Our Master En-suite Is Complete!

FINALLY!! I feel like I need to do a slow clap for myself!
Can't believe we've finally checked our master en-suite off our honey do list! But alas, it is done!

Here is what we started with (very blurry photos taken when we were viewing the house for the first time):

This is the only photo I have of the shower. In hindsight, I wish I took a better shot after we moved in but all I remember was being so disgusted, it was one of the first things we needed to rip out as soon as possible!

This is what our shower looks like now:

... don't judge my bargain bin hair products! =P

Renos are never cheap... I gotta save costs somewhere right?

The photo above contains the most important part of our bathroom renovation- the extractor!
Yep, that's right, before we moved in, there was no ventilation in this bathroom with the exception of opening the window. We added an extractor fan that also had a light, which made our en-suite that much brighter.

Another way we made it a lot brighter was removing all the dark elements the previous home owner seemed to love.

Other than the obvious dark shelves and vanity, we also painted over the black trim around the window.

Now when we walk into our master bedroom en-suite we think "fresh", "bright", "spacious", "zen". A far cry from the "dark", "dirty", and "squishy" en-suite it originally was. Master Bedroom En-suite-CHECK!

Transformation Tuesday: Master Bathroom

Our master bathroom transformation:

Our old-new-townhouse had a lot of things that we did not like but our master en-suite was not one of them.

It was big and bright with tons of counter space and a huge shower. There was no mold, no mildew, no cracked or missing tiles, there was an extractor fan, and the sink drained every time.

When we bought our new-old-house, it also had a master en-suite....

The shower is 3 feet by 3 feet. The tiles moved when we pushed on them. We had to shower with the window open because there was no extractor fan.

First, we ripped out the old, tile shower and installed a new, plastic, shower insert. Since it was summer, it was alright but seeing as how winter was a couple months away, we knew we had to install an exhaust fan so we could shower with the window shut.

The old shelves were slanted, so after our hairspray fell into the toilet for the 3rd time, we decided to replace them with a shelf we found at Homesense and 2 hanging baskets.

We also replaced the old mirror and added some final finishing touches. It was finally starting to feel like our home.

Thennn our sink stopped draining....
We had to use a toilet plunger in our sink weekly....
Yes... we disgust ourselves...

So on the list it went, "HONEYYY!"

We looked high and low and each sink we saw was too small. So I did what I do when all else fails- craigslist it! And low and behold- 22" by 16"! Woot Woot!

 

We went to Ikea and bought a stock countertop and after watching several you tube videos... tada! If you're interested in this project, you will need a table saw to cut the laminate piece to size and a jig saw to cut out the hole for the sink. The sink comes with a template for you to trace a hole onto the countertop. 

Tip: Make sure you cut the counter top with the top facing downward so the cut will be much smoother.

Here is our new bathroom!!! We painted the inside of the shelf white to brighten up the room a bit more, replaced the mirror (yes...again), and bought some baskets to keep extra toiletries under the sink.

Home sweet honey do list- Master Ensuite- Check!