Great job and I’m glad you won!!!
Beautiful as always! I love your style so much and use your blog as inspiration for my own home! You rock!
I die, so amazing! love love love
STUNNING
This is very similar to the look we’d like in our master bath *someday*
gorgeous. Btw, your amazing photos with no natural light are 10x better than what I was able to achieve with our half bath!!!
It’s perfect. Just love it!
Looks wonderful Marian! I love the floor tile you chose!
Absolutely positively gorgeous!
Beautiful. Love how you’ve used the locker baskets. Is the tile shades of gray marble? It’s gorgeous.
Yes. It’s actually white carrera marble, but it looks gray because of the veins.
What a transformation! Great Job!
Absolutely beautiful, Marian! Love your cabinet design – it’s nice to have storage for all your bathroom essentials. Quick question, if you don’t mind my asking – where will you put your hand towels?
They are rolled up in the locker baskets by the sink.
This is as cute as can be. Very impressed!!
Just fantastic!!!!!!!!!! I know a weight has been lifted off your shoulders!!! Enjoy…..hehe
It looks FANTASTIC!! What a transformation!! Love that tile you chose for the floor & I love all the added details in the decor, especially that little “ladies” sign! GORGEOUS!!!
OMG! It’s beautiful and well worth the wait! (I say that but if I was living in it I would probably screaming like you when glitches came up!) Job well done!
Karen
It looks gorgeous! I was one of those people voting for you each day =) Glad to see it all come together so beautifully!
great job and love those wire baskets…do you think the teenagers will keep those toilet paper rolls so nicely stacked? (nah!)
Gorgeous!! I just love all of the white, so clean and bright with a splash of old ~ perfect ! I just repainted out first floor bath and same issue, not must natural light to share on my blog. You’ve inspired me to get-it-done! Thanks for sharing, you all did a wonderful job!
Those wire baskets are fabulous!!!
Yes I remember I voted for you as well:))
Congratulations on your beautiful new powder room!
I love bead board and have some my self:)
Enjoy!!!
WOW! Just totally WOW!. That is an amazing transformation and to have done it through a contest like that is fabulous! Congrats to you and your family on your new half bath.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!!!!! Excellent job!! So happy for you!
I started following your blog after viewing the DIY True Value video and voting, voting and voting. I was so glad you won….now to see the finished product today. Just awesome! I love you and your style so much.
Wow, your bathroom looks great! I really like the tile and the wire baskets.
Sigh is right!
Beautiful Marian
Enjoy
Janet xox
The Empty Nest
It turned out gorgeous! I love it!
What an amazing transformation! I wish I had the creative eye to see something old and make it new in my mind, to then make it new in reality. What a gift you have!
Your posts are always A-MA-ZING!
Thank you for sharing your special talents with us!
Jodi
Cottage Charm Creations
Looks great. Love the built in.
wow! I love a good “before & after” and this is one of my faves. I think I would make up excuses to go in just to stare and drink it all in. By far the tile is my favorite part of this whole redo. it’s just all so wonderful!
Lucky girl you are! I would have loved to win such a great contest. Bathroom is charming. Love the baskets.
Simply beautiful! We also recently redid a half bath for under $800. I love the small honey comb style tile. Another place to get beadboard is a lumber yard…we have one near our home and they sell nice oak beadboard pretty cheap. Another great place to look for tile is Habitat Restore.
OMG, I have the same toilet?! How I even noticed that is beyond me but holy moly that is one FABULOUS makeover! I’m dying to do our full bathroom and I’m definitely going to take to Amazon now to look for tile. Really, beautifully remodeled!
Jeanine
What a transformation..
It’s beautiful,stunning,awesome..
It looks so much bigger too..
WOW! WOW! WOW! What a fabulous transformation! It’s stunning.
Wow, that’s a lot of comments for a 1/2 bath!! But I do understand…you should be very proud of yourself for finishing a fantastic project. Great re-do. Enjoy.
Sigh…..it’s beautiful! Everyone did a nice job! It looks so clean and fresh! Love the basket idea too!
Debbie
so bright and pretty!!! You go girl!!!
I have the same 3/4 wall of pink and black tile! Just 2 days ago, I decided I’m bead boarding it all…including the ceiling! And I’m so glad you posted this bc my husband doesn’t think I can bead board our bathroom! This would be my first major remodel and will get a pro to refinish the tub. I can’t wait and now your pics have given even more motivation and confidence I can do this! Thanks so much!
Swooning! I just can’t get over how much nicer it looks! Are you pinching yourself that it’s finally done? I would be! Can’t wait to see the other little details when you get them finished too.
Yes ma’am! Well done! Awesome as usual and we’re not surprised!
I love what you’ve done! And the wire baskets especially!
Wow, that is one amazing transformation! I love the floor tiles you chose! Beautiful!
I’ve been working on my 3′ x 6′ half bath for over a year – I totally feel your pain! Love your transformation – it’s beautiful!
WHAT NO BALLET BAR??
It looks great!
I found it interesting that you had several comments about where you put your hand towel. We recently renovated our small upstairs bath, and I have yet to hang a hand towel. I can’t decide where to put it or what kind… towel ring, hook, small bar???? and when I looked through Pinterest for inspiration, I was shocked at how many lovely bathroom photos do not have hand towels!!! I would have never noticed before.
Fabulous!!!! Love your re-do!! It is totally awesome. Love the wire baskets! I use those in my bathroom as well. They hold so much stuff! Ha!! And you said that you wanted to do a skirt around the sink? Hmmmm! That is awfully traditional! I would think you would do something else…just saying!!
Hugs
SUeAnn
I think I hear my powder room and master baths screaming “PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! do a sink skirt tutorial!”
I just discovered your “How to Make a Sink Skirt” tutorial on HGTV. HOORAY!
Both bathrooms thank you.
you have a true gift. gorgeous room. – the tile, the baskets, the radiator cover. right now I have a painted vinyl floor and your tiles are really tempting me. Im so glad you followed your bliss and started this blog
That reno is too gorgeous. I absolutely love the way you styled it. Just lovely.
Amazing. I absolutely love the clean and fresh look that this has. I too love the baskets, and am having a hard time finding the same shape. A lot of vinatge locker baskets that I come across are much wider and would stick out too much from the wall. My bathroom is less than half the size of yours, and this idea would work nicely to give us a little more storage room. Any idea where I can find ones like yours?
Love the bathroom. I especially like the floor and also the wire basket on the shelf holding the extra toilet paper. I would love to redo our master bathroom and really want the hexagon tile floor. I like what you have used over the plain white porcelain tile.
LOVE,LOVE, LOVE it . You have given me a well desreved kick in my rear to get going on our Master bath. Thanks as always for the inspiration. I hope you sealed the grout- I put a similar tile in our main bath and the grout on the floor can be “challenging” to say the least. I was thinking of putting the marble hex in our bathroom. Congrats on such a cute bathroom!
Hello, I’m a little late to the party, but bravo, fantastic job! Quick question, have you done a tutorial on installing beadboard? I’m looking to DIY for my boys room and wanted to know if you have any suggestions or referral to another blog for instructions. Thanks MMS, I love your blog and read it EVERY day!
Blessings, Neeley in Texas
What a lovely bathroom. You do some incredible work Miss Mustard Seed! :~)
Beautiful!
Hi, just had to comment. What a beautiful job! Have been anxiously awaiting the reveal as I have the same bathroom…complete with pink and maroon tiles. Only problem is this is our only bathroom! Not quite sure how I would manage the renovation. Those floor tiles are my favorite. How did you get around the different color in the tile your received? Did you have to order more? Anyway, thanks for all of the inspriation.
Love your half bath! It turned out great!!! The wire baskets for towels is a wonderful touch. I would say it was woth the wait!
Yes, that is pretty fantastic!! As is all your work, congrats, enjoy! Janell
Looks great, but why get rid of the window?
what a fabulous reno!!! its soooo fab! im feeling inspired now.
It is fabulous, so bright even without a window. I love the floor, you did an amazing job!
Kristin
I really like everything about your half bath. I love the way you used the wire baskets. How did you attach them to the wall?
I was so happy to see the “LADIES” sign…I have the same exact one in my bathroom from a very old building where my father’s/grandfather’s law practice was for 80+ years (in Idaho). I also have the matching one “MEN”. I love that it reads ‘ladies’ and not ‘women’….super cute reno and job well done! Love your energy… follow you almost everyday!
~Jude
You did a FABULOUS job! and SCORE on the Tru-Vallue win! I have a VERY similar half bath, my house is built 1953. Same plastic tile on walls (only mine is teal green), and I was thinking beadboard…can you tell me (cant tell from photos) did you pull down the plastic tile, or beadboard over top of the the plastic tile?
It looks great and is making me wish I would get mine done…. Thanks For Sharing!!!!!
Julie
L.O.V.E it!!
Lovely. Simply lovely.
I love the built-in!
Beautiful! Love the tile.
Lovely remodel. Well worth the wait. Now you’re going to have trouble getting folks OUT of your bathroom.
White White White!!!! Love it! It is amazing how different this room looks and much bigger! Well done:)
I LOVE every detail! Those locker baskets are wonderful! I have a few that I may hang that way! Beautiful job!
Wow… what a make-over!! Love that little nook at the end. White on white is perfect of course with all the natural elements. umm… I liked the old sink better!! SORRY! ;”}
wow…what a great job…so fresh & clean & sparkly! Worth the wait!
Looks lovely! Do you have a place to hang a hand towel for drying up after washing, I don’t see anything? Love the old gym baskets. I did this in my guest bath with old grocery store baskets that have double handles. I hung them so the handles hold the hand towels being used. The inside of the basket holds remaining towels.
It is such a fantastic makeover. I love the honeycomb tiles, they make the room so much brighter. Well done!
Beautiful, beautiful! And what patience! I start a project today and I want it done yesterday!
Where did you get the metal baskets and how did you hang them on the wall? Please share
This is beautiful! My favorite part is the wire baskets on the wall! I’m totally going to borrow this idea. I just finished my kitchen and the bathroom is next. UGH.
Great inspiration for my own bathroom redo!. Would you share whether you used 1″ or 2″ hex tiles (they look like 1″) and are they honed or polished? Thank you so much and have a wonderful day.
LOVE the makeover! We re-did our bathroom last year and hope to get to the kitchen in a couple of months. Thanks for sharing!
OH Marian!!! I’ve been waiting for this!!! I was certain there’d be a “mini” antique fan in there….but the clock does just fine! I absolutely LOVE it! awesome job!!!
Beautiful makeover!
I think you did an awesome job! It is beautiful! Love the ideas that you used!
It is absolutely stunning, and I love everything about it! Such wonderful details and a classic look. I know it was a total pain-in-the-butt project, but the good news is that it won’t have to be renovated again in your lifetime thanks to your timeless style.
The new look is so awesome! I’m so excited for you! What a fun makeover and exciting to have it finished!
Gorgeous! I love the baskets, the tile, the beaded board. Allll of it
Absolutely beautiful, so fresh and crisp. Great job!
Did you cover up the window in this bathroom?? Looks like there was a window in the “before” pictures. Just curious.
Marian, you did a fabulous job as usual. It just goes to show you what one can do. First an idea, then a plan, then to execute. You need your own television how to show. Great job!!!!!
Fabulous. Amazing. Wonderful Design. Love it.
Marian, it looks gorgeous! You guys did an amazing job.
I love the bath rm especially the tile, I went to Amazon to check it out but got lost, to many ….. do you know exactly what tile you bought ? white or Carrara honed or polished, 1″ ? I am in the middle of a master bath redo and ready for the floors and I love the warm and cool tone that your has. I put creama marfil marble counter top in, but i don’t want matchey matchey and would love some gray cool tone.
I LOVE absolutely everything about this room. Having just purchased a place that needs some things updated, I thank you for the inspiration!
This is amazing! I love all those wire baskets, and that “ladies” sign. Thank you for always inspiring:)
Love it, it looks so much brighter and larger, not to mention cuter!
You may have already answered this somehwere, but how did you install the beadboard? Over the tile?? I have been wanting to do this, but didn’t know how…
You may have already answered this, but how did you install the beadboard? Over the tile? I have been wanting to do this, but didn’t know how…
Looks ssoooo FANTASTIC!!! Love it! When I clicked on your blog I wondered about the winning bathrom..glad to see it turned out better then we dreamed!!