Giving Thanks: Light & Bright

The sun is finally shining here and it is lovely.  As I gathered the (overflowing) basket of laundry from the bathroom, my heart was cheered by the brightness of the sun shining in.

And then I realized I'm never shared the updated pictures from our remodel two years ago.  Spurred on by the discovery of some mold, I decided we should go ahead and remodel the bathroom (despite the fact that I was very pregnant).  I did jump in and paint because the work wasn't being done fast enough, but aside from that (and choosing every.single.item) we left the gruntwork to someone else.

Here's a quick before:

And the new and improved version:

The shower/toilet area was torn down to the studs to address the mold issue.  The wall between the sink and toilet was cut down to allow more light in (yay!), and the soffit above the vanity was removed. The vanity is a custom piece by a local cabinetmaker with an Ikea butcher block top (can't beat the price and I love the way it has held up), and features a hamper on one side and a pull-out stepstool below sink.

The floor is a darling small hexagonal tile with gray grout and the walls have beadboard half-way up.

Even the ceiling has texture with this weatherproof beadboard.  The tub and shower (I still haven't put up a rod and curtain because the littles only take baths here) have white subway tile going to the ceiling.

Then there's the fun stuff like this old bottle crate I found at a local shop and had to have.

My parents had the metal milk crates stashed away and they are perfect for towels (I've almost recovered from Doug hanging them up!)

And now there's a perfect spot for stashing all the reading material for long stays.

I absolutely love the outdoor lights we used for the vanity.

In a nod to Doug's upbringing, we added a couple of postcards from the  Neshoba County Fair.

It took a while to complete (two months for this bath and the master and some work in the bedroom; another two years to post pictures), but I'm so happy with the result - it is just as I imagined it would be.