bathroom remodel

It was time. Our bathroom was pretty gross. Dirty "white" paint, old black tile baseboards, white shower curtain. I usually love white. But that's because white is so clean and fresh and highlights the structure and lines of everything around it. In this case, we don't particularly want to highlight the small, boring bathroom, if you know what I mean. Plus, the previous owners used several different shades of flat white paint and you could see the streaks. Lovely.

Unfortunately, I never even got a "before" shot. Daniel started in on this project so fast I didn't have time! He was determined to overhaul the bathroom before Daniel and Vivian arrived. 

First, he re-caulked the tub, removed the sink, fixed some leaky pipes, replaced the ratty fan/overhead light and painted the ceiling. Then, he made and put in the wainscoting. You can sort of see the remnants of the black tile around the floor. Also, notice the ill-fated sea green? Daniel had already put up a coat of pretty pale grey when I had a "let's go crazy" moment after loving a sea green and pale pink palette in a House Beautiful article. Of course, once we got the green on the walls I changed my mind and wanted to go back to the cobalt blue idea. Guess who repainted the walls?

Daniel bought a glass cutter and made the mirror frame. It's amazing what new light fixtures can do for a room.

Next he built this cute shelf for some of my blue glass collection. A lot of it was passed down to me from my Grandma, who always had a cobalt blue kitchen. I only dared to put one of her pieces on this shelf. The rest are on top of a very high and inaccessible pantry.

I painted all the trim and wainscoting and then came the fun part: shopping for a shower curtain and other accessories.

I am delighted with the splashes of bright color in here! I love cobalt blue. Redoing the bathroom was actually very low on my to-do list. This was Daniel's vision. I've learned it's better just to give him full creative license. I'm always thrilled with the result, even if I don't quite see his vision at the beginning.