The master bathroom renovation is finally completed and I couldn’t be happier! WOOHOO.
This has been a lllloooonnnnngggg time coming. We bought this house end of 2017 and have held on to it since, praise the Lord because housing prices here in Charleston are out of control. We’ve rented it out all of these years (minus the 3 we lived in it in the middle while stationed here) and our last tenants moved out end of March of this year.
We’ve been saving for a while for this renovation and knew that we wanted to completely gut the kitchen (post to come on that) as well as re-do the bathroom. We tacked on a few other things with the Reno and now it’s all finished and we can fully enjoy it!
Designing a bathroom and figuring out materials, details, and making concessions is a challenging process but it became even more challenging doing it from states away. Thankfully I had a pretty clear vision in mind with the design details of this bathroom. Originally we wanted to take down a wall (there is a closet directly behind the shower trim) and make everything larger and add a standing bathtub. After learning the cost, having to apply for permits, etc we decided to keep the same footprint of the bathroom and completely update it.
I went with some stunning ceramic tile that was laid in a a vertical stack pattern with some line separation to give it extra character. I wanted a built out ledge on the back wall to stack all of the shower products without putting a niche in the wall. This took some convincing for our contract but I told him to just trust the vision I had and to please make it work (ha). They had to get the glass custom ordered to fit around the ledge and it really makes a STATEMENT in this small footprint bathroom.
The flooring was another detail I got some side-eyes for. It’s a bold star and cross pattern in a terracotta color but it fits in beautifully with the rest of our home. We actually used this same tile in our downstairs half bath to refresh it as well. It’s such a warming and soft tile to the space and really adds a much-needed punch of character. Originally I wanted to fully color drench the entire bathroom but I think the communication wires got crossed (joys of managing this from out of state) and the ceiling was not painted. I may end up going back and painting the ceiling the same color myself, but it’s not high on the to-do list right now.
I love that the color from inside the bathroom came out into the vanity area, it really sets it apart from the rest of the bedroom. It’s a beautiful rich tone that reads green/brown and makes wood & golden details pop!
DETAILS
- Color Drenching Color: Ethereal Mood by Sherwin Williams
- Bathroom Floor Tile & Grout: Parma Cotto Brown Matte Star & Cross Tile | Grout: Laticrete Permacolor Parchment
- Bathroom Shower Tile & Grout: Portmore Sand 3×8 Glazed Ceramic Tile | Grout: Laticrete Permacolor Mushroom
- Shower base: Onyx Collection Base – we did a custom base as the dimensions were different since adding the ledge. I did the lowest height possible to keep that “walk in shower” feel.
- Toilet: linked here
- Shower Trim Kit: linked here
- Vanity Lights: linked here
- Bathroom Stool: similar one linked here & here
- Cotton Waffle Weave Bath Mat: linked here
- Plant: Heart Leaf Philodendron
- Wool Rug by sink area: linked here
Side Note: Tilebar also does a Military Discount, so if that applies to you make sure you ask about it before checking out! (at the time of this posting they did)
Still To Do:
- Get a covering for our tiny linen closet in this room (photo not shown because it’s a hot mess). I’ll probably sew a quick curtain and use a tension rod to hold it up.
- Sew a small cafe curtain for the window. We actually get great privacy in this bathroom from the outside, so this is more so for peace of mind/aesthetics than anything.
- New vanity? One day we may replace this one as it’s been here for years, but I couldn’t find anything I really liked (within budget) in time so we kept what we had.
- New sink hardware
- Change out light swithces/outlets to paintable ones – again, not high on the to-do list
