The fun begins {Bathroom Remodel}

We haven't tackled any big renovations in the last six months...so I was getting the itch and Kyle {reluctantly} agreed to begin the next project.  Besides the kitchen remodel this will be our largest renovation to date.  It is our main bathroom (i.e. kids bathroom).

Step 1: Demolition

Here's what the bathroom has looked like since the day we moved in until this past Saturday:

wood paneling, peeling wallpaper, horribly laid peel'n'stick tile, water damage

outdated lighting, old vanity, rusty sink, no proper mirror

peeling wallpaper, and trim, rusty vent

Because the bathroom is in such poor shape we are taking everything out and starting over.  The only things that are staying are the bathtub, tile, and toilet.  All of those things are in good condition and neutral colors so we figured it wasn't worth changing them.

shower area

Kyle in action

This is going to be an ongoing weekend project.  So, Kyle spent Saturday demolishing the disaster.  I didn't think this room could look any worse, but I was wrong.  Here's what it looks like after day 1.

Bye-bye vanity, flooring, paneling, and dry wall

Still have a little cleaning up to do :)

For anyone who has done home renovations you know there is always a surprise.  And this bathroom didn't disappoint.  As Kyle removed the vanity he discovered the vanity (which we knew was custom built with the house) was placed over the stair well down to the basement...so that means about 4 feet of the bathroom floor has a slope.  Not sure if that makes since, but whatever vanity we buy for the bathroom will have to be retrofit (think cutting 1/2 of the bottom off) specifically for this space.  Initially we wanted to do a dark wood vanity with open shelving at the bottom, but with this development that won't be possible.

Stairwell that must be covered by the vanity

On a positive note we had 1 good surprise...there was drywall behind the paneling and it's still in good shape...so one less wall for Kyle to have to drywall.

I'm sure there will be lots more surprises to come...stay tuned