Master Bath Makeover by lifeonthefarm featuring chrome lighting
At the end of December, Thomas and I sat down and talked about what home improvements we would like to try and accomplish in 2015. Our master bathroom was at the top of my list and before he could say anything about it I bought paint and went to town. Bathrooms seem to be my go-to makeover addiction lately, I overhauled Ellie's last year. You can see it here.
I am sure I have mentioned it on here before but our home was built in 1989 and when we moved in in 2008 it was still in all its 1989 glory, complete with the builders white paint and yellowing linoleum floors. We have done what we can to bring it up to date, but this is a slow process and my style taste has changed so much in the past 7 years that some things have been made over a couple of times...like both of the bathrooms.
As with most of our home improvements, we are on a budget and plan to DIY as much as possible (adoptions are expensive y'all). I am hoping to go with a clean, light, and bright scheme. The walls are Sherwin Williams "Light French Gray" and I painted our existing double sink vanity Sherwin Williams "Ellie Gray", both were color matched with Valspar paint at Lowes. The baseboard and doors are the same white throughout our house Crisp Linen by Valspar.
There is a window between our sinks so we will need to have two mirrors, currently we have the builders frameless mirrors stuck on the walls and I CANNOT wait to take those down. I am hoping to replace them with some mirrored medicine cabinets because frankly I want to get stuff off of the counter! We do have plenty of storage in our bathroom, thanks to a very generously sized linen closet but I find that I will access the stuff better above the sink. I am really liking this and this from Ikea but I am just not sure if they are going to be my final choice, as they are a bit out of my price range. I will continue to shop around and check out Goodwill until I fall in love.
We also have these gorgeous brass lights above the mirrors, classic 1989 builders choice that I am hoping to replace. They are the only lighting in the bathroom so I have to be super picky about what I choose. I am loving the look of these but I am hoping to find something a little more budget friendly. If you have suggestions, I am all ears!
The floors. These are the bane of my existence. They are linoleum (my least favorite flooring material, right next to carpet), from 1989, its turning yellow, and peeling up at all the seems and edges. Basically its time to rip it all out and replace with tile. I am torn with what type of tile to put down, I llove the look of the wood plank and this tile but also a marble look would be incredibly chic and go with the color scheme. What I do know (learning from our last tiling experience) is that I am going to go with a darker grout. So what do you think, should I go with the wood look or the classic marble?
I am so excited to finish this project and share it with you all.
Have you done any bathroom makeovers? What are your thoughts on my choices?
♥ Ashley
to see where I am linking up today click here.
At the end of December, Thomas and I sat down and talked about what home improvements we would like to try and accomplish in 2015. Our master bathroom was at the top of my list and before he could say anything about it I bought paint and went to town. Bathrooms seem to be my go-to makeover addiction lately, I overhauled Ellie's last year. You can see it here.
I am sure I have mentioned it on here before but our home was built in 1989 and when we moved in in 2008 it was still in all its 1989 glory, complete with the builders white paint and yellowing linoleum floors. We have done what we can to bring it up to date, but this is a slow process and my style taste has changed so much in the past 7 years that some things have been made over a couple of times...like both of the bathrooms.
As with most of our home improvements, we are on a budget and plan to DIY as much as possible (adoptions are expensive y'all). I am hoping to go with a clean, light, and bright scheme. The walls are Sherwin Williams "Light French Gray" and I painted our existing double sink vanity Sherwin Williams "Ellie Gray", both were color matched with Valspar paint at Lowes. The baseboard and doors are the same white throughout our house Crisp Linen by Valspar.
There is a window between our sinks so we will need to have two mirrors, currently we have the builders frameless mirrors stuck on the walls and I CANNOT wait to take those down. I am hoping to replace them with some mirrored medicine cabinets because frankly I want to get stuff off of the counter! We do have plenty of storage in our bathroom, thanks to a very generously sized linen closet but I find that I will access the stuff better above the sink. I am really liking this and this from Ikea but I am just not sure if they are going to be my final choice, as they are a bit out of my price range. I will continue to shop around and check out Goodwill until I fall in love.
We also have these gorgeous brass lights above the mirrors, classic 1989 builders choice that I am hoping to replace. They are the only lighting in the bathroom so I have to be super picky about what I choose. I am loving the look of these but I am hoping to find something a little more budget friendly. If you have suggestions, I am all ears!
The floors. These are the bane of my existence. They are linoleum (my least favorite flooring material, right next to carpet), from 1989, its turning yellow, and peeling up at all the seems and edges. Basically its time to rip it all out and replace with tile. I am torn with what type of tile to put down, I llove the look of the wood plank and this tile but also a marble look would be incredibly chic and go with the color scheme. What I do know (learning from our last tiling experience) is that I am going to go with a darker grout. So what do you think, should I go with the wood look or the classic marble?
I am so excited to finish this project and share it with you all.
Have you done any bathroom makeovers? What are your thoughts on my choices?
♥ Ashley
to see where I am linking up today click here.
Gorgeous choices! I can't wait to see the finished project!!
ReplyDeleteXO Kelly
LOVE everything it is going to look so good. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to look so cute!!! I can't wait to see the finished product!!!
ReplyDeleteI love it all!! We have the same towels...I love them!! We did similar tile but in a dark gray color. I can't wait to see it all together!!!
ReplyDeleteYour choices are gorgeous! I am in that same boat. Our house was built in the early 90's and still looks like it. Our bathroom is so incredibly tiny though so we are trying to figure out what would work best to make it appear bigger and less cluttered. Expanding, unfortunately, is not an option. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely love all of this!! great choices- can't wait to see the after pics!
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds really pretty and clean and light - very modern! For the lamps - go to lowes -- they have some VERY similar options for WAY less! That's where we got our lighting from. Also for the flooring I personally am not a fan of the wood looking tile. Not sure why just not. But that marble you picked looks amazing! If you want a slightly more budget friendly option - it's not tile - but have you seen the allure flooring at home depot? It's vinyl plank flooring. It looks really really nice and you can install it right over the floor that's there. So costs less, easier install and less prep work. They have some really nice options. We put some in Callie's bathroom at the new house. We almost did it in the kitchen too!
ReplyDeleteIt's gonna too cool. Post as soon as you finish.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that flooring and tile! The vanity is gorgeous, too, and it really seems like it fits the style of the rest of your house. Can't wait to see how it all turns out!
ReplyDeleteI decided to do a master bathroom makeover too. We mainly just took out the toilet, bath, shower and sink and replaced them. They were just very old and starting to cause problems. But the new ones that we brought in have made it look awesome. I think we might do the same in the kitchen with a few things.
ReplyDeleteEssie Reed @ Valley Home Improvement
Renovating the bathroom has to be ne of the most dreaded home improvement tasks. We desperately needed to renew our bathroom and so we sought the help of a local plumbing company who specialised in bathroom installations. They made the entire process as stress free as possible and we now have a bathroom that is much more user friendly.
ReplyDeleteWilfred Andrews @ LB Plumbing and Heating