Decorating: A Major Bathroom Remodel

Oh how I wish I had a before photo of this bathroom! But the demolition crew got to it with their tools before I got to it with my camera. Imagine, if you will, a giant blue, oval Jacuzzi tub taking up the entire area now occupied by the tub and shower, a tub so big that there was a step up into it! Imagine also that the tub is surrounded by blue faux marble, the countertops are blue faux marble, and the cabinets are walnut—still in good shape but dated.

The owner knew that she wanted a separate tub and shower, that she wanted them to be easy to get into and out of, and that she didn’t want to knock out any walls, but that was pretty much where her ideas of what she wanted stopped. I helped her to design the new layout, choose tile, countertops, and paint. I also spent some time wielding a paintbrush and roped my husband into building frames for the mirrors.  The rest of the work was done by various contractors. It was a bigger project than I would normally take on, but the results are spectacular, and we are now planning to move on to the kitchen!