This is what my bathroom/bedroom looks like right now. That’s real life, folks. Real, messy life.
We’ve been slowly remodeling our Master bathroom over the past couple months. Yay! I wasn’t being a good blogger when we started this project, so I don’t have an excellent before picture, but I did scrape up this realtor photo from when we bought the house:
Yes, ladies and gents, that’s carpet in the bathroom. Why, oh, why do they do this? Next to the bath tub? Why?! So, nearly four years later the carpet (and the lovely linoleum in the WC) are no more.
(You may notice that the cabinets are looking a bit different from that before photo too. I’ll have to do a post on that project soon.)
We chose a white porcelain penny tile for the bathroom floors. I have always loved that kind of tile. It is definitely a bit retro, but I think it’s a classic too. The tile comes attached to a mesh backing in 12×12 sheets, like so:
One of the great things about this tile (in my opinion) is that you don’t need a tile saw to cut it. These are the only tools we’ve been using to lay the tile:
Scissors and tile nippers. The scissors cut the mesh, and when we need a half or quarter tile, we use the nippers. It’s a bit tedious, perhaps, but definitely easy.
So far we have put down the adhesive and the tile. Here’s what it looks like pre-grout:
Yay! So excited for it to be all finished.
Linking up at Monday Funday, Tell Me Tuesday at Lil Mrs. Tori, Funky Polka Dot Giraffe, BeBetsy, The Inspiration Board at Carolyn’s Homework, If It’s Not Baroque, and Project Inspired.
Rachel Timpson says
June 18, 2013 at 3:47 pmThis looks great! I really like the look 🙂
Alexis Middleton says
June 18, 2013 at 4:45 pmThanks, Rachel! I hope it turns out!
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June 19, 2013 at 7:47 pmThis looks so great! I am new from southern charm. I would love for you to check out my blog and hopefully follow me back! Nicole
Jenna LaFevor says
June 21, 2013 at 1:56 amOooo….I love that tile! Can't wait to see it finished! Jenna @ <a href="http://www.rainonatinroof.com" rel="nofollow">Rain on a Tin Roof</a>
BeBetsy says
June 21, 2013 at 3:16 amWe love the choice of tile and can't wait to see what else you do!<br /><br />So glad you linked up with us at the <a href="http://bebetsy.com" rel="nofollow">BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT Link and Hop</a>.<br /><br />Thanks so much for linking back to BeBetsy!<br /><br />Have a great weekend~xo<br />Sharon and Denise! <br />
Melissa Hesseling says
July 5, 2013 at 7:29 pmAbsolutely LOVE!!!! IT has such a vintage look, which I'm obsessed with!! :)<br />Melissa<br /><a href="http://fawnoverbaby.com" rel="nofollow">Fawn Over Baby</a>
Jenny cindrella says
January 22, 2014 at 11:36 amWe chose a white porcelain penny tile for the bathroom floors. I have always loved that kind of tile. It is informative, keep blogging….
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