bathroom reno time is almost upon us

When we moved in we had projects in mind for our house. Most of them were on the "someday" list. This included the upstairs bathroom. It's an odd room. You walk down a hallway when you enter and everything is squished in at the end. But, our house was built is 1869 so the bathroom was an after thought. It's mostly functional but doesn't have a shower, only a tub which is surrounded by some very unattractive linoleum.

A couple weeks after we moved in we were feeling particularly brave and or stupid, and we decided that we should test our theories that the upstairs tub was actually a claw foot that had been covered up in order to modernize the room. Guess what? We were right, yippee! The euphoria was short lived though when we realized that we would have to put the bathroom together again at some point and this would cost lots and lots of money.

We've settled on a contractor and construction should begin the last week in April. Hopefully it'll be done by Mother's Day. We're knocking down a false wall and stealing a closet to make it bigger and more useful. All of the plumbing will be reworked as well as the electrical. Now I have embarked on the quest of choosing finishes, fixtures, colors, tile, accessories, towels, etc.

Rundown:

-White subway tile on the walls, white grout

-White octagon tile on the floor with a light grey square in the middle, grey grout

-Claw foot tub stays and will be refinished (white) and the outside will be repainted (gunmetal), new fixture with a hand shower

-Chrome fixtures with porcelain accents

-Pedestal sink

-Double light over the vanity, two single sconces over the tub

-Walls will be painted a medium grey blue

How about some before pictures?

This is the false wall we're removing. It runs the whole width of the bathroom and hides the plumbing behind the toilet. The tub will be turned parallel to the back wall instead of perpendicular as it is now.

This sink will be gone and so will the little wall next to it. The sink will be in the corner under the window and the toilet will be directly under the window.

Hallway shot. That wall was put up with square nails, I kept them cause they're just cool, no idea what to do with them though.
Ooooo pretty! Or at least it will be when I'm done with it.