Bathroom Overhaul

Ever since moving to our new home over a year ago, my #1 pet peeve of this house has been the carpet in the bathrooms.  Who does that?!  Thankfully, the tub/toilet areas were tiled, but the vanity area in both the kids' and the master bath was carpeted, and it was nasty.  I have been dying to get rid of that ratty carpet from the moment we moved in.  Thanks to a recommendation from a friend, we were able to find some guys who laid tile for a very reasonable price.  We decided to tile all three upstairs bathrooms, including the guest bathroom that was already tiled, just so that the flooring was the same in all.  So without further ado, 

Kids Bathroom

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Guest Bathroom

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And going way back to the day we closed on the house:

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This bathroom has changed dramatically over the last year!!

In the master, we decided to do both the flooring as well as the tub and shower surround, and the fireplace in the bedroom.  We used the same wood-plank-look tile that we put in the other two bathrooms, with a Carrara marble as the surround. 

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 We used a hex-tile mosaic for the inlay pattern.  We also ditched the plastic drip-pan and used the hex tiles for the flooring.  I am a little obsessed with how it turned out!

Before (showing the carpeting meeting the tile in the toilet/shower area):

After (with the tile flowing through):

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Work in Progress:

I'm calling this a work-in-progress, because my next project is to paint the mantle black to match our bedroom furniture and bathroom cabinetry.  But I love the way the new tile looks!

It's so awesome to have this project done, and even more awesome that I didn't have to do it!!