I have renovated my pathetic bathroom! It is now gorgeous. Before I show you pictures, allow me to ask you a question. My Dad and I had the same initial reaction, which did not even occur to my Mom.
Okay, my shower was very tiny. As my Mom made measurements, she discovered that there seemed to be an empty, unused chunk of wall. This was great, as I could expand my show if it was true!
Now, when you hear that there is an empty chunk of wall, about 2 ft. x 2 ft., what is the first thing you think of?
My immediate first thought was that there HAD to be a dead body in there! Perhaps I watch too many crime shows on TV, but come on. My house was built in 1850, the size of the empty chunk was right, and why ELSE would you have a 2x2 empty chunk of wall in a very small space?!
Was that your first thought, too? I want to know!
Anyway, allow me to show you before and after pictures:
Before (shower):
AFTER (shower):
Half again as big (due to the dead body empty space)! And tile!
BEFORE (toilet and tub):
AFTER (tub):
Tile! And shower head!
Other changes include tile floor and shelving outside the shower. And my favorite change: one of those fantastic toilets that have one button for flushing pee, and another for flushing poop, in order to save water. I love it!
One more change was to add a railing to my loft.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
So now, if you have kids, they can stay in the loft guest room and not fall out!
My Mom is coming to visit over Christmas. There is almost nothing left to improve. I'm sure she'll come up with something, though. Every time she visits I seem to do a major renovation.
Oh, by the way, to my great disappointment, there was no dead body in the wall. I was hoping some poor soul had been trapped in there, and I was going to be able to give him a final resting place (not in a wall) and his family closure. Oh, well. Maybe next time.
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