Shortly after the shower and floors were re-done in the wonderful grey marble we decided to hit up this lovely pink tile tub surround.
In addition to the area around the tub, it ran down a 18" section of wall between the tub and door. Didn't make a whole lot of sense.
I really cannot believe it used to look this bad. Guh, yellow-beige walls with pink and white tile? How'd the previous owners do it? Heck, how did we do it for 6 months. Even though the bathroom still isn't completely done, it's oh-so-much-dreamier. It's easily one of my favorite rooms in the house.
Anyway, we went with the same Autumn Slate as the bottom of the shower, only this time in 4 x 4 format instead of the hex pattern, since the 4 X 4s were all of $2/sq f.t and the hex was closer to $9.
There was a little demo to do, and some drywall needed to be replaced, but all in all, it was a quick 1 day thing. I would love to say that we accomplished in on our own, but it was all the tilers (Gino @ Atlanta Floors), for a very low price.
I am ashamed to admit, that the patching of the drywall, and the touch-ups on the paint are still not done. And this tiling was complete in late April. King and Queen of procrastination, right here.
This shows a bit better how the colors come together. It's masculine, but I like it like that. I can bring in other color and femininity in art and linens.
After a long ordeal with the plumbing, and entirely too much money spent on re-doing the same work 3 times (more spent on plumbing than on the tile or installation), we finally had working vanities, properly installed and leak-free.
We put up some wainscotting around the base of the vanities - I think it makes them pop. Also, it saved us from having to repair yet more drywall. It is not completely finished, but some molding will finish it off.
And our lighting choice - finally installed after a heroic battle with the lax electrical the builders deemed appropriate. No box, just a wire coming out of the wall, with a giant gash in the drywall 2 feet long. It was a nightmare, but one we pushed through. Lights are from Lamps Plus - they were about $120/each. Are solid metal, in a brushed bronze look. The pillar candle look is accomplished with a glass hurricane shade over each light.
And finally, some Before and Afters. To show the complete transformation!
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