The tale of the bathroom remodel - part deux (conclusion)

Our bathroom remodel was finished about a month ago.  It looks gorgeous!  My husband and I are very happy with the state of the bathroom, and I'm no longer embarrassed to show people the space.

I've often heard that bathrooms and kitchens are the best return on investment you can get when putting money into your home.  I've never given it much thought, but I always assumed this was true (especially because HGTV says this quite often...).  However, before I embarked on this little "project" of mine, I wanted to be sure we were spending our money wisely.  What I found was this little nugget by The Money Pit.

Interesting return-on-investment question, to which my answer would be a definite maybe! Bathroom remodels usually have a high return on investment and are generally considered one of the smartest home improvement projects you can do. The 2008-2009 Cost vs. Value Report done by Remodeling Online shows that an upscale bathroom remodeled delivered better than a 70 percent return on investment. This means that if you sold your house within a year of doing the improvement, you'd probably get 70 cents on the dollar for your trouble. 

Whew!  What a relief!  A bathroom or kitchen remodel is quite expensive, and the assurance of knowing that our investment is adding to the bottom line of the value of our home made me feel comfortable in forging ahead with the bathroom.

Below on the right is an overall view of the completed bathroom. My goal was to design the room in a way that it was not only beautiful, but also fit in with the overall feel of our home.  I know we've accomplished this.

Our contractor Mark (whom I referred to in my last post), and his employee Mike were fantastic - from start to finish.  Mark worked with us every step of the way to ensure we were able to find the products we wanted within our budget.  Mike, who was on time each day, was not only courteous and respectful of our space, but he was efficient and took extra care in taking care of our home, and cleaning up at the end of each day, which I was most appreciative of since we were still living in our home.

I want to explain why the decor decisions were made.

We went with dark chocolate custom cabinets that I designed and were made by Royal Kitchen & Bath Cabinets. The color - "dolce" was chosen because of the contract to the white and for overall continuity with the other dark wood in our home.

We chose a color called "Harbor Haze" by Benjamin Moore to keep the space light considering that though the bathroom is quite small, it is also the main bathroom for our home.  I wanted the room to feel as bright and open as it could but also be a complimentary color to the dolce color on the cabinets.

All of the fixtures are Kohler, and were purchased from Home Depot.  For those of you who are not familiar with Kohler products; Kohler products are beautifully designed fixtures that last a long time and perform well. 

The vanity top was custom ordered from Home Depot.   The top is a Pegasus solid surface vanity top that is both scratch resistant and repairable, that comes with an under-mounted marble sink. The sink overall was a great valued item.

Finally, leaving the best for last, hands down - my favorite part of the bathroom project.  The shower, (pictured right).  We chose a basic subway tile style from The Tile Shop here in Chicago. If you have never been there; this place is amazing!  Rows and rows of beautiful tile in every style possible.  For our accent tile, we chose a basic 12 x 12 sheet of horizontal mini subway tiles in various shades of brown with a glass blue.  I love it.  We used the white subway tiles for the majority of the shower space and 12 x 12 ceramic pieces of tile that are both textured and unique for the flooring.  The Tile Shop was a fantastic experience, and we were able to find a beautiful product at an extremely reasonable price. So, in summation:

Ah.  It's done - it's beautiful, and it very much is a cohesive complement to our home.  Let's hit the highlights of the project:

• Repaired older shower plumbing
• Maximized vertical space with taller cabinets, and shower tile extending to 14 foot ceiling.
• Updated features throughout, reducing previous water waste (leakage) throughout the space.
• Increased storage space by a third.

When you live in a relatively small space, with little storage options, it is important to make your space feel as large and livable as possible.  I'm convinced we were successful in achieving this with the bathroom remodel.  We now have an updated bathroom that is both harmonious and functional in style with our home.   Thanks to everyone who helped us create this space, especially Mark and Mike from Len Home Services.

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