Next up, the plan.
Completely redo the bathroom.
Here is my to do list:
-Add tile flooring. Right now it is just concrete slab.
-Move the light switch
and outlet to be near the door. It currently is outside of the shower (random)
-Move the shower to open up the space. Right now the shower measures 31x31. The
new shower will be 34x48
-Tile the shower
-Replace the vanity and mirror
-Maybe
replace the toilet
-Add a vent with a light. There is currently no ventilation.
-Add a window
-New hardware
-New door
-Remove a random cube of concrete that is
near the vanity.
-paint!
In the main room we will be:
-replacing the MDF baseboards with wood ones. The space flooded before we
purchased the house leaving the baseboards warped and grungy
-adding a built-in
cabinet/ closet to the nook. Fun fact, that nook was supposed to be a fireplace.
The outside of the house has a chimney. I am guessing the previous owners
decided to scrap the idea because of $ or a code issue.
-repairing the walls.
They are beat up.
-repairing the door. You can see a gap between the door and
the frame meaning bugs can, and do, get in
-adding a ductless mini split so we
can say bye to the window unit
What we considered doing but are not:
-replacing the walls all together. Like I said, they are beat up and are
textured. I would love to have smooth walls
-adding a built in bench to the bay
window. It would look nice but would it be comfortable? it was also pretty $$
and something we can add in the future and maybe even DIY
-adding faux wood
flooring to the main room. At the end of the day I didn't want to spend the $
and I kinda like the pink floors!
-adding a kitchen- it would have been very
expensive (adding plumbing) and there isn't really room
Want to see some inspo? Let's go!
Missoni Family House
Casa Faena Hotel in Miami
What I like about designing this guest house is 1. its a blank slate and 2. since it is detached from our house I am not so worried about how it flows with the rest of our house. Also, since I will not be in the space every day I can take risks without worrying if I will get sick of them quickly (color, pattern, brass hardware)
That's it for now. In the next post I will be sharing the design plan and my materials. I was also thinking of touching on budget if that is something you may find helpful, let me know!
