Bathroom Progress

One of the exciting things that has happened whilst I've been away is that we've started on the work to get our 2 bathrooms refurbished. For those of you who have been here, you'll know that the previous owners seemed to have had a lot to spend on the bathrooms, but not an awful lot of taste to go with it.

The tiles themselves were really good quality, expensive ones, however the colour schemes seem to have dropped out of the Rococo period; the main bathroom has dark brown and pink tiles (with gold embellishments) and then it was accessorised with a red carpet and red shower curtain. Bearing in mind that the bathroom is internal - no windows - and is only about 7 foot square - it's an overwhelming colour scheme!

The ensuite was slightly better in that the tiles were blue and white (and gold) but the dark navy tiles were on the TOP half of the walls, and the paler ones on the bottom making the room really dark. What's going on with that?

The ensuite has been under the hammer 1st. This is the one which was going to cause the most disruption because the layout was such that it made the room feel quite small and claustrophobic. The shower stand was really high off the ground (because the plumbers were too lazy to bury the pipework under the floorboards) and was right behind the door, the loo in the far corner and the sink was under the window - so there was nowhere to put a mirror. With a bit of advice from Gordon, we've moved EVERYTHING around.

The shower is now twice the size, and now faces you at the back of the room, and the loo is under the window, and the sink is in the corner on the left. Lots of room for a mirror, light and cabinet.

Best bit of all is the tiles, a very pale blue for the walls, and a bright 'lapis lazuli' blue with sparkley bits in for the floor! It's so bright and shiny!

The room looks about twice as big! It's not quite finished; the floor needs grouting, and the mirror, loo roll holder etc all need to be put up. But as you can see from the pics, it looks lovely and shiny and modern! I love it. Can't wait to get to the main bathroom now!