Easily one of the most hideous rooms in our house when we moved in was the guest bathroom.  It’s considered a full bath, but is very small (about 5’ x 8’) and was originally painted a dark tan with brown vinyl tile on the floor, making the room seem even smaller.  Even when it was repainted white, the room felt dark and cramped as the vanity (which was also really ugly) took up a lot of space too.  Therefore, we decided to gut the entire room (except for the tub) and start over with new floor tile, tub surround tile, a pedestal sink, new toilet, and even a skylight (most of which Maria gets credit for).  Anyways, 6 weeks and countless dollars later, we have a guest bathroom that is easily the best room in the house, which is somewhat unfortunate as now we have to out-do ourselves in every other room!

Here’s a look at our new abode!  It’s a 3 bedroom, 2 bath at about 1600 sq. ft. and situated in a more established community where all the houses are about 20 years old.  It has huge 16’ vaulted ceilings and a spacious living/dining area.  It’s on a corner lot with a fairly big yard, surrounded by a block wall, and a two-car garage.  All in all it is perfect for us as it was immediately livable, but still has plenty of potential for renovation and improvement. Therefore, since our closing date, we’ve been trying, like every homeowner, to give our humble abode a facelift that is uniquely our own.

When we bought the place, each room had at least two colors in it from scarlet red to navy blue, bright green, yellow, purple, white, peach, brown, and more!  Plus almost every room had a “decorative” wall paper strip around it.  Needless to say, it was a bit too much for us to stomach, so before moving in, we spent weeks removing wall paper, priming, and painting the walls white…it took forever!