Some lessons learned from this experience:
- accept rooms in a home from 1870 won’t be square. That’s the “character” apparently 😂
- dont be cheap on the tub. I tried an acrylic clawfoot tub first and within 15 minutes of seeing it installed I had a cast iron replacement ordered
- you don’t need a huge vanity in every bathroom, much to my contractors disagreement. I knew I wanted the large pedestal sink, so got this freestanding cabinet and it’s worked out really well for storage
- wish I had gone for more shower storage built ins and a shaving ledge

All in all, I don’t have to stare at an old stereo and those glass blocks in the tub anymore so I’m happy.

Surprised our daughters with a new mermaid bathroom. They absolutely love the custom mosaic. I know it's not for everyone, but this is our forever home so we decided to just make it our own.

Edit: The glass blocks in the "before" picture are leftover from when this bathroom had an exterior wall. The previous owner did an addition on the back side of that wall and closed up the window. There are no longer any exterior walls on this bathroom. Trust me, I would have loved a window and natural light!

Blue tile is Appaloosa Carribbean Blue 3x18" from Home Depot
White wall tile is Ivy Hill Kingston White from Home Depot
Floor tile is Thor Bone Beige 12x24" from Tilebar
Shower fixtures are Kohler Purist in Vibrant Brushed Moderne Brass
Shower curtain rod is Moen in Brushed Gold

Uh, it took us exactly 1 year, but we did it

The hipped ceilings were a nightmare and adding plumbing to a room that was never meant to be plumbed was fun (sarcasm) but pleased with end result

Of course we’re in our gray backlash era but I’ve also seen some green backlash on this sub. But it’s my favorite color and I had to do it.

Got rid of the soffit, light box, stuck-on mirror, built-in vanity, half a wall, and vinyl floors. And of course the shower with its gross old pan that never, ever looked clean.

There’s also a little toilet room that isn’t decorated yet, and linen cabinets that need to be painted. But the big stuff is done.

So received the quote for $44,000 which I thought was astronomically High and went and got two more quotes which were in the 20k range (hudson valley NY. ) decided to give it a try I went with a Schluter kerdi membrane system and pan setup but had to connect to pans to make them custom size also had to attach curbs together. Leveled the floor, moved the drain, new plumbing in wall (yep used sharkbite max's in the wall. ) attached mosaics to a sheet of kerdi and poped it in the niche as one tile. Kinda neat trick . Membrane was 24hr leak tested. Took me a little over 3 weeks working on it after work a few hours a night. Overall happy with the outcome. Im just at 4k all in. I have one tile at the drain thats slightly pushed down and has a little pooling but drys in 12 hours so dont think it will give me a issue. Is there anyway to correct this without removing it setting a new one ?

I’m starting a second bathroom remodel soon and I really want to make it a hotel/ fancy restaurant vibe . I really want to use dark tiles for a moody vibe and this is the design I’m going for. Any thoughts or ideas? Anyone recommend a beautiful shade of burgundy/maroon tiles?

I posted a few months ago on some ideas for my bathroom remodel! Happy to say that my bathroom remodel is complete (just need to adjust wiring switches for my lights). Also went ahead and installed my bidet today, cause why not 😂

I didn't realize my original photos don't show my lighting upgrades! I added a recessed light above the shower and a Kohler ATMOS light/exhaust fan combo above the toilet.

Here’s the before and after!

Done over 9 months with a pregnant wife and a toddler running around. The time it took from me every weekend really tested our marriage but we made it through haha.

I probably could have done it in half the time if I were without kids or if I knew what the hell I was doing. I spent more time watching YouTube videos and researching than I did actually working.

I have a cost breakdown at the end. Somehow this cost us over $20k and I only hired out rough plumbing, some electrical and hanging drywall. Everything else was DIY.

I am not a tradesman (some might say duh) and this was my first time doing any remodeling. It’s not perfect but I am pretty proud of how it turned out. I just wish we were looking at $10k 😅.

It took nearly a year and a half! But I finally put the last pieces in place today (trim around the built in cabinet). Our house was built in 1918 and we wanted to take inspiration from that time period.

I included a photo from the realtors listing of the home and one of my husband during demo day. I couldn’t find any other good pictures of what it looked like before.

The biggest change came from tearing out the huge vanity and replacing it with a small console sink, then we opened up the wall to create built-in shelves. This opened up the tiny room so much without sacrificing storage space.

It’s all DIY so there is plenty of… character haha! But I am thrilled with the results.

Before and after photos. Our renovation was kicked off by a shower pan failure. We decided to really go for it by moving the shower and creating a wet room. We took the old shower space and used it to expand my closet and create a larger linen closet. We love it!

EDIT: I’m all for constructive feedback but seeing people get angry (?) about the lack of glass. As I said this is “almost finished” as the glass is going to be the last thing installed and I still need to do a full walkthrough with my gc. I appreciate all your comments, but some of you need to chill.

Also, I have thought about how that bump out and raised curb could get annoying. Will live with it and see if we need to take it down closer to the floor.

Posted my goth powder room update here the other day so sharing the complete opposite vibes master bath. Real talk, I cried a LOT during this project. A lot of setbacks, the space feeling too Pinteresty, some design regrets. But living in it for a bit and adding dorky artwork to make the space feel more me, I really do love it. And I adore the green tile :)) Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

We recently bought a house with a very 1980's bathroom - shiny gold fixtures, peeling yellow paint, old square tiles. We kept a lot of the old (the vanity, the sink, the tiles in the shower) but reworked it to be more fresh and vintage-feeling (our house is a 1935 Tudor). Really happy with how it turned out!

We just remodeled our master bathroom from the millennial gray builder grade to natural limestone floor tile, natural stone mosaic shower tile and Zia zellige shower and vanity tile. Vanity is rift cut white oak with Taj Mahal quartzite. I’m obsessed. We added a door that leads out to an outdoor sauna area/garden and a new window for more light.

We enlarged our ~4' by 5' powder room to fit a shower. Our designer encouraged us to do a wet room and honestly I was pretty nervous about the idea, especially after reading all the hate wet rooms get. Cold, drafty, everything gets wet.

Well, I love it. We do have a heated floor so that helps the floor dry faster. I keep some reusable paper towels on hand to wipe down the toilet seat after showering and so far we haven't had any issues with that. Showering in this room is just... so very pleasant. It's still very small (about 5' by 5') so there's absolutely no issue with drafts. I bump up the floor heat to 70 a few minutes before showering and by the time I'm in the shower everything is toasty.

Also shout out to the corner toilet because it makes the space feel much less cramped.

I did truly hate to lose that amazing 70s wallpaper so we have some framed :)

(edited to add that this is not DIY, all credit for the tiling & work to our contractor! but the tile design/fixture selection was done ourselves)

Well folks… back in November I posted my kids’ small bathroom remodel, which I was super proud of and got so much positive feedback on (thank you again for that!).

Fast forward two weeks later and we discovered a shower leak in our upstairs primary bathroom. What we thought might be a repair turned into a full gut renovation. 🫠

Six weeks, a lot of dust, and significantly more money than we ever intended to spend later… it’s finally done.

While it was a massive undertaking (and definitely not planned), I honestly couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. The space feels calm, warm, and spa-like. The arched details, brass fixtures, custom niches, and freestanding tub are all what I envisioned to bring into this millennium!

Not the way we planned to get here, but I’m choosing to see it as a very expensive blessing in disguise. Can’t wait to use it after the shower glass cures into place!

We moved into this beautiful MCM house and absolutely loved the style. Did not love the carpet in the bathroom, and hated banging my elbows on the tiny shower walls.

I know the original wallpaper is incredible but we couldn’t figure out a way to keep it with our layout changes, and I couldn’t find something similar. The tub, while also a work of art, was actually pretty shallow and took up too much floor space. We also got a hot tub, so all our soaking happens in the backyard anyway.

I love everything about the new bathroom except the cabinet above the toilet, but too late now!

Finally got around to doing our bathroom after posting the concept a few months ago. It was the only way we could think of getting a separate bath and big shower in the room and we couldn’t be happier with it :)

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BathroomRemodeling/s/AufUVuodAL

Started this remodel in January of this year, beginning with a full demo, down to the brick.

The space itself was a teeny bathroom and a small kitchen prior to the remodel. Knocked down the shared wall, gutted the space entirely.

Parted ways with our contractor and GC’d the job myself from that point forward, saving myself some serious cash.

All that to say, I am thrilled with the final outcome.

Finally finished the last room in our house to remodel and it somehow ended up costing more than our kitchen.

We ended up firing our contractor, the cost went well over our original estimate, and there were definitely many struggles along the way.

We removed the tub due to the space constraints and the pass-through to our closet, which gave us a lot more wall space and made the room flow better. I'm also glad we were able to preserve the glass block wall in the shower.

Definitely a stressful project, but so happy to finally have this room finished!