HOME DECOR: A BATHROOM REMODEL

<div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><strong>As homeowners, it is important to make upgrades and improvements to our homes</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is especially true with bathrooms. </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dated plumbing, tilework and fixtures will hamper the sale of an otherwise lovely home and lead buyers to believe the proper maintenance may not have been performed over the years. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In this bathroom remodel, my client wanted a furniture look to the vanity. We found this semi-custom model with a travertine marble top, but you can also use an actual piece of furniture, (new or vintage) have holes for the sinks cut and a piece of granite or marble made for the top. </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnlpSt0up_xvk68kQsFuvN_bZqSdYqFNackkGNjtiVw9Zdm7MdvR6R2kIB4aS-uadoW8ybILt1UEuIZyiWXKrHo31Vd8ZL9GtQIkSzT035J1QMt_qkR35_GHCuMLjNoPgy_jlpG6EcnI/s1600-h/upperbathvanity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="463" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816817532954962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnlpSt0up_xvk68kQsFuvN_bZqSdYqFNackkGNjtiVw9Zdm7MdvR6R2kIB4aS-uadoW8ybILt1UEuIZyiWXKrHo31Vd8ZL9GtQIkSzT035J1QMt_qkR35_GHCuMLjNoPgy_jlpG6EcnI/s640/upperbathvanity.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvtKmwOuHQ8LhItBZ76HhV-ObZFEfwTB-4a4jnq8pnpv0JnmlHdaDiudK2w56NLABbOsf_AnnDyrM4PI2PTvRw6LyzPdBae_sFLVFRkXACczH3EIhh2sui0LnKVYSNIHMES5p03ONpkQ/s1600-h/IMG_2381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="512" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384413755736960210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvtKmwOuHQ8LhItBZ76HhV-ObZFEfwTB-4a4jnq8pnpv0JnmlHdaDiudK2w56NLABbOsf_AnnDyrM4PI2PTvRw6LyzPdBae_sFLVFRkXACczH3EIhh2sui0LnKVYSNIHMES5p03ONpkQ/s640/IMG_2381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />My clieint fell in love with this beautiful handmade tile by Sonoma Tilemakers. The handmade nature of these tiles creates a depth and variation in the glaze as well as slight imperfections in the tiles (they are not completely square or perfectly straight) which gives a slightly rustic feel to the otherwise elegant patterns. I had so much fun putting the patterns together to create this shower wall. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhvcX9KUw9cZye8MheQ7IVwuv3fNzRbnUk5DSFNHTPfbQMiHgfLYmsWOdPLtlbOsBkv9i_2FTY9ftp8iCAzT8oQ7FHjnEbb793Ya4WBfp9gM67b2OzMPRSmt2lLha71auPzspRHcm2dA/s1600-h/upperbathtilework.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816805828101250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhvcX9KUw9cZye8MheQ7IVwuv3fNzRbnUk5DSFNHTPfbQMiHgfLYmsWOdPLtlbOsBkv9i_2FTY9ftp8iCAzT8oQ7FHjnEbb793Ya4WBfp9gM67b2OzMPRSmt2lLha71auPzspRHcm2dA/s640/upperbathtilework.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />We added a niche in the shower wall for easy access to shampoo or soap. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia5wV1r8YT9SYRQ7T1asQRB6LejhlvztryE-Mp62p6kaQVNk2mAYYxiS60bnBXiZccS1nXLgNcyoH3jDNtMjJEsP_MoHFjC67uywF7l3fbif59-J__awXrK-69JsdumjseSza-nloIjs/s1600-h/upperbathtowelrack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="321" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816799720403106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia5wV1r8YT9SYRQ7T1asQRB6LejhlvztryE-Mp62p6kaQVNk2mAYYxiS60bnBXiZccS1nXLgNcyoH3jDNtMjJEsP_MoHFjC67uywF7l3fbif59-J__awXrK-69JsdumjseSza-nloIjs/s640/upperbathtowelrack.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Brushed nickel fixtures and towel bars were selected </div><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWwmR5DxxHDgUc0BhGbX-Xug29UiUPkI1rpmBlOagbYOt563JXipEj1tRQ7i0mE7WpwascCIpEOvXqsUFlQtePWJmi_vPxWbDjxb9E1iLv403YELN6lPAfW0VrksO7HsXsWh598xtasg/s1600-h/upperbathsink.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816428621842178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWwmR5DxxHDgUc0BhGbX-Xug29UiUPkI1rpmBlOagbYOt563JXipEj1tRQ7i0mE7WpwascCIpEOvXqsUFlQtePWJmi_vPxWbDjxb9E1iLv403YELN6lPAfW0VrksO7HsXsWh598xtasg/s640/upperbathsink.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is a close up of the sink with the backsplash detail behind. <br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9gxu5zj8O7QG2INfCt1qwwWRYI8bIMZilteE3Pnjpo6IVuz-rF3V97ssdiNdIPmwSh6in9xAdk5TKGlciOhjerosg2eZKP6Vl_xSHnKb60ZCeM_xW89t9PnBEWOh0E1jwXXgD1Ah5gw/s1600-h/upperbathshower2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816416734129890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9gxu5zj8O7QG2INfCt1qwwWRYI8bIMZilteE3Pnjpo6IVuz-rF3V97ssdiNdIPmwSh6in9xAdk5TKGlciOhjerosg2eZKP6Vl_xSHnKb60ZCeM_xW89t9PnBEWOh0E1jwXXgD1Ah5gw/s640/upperbathshower2.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><br />When you are doing a bathroom remodel on plumbing that is over a few years old (in this case over 20), always open the wall and check the plumbing out. A preventative check now will save tearing out new tilework later. <br /><br /><br /><br />New shower fixtures usually require the installation of a new thermostat or valve, so you will already have access inside the wall. In this case, we also raised the height of the shower head to accomodate the 6'2" husband. <br /><br /></div><div>A beautiful new frameless glass shower enclosure keeps the water in without obscuring the beautiful tile work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvFyzd95u8OqxqZjArG0gKWlPeb9mto8giZxIV6dgmLfr23zHmoFNiyp4sWL_raHo1AYNSHD5FKy5s_jHMXZ7nlKXhsgNan2pdpOBGD8EMR_SQdCxgQ1op7qPl5mWD3h9-GHAemwqhAo/s1600-h/upperbathshower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816119209367650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvFyzd95u8OqxqZjArG0gKWlPeb9mto8giZxIV6dgmLfr23zHmoFNiyp4sWL_raHo1AYNSHD5FKy5s_jHMXZ7nlKXhsgNan2pdpOBGD8EMR_SQdCxgQ1op7qPl5mWD3h9-GHAemwqhAo/s640/upperbathshower.jpg" width="454" /></a></div>  <br /><br />We also took the tilework all the way to the ceiling. </div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaaKfX8-bqXT8lTVHmSmtx8F4hP9XJSJdU9ykzm0Ft-anpz75E-YM7DIXr6s7glGtB28Lw7g_FaQaniPre0rVSXdKR9Kgn9qDWH8Kd_-ms_84JJUYq5PCc4V3cOw8_CLJUPkS60qqbP8/s1600-h/upperbathglass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816112603616386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaaKfX8-bqXT8lTVHmSmtx8F4hP9XJSJdU9ykzm0Ft-anpz75E-YM7DIXr6s7glGtB28Lw7g_FaQaniPre0rVSXdKR9Kgn9qDWH8Kd_-ms_84JJUYq5PCc4V3cOw8_CLJUPkS60qqbP8/s640/upperbathglass.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br />And wrapped the window with tile as well. The frameless glass shower door opens in or out for easy access. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1COKv6KyaLOj-ugVNbK0zQQyUH1tdY96otu6Mi2Sjk8Z1uPWZgOpfVozcjgHMcQPDzlQFmh6LN5_pJ_lTlom75kw-0oTiGoKL_ntkZtLcRbryRI8SndxEy3JUDAnAnRdRHkdeFuVKQyU/s1600-h/IMG_2380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="554" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384413745984637282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1COKv6KyaLOj-ugVNbK0zQQyUH1tdY96otu6Mi2Sjk8Z1uPWZgOpfVozcjgHMcQPDzlQFmh6LN5_pJ_lTlom75kw-0oTiGoKL_ntkZtLcRbryRI8SndxEy3JUDAnAnRdRHkdeFuVKQyU/s640/IMG_2380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The floor was covered in a sturdy porcelain tile resembling travertine. We layed it very tightly together, with minimal grout lines like stone. The insets are actual etched travertine. The result is a wonderful old world look, exactly what the client wanted! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDSW_-pX2WjHssbTJZf-Z8ADgByK6ihVdKvdWaBacaIMT_-mpnhiXip1_Su8iVdG3wE6_WlG08hh4wa7hh7d-FX3JKbfDUWdTl339Pd51ALNutXHQLxlRSesVvA3WFwI551K46-wPMyg/s1600-h/upperbathart2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816102498349650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDSW_-pX2WjHssbTJZf-Z8ADgByK6ihVdKvdWaBacaIMT_-mpnhiXip1_Su8iVdG3wE6_WlG08hh4wa7hh7d-FX3JKbfDUWdTl339Pd51ALNutXHQLxlRSesVvA3WFwI551K46-wPMyg/s640/upperbathart2.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My client fell in love with this image by Montserrat Masdeu of a Tuscany or Provence building and garden. Because we were placing it in a potentially damp area (this one over the toilet, next to the shower)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I had it mounted on a foamcore board and I gel coated it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This process not only protects the print, but when done correctly with brush strokes that mimic the painting, it actually looks like an oil painting. No glass is necessary. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh64SucIUAl0-1sag2xKlH9qnKDmYNc9hiOWqDprmNPTLsDKapbHZW6ixDZKhdhVsDePAEbP2Y1wMxqMtDLqB8EDamMN4oyIHituAvHI_6WduHENN8kk3NesQd04DkqUtz-FqwR0B7Cew/s1600-h/IMG_2384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="500" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384413767251796114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh64SucIUAl0-1sag2xKlH9qnKDmYNc9hiOWqDprmNPTLsDKapbHZW6ixDZKhdhVsDePAEbP2Y1wMxqMtDLqB8EDamMN4oyIHituAvHI_6WduHENN8kk3NesQd04DkqUtz-FqwR0B7Cew/s640/IMG_2384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite images, this is the companion piece to go in the sink/dressing area. You can see some of the brush strokes on the left side if you look carefully. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTuSJFJoLXjUfjb1RomJ06rSwUFaHgSJbRe4cF9Ch4ekV3fqEddEbsslu2mSmrucY4lhvkwNQM5Z85nYmyJh3f-1ubGQcPLw0RMx7c-SYvnbI6o87vB9XhWU-eMGv1CtcSgfK30PX-IE/s1600-h/upperbath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816089015191954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTuSJFJoLXjUfjb1RomJ06rSwUFaHgSJbRe4cF9Ch4ekV3fqEddEbsslu2mSmrucY4lhvkwNQM5Z85nYmyJh3f-1ubGQcPLw0RMx7c-SYvnbI6o87vB9XhWU-eMGv1CtcSgfK30PX-IE/s640/upperbath.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div>We painted the rooms a soft gold which contrasts beautifully with the dark wood and blends with the tilework. We added crown molding, a new baseboard and a wider door molding for architectural detail. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWaG5Y-rzfO9iZa30cD9ygMWG0ZO4V6BRX2zuxmAI4rb5N47cwYyvqa89-eRhSjue2KE5TCWlXJaEVCRlptSgGuG8pDIUOPFIqDygtsJ8ygW_VO0ILGcHhWG1sldPr6SVPgFuzS_29pE/s1600-h/IMG_2383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="367" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384413758837059682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWaG5Y-rzfO9iZa30cD9ygMWG0ZO4V6BRX2zuxmAI4rb5N47cwYyvqa89-eRhSjue2KE5TCWlXJaEVCRlptSgGuG8pDIUOPFIqDygtsJ8ygW_VO0ILGcHhWG1sldPr6SVPgFuzS_29pE/s400/IMG_2383.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyn6Vos8UHb-fanCVZsNHToE1DUgr3MsmZAvssfxNcPQh5ZSxDTjvXGk70xwjFrby9gFGI68tIX-WZ1ruKBXlM76VbM668fWf4fHh51nLrj3xu2tOHVaWn3lPwhsi0xuHapxyRo7AccM/s1600-h/upperbathart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="616" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816082157299826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyn6Vos8UHb-fanCVZsNHToE1DUgr3MsmZAvssfxNcPQh5ZSxDTjvXGk70xwjFrby9gFGI68tIX-WZ1ruKBXlM76VbM668fWf4fHh51nLrj3xu2tOHVaWn3lPwhsi0xuHapxyRo7AccM/s640/upperbathart.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We removed the construction grade mirror and added a wider and larger mirror - taking it to the ceiling and expanding its width to both walls. On installation of the mirror, we had a hole cut and installed the vanity light directly over the glass. This not only looks great, but reflects more light into the room. <br /><br />Last of all we added the artwork (by the same artist) <br /><br /><br /><br />The color has been off a little in this post.  There are not actually any pink doors in this room - and the walls are not lemon yellow - but hopefully you get the idea and feel correct!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>

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