Bathroom Remodel

Posted by Sarah on Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 Under Bath, Renovation

This bathroom remodel took place at a rental house in Southern Pines, NC, the same house with the painted stair runner posted about here.

I don’t have a true before and after for you because I didn’t make it over to the house with my camera before it had already been demolished.

There’s a different approach in renovating a rental property. Generally, I like to keep things neutral and keep a tight budget in mind which is why you see a lot of off the shelf fixtures. I don’t want to push the design envelope because I know that most of the people in my area probably won’t appreciate it, the painted stair runner blew a lot of minds but in a good way.

I’m not trying to sell this property, I’m really just trying to maintain it or remodel it to a level that will set it apart and guarantee higher rent.

Here’s a picture of the bathroom after it had been gutted.

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Here’s what we did:

  • Stripped everything out except for the shower. It stayed because it was tiled with neutral mocha brown tiles. I regret leaving the shower now, I think we should’ve gone ahead and re-tiled the shower. If we would’ve done that, I would’ve certainly used white subway tiles.
  • New plumbing
  • New wiring
  • New toilet, Lowe’s
  • New pedestal sink, Lowe’s
  • New faucet, Overstock
  • New mirror, Lowe’s
  • Sconces, CSN Lighting
  • New floor tile, Marjorca
  • Added wainscotting
  • New valve trim, showerhead, local plumbing supply
Here’s what the bathroom looks like now

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I think it turned out great!

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Divine Bath

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Feb 17, 2010 Under Bath

Safely saved for inspiration, a bathroom by Roman & Williams via Remodelista.

bath Roman & Williams

Its so sophisticated yet at the same time it wouldn’t be totally offended if my husband were to say….pile his dirty clothes on it’s floor for 4 days.

Its that wall cabinet…I could almost lick it. Is that wrong? Too over the top? Eh…I don’t care.

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Everywhere: Black Magic

Posted by Betsy on Monday Dec 28, 2009 Under Bath, DIY, Interiors

You’ve seen it, here and there and everywhere - I’m sure! Yet, this lovable and quite easy trend was just triply re-enforced with DoorSixteen’s post about its staying power. She’s amassed quite a great collection of stunning examples of the black wall in action. Did you see them!?

I was reminded that this image was the one that had me at Hello back when it first appeared.

The Estate of Things chooses Black Wall Paint - image found on Habitually Chic

I gave it a shot in my last home. The lighting pretty much sucks in my photos here… but let’s take a look for sake of nostalgia. I’ll never get to take a better picture than this cause that bathroom is dead to me.  (I do greatly miss my 1500 sq. foot furnished home).

The Estate of Things chooses Black Bathroom

I used a black paint that leaned a little towards grey/brown. I wanted to make sure it was warm and didn’t come across feeling blue or purple and soul sucking.

The Estate of Things chooses Black Bathroom

Please note my DIY shower curtain too. Everyone I know owns this duvet from Ikea!! It is a great pattern and I have yet to tire of it. However, I did grow weary of seeing it on my bed everyday!! So, I re-purposed it and now it is my super tall shower curtain! The added height over the tub made it feel just a bit more luxurious. Not bad considering the beige that I started with.

I’m looking forward to making a similar transition with the bathroom in my new joint. I’ve been in the new place for less than two weeks, and I’ve only slept there a grand total of 4 nights…. If I was smarter I may have taken some of this holiday time to stick around in LA and put my life together there…. But there is NO WAY I could volunteer to do that when instead I could attend an Avett Brothers concert for New Year’s with Sarah and Dan!

If you want more, check out Apartment Therapy’s post a Bevy of Black Bathrooms

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Wish List

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 Under Bath, gifts

The wishing continues with these T-handled apothecary jars, need these for the master bath

apothecary jars CS Post

jars at CS Post

So I can get this going on…

bath shelf Stephen Gambrel

Steven Gambrel

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Again…Customize

Posted by Sarah on Thursday Nov 5, 2009 Under Bath

Another totally custom job that is really outside of the box. These sinks are vintage wash basins. I’m not sure which is more over the top the pajamas or the sinks?

wash basins Coastal Living

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Mirror, Mirror

Posted by Sarah on Thursday Sep 10, 2009 Under Bath

Next on the decorating checklist in my head is a mirror for the hall bath.

the estate of things chooses bungalow 404 hall bath

hall bath at Bungalow 404, photo by Betsy

One of the things Betsy’s real estate agent included on her punch list before the house could be listed was that she needed to replace all of the “art mirrors” in her bathrooms…clearly we disagree.

The bathroom at Bungalow 404 needs a mirror that shines and has timeless, simple lines with a slight modern kick.  It cannot be very wide because there isn’t a lot of space to work with horizontally, tall would be ideal to emphasize the ceiling height.

The following 3 mirrors are from Z Gallerie

the estate of things chooses arno mirror

Arno, $149

the estate of things chooses simone mirror

Simone, $149

the estate of things chooses omni mirror

Omni, $229

the estate of things chooses venetian art deco mirror

Art Deco Venetian, Wisteria, $148.05 (what!?!)

the estate of things chooses coat of arms mirror

Coat of arms, Anthropologie, $198

 the estate of things chooses elise frameless mirror

Elise frameless, Pottery Barn, $189, found on Ebay for $182 (includes S+H)

the estate of things chooses channing mirror

Channing, PB, $146.99

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I Like To Do Drawings

Posted by Sarah on Sunday Jul 26, 2009 Under Babytime Decor, Bath

the estate of things chooses simon

Simon from SNL would’ve liked these interesting little tub crayons in his bath.

the estate of things chooses tub crayons

Coconut, Lime, Cotton Candy, Peppermint….yummy. Great gift for teachers but I like them in a glass jar in a kid’s bathroom. Get them here.

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Storage Love

Posted by Sarah on Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 Under Bath

Could I love this more?!? Your thoughts on the exposed storage in the bathroom? Even if you feel like it’s too messy and that stuff should be hidden, doesn’t the library ladder make it all worth while?

I have a lot of questions…

Image via Design Sponge

the estate of things chooses storage in bathroom

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A towel warmer for us…

Posted by Betsy on Monday Mar 2, 2009 Under Bath, Uncategorized

Ha. Sure I would love nothing more than a warm towel when I get out of the bath, but seriously I always thought it was a silly luxury - who wants one of those heinous racks taking up space and plowing through their aesthetic.

Oh, but there’s this Paperclip Towel Warmer from CribCandy….

Paperclip Towel Warmer

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Things That Make You Go Mmmm

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Jan 7, 2009 Under Bath

Right now that would be these towel racks. 

Pointclickhome is showing off this little diddy that’s made from recycled bamboo. Question: Would you get bonus points on the carbon footprint reduction deal because you re-used a self-sustainable material? Forgive me if I have used the wrong green terminology here.

the estate of things chooses pointclickhome

And this lovely rack was discovered at a flickr photostream, bitsandbobbins

 the estate of things chooses bitsandbobbins

I’ve got a place for one of these at one of the bathrooms at Bungalow 404.

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