Destination Dallas: Designing My Dream Abode (Part 2)

My inspiration photo. (Credit: homedecorify.com)

Let me start past times saying: I am SO excited to convey a existent original bath. At our start house, nosotros technically had one, but it was tiny too far from luxurious, unless yous consider a handicap-accessible shower fancy (the previous possessor was inwards his 90s). (It likewise had magnificently ugly iridescent wallpaper that I ripped downwards when Frank was out of town.) Our side past times side describe of piece of employment solid wasn't much better: Since it was built inwards the early on 1900s, the bathrooms were all small, which meant nosotros had a massive original bedroom...and a tub barely large plenty for a toddler.

The rooms featured inwards this postal service are highlighted inwards yellow!

So when I chose the plans for our novel house, I was stoked to run into 2 sinks..and a soaking tub...and walk-in closets! We are finally going to convey a truthful original suite, which agency I was willing to devote a sizable chunk of my budget to this space.

The hex tile at the bottom left is our flooring.

I started alongside the flooring too worked my way up. I knew correct away what I wanted, thanks to years of fantasizing almost a no-holds-barred original bathroom: greyness marble hex tile. I was surprised to detect that the marble flooring was solely a few hundred dollars to a greater extent than than the similar ceramic hex tile, too so I was able to jump for the to a greater extent than luxurious option. For our shower, which has a frameless drinking glass surround, I picked a classic white underground tile alongside low-cal greyness grout. 

The cabinets volition hold upward painted black gray, Sherwin Williams Pewter Cast, which volition contrast nicely alongside the white quartz countertops I selected (see the photograph above). I chose brushed gilded low-cal fixtures at the lighting pump in conclusion weekend (and volition eventually install gilded hardware, something our builder's pattern pump doesn't offer).

Speaking of lighting...I convey 2 words: rude awakening.

I rapidly discovered that the budget nosotros were given for lighting would solely comprehend the cost of a basic parcel (which includes underwhelming, under-sized low-cal fixtures), too upgrading didn't come upward cheap. I spent the entire allotted amount on solely a few spaces: the kitchen island, outdoor patio, all 4 bathrooms, too the foyer. To salvage coin (and to purchase me fourth dimension to detect fixtures I genuinely like), I'm having the builder install dangling low-cal bulbs inwards the remaining rooms too volition convey Frank install fixtures every bit I detect them elsewhere. (The lighting pump featured a lot of traditional fixtures inwards silvery too bronze, replete alongside rod Fe curlicues, which is totally non my style.)

The whole indicate of this aside: The cost of edifice is never what yous squall back it volition be. We've literally been hitting alongside upcharges every mensuration of the way (just yesterday it was for sliding shelves for pots too pans inwards our kitchen), too I am too so grateful this describe of piece of employment solid wasn't at the real spill out of our budget. The unexpected expenses are crazy (and, I'm guessing, a normal role of the process). 

I loved the 100-year-old clawfoot tub (in Asa's bathroom) at my in conclusion house,
too so I was hoping to install something similar this. (Credit: planete.decor.fr)

Speaking of which, let's utter almost the tub. One of my bath pet peeves is jetted, Jacuzzi-style tubs, in all probability because they reek of the 90s (and, also, because they quite literally reek: I 1 time had a hotel Jacuzzi nail me alongside smelly stuff. I conduct non to squall back almost what it was). I've ever envisioned a freestanding soaking tub inwards my dream original bath, too figured it'd hold upward no number to install one. Wrong. I was told it'd hold upward a $10,000 upgrade. 

Apparently, a freestanding tub has to align perfectly alongside the drain, whereas there's to a greater extent than wiggle room (and so less installation cost) alongside a boxed-in tub, making it a to a greater extent than economical choice. (Note: I've since been told the $10,000 was in all probability high, to a greater extent than of an examine to discourage us from making the modify than anything.) Since this is in all probability non our forever home, I decided to stick alongside the measure tub, which thankfully, isn't jetted! I picked the marble-look tile (in the paradigm alongside the marble tile flooring above) for the deck. 

My tub volition convey a paneled surround, similar this one, alongside a marble-look deck.
(Credit: astrollthrulife.net)

The mirrors convey a black greyness frame, which I may hold upward spray paradigm to check my fixtures. (I'll hold back to determine 1 time I run into it all together.)

Inspiration for Asa's bathroom. (Credit: stylemepretty.com)

Asa's bath is a Jack-and-Jill design, alongside 2 sinks, opening to 2 dissever bedrooms, 1 of which volition hold upward hers, too the other, her playroom. Since this bath is a child's space, I decided to have about fun alongside the pattern too picked a patterned tile for the flooring. The tiles are dark, too so I chose white cabinets too a black greyness quartz countertop. The selection of gilded bath lights was limited, compelling me to utilisation the same 1 I chose for the master.

The tile flooring, summation the black greyness quartz countertop.

When Frank enlarged the flooring programme too so nosotros could review the electrical components, I noticed that the doors betwixt the sinks too the bedrooms were genuinely merely cased openings. This wasn't going to operate alongside a toddler (I could merely envision nighttime sink splashing), too fifty-fifty though the walls had already been framed, my builder was sort enough to brand the switch for free. Crisis averted! 

I had originally planned to utilisation underground tile behind Asa's bathtub, assuming the ubiquitous white tile, alongside its 50 cent price tag at Home Depot, would hold upward an inexpensive option. Yet again, I was wrong; it would convey cost me almost $700. Because her bathtub is tucked away too non a focal point, I opted for the builder grade option, which is basic foursquare white tiles.

The standard-issue mirrors are frameless too glued to the wall. I knew I didn't desire these too so I told the builder to larn out the walls to a higher identify the sink blank. I purchased a duet of circular gilded mirrors that I'll hang myself:

Next time: the other 2 baths!