My husband Chris is a list guy. He taught me the value of a list (my mom tried, but I didn't listen- sorry, mom!). About three years ago, we made a punch list of things to get done before we sell our house. There are no immediate plans, but we figured that if we were going to do it anyway for resale, why not enjoy it before we leave it for the next family who will call this place home? We are reaching the end of the list, and the most recent update was renovating 2 bathrooms. This bath is connected to a room we use for the grandkids, so we decided to have some fun with it. At the beginning of the design process, the one thing I was certain about was including tile that extends the full length of one of the walls. With kids, walls take a beating and I knew it would be a great way to ensure that wall would look great until it gets changed out many years down the road. Bonus: it's a definite statement. Once I selected the tile, everything else fell into place pretty easily.
The Goal:
Update the upstairs kids' bathroom, keeping it flexible with resale in mind
The Plan:
New fixtures and color palette
Keep the same floor plan
Keep vanity base but change out countertops and sink, update door profiles
Replace the light fixtures in place
Run accent tile floor to ceiling along the vanity wall.
The Deets:
As I said , the tiles were the first thing chosen and drove the rest of the design of the space. I sourced gorgeous green tiles that are gradated in color as the accent wall. Taking them across an entire wall was a bold but practical choice- those walls are strong and easy to clean.
A petite round sink was chosen to maximize counter space on the 42" vanity
Durable Montreal quartzite was chosen for the counter and shower curb, with the remainder of the slab used for this other bathroom renovation we completed at the same time.
Penny tiles were chosen for the floor, niche & curb to add fun texture, and large format tiles were used on the shower walls to minimize grout lines.
Long pieces of marble were used as baseboard, which is much stronger than MDF and wood
Fun, colorful accessories were purchased to emphasize the kid-centric space.
This was a fun project to wrap up because it marked the end of our 3-year list. Of course, other things will come up, but for now, we are just going to enjoy what we accomplished. (At least that's what I'm telling myself- I'm already daydreaming about the next project 😉)
Do you have any fun projects coming up? Let us know in the comments!
Lisa
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