Home Improvement: Chapter One- The Hall Bath

Well, well, well…it seems that this blog has gotten pretty dusty.  To be honest, I haven’t really been stimulated to compose a blog piece.  We’ve had some pretty nasty weather in my old Kentucky home, and I have become a hermit wrapped up in a blanket, watching Once Upon a Time on Netflix, cuddling my sweet Little Boy.

That being said, a friend from high school basically called me out and said she wanted to read something.  So…here is my something.  I know that I documented our journey with selling our first home.  The thought occurred that I should document the remodeling/updates we are making to our dream home.  I don’t know how long this will take.  I finally feel like we have accomplished a finished product that I am comfortable sharing with you all. 

Our New Hall Bathroom!

Well.  First let me show you how it looked when we bought the house.

The hall bath was straight up 1997, from the oak cabinet with gold accents, to the pink painted walls, to the flowered boarder accenting the top of the walls.  Everything had to go!

We painted the bathroom Valspar’s Vintage Grey, I wanted something warm and neutral- I think this paint color was a win.  We ended up getting this paint from Lowes.  With the tile we ended up buying, it hand some gray tones, in it- therefore I wanted to make sure the paint was gray to accent the tile.

This is the flooring we ended up ripping out.  (Yes, this flooring is all throughout the other bathrooms, kitchen, and laundry room.  Vintage 1997.)  We ended up replacing it with this beautiful ceramic tile we found at Lowes called Leonia Silver. 

 After laying the tile, and it was completely ready to walk on- we put in our new toilet and brand new vanity we got from Lowes as well.  It’s from Style Selections, and the finished is called Java.  We had a quartz countertop made for it, created by Design in Stone Louisville. 

To finish off the look, we are using Oil Rubbed Bronze finishes- the vanity knobs, the faucet, and shower curtain rod- all bought from Lowes.

The shower curtain was bought at Target, as well as the soap dispenser, and toothbrush holder.  The clock was purchased at Bed, Bath, and Beyond; and the sweet-framed quote was purchased at Hobby Lobby.

All in all, we could have paid thousands of dollars to have some professionals come in and redo our hall bathroom, but I can take pride in saying that Mr. and I did it ourselves.  With some guidance from my personal interior designer (Mr.’s Sister), I think our hall bath turned out beautifully!

Currently we are working on our kitchen; hopefully I’ll have an update for you in a few weeks!  Thanks for taking time to read this…I know it probably doesn’t matter to a lot of people, but this was a great way to get back in touch with you!