Master Bathroom Renovation
Is HERE!
CARPET. FIBERGLASS. LOW COUNTERTOPS. BRASS.
Gone.
The Early Days...That Lasted 20+ Years
Our cool shower with two shower heads kept me up at night.
Not because I kept thinking about the remodel and how to design a new shower.
No, because one of the shower heads leaked and dripped into a bucket...drip, drip, drip all night long.
The leak created mildew. The carpet made me go hmmm?
Help has arrived, and the new bathroom reveal is HERE!
Before & After
If you ever need proof that design choices can haunt you, please refer to my original master bathroom, which featured carpet. Yes, carpet. The kind that absorbs mystery moisture and makes you question every life decision that led you there.
Add in sheet mirrors from the funhouse and a fiberglass shower unit that seemed permanently stuck in 1998, and you’ve got a space that whispered, “Please help." So naturally, I did what any rational adult would do: I began a months-long pilgrimage through every tile store within a 50-mile radius. I’m pretty sure some of the employees started greeting me by name.
Let the Selections Begin
Somewhere around tile store #763, I found the tile—the shower wall tile I kept wandering back to it like it was a long-lost soulmate. It was pricey, sure, but love knows no budget.
The shower floor now sports a unique hexagon tile, which is basically the bathroom equivalent of wearing statement earrings. And the main floor tile? Gorgeous long gray slabs that look like hardwood but require none of the “please don’t splash water on me” drama that real wood brings.
The Demo ~ Unleashing our Chip & Joanna
Meanwhile, my husband embarked on a heroic demo mission that honestly deserves its own soundtrack. He tore out the original bathroom with athleticism, grit, and just enough cursing to keep things interesting.
He even built a whole new shower wall to make the shower bigger—because apparently, we now remodel with the confidence of people who watch one too many home improvement shows.
We also reoriented the toilet, which I feared would become the first thing I’d see when walking in. Thankfully, it is not, because I barely notice it.
Mirror Magic
For the mirrors, we revisited the sheet-mirror concept but elevated it—literally—to the ceiling. They are magnificent. I even put a full-height mirror behind the toilet to make the bathroom appear larger. (It works—and no, it’s not weird. Or at least that’s what I tell myself.)
We patched sheetrock, painted like professionals who don’t read paint-can instructions, and survived it all. The quartz countertop took some soul-searching: pattern-with-flow or pure white minimalism? In the end, I chose all white—and my only regret is ever doubting myself.
Tile Slab Option for Master Bathroom
Hiding the Products & the Cords
But the crown jewel, my pride and joy, the thing that makes me want to weep with gratitude?
The fact that all my styling tools have officially relocated to my new closet behind a glamorous mirrored door. No cords, no bottles, no chaos. All the “uglies” are tucked away like misbehaving gremlins, leaving my bathroom serene, spotless, and always in order.
Decorating Stuffs
Full Cirle Sconce in Master Bathroom
Toilet Decor
Master Bath Niche
I finally sat down to write the blog post about our master bathroom renovation…years after it was completed.
At this point, the grout has cured, the shower tile has seen its share of cleanings, and I’ve forgotten a lot of the gory decision details. But as they say: healing takes time. And apparently, so does blogging.
Thanks for checking this out, and I hope your expectations were low — like, “carpet-in-the-bathroom” low. These photos are not professionally staged, filtered, or taken by someone who says things like "Let’s shoot with natural morning light for crisp dimension."
No. These pictures were taken with my phone, in whatever lighting existed, because done is better than perfect.