The Plan For The Bathroom

 

Plan #1 -- HAVE BOB DO IT.  It is so calming simply handing this job off to someone else.  Just write them a big fat check and be done with it.  Most of the work in the bathroom is beyond my skill set, so I am happy to pass the buck to Bob.

Gray walls.  Surprise!  (Like every room so far.)  

These walls are faux wainscot paneling.  My husband applied mud to the grooves in the upper part, so that I can stencil on that section of wall (super tedious process, and had to be done twice, then sanded & primed!) The whole bathroom is so tiny, it won't take too long to paint or stencil.  There will be a 1"x3" black chair rail (like the kitchen and den) dividing the wall into sections.

New bathroom exhaust fan / light (hard to find a good deal on those).  Two sizes of tile on the floor -- purchased from Habitat Restore for a whopping $26.  

Keeping the toilet and sink,but replacing bronze sink fixtures.  We found a box of brand new chrome sink fixtures that were left in the house, so if they fit ....   Taking out medicine cabinet and replacing with mirror ($14 from an antique store). Probably just spraypainting the existing bronze light above the mirror.

And then the big money.  Taking out the harvest gold tub and replacing with walk-in shower.  Using new corrugated metal panels as the shower walls.  New shower fixture.  And expensive sliding glass shower doors....