… of our new bathroom.
But before you do, why don’t you take a peek at the old bathroom:
I quite liked how this room looked, with the pretty blue and white tiles and the blue scumble painted walls that I had done. The problem with it was that nothing really worked: the basin and bath taps provided merely the faintest dribbles of water, and by the time the (incredibly shallow) bath was full, the water would already be getting cold. So, after fifteen years of living with it, we finally had had enough.
Without further ado, I would like to introduce you to Our New Bathroom!
The room is pretty small, it’s about fifteen feet long and six feet wide, which is just long enough to squeeze a (not very long, but very very deep) bath into.
The result has been fantastic. Not just how the room looks, which is a lovely improvement over how it was, but in terms of its functionality. It actually feels as though we have gained a whole extra room in our house.
Our house was built in the 1920s, and I was keen to give the room something of an early Art Deco feel. The fabric on the blind is a William Morris pattern, and the taps are copied from a turn of the century original. I love the taps!
On the wall opposite the bath are cupboards. This end of the room is where functionality was more important than aesthetics. The top cupboards contain all of our potions and lotions, as well as the electric toothbrush. The bottom cupboards are actually laundry bins that pull out. Because there are three of them we can now sort laundry as it goes into the bins. The wire baskets inside them pull out and can be taken straight to the washing machine. It’s a genius detail that I love! I also really like having these sculptures to look at when I’m lying in the bath.
I also really like that there is no shelf or mirrored cupboard above the sink. All the ones I saw looked too modern; I liked the simplicity of a bevel-edged mirror with wall lights on either side of it. I’m so happy with this new room!
It is absolutely awesome – I love all the attention to detail and my eyes are instantly drawn to the mirror and the beautiful blinds! What an achievement!
Love the blind and am envious of the laundry bins! What fun it is when you’ve just finished something in the house, it’s been mainly painting here for the last couple of days and while I don’t love doing it the rewards are great
I nearly wept with joy when I saw your new bathtub. Stunning renovation!
WOW!! I want a bathroom like this. Mine is at least better than many of the dorm/student apartments around here – I have cupboards. 😉
It’s beautiful. I’m so envious. You did a really good job putting this together!
What a beautiful room – it is so elegant and tasteful! Enjoy it!
Just gorgeous…really, really stunning and efficient all at the same time!
Anna you have such a great eye for detail. It’s lovely. I would be very, very happy with that. Scultpures in the bathroom! I would never have thought of that. Well done. It’s gorgeous.
Wow what an improvement, not to say the older version was bad, just that the new version just looks so relaxing and calm and serene and so how I would love a bathroom to look and feel. It looks like a room that baths are “taken” in! And oh how I love to “take” a bath. A wonderful success. Congratulations!
oh I am so jealous – I am still living with 60’s asbestos and kidding myself it is a little retro!
Oh it’s lovely! New bathrooms are the best! And I love the storage (my bathroom has practically none, and it annoys me to no end!). I also love the sculptures, what a great idea.
Oh and I nearly forgot the blind – it’s gorgeous – another artwork!
Wow!
The colour! The finishings! The fittings! The Bath, oh the bath. And the blind – I love your blind. I envy your bath-taking experience in a room like that – luxury!
That is a beautiful room! I love the blind…and the taps…and the mirror…and everything, really!
Love it! What an amazing transformation – I love the taps too! Enjoy your lovely new room!
It’s beautiful. A complete reshuffle with the bath switching ends, I think? Love the amount of storage you have to keep everything neat and tidy.
Haven’t read it yet but I’m guessing you’ll be getting a lot of new traffic from your mention in this month’s The Knitter!
wow! what a beautiful bathroom makeover! what a great job you all did! It doesn’t at all resemble the old bath. Marvelous job!
its beautiful! first thing i noticed is the blind. very nice! hope you enjoy many wonderful long, relaxing baths.
FAB U LOUS!!!
Actually, before I even saw the new pictures, I quite liked the old bathroom. But the new one is amazing. I would want to spend all my time in there. In the tub? Knitting. On the pot? Knitting. Happy happy!
Beautiful!
A lovely makeover. Beautiful, yet very practical at the same time. I love the idea of the laundry basket cupboards. Those baskets can look so messy!
it looks beautiful, and I think the importance of a good bathtub is often underrated – the first thing I fell in love with in my flat is the lovely, deep bathtub – that’s how I knew I was home…
That looks fab! I love the William Morris touch, very nice!
I love how the toilet tank isn’t visible. Your bathroom turned out gorgeous. I wish bathrooms in Canada had the taps on the side instead of at the front of the tub!
AMAZING! That is gorgeous and whilst I love the look of it, I have to say I am most in love with the cupboards/linen drawers! Fab idea!
This is magnificent. It’s no small feat to synthesize so many lovely details into such a cohesive, beautiful vision! You are extremely gifted, Anna.
Gorgeous, gorgeous room!!!
I want one just like it.
I love a bathroom that is beautiful, calm and relaxing as this. What an astounding job you did! Enjoy it!
Beautiful job! I love how you’re keeping the integrity of the house while modernizing. That’s been our goal in our old house, too.
I actually like both the before and after! It looks great!!!
Love the colors. Beautifully done!
Totally astonishing – what a make-over. You’re done a truly astounding job!
I love the colours on your original bathroom (I’m a sucker for blue and I love the effect of the walls) but I am very jealous of all your storage space and the deep tub!