Back in May (you can look back if you want) Larry started our master bath remodel. I am happy to say it is all done. I'm also happy to say that Larry did a wonderful job. It took a long time due to financial constraints but it is done! In the May blog entry I said I didn't have any before photos. Well... I was wrong. I remembered that I had taken photos of the house before escrow closed - back in 2006. Therefore - here are some before and afters.
The before shot, on the left, is looking through the bedroom door into the master bath "dressing area". Now - as shown in the photo on the right - the dressing area and closet are gone as is the wall that was separating this space from the bathroom. Now, there is no dressing area and the bathroom is one bigger room.
The old combo tub/shower has been replaced by a whirlpool tub. See where the window is in the before and after photos? The window is above the tub, next to a wall ,because on the other side of this new wall, Larry put in a new laundry area. So - in essence, the new tub is where the toilet used to be and the washer and dryer are where the old tub had been.
The vanity used to be on the same wall as the tub/shower. Now, in that place is our toilet. See the cabinet above it? That passes through to the laundry area so I can wash & dry the towels, then fold them and put them on the shelf (from the laundry side) and wa-lah!, there are towels ready to go in the bathroom.
The before shot, on the left, is looking through the bedroom door into the master bath "dressing area". Now - as shown in the photo on the right - the dressing area and closet are gone as is the wall that was separating this space from the bathroom. Now, there is no dressing area and the bathroom is one bigger room.
We took some square footage away from our extra large bedroom and Larry added closets with more space than we had before. I didn't take photos of that yet because they're waiting for doors and door jams. We'll save that for another entry (maybe).
The old combo tub/shower has been replaced by a whirlpool tub. See where the window is in the before and after photos? The window is above the tub, next to a wall ,because on the other side of this new wall, Larry put in a new laundry area. So - in essence, the new tub is where the toilet used to be and the washer and dryer are where the old tub had been.
The vanity used to be on the same wall as the tub/shower. Now, in that place is our toilet. See the cabinet above it? That passes through to the laundry area so I can wash & dry the towels, then fold them and put them on the shelf (from the laundry side) and wa-lah!, there are towels ready to go in the bathroom.
And finally, here's the dining room difference.
Before.., just a wall. Now, a laundry area. Sorry; I took the photo from a different vantage point. The fireplace hearth which you see in the before photo is just out of sight to my left in the after photo. Where the towels go is a can of paint so it's not 100% functional yet but that's a small thing. There are bi-fold doors there that are hard to see so the washer and dryer can be hidden from sight.
One more really great thing is a laundry "chute" from the bedroom to the laundry hamper. Isn't Larry clever?
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