Month: December 2013

Wanna see some master bathroom progress?!  When we last left off, the bathroom looked like this:

Freshly installed tongue and groove planks on the ceiling and most of the walls.  Pretty slate tile on the floors and marble herringbone on the walls.  Certainly a far cry from the 70’s yellow and brown tile we started with;

Over the weekend and even over Christmas Eve and day, I spent some time mudding, filling holes, sanding, caulking, priming, and painting.  And here we are this morning.

No more Franken-walls.  Or cabin-y planks.  Just lots of fresh, clean, bright white.  I still have to put one more coat of paint on the ceiling and wall planks, but they’re looking good.  After that, we can grout the shower and floors.  Which means we’re only a few steps away from installing the clawfoot tub and toilet.  And having a finished, functional shower.  Though the vanity has to be built.

But I really need your help.  I’m somewhat torn on a wall color.  In the left corner, we have Blue Sage (color matched to Restoration Hardware) and in the right corner, the heavyweight champ Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore.

Both have pros and cons, so let’s discuss.  Pros for Blue Sage:  1.  I have enough paint left over from our bedroom.  2.  It matches the bedroom, for a seamless transition.  3.  If we used this color, I would use a plain white curtains on the shower and window (maybe jazzed up with trim).  96 inch long white curtains are easier to find.

But, this color does have cons:  1.  More green than blue, which is what I’d really want.  At the point we replace the windows, I’ll probably repaint the bedroom, so the bathroom would get changed then.

Pros for Wrought Iron:  1.  I love how dark and dramatic it is. I’ve dreamed of dark, black walls for a while now.  With the big window and all the white, I think this room can handle dark walls.   2.  The high contrast of nearly black against the white planks is beautiful.  3.  Colors would pop and look crazy awesome against this color.  4.  If we used this color, I’d love to use solid, colorful curtain panels to bring in some color.  5.  The exterior of the clawfoot tub is also this color.  But the con is, I don’t have enough paint left over from the tub.

So, dear readers, which would you choose?  Cozy green or dark and dramatic nearly black?

You guys, I’m so, so excited with the progress we’ve recently made on the master bathroom.  Like seriously, grinning from ear to ear happy.  Because we’ve got tile on the floors and shower.

With the floor and shower walls 90% done (we still have to grout), we turned our attention to the ceiling and walls.  When we demoed the bathroom, the ceiling had holes from the old shower structure.  And orange peel texture under, while the rest of the ceiling was knock down.  Neither of which we’re fans of.  To remedy the situation, we installed pine tongue and groove boards.

We wanted the boards to run the length of the room, but that parallels the ceiling joists.  So Ben cut old siding scraps to nail in place, and then nail the T and G into.

Knowing we’ll add the claw foot tub we pulled out of the main bathroom, we wanted a little extra to protect the sheet rock walls.  Here’s the tub’s current condition:

After tossing around a few options, we settled on tongue and groove boards three feet up the walls.

We’ve still got a few boards to install, but it’s looking rather rustic and cabin-y in there.  Which isn’t my favorite look, so we’ll paint the ceiling and walls glossy white.

I spent a few hours last night filling nail holes and sanding down drywall.  I’m hoping to get everything primed over the weekend.  After that, we can grout and put the tub and toilet in place.  Then build the vanity.  Already, it feels like we’re moving faster on this than the main bathroom.  What projects are you working on?  Any tongue and groove in your house?  My father in law is pushing for natural wood.