Lavender Loathing
I suppose enough time has passed since the last remodeling debacle for the sheer frustration of the whole thing to dissipate and for us to even think about undergoing a new phase of remodeling: the master bath.
We moved in more than 5 years ago, but one room we vowed to change the moment we stepped foot into it was the bathroom. It’s a tiny 5′ x 8′ space, but never mind the size; the first thing that screams at you is the color. Built in the 60′s, colored fixtures were al the rage and typically of houses of this era often feature pink, green, blue, beige, etc., but my bathroom… MY BATHROOM has lavender! And by that I mean: toilet, sink, tub and tiles. It’s so attractive! One aspect I’ve since “band-aided” was the black linoleum tile on the floor. I simply added some neutral peel-and-stick tiles for a quick fix.
But we are officially sick of the purple, and as of this winter it’s changing forever. The only difference is we’re working with our friendly neighborhood contractor, Brian Otto. He’s done a few other projects for us: kitchen backsplash, kitchen and bathroom solar tubes, our roof, gutters, and bamboo fence! Needless to say, I like working with him!
He’ll probably be starting in the next month or so, and I couldn’t be happier! We’re not going to rip down any walls to make the room bigger, partly because I can’t bear to be without my walk-in-closet on the other side of the wall, and mostly because we’re doing it on a budget. Also, I’m trying to utilize materials and manufacturers that are slightly greener than your run-of-the-mill, and that often comes at a price.
Lavender bathroom before! YIKES.
The awesome tile we picked.
The goofy scale drawing I did showing the new materials we chose.
Check back to see the progress we’re making, or go to the full photo album.
If your bathroom turns out half as good as your kitchen did, it’s going to be totally fabulous. Man, I wish we could redo our bathroom. Maybe someday. And don’t think bad of me, but I sort of dig the lavender. It’s definitely unique. :)
When we redid our bathroom in our old house(literally, it was built in 1885), we had a bathroom smaller than yours and put in one of those narrow toilets. It definitely made a space difference.
Here are some photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/krisobi/sets/72057594068123213/
Good luck!
I like the lavender enough to tolerate it, but there’s one problem. Approximately 3 years ago, I broke the ceramic soap dish out of the shower wall, and our attempts to get another soap dish in there have been futile. We’ve had a dingy piece of plastic shower curtain hanging from the wall ever since. I’d rather it all just went away. :)