The first room we fixed up was the little half bath, I wanted a clean bathroom to use while I worked on the rest of the house!!
With it being a foreclosure the toilets were nasty! They sat for an entire year without being flushed! So they had to go and be replaced!!
(when we removed the toilet there was still wall paper behind it!)
With this clean slate I painted first. The theme for this home were soft beachy colors and most of the home is painted Aloof Grey by Sherwin Williams. I also had a soft green that I did just in the family room, so I decided to paint the bathroom two different colors with the chair rail separating the two colors. I also painted the cream cabinet a darker grey and I LOVE how it turned out! The grey is beautiful!
Next I laid tile on the floors. I had never laid tile before, but I watched a ton of videos on youtube, and I took my time and cut everything, then laid it out with spacers, then laid them one at a time! I am sure I took way longer than a professional, but it was not very hard, and I am so proud I did it myself!!!
With the tile setting over night the next day I grouted the tile. It was messy, but really easy! I was surprised at how easy it was to add a little more, or wipe off the edges while it was wet. All you need is a wet sponge! I love how the tile looks all finished!
Lastly my husband installed the new toilet! it is so pretty and new! Nothing better than a brand new potty! I then had to reapply the base board I had to remove to install the tile and the half bathroom was finished! It felt so good to have one room in the house finished!
It was a pretty cheap room to fix, maybe only $350 after all the cost were added, for toilet, new light, new faucet, tile, paint, and a new door knob! Not too bad and way better than what was there before!
With it being a foreclosure the toilets were nasty! They sat for an entire year without being flushed! So they had to go and be replaced!!
With this clean slate I painted first. The theme for this home were soft beachy colors and most of the home is painted Aloof Grey by Sherwin Williams. I also had a soft green that I did just in the family room, so I decided to paint the bathroom two different colors with the chair rail separating the two colors. I also painted the cream cabinet a darker grey and I LOVE how it turned out! The grey is beautiful!
Next I laid tile on the floors. I had never laid tile before, but I watched a ton of videos on youtube, and I took my time and cut everything, then laid it out with spacers, then laid them one at a time! I am sure I took way longer than a professional, but it was not very hard, and I am so proud I did it myself!!!
With the tile setting over night the next day I grouted the tile. It was messy, but really easy! I was surprised at how easy it was to add a little more, or wipe off the edges while it was wet. All you need is a wet sponge! I love how the tile looks all finished!
Lastly my husband installed the new toilet! it is so pretty and new! Nothing better than a brand new potty! I then had to reapply the base board I had to remove to install the tile and the half bathroom was finished! It felt so good to have one room in the house finished!
A few months after moving in I had no place for this mirror,
until I realized it would fit perfectly in the half bath!
A new Mirror and light fixture were the finished touches in this bathroom
It was a pretty cheap room to fix, maybe only $350 after all the cost were added, for toilet, new light, new faucet, tile, paint, and a new door knob! Not too bad and way better than what was there before!
