Hall Bath Before

I feel a little selfish for renovating this bathroom because for starters, it is the best bathroom in the house. and it's all in working order. but we've lived here for 2 years now and have yet to tackle a Big project (kitchen, 3 bathrooms, basement, deck/exterior) and i'm ready to make it happen.

i'm ready to love my house, not just the idea of it. and this bathroom is a good place to start because it is the main bathroom, guests use it, we both shower in here, and where i spent most nights giving arden a bath. so you can say i've spent a lot of time staring down the things that i hate about it.

1. the style. this tile doesn't belong in a mid century home. not that i'm not going to switch it out for baby pink tile, but this ain't no ski lodge in tuscany (not a place).

2. the tile installation. i'm going to install the tile myself but i swear i will do it 50x over so it doesn't look like that. is it that hard to cut a tile correctly? probably it is. also a ton of the floor tile is cracked. no thanks.

3. i want to upgrade a lot of little things. deeper/nicer/more modern tub, have a hand shower so hopefully i can wash arden's hair without meltdown screaming sessions, a shower curtain that doesn't fall on your head, molding and trim that matches the rest of the house, etc.

toilet is staying, sink is staying. vanity is going to be dancing for its life.