Mini Bathroom Makeover

When you think of a full bath – one with a sink, toilet, and shower – you probably think of a decent sized room to hold all these components. Well, our house has a full bath upstairs, but it’s what I call a mini-version. It’s very compact and has a sloping ceiling that doesn’t accommodate a mirror over the sink. At least not one you can see yourself in if you are over 5’ tall. It’s always just been an extra bath for us until recently when our daughter took it over as hers. She made it work just fine…but one day it started raining in the dining room! Yes, the shower was leaking through the ceiling. This was just before Christmas. A great time to start a remodel.

Luckily, we were able to replace the shower floor (drain, shower pan, and tile) without ripping everything else out. But of course if you give a mouse a cookie…we didn’t completely remodel the space…but, I would call it a major makeover.

We moved plumbing, repaired Sheetrock, painted, changed out all the hardware and faucets, added a shower door and new shower floor tile, replaced the vanity and sink, and found a new perfect swivel mirror that works with the space. I wish I had taken more before pictures, but you can get an idea of what we were working with. Some of the “before” pictures I had drawn on when we thought we might move walls around. So glad we didn’t go that route!

Also, our daughter had decided she wanted to go with the matte gold hardware. I love it! It can be hard to find though. Some pieces I ordered on Amazon, some I bought through a plumbing supply store, and some I really did spray paint gold! Can you guess which ones??