Our Humble Abode: Bathroom

When the Lord provided our little house on the prairie here on the eastern plains of Colorado, we were thrilled to have a place to call home…but home needed a little work.  Mostly paint.  It’s so…what’s the word…interesting?? the paint colors people choose and the previous renters had chosen some interesting ones for sure.  Ahem.

We painted every space, put in new flooring in three rooms and spiffied up the others, built shelves and got creative and just had a grand ole, exhausting time!

Today, I thought I’d give you a little before and after tour of our bathroom.  It was the smallest and easiest for me to throw together this morning.  🙂

Before: 

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This flooring was just stick on tile…
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See that nice paint job?!
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Yes, that’s duct tape…

As you can see, it needed a little work.  We replaced the flooring, bath tub, sink and painted the walls.  As weird as it may sound, it’s now one of my favorite rooms in the house!

After:

We’ll start at the bottom and work our way up.  We chose a vinyl flooring that was water proof, not just water resistant.  We kinda figured we might have a little splashing in here from time to time.  This is my favorite flooring in our house, hands down.

New flooring...
New flooring…

We replaced the old sink with one with a much smaller vanity that takes up far less room and hung a new mirror.

New sink...
New sink…

We painted the walls a pretty, Tiffany blue and the wainscoting a soft, creamy white.  I found these super cute printables and framed them and Wrex made the mason jar storage.

Wash.  Brush.  Flush.
Wash. Brush. Flush.

Our bathroom isn’t huge and there’s not a lot of storage so we’ve had to get creative.  Wrex made these barnwood shelves for the short wall and I love this hanging system from Ikea; cheap, chic and functional!

We make it work...
We make it work…

We replaced the bathtub and then got to work on the shower walls…they are the best part of this room.  I had seen one similar in a magazine one time and I fell in love.  Thankfully, Wrex agreed to give it a try and we both love how it turned out.  It was far cheaper (and easier) to install than tile and much more unique; it’s quite the conversation piece.

Galvanized metal...
Galvanized metal…
So shiny!
So shiny!
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Isn’t it neato?!
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Pretty, pretty…

We are so pleased with how it turned out!  It’s been almost three years and the colors and shower walls still make me smile every time I see them.  Let me know what you think about it!  Log in later in the week and we’ll take a peak at another transformation we made…there were a few!  😉

4 thoughts on “Our Humble Abode: Bathroom”

  1. This also is my favorite room! I still remember the first time that I came to your house. I was floored at how much you’d already upgraded and decorated. My house STILL isn’t even 30% done after 2.5 years. You truly are so creative and the epitome of a homemaker. Love and miss you and your little house on the prairie!

  2. How did you do the corners of the tin? I’ve seen someone use metal flashing under the tin. Did you just caulk where the tub & tin meet or was there more to it? Thinking this will look great in my log home. I plan to use the tin as a backsplash in the kitchen, too. Thanks! Great inspiration.

    1. Hey, Jennifer! Thanks for your sweet words! On the corners, we just cut the tin so that the down slope of the tin ripple touched the outer wall, so that there wasn’t any lip sticking up to snag. Where the tub meets the metal, we inserted foam, metal closure strips that was in the same ripple pattern as the metal that seal out water from getting behind the metal panels. (They sell them at most hardware stores. They come in a roll and are usually adhesive backed). You could attempt to caulk it, it would just take quite a bit since the ripples in the metal create a space an inch or more thick.

      My main advice would be careful with bathroom cleaners. I accidentally got a little splash/spray of some hard water cleaner on the bottom of one of the pieces and it ate some of the galvanization off and it’s wanting to rust there now. If you end up doing your shower, send me a pic! I’d love to see it!

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