Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Renovation gone bad!


Wouldn't you hate if someone took an old vintage piece of clothing
and added new fabric styles, new buttons and
tried to "update" the item?
That is exactly what has happened to this 101 year old homes bathroom......

Our bathroom is yet another room that the previous owner
trade marked with excellent paint color choice!
On the bright side, this color of blue is perfect for the approaching Easter season!
AND it looks just like the hue of blue peeps, and who doesn't love peeps...right?

We have not decided fully on a color scheme for
the bathroom, but the ENTIRE (minus the tub and toilet) needs to
be redone!

I hate when people buy an old home (ours is now 101 years old), and put 
newer things in it.  This bathroom should have never had this tile installed on the floor,
and that vanity is straight from 1991.
Did you notice the counter top matches the walls and back splash...oh goodie goodie!

The tub is the original one that went into this home,
as soon as indoor plumbing was available!
It is the best soaking tub, it's soooo deep.

Behind the makeshift mirror above the vanity is a window that someone 
covered with drywall....you can see the window from the outside of the home.

I am so excited to get rolling on this project, but it is going to be just that...a PROJECT.
the sub floor needs to be replaced, as someone before us let the toilet leak and voila...that equals damage.

But when this is restored back to it's old school vintage vibe, it will be beautiful!



original claw foot tub!

The horrible vanity that needs to be replaced in order to honor the homes originality
This toilet has been replaced as it had a cracked tank..

The doorway to the bathroom (and our two dogs!)


3 comments:

  1. I love hearing about your Reno! Dan and I are hgtv junkies and toyed with buying a fixer upper. But we chickened out!

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  3. I LOVE HGTV....LOVE!
    We made sure to get a fixer that had things that could be done little by little...nothing like electrical, plumbing etc.
    That way it would be doable by us!
    I was scared at first too...but it has gone well thus far (knock on wood!)
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