It’s happening: our bathroom is being knocked down and rebuilt, starting Monday.
It’s the first time we’ve ever gutted a bathroom (the ensuite in our last place was done from scratch), and boy did it need doing. All the pipes were leaking through to downstairs, the toilet was on some sort of raised platform hiding all sorts of sins underneath…and it just needed, well, an overhaul. For me, I am thrilled – the chance of an actual shower in our house! I am currently away working so am leaving it in the trusty hands of my husband to Project Manage but needless to say I’ve left numerous moodboards and we’ve bought all the furnishings (which add up – the separate taps, the waste pipes, the shower screen, the taps again…!).
We’ve mainly used Victorian Plumbing (I spent ages researching tons of sites for the perfect fixtures, fittings and then when it boiled down to ordering, it just made sense to put the shipping on one order and then we’re not waiting for 12 different deliveries). We like the mix of old traditional fittings with modern elements like black lights and windows – and we can get extra things like lights and baskets etc from Ikea and La Redoute.
Keeping it monochrome as per usual with my taste but hopefully room for a bit of greenery and foliage. I always think it’s generally easier to do up a bathroom on a budget if you keep the palette simple. It won’t be the biggest as I still would like to squeeze in a bath but it’s all I’ve been dreaming of since moving in.
It all looks lovely. I am redoing bathrooms in my house this year so am watching your choices closely! Interested by your sink choice – no mixer tap? We currently have two taps in our bathroom and it drives me nuts!
Oh no we got a mixer tap one in the end – remember this from our last flat! And we got silver finishes in the end xx
Are you getting black windows Alex? I’ve been thinking about them for ages but wondered whether I could find a supplier!
We got one in our loft from The Green Window company – one of our biggest expenses but we didn’t regret it – it made the room! We are doing black UPVC for this room as it’s just one smal window – hoping it doesn’t look naff!
We’re currently mid-way through doing our bathroom (should be finished today!) and we got loads of our fixtures from Victorian Plumbing too. So reasonably priced and the fittings are gorgeous. We got our new shower fittings and Alexa taps for the bath and sink from there then bits from bathstore and Ikea.
We’re doing everything ourselves (I am covered in black grout as we speak) and I know the satisfaction levels when we’re done will be sky high.
Happy bathroom renovating!
Enjoy it Alice!! Luckily my husband’s best friend is a tiler so we get mate’s rates/buy him dinner! It will be so worth it in the end – SO impressed you’re grouting yourself! xx
Oh man, I hope it’s done more quickly than ours was – having to pop to a local friend’s house to shower was not ideal!
Can’t wait to see it 🙂
Becky ⋮ a c c o o o h t r e m e n t s . w o r d p r e s s . c o m
Ours has been since 21st December now – fingers crossed it’s this month! xx
I love all of the neutral colors! I always want to do my house in natural/neutral and muted tones but the husband insists that we need color in our lives, or something like that.
~Jessica Linn
http://linnstyle.com/2017/01/striped-mini/
Colour isn’t a bad thing – I love a colourful house -just too scared myself! x
I love all your inspiration for the new bathroom! Especially the beautiful tiles, and the marble! Plus I love a good monochrome space! Can’t wait to see the final product!
x
Shloka
http://thesilksneaker.com
Thank you! not sure there will be any marble anymore – but I can dream! xx
Hi Alex,
Are you doing all the bathroom yourselves or getting someone in to help? Really want to redo my bathroom and wondering whether we could manage the tiling and everything ourselves?
Thanks x
So we got the builder’s quote and it included all the fittings etc – so we left them to it! And our friend is a tiler luckily -so we’ll just paint! My dad did a lo of my sister’s tiles and she grouted – it can be done – I know I’d just go a bit squiffy!
You bathroom is so beautiful!
I wondered how you are finding having a black radiator? I’ve heard black taps can be a pain because of marks from hard water for example…does your radiator mark at all?
Thanks!
Mily
No, not had any trouble xx