Friday, October 10, 2008

Before & After: Guest Bathroom

As promised, some photos of the remodel. A quick summary of what we did:

- Every room was touched in some way (new double-pane windows, new baseboards, fresh paint in every room, new carpet and flooring throughout).
- Some more than others (completely remodeled kitchen and family room, new master bathroom, extra bedroom and extra bathroom).
- Exterior lightly touched (new paint, landscaping in progress).

So, without further ado, here's what our previous guest bathroom looked like...you'll note the maroon-ish paint, older looking built-in cabinets and white tile (you can't see):


The older guest bathroom was just a little out of date - I liked the color a lot, but the cabinets were...old.  So, to keep costs (relatively) down and to still get a new look, we bought a pre-made cabinet from Restoration Hardware (we got a great deal, though they have the worst customer service in the world and I will never recommend them to anyone) and matching mirror and medicine cabinet and we designed the bathroom around that. Using the floor tile from the other bathroom and the laundry room, and a different paint, we changed the look:


The result makes it more modern all the way around. Unfortunately, we didn't have the budget to update the shower (simple white tile and weathered glass doors) but we did get a new toilet...I'm sure our guests will enjoy that piece of knowledge.

More to come!







2 comments:

Annie said...

Congrats on finishing and moving back in! I am soooo with you on the Restoration Hardware thing - customer service? What customer service? Looks beautiful, and I love Annika's orange room :)

Emily said...

Very nice! I really like the new cabinet/counter top.