Well, here we are. I had big dreams of remodeling our home but I have to be honest I didn’t think that they were going to go like this. Making Emergency Remodel bathroom selections are very different than making selections when you’ve saved and prepared for a remodel. I had planned on saving a good deal of money, I had planned on having time to make my selections, I had planned on a very different experience. The truth of the matter is with remodels you don’t always get to have what you planned. Sometimes there are air ducts that cant be moved, electrical that can’t be moved, mushrooms magically appearing and forcing you into an impromptu renovation during a global pandemic. Things come up. It happens. Luckily, it’s part of my job to figure it out.

If you’re just joining me and haven’t seen my previous post  about the Terrace Turnaround Project and how I got here, I recommend giving it a quick read for a little back story. It will get you up to speed and paint a clearer picture of this situation.

So, it’s time for the Terrace Turnaround Bathroom Selections. I LOVE making selections. It’s what I’m good at, I can visualize spaces before they’re completed simply by pulling the right selections. Very few things in life give me as much of a rush as good selections.

First things First with this space, the mold. Honestly as much fun as making selections is solving that problem, getting rid of it and making sure it never returns was my top priority. So as I mentioned in my last post, we made sure the mold hadn’t spread outside of the bathroom and then cleaned the mold and sealed the sub floor and drywall with KILZ. Once all of that was done the guys added new drywall where it was needed and waterproofed the space with Schluter products. We use Schluter on every job. A good bathroom starts with great waterproofing, never let anyone cut this corner in your space. Without good waterproofing your new bathroom was basically a waste of time.

Now that I think I’ve sufficiently lectured you about properly waterproofing your bathroom I think we can move on to the fun stuff! 

My significant other loves clean warm grays, so we went with a white ‘subway tile’ laid in a vertical straight stack pattern. I really wanted to add height to the space and this is a good way to do it. For the niche I chose a tile that coordinated nicely with the vertical pattern as well as the marble look of the porcelain floor tile. We topped the niche off with a piece of marble threshold for ease of cleaning and to dress it up a bit. 

As far as plumbing fixtures I went straight for my go to Delta Trinsic Facuet and shower head and tub filler. They’re simple, affordable, and the style is transitional enough to work in most spaces. 

The Mood Board

As a whole this space needed to have products that were quick and easy to source as it was a last minute must do remodel and they needed to be affordable. As far as the design went I wanted to be slightly masculin since this is my significant others bathroom in his office but at the same time neutral so that when we sell the house in the future it doesnt turn anyone off by having too distinct of a style. With my background in Home Staging I am constantly thinking about resale, sometimes to a fault. But we know this isn’t our forever home so in this case it was important the space work for both my significant other and future children that may inhabit the room. 

My next post will share with you the after photos of the space and I am SO thrilled with how everything turned out. I’ll also talk a little about selecting a bath tub and some things I would’ve done differently in hindsight.