#ladydianereno - Guest Bathroom

It seems as if our Spring Break project has become clear... remodeling the Guest Bathroom. This has been on my to do list, but there were several other things I wanted to do first. But when you discover several cracks/holes in the tub the project gets bumped up on the priority list. 

So, here are the before pictures of our Guest Bathroom. 

  

  

   

To Do List: 

- remove built-in / vanity / toilet / bathtub unit

- patch tile under the vanity / built-in

- scrape popcorn ceiling / paint

- install new bathtub unit and new shower faucet

- update door

- paint walls

- install new baseboards

- install new toilet

- build new vanity / paint / install

- install new vanity top / sink / faucet

- update light fixture

- update blinds

- install farmhouse trim around window

Check out Facebook and Instagram for our progress pics!

#ladydianereno - Boys' Room

Our house was originally a 2 bedroom, 2 bath house. The people we bought the house from added on 2 more bedrooms, a bathroom and a playroom. So we decided that the original master bedroom was perfect for the boys to share and they would have their own bathroom. I was excited about our guests not having to share a bathroom with the boys...

Before (pink walls and flowery wallpaper and all!):

First thing to go - popcorn ceilings and wallpaper border. We painted the ceiling and the walls. 

In Progress:

 Another project I had been wanting to do for the boys was building them pipe beds. Those are so popular right now and so expensive at furniture stores. I was on a tight budget and I was having to make two! I started with these plans and made it my own for the boys. It was a little tricky figuring out how to put them together because when you start connecting the pieces, you're tightening one side while simultaneously loosening the other. It took my mom and I a while to figure out the method. And the boys loved the outcome!

#ladydianereno - Entry

The Entryway is one area in the house that I was really excited to see the transformation. A little before picture to get us started (that's my dad modeling for us)...

I wanted the shiplap look for the industrial farmhouse style I'm going for in this house, but I didn't want to pay an arm and a leg for it. 

You can find cheap DIY shiplap tutorials all over Pinterest. I used a combination of blogs for inspiration. We ended up using 4' x 8' sheets of this thin plywood from Lowes. Jonathan cut each sheet into 5" strips using the Kreg's Rip-Cut guide. I will add that he cut many sheets before we got this tool and he did an awesome job!

 

We got the strips up and painted (and fast forward weeks of touch and go progress) and here you go.

I also wanted to bust up the mismatched tile.

The large tile goes through our dining room and kitchen. It was not installed well and is painful to walk on when we are barefooted. We won't be putting down new flooring until we rework our kitchen, but I would rather walk on smooth concrete than stub my toe on corners of tile that stick up too much. I've been looking at this mismatched tile for too long... It just stared back laughing at me. It had to go. Bye Felicia. 

In an attempt to contain my mess, I just started with the smaller tile in the entry. The boys even got in on it! 

And because it's a house project we hit our first speed bump pretty early. The mastic under those smaller tiles was original to the house (over 30 years old). I don't know what they used but it did not want to come up. We tried all kinds of things to no avail. Finally we bought an air hammer. How could you go wrong buying a new power tool?? It got it up, but it took so long and drained us and the air compressor fast! It took us a few weeks to get everything up. But finally...

We changed out the dated light fixture to a more industrial farmhouse looking fixture from Shades of Light. 

Added a new console table and a few knick knacks, but haven't fully decorated. I'd love to hang a large chalkboard over the table. Here's where we are today!

To do list: 

remove walls

remove tile

add shiplap

change light fixture

change out electrical outlets

lay new flooring

add baseboards
texture ceiling

replace front door