Bathroom Remodel
This bathroom remodel was 17 months in the making! When I first purchased the house, I painted the white walls purple and replaced the oak hardware for silver hooks and a white medicine cabinet. This was in April, 2019. Finally, in September 2020 I got around to finishing the paint job and recovered the floor. Take a look at the transformation!
Before - 2018
Walls Painted - 2019
After - 2020
When my dad installed the little window above the shower in September 2020, that was all that I was intending to do. But once I was in there, I thought that since I was already painting the trim around the window, then I might as well paint the oak cabinet that was still brown. And if I was painting the cabinet, then I should probably update the ugly counter…. Well, one thing led to another and before I knew it, the rest of the bathroom was updated!
Before - 2019
After - 2020
When I began painting the cabinet, I wondered if I should put tape on the floor…then I decided to just replace the floor! Why not? I had just replaced the floor in my pop up camper, Brooke With An E, so I felt like this was a project I could handle.
I traipsed off to my local Home Depot and picked up a box of peel and stick tile. I had experience using this brand when I did Brooke’s floor, but I wanted a different color than I had used before. I wanted a white floor since the walls were so dark, so I picked a marble look. One box covers 30 square feet, but I hadn’t measured before going…I just took a guess that this was approximately the same size as the floor on the camper and so only picked up one box! *fingers crossed!
I laid out the tiles before starting and had 2 full tiles left over plus the scraps from when I would cut around the toilet and the cabinet. So, I set to work and started peeling! I loved seeing the ugly brown linoleum covered up. I didn’t bother pulling the old floor up - I just removed the baseboard trim and the transition strips between the hallway and the master bedroom (those were gross, by the way…I cleaned those suckers with bleach!)
Once the tiles were down, I let them sit and cautioned the rest of the household to tread lightly in there as I didn’t want the squares and pieces smudging until they had a chance to really glue down. Seeing as this was my only bathroom for a house of 4 girls, this was going to be a problem! They were troopers, though, and this was a whole lot easier than painting the floor (which was my other thought before the peel and stick)! To fill the gaps around the toilet where I couldn’t cut just perfectly, I got white caulk and filled in the spaces. I also put caulk between each tile, just to give it a smooth transition. I figured this was simpler than grout and would do better in a bathroom. I loved how finished the floor looked now!
Counter Before
Counter After
On to the counter! I wasn’t looking forward to this as after my process with the camper in covering the counter there, I knew cutting around this sink was going to be a pain in the a**. The pattern I picked also wasn’t as forgiving as the one I used in the camper, so I was nervous about it. I eventually decided to screw it and cut it in sections instead of trying to do one big piece. I used white caulk around the edge of the sink to cover up the imperfections of my cutting of the vinyl contact paper and it looked perfect. The seams are hardly noticeable (only if you’re really looking for them) and there are a few bubbles in the paper, but I decided to let that go. We’ll see how it holds up in a high-traffic area! As Girl #1 said when she saw the counter - “Wow! It looks like we have money!” *rolls eyes*
Counter, Cabinet, and Floor Before
Counter, Cabinet, and Floor After
I painted the cabinets with just plain white Kilz paint. I did the same method as I used when I did the kitchen earlier in the year, but that was with Milk Paint and the Kilz just didn’t cover as well. I think I put 5 or 6 coats on the doors and on the cabinet edges. I’m not too optimistic on how well it will hold - especially on the side - but we’ll see. Regardless, the white really cleans things up.
Bathroom Before
Bathroom After
And with the window installed and the bright floor, my bathroom is done! The trim also got a fresh coat of white paint, and the doors as well (they seemed white before, but were really more pinkish/cream). And with the natural light, I got to put in some plants too! I love how everything turned out…now, nobody use it! ;)
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