Well folks, the long awaited final bathroom remodel pictures have arrived! Anyone who has taken on a major home improvement project knows that you are always committed to more work than you bargained for. In December we began the total remodel of our one and only bathroom, this post shows where we started. Halfway during the project we were in over our heads but moving forward. Unfortunately we did not get the project done before Christmas, as we would have hoped. After working so intensely on the project we needed a break before finishing the last 10%. The final pieces of custom trim were put into place and the final coats of trim paint were brushed on last week.

We are DIY people and enjoy the challenge of learning new skills (roofing might be next). Our home is a 1926 bungalow in Broad Ripple and we wanted to modernize our bathroom while keeping the character we love about the home. We were happy to be able to keep the original tub, which was in good shape but just needed re-glazing. We also kept the newer pedestal sink, window and door trim, and the top half of the plaster walls. Other than that, it’s all new and been a labor of love. I have to give a shout out to our tile contractor, Eric Jensen at Jensen Tile – great work!

I am so happy with the final product, it feels like a different, bigger, better bathroom. For those of your familiar with the typical Broad Ripple bathroom, this is now a gem.

As part of our project we also tiled the kitchen floor and put baseboards up. We decided with a travertine, which has a unique look with no two squares of tile totally the same. It looks great with the granite counter tops. We also tied in natural stone in the bathroom with the mix of marble and subway tiles. I am happy that our house is fully modernized (new electric- thanks to Tim’s dad, new plumbing, new kitchen/bath) but yet retains the charm that’s so appealing about an older home.