Main Bathroom + Ensuite Renovation

 Some before and after photos of the boy's bathroom and Finn's ensuite renovations that I hadn't shared before...

We kept it simple with the same tile on the floor and wall in a neutral tone. Gold accents on the tapware and mirror add a little glamour. We removed the bath in the main bathroom for more space as we still have a bath in the parent's retreat for those who want a soak.

During the renovation. Floor tiles laid, new walls up and new windows in and the waterproofing done.

The before photo before we sprang a leak in the wall and the wall near the bath had to be removed.

 

The ensuite now...

Ensuite before..

Everything just feels very fresh and modern and I'm loving the contrast of wood with the vanities against the tiles. 20 years on and it's a fresh new look for our home and new spaces for everyone as we change rooms and use the spaces differently x

Our Bathroom + Ensuite Makeover

Recently we did a little makeover on our main bathroom and ensuite. After 15 years they were looking a bit tired and worse for wear so we decided to give them a refresh.

The main bathroom is used mainly by the 3 boys so we wanted to upgrade to a double vanity to help with the morning traffic (teeth brushing etc) We wanted each boy to have their own set of drawers with lots of storage. This Marquis vanity from Tradelink ticked the boxes for us.  Also all of the tapware for the sinks, bath and shower needed replacing as did the shower heads and toilets. 

Cosmetically I wanted to make the space feel fresher and brighter so we decided to keep our white wall tiles and just replace the floor tiles with something new. I had originally looked at a grey Carrara marble tile but the maintenance seemed a bit much for a kids bathroom so I was happy when I found this matte 85mm hexagon "marble look" tile from Amber Tiles. Adding a new large round mirror above the vanity helps to reflect the light around the bathroom and also adds a modern touch. We chose this one.

I know the trend for tapware at the moment is for either black or brass (which I love!) but I chose a classic chrome in the hope it won't date as quickly and also as it ties into the other chrome touches (tapware and door knobs) in the kitchen near by.

We've never had towel rails - we use 2 hooks on the back of the doors. 

I did update the hand towel loop into a smaller chrome hook.

The bath surrounds were looking a little grubby and chipped but we didn't want to replace the bath so we decided to use Corian slabs to freshen up the bath surround and tie it in with the rest of the fresh, white space. We chose Corian in Designer White. We looked at using Ceaserstone and other materials  around the bath but Corian had the brightest, cleanest white.

Before the Corian slabs were added onto the bath.....

After the bath surrounds are on. It makes such a difference!

Before photo.....

(dark tiles, old vanity, bath)

After photos.....

The ensuite is a mini version of the main bathroom. We used the same vanity in the single version and all of the same accessories.

We're all really loving the makeover.  You can't beat all white for that clean fresh feel.

And I love that the bathrooms now blend in nicely with the rest of the house.

Now to just get the boys to keep the bathroom clean and looking this way! ;)

Let me know if you have any questions x

Have you given any parts of your house a makeover lately?

Product Sources

Vanity - Marquis - Tradelink

1500mm used in main bathroom

900mm used in ensuite

Tapware - Caroma

Toilet - Tradelink

Shower Head- Caroma

Bath surround - Corian - Designer White

Floor Tile - Amber Tile - 

85mm hex "carrara print" porcelain mosaic.

Mirror - Freedom

Faux hanging plant - Freedom

Bath mat - Habitania - Warringah Mall

Around here lately......

Things have been busy at home lately, I seem to be in a frenzy of cleaning, sorting out cupboards and culling unwanted items. Every couple of days I am uploading things to Instagram and selling off my old books, linen, homewares you name it! I can't seem to stop! It's exhausting but very satisfying to see empty cupboards, things organised and it also gives me a chance to move things around and freshen up the rooms and house. I always seem to do this for each new season......

Here are a few photos from my week - 

Noah's room

The colours are very calming, most toys are packed away in his cupboards and the space under his bed is used to store train tracks and his huge container of Thomas trains (a collection passed down from his older brothers)

My brother and sister in law are moving overseas for a short stint (we'll really miss them!) so they passed their plants onto me.  Yay! I'm very happy with this new greenery in the house!

Jasper had his first school camp, sleeping away overnight and started back at soccer. 

The Saturday morning shuffle between soccer and rugby begins!

 Browsing through H&M Home the other day, I  couldn't resist picking up a few new cushion covers.

I love these colours for Autumn. 

This is the look Dash gives me when I ask him to move so I can take a photo ;)

We're planning on giving our bathrooms a little spruce up in the next month or so. After 15 years they're looking a little tired. We'll be keeping the white wall tiles (just having them freshly grouted) but will be replacing the floor tiles, tapware, shower head and vanity and refreshing the bath area.

We wanted to find a floor tile that would blend well with our white concrete floors and tie in with the rest of the bathroom. I originally had my heart set on a greyish carrara hex tile but after a bit of research decided that they weren't for us due to practicality but the ones pictured below are similar.

We had brunch at Flower Child at our local Westfield's the other day. I loved the interiors with the mix of floral fabric, cane chairs and patterned tiles. The food was ok too ;)

Finn is currently away on a week long camp with his school, hiking and camping in the Kangaroo Valley. We're looking forward to seeing him on Friday afternoon!

Another big job we have on our hands at the moment is landscaping our front yard. When we first built our house 15 years ago we didn't have the budget for landscaping so we planted some trees along the fence to block out the neighbours and road noise and laid some jasmine as ground cover.

For the first few years everything grew nicely but over time due to a lack of maintenance things got a little out of control! Some of the trees along the garage started to die and the jasmine started to take over the trees along the fence. We kept putting off doing anything major as we knew it was going to be a huge job but in the last few weeks we bit the bullet and the clear out process has begun.

Simon got the chainsaw out and began the process of cutting down the trees. We got someone to come and take away over 3.9 tonne of trees, trunks and vegetation! The next step is to get an excavator in to smooth out everything so we can replant. 

It's all looking very ugly in the meantime! 

We're also feeling very exposed as the trees gave us a lot of privacy. Anyway I will update you with our progress as we go along. 

How has your week been? Any work going on around your place?