Bathroom in the planning

You know how when one thing goes wrong and needs fixing and then before you know it you have drawn up a looooong list of things that could also be done at the same. Well let me introduce you to the story of my bathroom.

It started with a sporadically flushing toilet which was looked (by a semi professional) at and declared moribund. 

Then there was the crack in the pedestal of the sink that since I was getting the plumber round I might as well get them to replace the sink. 

And if I was replacing the sink then the taps on the bath should also be tightened (replaced). 

Plus the annoyingly round bath panel that you catch your foot on could be replaced with a flat one. 

The shower screen that's been on the floor should go up. 

Plus I had always planned to replace the mirror tile with a purpose cut mirror and give it a faux picture frame effect. 

Andddd breath... So that's where I am with the list. 

Well whilst I'm not the biggest fan of the White tiling the cost of removing it and plastering and then tiling is pretty painful so I am not redoing the whole bathroom instead I will be doing a refresh and update. 

I'll be sharing the images that are inspiring my plans along with a mid point review and then the big reveal once it's all been done. In the meantime here are two of my purchases as a sneak peak. 

Essentials Toilet from plumb world 

Black Hero bath mixer by Hudson Reed

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Hidden Gems

If you saw my instagram post you would have seen a glimpse of the awful carpet that came with my house. It was cream, indented threadbare and itchy. It also covered the whole of the Livingroom, stairs and master bedroom.

On purchasing the house I knew it would have to go and quickly. My intention was to lay a warm oak laminate in the entry/Livingroom with a carpet on the stairs and bedroom. 

I had done my research picked out the colour and done the costing when I stopped and thought I would check the underlay to see if it needed to be replaced. 

As I peeled back the corner of the carpet by the window I discovered not ony that the underlay was in good condition but also that it was hiding a secret. 

Yes you got it there was already a layer of parquet laminate hidden under that covering that shall not be named. Whilst it was not the exact tone that I was planning on it was beautiful and bar the carpet grips in very good condition. 

This lead to a Saturday of pulling up the carpet. 

I do not recommend doing this on your own as carpet is ridiculously heavy so it then sat in my Livingroom untill I could get a helper to carry it to the garage to be stored with the other peices to be collected by the man with a van and taken to the dump. 

I still need to pull up the carpet grips and edge the floor but for now I thought I would share this hidden gem. 

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