You may not have known, but we had one of our bathrooms renovated this fall. The kid's bathroom was one of the only rooms of the house that has had little done to it (since 1964, apparently!), so it sorely needed a complete re-do.
We started with the design and came up with a concept of what we wanted. We found a cabinet maker for some custom cabinets (The Willow Woodshop in Waterdown). We bought most of the finish materials in the summer/early fall but had to find a new contractor after our original contractor got ill. We found another local company (Huisman Construction) and it was off to the races November 16th!
Before:
Over the past 26 years, we have painted it several times, put in new flooring, replaced the sink and toilet, and added a vinyl tub surround - that was about it.
During:
Essentially done by a single guy (Kris), it took barely a day to demolish the entire room. We decided we didn't want a useless bulkhead over the tub (that tub and the toilet were the only things that we kept), so out that went as well. All new electrical and plumbing was installed, then new insulation in all the walls went in.
After:
An here is the finished product, 1 day short of one month of work! We got new pot lights and a wall light fixture, a new ceiling exhaust fan, more electrical plugs, a new sink and faucet, a tiled floor and shower with two custom alcoves, and new custom cabinetry with a lot more storage.
We went with a soft blue as the wall colour and picked up a shower curtain that coordinates.
We are very pleased with the results. Maybe this bathroom will also last for 57 years!
