My name is Lisa and I survived a bathroom remodel. Actually, I survived two of them. At the same time. I've always heard that home renovations are hectic, but somehow I just didn't think that rule would apply to me. Boy was I wrong. Looking back, there were no major catastrophes. However there were almost daily trips to Lowe's for two weeks straight, a redonkulous amount of returns/exchanges, piles of ancient bathroom items in every cranny of my condo, and never ending beer runs. But the temporary chaos was worth the reward.
I've always been SO embarrassed of my bathrooms. I cringed every time my guests felt nature calling. I tried to work with the 70s avocado green color scheme by adding colorful fabrics. My inner decorating diva thought she could make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Wrong again.
How bout that heinous light fixture/medicine cabinet combo? You can't tell in the pictures, but it was covered in a layer of permanent brown scum. And don't even get me started on the tub. If you've ever had an old tub...you know they are impossible to clean. You scrub until you sweat, and it still looks vile. I even stopped wearing my contacts in the shower so I couldn't see the filth I was standing in.
Despite my tub hatred, I did keep the beast, and chose to refinish it instead of ripping it out. I highly recommend tub refinishing by these guys at Avadco. They showed up 10 minutes early for their appointment, and didn't make a mess. Four hours and $400 later, I had a brand new tub/shower.
Everything else was done by a friend of a friend. He did an awesome job and I'm so proud to have non-skank bathrooms now. Check out my before/after slide show below. The bathroom you're viewing here is my guest bath. I'll post the master bath photos in a few weeks when my artwork is framed.