Category: Bathroom Renovation
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Wallpaper: My Worst Nightmare
Wallpaper has recently made a comeback and I did want tot try my hand at it in the master bathroom. I used peel and stick wallpaper on my hall tree makeover with ease and thought I’d give real wallpaper a try. I watched a few videos and honestly it seemed super easy. The bathroom is…
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Installing a Space-saving Glass Shower Door
To say my master bathroom is small would be an understatement. That’s why when renovating the bathroom, I carefully chose space-saving features for every single aspect of design – including the shower door. Now, the original shower was a prefabricated fiberglass enclosure that was approximately 28″ by 28″ – that’s less than the width of…
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What I Learned from Tiling my Master Bathroom
I think tiling is one of those things that seems like a hard project but it really isn’t. It is time consuming and there are many ways you can mess up BUT the skill to do it is not hard. So, here’s what I learned when tiling my bathroom. 1. Map out your tile first…
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The Schluter System: Waterproofing my Shower
As I embarked on this adventure of completely renovating my bathroom, by myself, with zero experience, there was one thing I knew I could not compromise on – making the shower waterproof. As mentioned in a previous post, the demolition of the bathroom revealed some water damage to the subfloor. I had two thoughts on…
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Master Bath Reno: Cast Iron Plumbing to PVC
If you have a fairly new house, your waste pipes are going to be PVC. I however, have an old house, so all of my pipes are cast iron. These pose problems over time because they rust and when they rust, like on the inside, the pipe dimension gets smaller and smaller. So basically overtime…
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Demolition of My Master Bathroom
So when I found out that I was pregnant, I thought it would be the perfect time to take on my biggest DIY project yet. I know, smart right? Don’t worry, spoiler, everything turned out fine and I did in fact finish the bathroom (barely) before my due date. Anyways, I had wanted to renovate…