Relieving and Relaxing

When I think of a bathroom and its multi-functional use...........as in, its a place to relieve oneself but also a place for relaxation (shower, bath etc), its an interesting contrast.  Dont worry this post is not going to talk any further about the relieving part, only to say that it is more enjoyable to relieve oneself in an environment that you like.  Ok, like I said, no more about that.

So, we have two bathrooms in our part of the house (as in the part we live in other that the basement suite). Upon moving in we decided that at least one must be functional.............and thats the way it remained for a while.  Our master bedroom ensuite bathroom was finished before we moved in, complete with wonderfully deep soaker tub and shower, flushing toilet etc.  The main bathroom on the other hand had a useable toilet and sink but remained a bit of a construction zone for the past couple of months.  Therefore, guests were often offered the opportunity to traipse through our (not always) tidy bedroom for the opportunity to use the toilet in a more completed bathroom.  I am now happy to announce this will no longer be necessary, and yet I will still endeavour (at times) to keep my bedroom tidy!

So the history of the main bathroom goes like this.  When we first bought the house it looked like this.  Ugly in all its glory, including wallpaper, pink curtains, yellowing lino, and grey bath!

Its hard to see from the picture but this bathroom was really really long and had a lot of wasted space.  And so we downsized it and changed the layout.  It no longer has a window but there is now a spacious laundry room (accessed from the kitchen) at the end of it which does host the window.  The laundry room will be a whole other post sometime in the future!

So when we moved in, Phil had already tiled the floor and the toilet and sink were functional.

But as for the tub-surround.........well it looked like we were going for some interesting blue colour.  Infact, thats just a waterproof paint on membrane that needs to go on the walls before the tile!

And gradually the tile went on and Phil built a great area for shampoos etc

And now the bathroom looks like this

Or something like that.  The lighting in the picture is a bit off which makes the wall tile look darker than it is.  Of course I need to get some trendy wall art or shelves or something up in there and maybe a little pizazz of colour cause its quite neutral right now.

Oh and I particularly like the vanity we got from Ikea with the sizeable sink.  Here it is here

and here

Notice the Dora toothpaste and Sophia's Pooh Bear mini toothbrush peeking out of the toothbrush holder?  The ultimate in chic of course.

OK so now you know if you need a place to relieve oneself when visiting casa Knudsen, we can provide you with one!