Bathroom series, part I

The crappy crapper is no more. Down to the bones. The above shots are the skeletal look. Notice the old lath and plaster peeking through from the other rooms. I found a newspaper stuffed in the corner and searched high and low to find a date thinking it might have some article about a Bond Drive for the Doughboys or The Humanity of the Hindenburg Disaster or James Dean Dies in Car Crash. The bathroom had clearly been done since that long ago, but I couldn't imagine that given the shoddy, slapped together look of it that they had demo'd it to the studs.

Much to my surprise and disappointment it was a Chicago Tribune from January 20, 1991. The article? the NY Giants QB controversy for the upcoming Superbowl. Would it be Phil Simms or Jeff Hofstetler to face the juggernaut of the Buffalo Bills. It mentioned that the Jim Kelly led force would no doubt be the NFL's dynasty of the 90's. Woops. Not the treasure trove I had hoped for, but kinda funny.

Then it dawned on me that this ugly bathroom with a black faux marble countertop/sink with those make-up room type of lightbulbs across the top of the mirror (there had to be at least 10...) and racing stripes on the tile was finished in 1991. That's not that long ago. I'm not sure what to say. I certainly hope our redesign doesn't look so dated so quickly.

Our plan is to have a pedestal sink with antique looking faucet, medicine cabinet, sconces and one overhead light, simple tub, subway tile with shelf rail and a layout that takes advantage of the width of the room instead of hiding it. We'll see.

Bathroom series, part II shows current progress.