Second Bath is Done

I've been so busy with the house that I forgot to post the updates! But, the guest bathroom is finally done (except for maybe a window treatment and little decorations). My gorgeous marble-topped vanity that we negotiated for at Lowe's and painted blue



The glass shower door that I love, even though it's not frameless



And, voila:



In case you forgot, this is what we started with, except it originally had red floral wallpaper and we discovered the toile wallpaper underneath...

trim.

Trim is finished. I am happy. Now the only person we have to depend on to show up is our plumber (who coincidentally goes to church with our contractor who flaked on us). I'm optimistic about this one. Either way, we have to get everything painted this weekend so it will be ready for the plumber on Monday. Woo!

Wall color is looking a little boring, but with my blue vanity I wanted to keep it neutral. Below is the new knob to replace the 1980's blue one.

headboard is here!

I can hardly contain myself. Our headboard is here and it's exactly what I wanted. Except for the fact that it is 4+ inches too wide. I thought that wouldn't happen since it was custom...But we'll make it work. Since we have the bathroom rolling I feel like I can finish up some last little details in the master... like side tables, etc. And our walls are naked. So let me share with some some pictures of my headboard that I designed...

Of course our duvet cover is at the cleaners, or in a ball somewhere waiting to go to the cleaners, so, sorry for the messy presentation.

grout.

I'm up past my bedtime but I wanted to share a little bit more of what we have accomplished. More thoughts to follow tomorrow.

tile.

I'll keep this post short and sweet. Tile guys came, knocked out in a day what probably would have taken us 3, poured the shower pan, and are coming back tomorrow to finish everything up. These are new people, of course, because our old contractor fell off the face of the earth.

And a little bit of paint.

walls and floors and niches oh my!

Our contractor showed up yesterday and made quite a lot of progress for one day. Tadah! We have walls, and a floor! I also finished my precious little vanity.


I went with a mint green paint scheme with clouds. What do you think?
Kidding, kidding, the greenboard is mold resistant drywall that will be textured and painted over.


Cement board in all the places that will be tiled

and...

My $20 vanity (with real marble top) and a coat of paint. Lovely.



Juliet says hi.

I'll keep you posted
-Bethany

another tale of an unreliable contractor

Our contractor, who was referred to us by friends, is supposedly reliable and trustworthy. Now, he may be trustworthy but he was supposed to start last Monday... and I am still phone stalking him with no response. Looks like our bathroom is going to continue to sit, naked, for a few more weeks while we line up another contractor. Sigh. Oh well. Let me share some pics of what I've been doing in the meantime...


I had been hanging on to a tiny swatch of fabric that I fell in love with months ago, so I finally went out and bought it. If you can use your imagination, this is the fabric, and below, the headboard. We are going to use a local upholsterer instead of making it ourselves because I am not confident we could do the nailhead detail, etc. without it looking sloppy. It is our master bedroom after all : )
And... I painted the bathroom vanity. I think it will add a nice little punch to our bathroom. The color is breezy by Sherwin Williams.

Our boatload of grasscloth. Patiently waiting to be hung. I saved about $60 a double roll by ordering it online versus at the local design store. I guess I'm more supportive of my wallet than the local economy... : ) Here is some before pics of our foyer...



I'll leave you with some pictures of the last bit of demo... hopefully soon I will have new bathroom pics to post.


And our furry little helper