laundry room makeover

we decided to replace the floor in the laundry room too! our laundry room looked so small and dingy before with the beige walls and brown carpet. i really wanted to brighten up the space considering its size... and, since i have to walk through this room daily to get to our bedroom. also, you can see the laundry room from the kitchen and its a bit of an eyesore. we decided to continue the floor tile from the bathroom into the laundry room... it took about 4 boxes of bedrosian porcelain tile from lowe's at $28 per box (we had already purchased 6 boxes last year for the bathroom and only needed 2 more to cover the laundry room) we painted the room in a bright white hi-gloss finish when we first moved in, but replacing the floor has given it a beautiful facelift!

bathtub tile

bathtub tile is done! and the shower head has been installed. everything looks great!! the bathroom is really coming together... it's so exciting to see our vision and design ideas come to fruition!

 

 

we stumbled across the shower system at Costco. we had already purchased something similar from Home Depot and weren't looking. however, while perusing the aisles at Costco, we came across the Pulse Lanikai Shower System. It had 2 features we wanted; rain shower head and a handheld shower wand, plus an additional feature; body  jets! in case you're interested in getting one for yourself, i think it may now be discontinued, b'coz i didn't find it on the brand's website. instead, i found the Pulse Kailani Shower System, which seems identical.

we purchased both the subway tile and mosaic tile from Home Depot. when it came down to choosing a tile for the decorative border, i was going back and forth between these two choices for a couple weeks. i like both tiles, they each offer a different style and ultimately, the one i choose would change the path of the theme... classic coastal or chic/trendy coastal. obviously i went with classic... b'coz i'm a classy kinda girl! lol... and b'coz i felt it was more timeless... it isn't too trendy and i don't see myself growing tired of it so quickly.

floored

started on the floors today! we purchased this tile last year and had it stored away in the garage for so long that i forgot how it looked! seeing it all laid out brings a smile to my face. it looks great!! tile is bedrosians and purchased from lowe's hardware (link) and cost $2.48 /sq. ft.

the walls are up!

everything is all starting to come together! the wonderboard and drywall have been put up around the bathtub as well as the little nook that will hold shampoo, body wash, etc.

 

 part of the pocket door was also installed...

 

oh!! and we scored this beautiful NuTone chrome exhaust bath fan w/light from Home Depot for only $50 on clearance!! it looks so much better than the NuToneUltra fan w/light we originally purchased for $136! (excuse the mess, the red tape is there to seal the hole and keep away any dust from the attic... sealing the hole and repainting the ceiling is on our project 'To Do' list)