Well…we FINALLY got around to a real renovation of the guest bathroom but it’s only because I lost my mind one Sunday night after seeing little boys crusty pee all over the toilet that made the whole room smell like an outhouse! This reno was a long time coming and we ended up going all out. I wanted to keep it as cheap as possible but after dealing with that foul tub, I found a claw foot one that I had to have which of course skyrocketed the overall cost. Tee hee!  This was a total gutting from top to bottom. We had to rip down most of the sheet rock, throw away that bacteria infested jet tub and replace ALL of the Saltillo tile. Of course, with all remodels, there were some major hiccups along the way but nothing Tommy couldn’t handle and in the end, it turned out better than I expected. We decided to try some new tricks, like a faux brick wall and a concrete counter top and I think they both turned out fabulous. We probably won’t be doing another brick wall, but we will be installing more concrete counter tops – they’re awesome! I’m so happy that I don’t have to be completely embarrassed when someone comes over and needs to use the bathroom. Our renovation itch has been scratched but I’m thinking it won’t be for long. Haha! Poor Tommy! I’ll keep you posted. =)

So…I wanted a contrasting wall in the bathroom to kind of offset the white ones…thinking we were going to have white walls.  My initial thought was to buy faux copper panels like the ones we put in the laundry room but when we priced it out, it was more that we wanted to pay.  (Be quiet, B!!) After thinking for a while, I realized we could just rip the wall out completely and expose the exterior brick wall like we have in our kitchen and it would look awesome! However, Tommy informed me that there is a water heater closet behind this wall so we couldn’t get to the exposed brick. I had my heart set on this option and wasn’t giving up so easily so I decided that we would “make” our own adobe brick, because…of course I did. How you ask? Well, I watched a crap ton of youtube videos and read a couple blogs and decided this was the option we were going with. Tommy was NOT amused. However…he will be the first to tell you that he loves the way it turned out. I love it too and think it adds a lot of character to this room. It doesn’t look like what I intended because it is way too clean and pretty to be real adobe brick, but it works for this space and gives it a ton of charm.

The next big undertaking was our concrete counter top for the vanity. We’ve never made one but our good friends showed us the ones they made and we absolutely loved them. I wanted something that would be rustic and imperfect…and we definitely got that! Tommy and I were both happy with the final product and because it was custom made, it fit like a glove and really tied the room together. (Name that movie..)