bye blast-from-the-past bath

We started a huge project this weekend. We are saying SEE YA to our very strangely laid out, very dated, very poor-use-of-space master bath. Yippee!!! When we bought our house last year, we knew that this would eventually be a project we would like to tackle. I would say it, without a doubt, sticks out like a sore thumb in our house. Obviously we could continue to live with the tacky sea-shell sinks, way too low vanity tops, lack of lighting, and lack of flooring. The main thing that has been bugging us, more than all of the cosmetic issues, is the lack of closet space. I have been doing ok, using the strange "linen" closet for my pjs, lounge wear, and shoes, and using one of the closets for my clothes. But, David's closet situation is pretty sad and pretty inconvenient. So, we decided to take advantage of some good rates out there and bite the bullet. Renovation here we come!



Above is a view of the bath from the back toilet area. You can see that it is a LOT of space, which is awesome. We have enjoyed the huge bath tub- the kids especially used to love bathing in it...basically an indoor swimming pool! HA!
The vanity is fine. It is nice to have two sinks and plenty of space, so that is what we were focusing on, instead of the fact that it is pretty ugly and way, way too low.
Apparently there used to be carpet in the bathroom (sooooo disgusting!) and it was ripped out at some point and nothing was put back. The concrete floor was just a mess with paint spills and so a few months back I painted it chocolate brown, just to give it some sort of resemblance to a regular floor.
It is so strange to me in a bathroom this big to have NO privacy for the toilet area. That is going to change. There is no reason why the whole bathroom should have to be off limits just because someone is actually using the bathroom.



Nothing from the above pic (with the exception of my cozy robe, awesome antique ladder, and braille painting) will be staying in the new bathroom. Bye bye massive shower that is impossible to keep warm!! Farewell "fabulous" brass faucet with faux crystal handles. SEE YA NEVER!!!




As of this weekend, David has already beat this vanity to shreds and the pieces of it are in the dumpster outside of our house!! He also tore out the linen closet, dressing table, and two other half walls. Lots of progress!! He is doing as much of the demolition as he can to help us with the budget.
I am really excited about the direction we are going and can't wait to see everything fall in to place...I know it is going to be quite a process, but we are looking forward to the end result. It is something that we are going to enjoy since we plan on living here for a long time...and, if we ever decided to move, something that will definitely add to the value of our house...
Our main objectives are: to more than double the closet space, to create privacy in the toilet area, and well...to just make it pretty! It is a huge room, so in order to stay on budget (you could go way crazy in a bathroom this size) we are making some different types of choices to make it very "us".
Another exciting adventure in the Parnell house begins....