House #2

In December of 2015 we closed on our second home, but it felt like our first because we had been in school and renting for so long. It was a 1962 gem that needed a lot of love. It had fabulous potential though and was within our price range. Better yet, we felt like this was where we should be so we signed on the dotted line and immediately began our projects.

One of the first things we attacked was the upstairs bathroom. It wasn't awful but it had the original vanity in there, sink and all. That sink was pink by the way. The bathtub had been updated as well as the toilet. The tile was a nice neutral tile but because we were pulling out the vanity and didn't have any scrap pieces to patch with, we ended up pulling out the tile as well. 

We pulled out the vanity... 

and started pulling up the tile only to find there had been some leakage over the years. 

And it was nasty. 

So we dried the floor out with some fans, my hubby patched it up, and off we went again. 

We laid down the new backer board and started on the tile. 

We chose Montagna Dapple Gray from Home Depot and ended up loving it. Also, you can see the (fake) shiplap we added in this picture, post to come! 

We also used a dresser we had previously refinished, and Travis cut a hole for the sink. We ended up using one of those trendy above counter sinks which I LOVE the look of but wasn't practical for my little kids. It was too high for them to reach. 

We also used some wood scraps to frame in the mirror that was already there. It's a whole new bathroom. 

link for tile: https://www.homedepot.com/p/MARAZZI-Montagna-Dapple-Gray-6-in-x-24-in-Porcelain-Floor-and-Wall-Tile-14-53-sq-ft-case-ULM7/205216805