Guest Bath - Nearing Completion

Clearly I'm not doing a very decent job keeping up on my blogging (hello last post from OCTOBER).

The past few months have been pretty darn hectic between work, vacation (to fabulous Mexico nonetheless!), holidays and home projects - I feel like I've hardly had time to catch my breath.

Thankfully, with Spring (hopefully!) around the corner we've decided to refocus and FINALLY (ok - more like MAYBE) finish up the house.

April 12th will officially mark 3 years since this wild adventure began. It has been nothing short of an emotional roller coaster, with lots of tears and disposable income shed along the way.  

Thankfully, we've managed to remain sane (for the most part!) and still have some pennies left in the bank.

The guest bathroom is nearly finished (we still have to install a new fan, redo the ceiling and install crown) but the "guts" are complete. 

Project List: 

*Remove ship lap and replace with new drywall

*Remove odd looking reverse framing (see photo)

*Remove (sadness!) broken vintage toilet circa 1930s and replace

*Remove ceramic tile and replace with marble tile 

*Install sun touch heated floor mat (marble is COLD!)

*Remove old window casing and trim (not part of the original plan but most of it started to crack as we removed ship lap - we ordered vintage window casing and baseboard to match what had been in the room). 

*Remove funky plastic sheet surrounding cast iron tub and replace with Subway tile

*Install new plywood and blue board around tub for subway tile

*Re insulate for a more cozy feel 

*Remove original storage cabinet and replace with vintage piece 

*Polish and buff original cast iron tub

*Polish and buff original tub knobs

*Polish and buff original cast iron sink

*Install new rainfall shower head

*Paint new drywall with a soft gray paint

*Install new mirror above sink

*Install two new scones to flank the mirror above the sink 

In the event that you don't remember, the old bathroom looked like this (unfortunately I don't have anything truly pre demo but you get the idea - UGLY):

In between stages:

Nearly finished: