Master Bath Board

This blustery cold (even non-Texans would have called our weekend cold) Saturday I trekked back to the tile store, this time with Chase & Elle in tow.  Not the best place to take a two year old, but we survived!  

Contractor Dad said I needed to decide here shortly on our tile, so I wanted Chase to approve what I had picked out last week.  He acts like this is "my project" but it never fails that nearly half the things I chose, he vetoes.  

Here is the master bath plan, at least the most current : )

(clockwise)

California Faucet Satin Bronze Finish - I instantly fell in love with this finish!  It’s the perfect bronze.  Not so overpowering or trendy.  It looks beautiful with nickel, brass, chrome -- it's a wonderfully strange neutral finish.  Each store I priced out, I asked if they had another company with a similar finish, and there were none.  SOLD! California Faucets it is!

Marble Herringbone tile for the floor 6 x 12 in tiles

This Barclay tub is the only tub we can decide on and the price isn't so bad either.

I love white . . . a lot!  But one day I came across this image of a dark stained cabinet in a beautiful white/marble bathroom.  It balanced the lighter shades so well I think I'm going to stain ours.  This cabinet looks nothing like the usual dark stained wood that you see, that's why I love it!  In the original image you can see how stunning it is!  

White penny tile with a dark grey grout on the floor in the shower (with the satin bronze drain -- AMAZING!)

Not sold on this color, also thinking about a bright white.

I have gone back and forth on the tile in the shower until I saw this image on Pinterest.  It's the perfect way to use marble but not spend your whole budget on a such a small space.  White Subway tile with a marble border (the same size as on the floor), and maybe a small marble pencil tile detail about a third of the way up from the floor.  

And finally, instead of a bath math I'd love to find a beautifully aged oriental to bring some color and warmth in.  

Bricked Up

We are bricked up, roofed in, doors on, windows in!  

Den is being framed out, plumbing for powder going in and electrical being dropped.  The wall between the den and living room is getting framed.  I didn't like walking in the front door and seeing directly into the den.  

Bathroom Tile Hunting

While I was child-less this Monday morning, I wandered one of my happy places . . . the tile store.  I'm somewhat open to what I want in all the bathrooms -- master, 2 kids, guest.  Chase had seen a pic of bathroom with marble subway tile that he loved.  And of course being the marble lover that I am, it's a definite possibility.  Here are a few shots of what was worthy enough to show Chase.  

Loving the large herringbone pattern. 
6 x 12 tiles   

They didn't have marble subway tiles but they did have these, pencil tiles. 
1 x 12 tiles  

I've already been vetoed on these for the master floor. 

Here are a few inspiration pins I have on my board.  

Definitely want to use penny tile somewhere.  Loving this color.  
Maybe master floor of guest bath floor?

Thinking this floor tile with subway tile on the wall for the kids baths. 

Framing it up!

We have now moved into our rent house and the craziness of construction has begun at the house!  So far we are coming a long with no problems ... knock on wood : ) 

The demo-ing has begun on the few things we’re changing on the existing house and the roof is going on this week!  I love how fast the structure comes together at the beginning, it’s the interior part that seems to drag on.  Chase keeps saying we will definitely be in before March 1, I’m thinking we’re right on schedule, being more the pessimist (or realist as I like to call it).  

The larger opening is a french doorway into the hallway with a window to its right.

 

The bigger right window will become the hallway connecting the two structures.  

The large opening here is the french doorway into the master bedroom with a window to its left looking into the master bath.  

The major demo will be in the den to make it bigger.  We took over the guest bath to gain about 6 more feet and add built ins.  

And so it begins . . .

Last week we started our renovations!  Pretty exciting, but I already feel like we live in a construction mess.  We've had lots of "guys" out this last week -- the tree guys, the brick guys, the pools, the concrete guy.  The trees came down, the fence came down, bricks came down.  I’m so excited for this process to start! 

Don't worry I promise, promise we're planting more trees!
I already have 5 tress planned for the backyard landscaping.

This is where the addition will attach to the existing house.  Thanks, Chase

. . . and then we laid the foundation!