Guest Bathroom Makeover | Lake House Renovation
" A bathroom renovation long overdue."
I've never been more excited to rip out a bathroom in my life. When I first moved into the lake house; I knew the guest bathroom was the first space I wanted to tackle. I couldn't leave my guest hanging; so we got straight to work.
The Before
It was obvious that this house had a 90s theme of interiors and in some cases it felt a little but older, so I knew I wanted to change everything about this bathroom. I really wanted to modernize everything, so I came up with a cool design that I knew would make this bathroom pop.
This bathroom is separated by a door which I kind of loved because I knew I could use two separate colors without it feeling weird. I've always wanted to try black in a bathroom, so I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to do so.
There was a huge cabinet in this bathroom, which I knew would be awesome for storage but I also feel like it took up so much space. So I decided to remove it all together because I knew the open space would make this guest bathroom feel more luxurious.
Once I had an idea of a design in my head I rendered it on my design software and this is what I came up with.
Now for the fun part, the demolition! I saved a lot of money by doing the demo on my own. If you're looking to save and don't want to do everything, doing the demo can be an opportunity to save some dollars.
Here are the main demo tools that I used for this project:
Painting
Once demo was all done, I had the walls skim coated to give them a fresh new look and then went in with primer and started to paint the bathroom.
Here are the paint colors I went with:
- Behr Marquee - Swiss Coffee - Eggshell
- Behr Marquee - Private Black - Eggshell
I think going with two colors was the perfect choice for this bathroom. Even though black is a dark color, only painting it black in the toilet area really brought a moody vibe to the space without it feeling too dark.
I knew that the white oak vanity would be the perfect match to go with all of this black and I was right! I decided to stain the cabinet in this natural stain so that it would keep it's natural white oak look.
This cabinet was custom built my a local woodworker and man is she a beauty.
Tile Info
I decided to contract the shower and floor tile work out for this project because I had three other projects going on all at the same time.
- Casablanca 5" x 5" Matte Ceramic Tile in Farissi
- Chloe 2.5" x 8" Ceramic Tile in Black
- Aurora Floor and Wall Mosaic
- Wave 12" x 24" Honed Porcelain Tile in Ice
The shower and floor tile turned out great but I decided to knock out the backsplash on my own to save a little money and I'm glad I did. It turned out great and I was able to save a little money on the backend.
I used my trowel and tile adhesive to install the tile to my wall.
Choosing grout always makes me nervous because I think it can change the look of tile so much. For the grout I decided to keep it simple here and go with Bright White and it looked awesome!
Once everything was all installed, I started going in and adding all of the final hardware touches.
Hardware and Lighting Touches
- Pendant Lighting
- Sink Sconces
- Sink Hardware
- Shower Hardware in Brass
- Vanity Hardware
- Door Knob Hardware
The Reveal
This hands down has to be one of my favorite bathroom remodels. Everything came together so seamlessly and I really do love the way it came out.
This backsplash was absolutely the showstopper of this remodel. I love to make a statement with my renovations and this splash is definitely making one. This coupled with the really tall mirror made this space feel twice as big. Removing that storage cabinet really was the best call.
I didn't know at first if the black would be too much but I am really glad I stuck with my gut. Going with black in just the toilet area was the perfect touch of black to not make this bathroom feel too moody and this tile is so beautiful.
Going with the different tile design gave it character and it really stands out.
I would say that this remodel was a success and all of the choices came together beautifully. If you're talking a bathroom renovation, don't be afraid to go bold and as always, thanks for reading guys!
XOXO, Ashley.
