All Renos are Sagas

We knew we wanted to update our ensuite bathroom when we bought our home.  It was one of the least redeeming rooms in the house.  It wasn't awful - it was just blah. 

Also, there was mold.  Not terrible-you-are-going-to-die mold.  But mold nonetheless.

When we moved in, this what it looked like.  Plain cabinetry, some pinky-brown ceramic floors, and not much else.  See what I mean?  90s builder bleh.

The shower in question - where the mold resides.  Looks really small  in the before doesn't it?   And here is the wonderful Before/After of the Shower! 

Some of the other Afters include some great views of the floor and detail on the shower.  As we are still in progress, the tub surround and vanity areas have yet to be updated.  The mirror will get a buildout of molding and perhaps some shelving.  There is a little bit of plumbing work to do and we are waiting for the lights and faucets to come in to get that vanity wall done.

Walls and bathroom floors are 12 x 24 Grey Marble from Floor and Decor Outlets, while the shower stall floor is 1 inch hex mosiac tile in Autumn Slate, also from Floor and Decor Outlets.  The Marble was $5.29/sq ft!  What an amazing deal hey?  We were not able to find a better deal anywhere else, and this marble is so spectacular.  I stand in the shower and just stare at it.  It's got so much depth.

The floors are not completely clean in these first few pictures, still got a little bit of grout haze.

Dry fitting our new open vanities to look at the horribly badly positioned plumbing (There will be 2 of these).  After having Dave the plumber come by to take a look at our shower in the kitchen (don't ask, the ceiling is not supposed to be leaking water) he estimated that we would need to move the plumbing to accomodate the new vanities.  (Vanities from Home Decorators Collection via Home Depot).

This is how we are living right now.  Storage but no water.  Want to brush your teeth?  Use the shower or the hall bath.

That's pretty much all the exciting stuff, the befores and afters.  But hey, if you do want more pictures, below you'll find the in-progess stuff.

While we were saving up/finalizing all our choices for the ensuite bath we did some smaller upgrades to pass the time.

Like painting the white vanity/cabinet dark grey.  This made it a lot more liveable.

We also did a bit of painting, pre-demo.  This is grey.  Which happens to be my favorite color.  In case you couldn't already tell.  :)

Demo & Flooring Installation pics!