I’ll just apologise now firstly for my lack of post yesterday and also for the fact that I haven’t had the time to visit all those blogs on my reader this week. It’s been a bit of a madhouse around here as the bathroom remodel progresses, albeit slowly.
Can I just say one more time for good measure – it ALWAYS takes longer and costs more than you think it will. Sigh.
This weekend was spent almost entirely on the bathroom with me taking a few hours here and there to get the rest of the house in some kind of order, relieving it of the chaos of a remodel room by messy room. Weekend? What weekend?
However, here’s how far we got…
Let me introduce you to our newly tiled floor (which has yet to be grouted)…
You want more? Oh, go on then…
The tiles are from Fired Earth from their Patisserie range. I do love them and they make me happy.
You want more?? Goodness, you’re greedy ;) How bout the fact that we finally have a working sink?
You have no idea how happy I am about this particular feature as we’ve been living with a bucket – A BUCKET ON A STEPLADDER – for the last 2 weeks. Oh my god, yes.
The bowl sink is another item I purchased from Bathrooms.com. The Forest Counter Top basin is only £39 on their website on the moment – bargain! And the sink console is from Next which is now on bloody CLEARANCE for £120. Yes, I am kicking myself as we paid full price for it. (Don’t you hate when that happens?) But I do love my little Anthro knobs on it.
We also tiled around the entire perimeter in the dark tile except for a few spots where we weren’t quite able to. This obviously has yet to be grouted as well.
We bought a circular attachment for the drill specifically made for ceramic tiles so we can cut the tiles for around the sink taps and it did ONE CUT before it was too dull to do another. Lesson learned: there’s no point in buying a cheap drill bit. Absolutely pointless and a false economy. So we’ve had to order a new one.
Let’s have another look at that floor shall we? Ain’t she purty?
So it may not seem like much but that floor was not the easiest to lay due to our awkward bathroom layout and crooked walls so it was all much of a muchness. Honestly, I was on my feet from 9am – 8pm on Saturday and 10am – 9pm on Sunday. How do you people with physical labour jobs DO THIS? I’m so unfit. My whole body ached after this weekend…
One more shot of the sink unit… And guess what? The taps are too low. No clue how that happened as we’d measured it all up. However, we’re going to rectify this small matter by chopping off the legs of the unit to make it sit a bit lower! We’re FREAKING GENIUSES! So more work to do there too – AHAHAHA!! (Oh god, I’m going insane now.)
As it goes, the work continues this week as much as we can. At least the pretty bits are going on now so by my next update, more pretty will be shown! There’s still lots and lots of tiling to do as well as grouting of course, a bath panel to fit, lighting and an extractor fan to install, skirting board to be sanded, painted and reinstalled… blah blah blah.
Can you tell I’m tired of this now?! Genuinely, I am so happy and grateful that we can do this, don’t get me wrong but I am SO IMPATIENT and just want a finished bathroom now and to get my clean house back!
And maybe some sleep… ;)
those tiles are delectable & so worth the pain! ;)
Oh my that floor is GORGEOUS!!!!
this is looking so fantastic and amazing so far! that floor tile is so amazing and love the sink base too. once it's all done, you will have to link up again (or you can link up a different space this month) here – http://www.jadeoak.com/2013/07/design-in-your-home-link-up.html<br />– jackie @ <a href="http://jadeoak.com" rel="nofollow">jade and oak</a>
It's looking gorgeous, I adore the floor!
Love the floor tiles! And your reflection in the sink :-) I'm not sure (in a rare moment of practicality from me) that I'd ever go with a black sink – the limescale is so bad here that I'd be cleaning it three times a day to keep it looking black… All coming together nicely, but I can imagine how much work it is. Soon you'll have a lovely bathroom and it'll all have been
That floor is completely fabulous! Well worth all the effort :)
Well done! It looks awesome already. Love the tiles.<br /><br />How annoying about the vanity unit. The same thing happened to me with a duvet cover earlier this week – I wanted to grab the link to show off my sale bargain, only to discover it was now MORE on sale. Let's just pretend the extra-discounted versions come with holes in or something, ok? <br /><br />xx
love the tile! it's going to make you smile every time you walk in here! almost there, bizzy girlie.<br /><br />smiles.<br /><br />michele
Love it love it love it!! It's looking fabulous my dear, can't wait to see it finished. Those floor tiles really are swoonworthy, I've just scrolled back up for another look…
It's looking spectacular! You have a wonderful eye for design. The tiles are amazing and a brilliant twist on Edwardian style, but in particular I love the cabinet knobs and those fabulous taps!
goodness me girl! That floor is AMAZING! And don't even get me started on you sink, that faucet is to die for! People are going to have serious bathroom envy when you are finished!
A bucket? Oh my … that sink is quite an improvement, huh? The floor tiles are really nice, and the sink cabinetry helps warm the space up. Nice choices!
Wow this is looking fab the floor tiles look amazing. Love the sink and vanity combination very clever! You are a brilliant tiler it's very difficult especially with that pattern. <br />Can't wait to see it finished! <br />
I LOVE that floor!!! Also liking the knobs :) Can't wait to see the finished result, you guys are so amazing at this stuff, I'd be tearing my hair out! x
Cheers from SC! Your tile is stunning! Can't wait to see the finished space, amazing job!
Very good tips! I'm remodeling the bathroom and now I'm looking for the best tile option. I like Roca ceramic tiles, and I want also anti-slip tiles. The bathroom is small, so the <a title="tiles" href="http://www.in.roca.com/our-products/roca-tiles" rel="nofollow">tiles</a> size will be small too, with clear and bright colours. There are so many good ideas!
You did a great job on that bathroom. The tiles really look awesome. You know how to pick a really great tiles for the bathroom. Now that black sink you have there is just as gorgeous as your floor tiles. I am looking forward to your next posts as i know you're not done yet with this bathroom but so far,everything looks good.<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.terracqua.net/" rel="nofollow">