Bathroom Reveal

When we moved into our little estate, there was green everywhere. Most of our counter tops were green, and though we love green grass and green smoothies and trying to make green choices, we didn’t love the green counters in our upstairs bathroom.

 

On the day we got possession of the house, myself along with my five year old son and my sixty year old father went through the house like mad men and ripped up all the old (read dirty) flooring. You can read more about that HERE.

The bathroom was no exception. Though the flooring wasn’t visually displeasing (I happen to like white and black flooring in older homes) this linoleum was rotting away and STUNK was peeling in all of the corners. We knew it had to go when we replaced the little itty bitty one piece shower with a new one.

We picked a tile that was a medium grey and had some visual texture to it. We got the best deal we bragged about HERE. 

Once my loving hubby laid the tile, and I had made over the cabinetry (get all the details HERE!) we were ready to put the room all back together! 

Together we chose this square sink that rests on top of our new counters. We loved that it was wide enough for two little children to use at the same time and we loved that there were no sharp edges for when the kids ARE fighting over the beloved sink space.

 

We love reusing and recycling and find it so easy to do so by checking out our local Re store for items we need for a diy project. It is the best to save some money too when you can, and we know that being informed on what products are available to us can help us make choices that save us money. Being a young family, every penny saved counts!

We found this faucet, that was the perfect height for our above counter sink, at our cities Habitat for Humanity Re Store. On line it was priced at $250 but because they get the end of stock items from certain companies, we scored this shining beauty for $60.00!!! I couldn’t believe it and I am so in love at how it adds just a little bit of shine to our neutral decor.

We love adding new and reused elements to all of our spaces and I especially love adding items that remind me of comfort and family. The sunset landscape pictures were taken by my late grandfather and my lovely grandmother on one of their evening walks. I have such special memories as a young girl spending summers with them and learning to love nature while holding on to their loving hands.

These photos mean so much to me and I love displaying them in this unconventional place. Their frames were once gold but with a coat of black paint and new white mattes the pictures are what you notice first.

 On the little glass tray they have their own selection of flossers…

And a little timer to help them brush their pearly whites for a whole minute.

I ripped off removed the builder grade towel bar and patched the big ole holes that were left in its place. I actually had to do this twice, since I rush things and painted before it was actually a smooth surface. Instead, we added some hooks behind our bathroom door so we have a place to hang a towel or two.

This starburst mirror is actually a DIY project that I hope to share with you in a future post!!

I love the way it turned out and how it adds a little punch of white and reflection.

At the end of our counter we replaced our old 13 year old toilet that didn’t flush properly with a new efficient toilet with an option for a half flush. Teaching the kids about the different flush “buttons” is a whole different post too!