Master Bath

The Master Bathroom was the biggest project so far. There were little surprises that showed up along the way.

 The paint was peeling in areas. As I peeled it off chunks of plaster started coming off. I found that there was THREE layers of plaster. the first was the lath and plaster of the walls. Then there was this plaster made to look like bricks. they even painted it so it looked like bricks. A lot of work went into that layer of plaster! Then someone plastered over that. See the cracks I found as well?

I added tape and mud and smoothed those walls down.

There was a tear in the linoleum flooring so of course I just HAD to pull it out. As I pulled I noticed that right near the tear some quick-crete like substance was stuck to the linoleum. I found that the floor was done in these little hexagon tiles...except by the tub where that quick-crete like substance had been. There I found a patched hole. It had two types of square tiles.some were standing on edge! As I touched them and tried to move the loose ones out a hole became apparent. Oh nice. This is just what I needed.

The hole became bigger than that. I chose not to take a photo so I would not have a reminder of the awful patch job I found under that linoleum. *wink*

About a week or two after I started this project I got a new job (which I LOVE, by the way). While at the job I fell on some ice and broke my shoulder. The project was put on hold for a few months while I healed. Gus ended up patching the floor for me as I could not. that was awesome of him.

 There is a window in the shower, right by the shower head. The blinds were nasty and dirty, and I just could not get them clean. Ew. We removed the blinds, sanded and painted the window sills with exterior paint (so it could get wet...it rains outside so exterior paint is the way to go!). Then I put this cute privacy film over the window. No one can see in now but we get good natural light during the day.

 This is my shower curtain. I chose two colors from this, a teal and a rich brown. I accented these with the exterior paint from the window. I did the ceiling with that as well. Gus helped do the floor due to my broken shoulder. He laid the tile and together we did the grouting. The door is a beautiful dark wood, but it had been painted in areas before. I painted over those areas and I think it made a nice contrast.