Project #4.

So this morning Mike and I were at it again, nicely discussing something about our new bathroom that we disagree on. That reminded and motivated me to post pictures of the results. So here's what our bathroom looked like before the remodel.

I thought I had more pictures of it. I guess I'll explain that on the left across from the sinks, was a closet with sliding mirrored doors with brass trim, white carpet on the floor and through the door was the toilet and 2-piece shower/tub combo. The shower head was at about 5'7" so both Mike and I had to squat in order to put our head all the under the shower head. Yeah, fun......

First thing that had to go was the wall in between the shower and the sinks. As much as it would be lovely to have a water closet enclosed in its cozy little room, we just didn't have the space. And opening up the exterior wall to add another 3 feet to the bathroom just really wasn't an option.

Second thing to go was the weird closet. I do miss having a full length mirror, but I'll be adding one to the bedroom. Not wanting to lose the storage space, I planned for two towers and some more base cabinets which gave us more storage area than we actually had with the old closet. To keep the tight space from feeling claustrophobic, I'm adding a mirror on the wall above the base cabinets.

See where the blue tape is? There will be a framed mirror spanning the 4 feet width between the two towers. I chose limestone for the floors, and was able to find a killer deal on a lighter grey limestone for the countertop. It even has fossils on it, the kids love looking at it. It goes really well with the grey limestone on the floor.

So instead of having a tight shower/tub combo, we opted for a very spacious walk-in steam shower. We are loving having space to shower and not having to squat to get our heads under!
I have a friend who always asks me where I get all these unique pieces or materials. Nothing special, I just look and look, and look a LOT! I got both my mosaic glass and limestone tiles at Home Depot. I also got my shower on Amazon.com and thank goodness for Amazon Prime that lets me get all the free shipping my little heart desires. The shower is actually from AKDY, but it is sold on Amazon. My sink faucets were also from Amazon and my cabinets are Ikea. Yep, you read right. Ikea makes the coolest modern cabinets for those who are value oriented.  You could also get the same type of cabinets (also made in Europe) and spend tens of thousands on them!

So...to get to what Mike and I don't agree, here's another picture.

Mike and I disagree that we should have a garbage can in this spot or anywhere in bathroom where it will be seen. I will not say who thinks what, but I will say that Mike thinks I'm wrong and that any interior designer would say so. What do YOU think?