Bathroom makeover project - a very belated finale

So, a year ago I started giving the main bathroom in my Mom's house a quick little update. It had been looking pretty rough as it hadn't been updated since the 1980's.<br /><br />So, this was the {sort of} before:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/8755526321_fea254aaa3_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/8755526321_fea254aaa3_c.jpg" /></a></div><br />I say {sort of} because there was a faded blue wall-to-wall carpet that I pulled up before these photos were taken.  It was pretty gross. One of the few actual design missteps my parents every took. Luckily it pulled up easily to reveal a not too terrible vinyl floor, though it was discolored.<br /><div><br /></div>This was inspiration, which is a montage I did of a bunch of pretty bathrooms found on Pinterest. It's probably one of my post pinned images.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/8755526917_216a0e27dd_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/8755526917_216a0e27dd_c.jpg" /></a></div><br />While I would have loved to really re-do the bathroom, it wasn't in the budget, so a "cheap and cheerful" ensued.  These were my main elements that I planned on using.  My original plan was to paint the vinyl floor a glossy white and put a custom cut sisal overtop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8558/8755528463_25c016855b_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8558/8755528463_25c016855b_c.jpg" /></a></div><br />I did do the sisal, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.naturalarearugs.com/" target="_blank">Natural Area Rug</a> company, which offered me a free rug to try their service.  I never got around to painting the floor or swapping out the faucet, though I did install a fab rain shower head in the shower.<br /><br />One of the biggest changes was painting the dark wood cabinet and mirror.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUtaDU6UFCgIu55XONa_VPE3-MBYY1bkcrkX9pEjhRXSL30IPRSvu3c7byhBWGraXKWsA_nYS7fn52jhjzGdKqqMx86bCs4pC50o31n5PXj2eLXU2Y5xbwfK-xAdZqZCGcuU_QSHcuc0/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUtaDU6UFCgIu55XONa_VPE3-MBYY1bkcrkX9pEjhRXSL30IPRSvu3c7byhBWGraXKWsA_nYS7fn52jhjzGdKqqMx86bCs4pC50o31n5PXj2eLXU2Y5xbwfK-xAdZqZCGcuU_QSHcuc0/s1600/photo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>And here it is...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPomDIyfH8TL4HEc07KMmKvqUPcP1tOJGx3IQhDaJt9FOp3EuzGw104gV4E1a-F3jTEc4Ug9OrP0DjahInMK1_WotR3YFBZAcfJSe_snfTLbWQi3n8LesGT7nXipvy2dkPi2igYrTvo/s1600/bath1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPomDIyfH8TL4HEc07KMmKvqUPcP1tOJGx3IQhDaJt9FOp3EuzGw104gV4E1a-F3jTEc4Ug9OrP0DjahInMK1_WotR3YFBZAcfJSe_snfTLbWQi3n8LesGT7nXipvy2dkPi2igYrTvo/s1600/bath1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />(real estate shot above)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ik0NqoY-HhXHXWou-I-mQHzt-67B8JjkTyWfovSJ7BLZNpRSXc9MJkN1RphSHLs4T-8NUR3JTk6opF-MVYv07ZnYJK4SBR6gcYIvaU3qA7jIoi_z8Zw5NkmhIYuJEqHCk7qP3938d1M/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ik0NqoY-HhXHXWou-I-mQHzt-67B8JjkTyWfovSJ7BLZNpRSXc9MJkN1RphSHLs4T-8NUR3JTk6opF-MVYv07ZnYJK4SBR6gcYIvaU3qA7jIoi_z8Zw5NkmhIYuJEqHCk7qP3938d1M/s1600/photo.jpg" width="478" /></a></div> And a better shot of the rug. I definitely made a mistake not ordering it right to the walls especially since I never painted the floor. But, oh well, life has a way of intervening.<br /><br />Thanks again to the <a href="http://www.naturalarearugs.com/" target="_blank">Natural Area Rug company</a> for the offer of the rug.  There ordering process was day and it's now a year old and has worn very well and gotten many compliments.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmGd4CLp1ZURwjTIhcAtsIRq8ZhGch5iXKki-qr6lQ4Yjliy_FZlwCWqbFLuyfLP66kXNg5lw0ZpNevPI5FiIdtGqw0BNqsAnP2MX0tkRLeKqKOFj4MZdp70TP52J7r4lnwV6kZwj1_Y/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmGd4CLp1ZURwjTIhcAtsIRq8ZhGch5iXKki-qr6lQ4Yjliy_FZlwCWqbFLuyfLP66kXNg5lw0ZpNevPI5FiIdtGqw0BNqsAnP2MX0tkRLeKqKOFj4MZdp70TP52J7r4lnwV6kZwj1_Y/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />

Bathroom makeover project - a very belated finale

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Toto - People Centered Design and a bathroom sneak peek

I wanted to share a neat little video from <a href="http://www.totousa.com/" target="_blank">Toto</a> - sort of their "Highlights from KBIS" reel. It's all about People Centered Design for them. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7N4ySo7oxFU" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />And some of my photos from their booth:  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0JShXbuKQyDwD92aEbTI9bdHIZDZAjkInBIu3SixCVa9WTDJdX89yu3S78XO871udLT5GRNLUeLeChyphenhyphenFpxT4agLHbsN5AsgIqB9Mk53JJ0e_6KsfSdxbPq0hxvDPV7Up0r4n19TW4sg/s1600/IMG_2624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0JShXbuKQyDwD92aEbTI9bdHIZDZAjkInBIu3SixCVa9WTDJdX89yu3S78XO871udLT5GRNLUeLeChyphenhyphenFpxT4agLHbsN5AsgIqB9Mk53JJ0e_6KsfSdxbPq0hxvDPV7Up0r4n19TW4sg/s640/IMG_2624.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO0PDlUYImaKXELlwhKXN43ar-PtIY7ZE1tvfpFkM7__ujDN1LO_NLzFjylzpC6F5Vs3mNnlhWQLECugjPOprHdfGDuFPaD9m2Q5yN54GexuZIVHKXn9CERU8cmNEhsX4f8Ub14HhHDk/s1600/IMG_2626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO0PDlUYImaKXELlwhKXN43ar-PtIY7ZE1tvfpFkM7__ujDN1LO_NLzFjylzpC6F5Vs3mNnlhWQLECugjPOprHdfGDuFPaD9m2Q5yN54GexuZIVHKXn9CERU8cmNEhsX4f8Ub14HhHDk/s640/IMG_2626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toma, the <a href="http://antiquesdiva.com/" target="_blank">Antiques Diva</a> herself, just hanging around a tub in heels... as you do</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7LEvLoLASSTbIVtvC17pRXUi3qgiUfIZxEjBWxTIKJAS1-60jT7b9MXnU0SfQpsjJKO9Q9QVu4wn8PCkh8d5VFgYoWlHnBjQUuSSgs-dDN7EX4quTUQNNurTRTnqa58QhMcjgiUpopY/s1600/IMG_2778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7LEvLoLASSTbIVtvC17pRXUi3qgiUfIZxEjBWxTIKJAS1-60jT7b9MXnU0SfQpsjJKO9Q9QVu4wn8PCkh8d5VFgYoWlHnBjQUuSSgs-dDN7EX4quTUQNNurTRTnqa58QhMcjgiUpopY/s640/IMG_2778.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Totally loving my teeny tiny <a href="http://www.totousa.com/" target="_blank">Toto</a> toilet flashlight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.totousa.com/Portals/0/images/products/TL230SD_zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.totousa.com/Portals/0/images/products/TL230SD_zoom.jpg" /></a></div><br />And a big thank to Toto for the gift of the Wyeth faucet to all BlogTourNola members. It's going to make a beautiful addition to the small facelift I'm giving my mother's master bathroom!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://distilleryimage10.ak.instagram.com/223598a4bef511e283fe22000a1faeaf_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage10.ak.instagram.com/223598a4bef511e283fe22000a1faeaf_7.jpg" /></a></div><br />And here's a sneak peek of the color palette and window/shower curtains that will be going up. As soon as I repaint the white trim, the floor, the walls, the mirror frame and vanity fronts, and do something with the seriously outdated lighting fixture...  Guess I know my weekend plans!<br /><br />Have a good one! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Toto - People Centered Design and a bathroom sneak peek

I wanted to share a neat little video from Toto - sort of their "Highlights from KBIS" reel. It's all about People Centered D...

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