I can haz new bathroom?

Hubby and I are in the process of working out what we’d like to do with our bathroom. We’ve worked out that it should cost us well under $4,000 for everything – fixtures, fittings, tiles, paint, labour and plumbing/electrical.

Currently, our bathroom… well, sucks:

As you can probably see, there’s not much there. This is the current floorplan:

Yup, just a shower and vanity. Not really that great for a three bedroom house where there’s technically room for a family to live, not just a couple. We obviously have a toilet (that’s out the back, in the laundry) but we would like LOVE one inside, in the actual bathroom.

So, we’re looking at the possibility of knocking out that ridiculous wall in the middle of the room and installing the following layout:

Pretty snazzy, eh? I want everything white or off-white/cream, including tiles, so that it looks as big as possible. That also leaves me the ability to accessorise with colour (and change it up as the mood hits me). Across the bath/shower, I want a simple pane of tempered shower glass, so nothing gets in the way, and I think it’s best with glass as you can see right through it and it keeps your line of vision going right through to the far wall, rather than stopping at, say, a curtain.

We’ll also keep the existing toilet in the laundry because, even I have to admit, it is handy particularly if we’re out in the garden or having a barbeque – it’s easy to duck in, pee, and come back out again without trudging dirt through the house. We will replace that toilet though, with a newer nicer one.

Whadda reckon?!

The first completely finished room

The hallway.

Well, I could stop now and say it’s completely finished, but honestly there are a few little touches here and there that need doing. For example, the light shade needs replacing, and more light is needed in general. I will also need to go around the architraves and repaint them, along with ceiling, and there’s a few little patches of yellow that need going over again, but for the time being, it’s done!

Check out the mirror! My mum bought this for us when we saw it in this little antiques store. Both mum and I said, “That would look great in our/your hallway” at the same time, so we knew it was meant to be. Only $65 too!

House Plan

We’ve been in the new house for about 5 weeks now, and I only just realised I never posted a floorplan of the house with the photos, to give you an idea of the layout!

So, without further ado:

Phase Three of House Revamping: Complete!

The second part of the house that we’ve completed is our bedroom. I pretty much knew before we moved in what I wanted to do with it, and the outcome has just made me incredibly happy.

Before (ignore the mess, this was the night that we moved in):

After:

The room is so much warmer and cozier now. There’s still a few things left to do – the carpet needs replacing, the trim around the door and skirting boards needs painting, the ceiling needs repainting, the picture rails need to go up (as they do in the hallway, too), and we’re replacing the light fitting with a pendant/chandelier-type light (not a huge fancy one, just a simple delicate one). I’d also like some new lamps, so that’s in the works too.
But I’m so much happier and more comfortable in our room now. I LOVE it!