Wednesday, August 22, 2018
This Ugly House The Master Bathroom Before
This Ugly House The Master Bathroom Before
When we were looking at homes online, before seeing them in person, we came up with a nickname for each property.
The nickname for this house?
"The Toilet House."
Any guess as to why?
Oh, geez. Where do I begin to highlight the weirdness of this room? The vacuous, sterile space? The 80s-tastic bar lighting? The toilet with no privacy? The door with a window that gives the neighbors a birds eye view of said toilet?
The teeny-tiny shower opposite the HUGE, dated Jacuzzi tub? Peel and stick tile?
All along, weve felt that this room has the most potential, but its a challenging space to design for. There are two skylights, a door to the back deck, and a bay window.
Over the past 6 months, weve had six or seven contractors come in to evaluate the space. We just felt that this was a project too big for us to take on alone. To date, weve only heard back from one contractor. His price tag? A whopping $40,000.
Now. Weve built three homes and I just couldnt wrap my head around investing that much into this one space. So, weve waited and waited and called and called to find out what other estimates might be.
And... no. one. will. call. us. back.
Clearly, business is booming for contractors in our area.
Jesses patience finally ran out last week. He started demolition and I came up with a layout that I think will work!
And, here is the current state of affairs.
{Pardon the mess...}
The massive tub and marble surround is gone.
The shower and toilet are gone and the framing is up for the walk-in, tiled shower. It will have a frameless glass door and half-wall.
And that super-awkward door to the back deck? Walled up!
This is my color inspiration for the space. Weve already purchased the paint and I cant wait to crack it open!
The next step for us is plumbing - which we will NOT be doing ourselves. We hope to have someone in next week to work on that.
Were just figuring it out as we go, folks. Thanks goodness for YouTube.com, HGTV.com, and the DIYNetwork.com!
