We Bought a Fixer - Guest Bathroom Gut

Hi there! How are you?

 It was a long time coming, but I am happy to report that our guest bathroom remodel is complete! 

 You may recall the creepy space we started with. (Read more here.)

Quite a transformation....Isn't it? 

The vanities came from Ikea.

We really like how the narrow sinks work in this long, skinny room.

I dig the little towel hooks and metal tray that came with the sink.

Adds a little bit of "counter space" for a guest. 

The tile may look familiar to you.

We used the leftovers from the kitchen  to do this job.

We used a dark grout to give it a little more contrast. 

 

 The creepy brown "lowboy" toilet......

....was replaced by a "comfort height" water saving one. 

The carpet was replaced with tile. (Yes, there was carpet in 2 of our 3 bathrooms.) Gross! 

We used something very similar to what we have in our kitchen. 

 

The tired cast-iron pink tub......

......was replaced with a white tub and gray surround. 

This is the only part of the bathroom we didn't do ourselves.

We paid a plumber to install the tub, surround & shower fixtures.

 

We got this Italian - English translation shower curtain for a wedding present. 

Love how it works in this bathroom. 

We're pretty darn proud of our new guest bath.

Come visit, and you can use it!

Ta-ta for now!

We Bought a Fixer - Kitchen Complete!

Well hi. How are you? 

 It's finally time to show off our new kitchen. Yahoo! 

When we bought this house, we knew we'd have to gut this kitchen. 

It was awkwardly crammed into the corner of a really large living/dining space.

And why was that island so damn close in?

So as you recall, we took down this half wall.........

......and closed in this window. 

Behold....The Kitchen! 

The backsplash is a mix of colored glass and marble. 

We love how it ties everything together and adds some texture to the space. 

We love the butcher block island and sit here for most meals. 

Our American Range is a thing of beauty and is awesome to cook on.

So happy to have a gas range again!   

 

Our Home Depot pendant lights have a nice industrial look, capped off by swanky Edison bulbs.

Not very efficient but they are oh so pretty. 

There's not a thing we'd change about this space.

We feel so lucky to have been able to create the kitchen of our dreams!

To see/read more about our home renovation go here.

Until next week! Ta-Ta.