Let me start by saying that last week, I spoke a little too soon. While I thought we were making great progress and sailing along smoothly, Week Five has proven otherwise. It’s also proven to be expensive. We hit a few road bumps along the way, but for the most part, I think we’re back on track…and a little more over budget that we had planned for. Even though this week has been a trying one, it’s been an exciting one too, because now I can really see the end of our master bathroom makeover. Let’s jump right to it and see what’s going down over here…
If you haven’t seen our progress as of yet, you can check it all out here :
WEEK ONE | WEEK TWO | WEEK THREE | WEEK FOUR
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Ok – so here is where I had to make a compromise in the design. We had planned all along, to trim the mirrors with the same molding that we used to create the panelling. Unfortunately, that wasn’t a possibility, due to the wall situation. The molding was too shallow for the 5mm depth of the glass, and would have been impossible to install it flush with a nice, clean finish.
I had to choose a molding that was thicker than the original and covered the mirror. Not too many options fit the bill, so I had to go with something less refined than I wanted. I really had my heart set on an elegant look with the same trim work as the rest of the room. Challenging is a little bit of an understatement when describing getting the moldings to fit. Because of all of that warping business, the corners ended up with gaps. Big beautiful gaps.
The overall look is still elegant and we feel like we’re in a chic upscale European hotel. Not the worst thing in the world, even if we had to settle on the design. We had also planned to have molding above the mirrors, but soon realized the mirrors had to be taller than the original design plan, since the lights have so much height. Always measure twice, or even three times before ordering anything custom – that would have been a very expensive mistake had we not caught it!
Then, after taking off the handle that turns the shower on, we realized quickly that we couldn’t change it ourselves. The entire valve needed to be changed as well, and I bet you can guess what comes next…this lovely mess that needed to be handled by a pro.
I’m excited to get this space finished with accessories to complete the look! Next week I’ll be sharing some of those details before the big reveal!
As I have each week, I’d like to extend a very big thank you to my sponsors who’ve made all of this possible for us : The Mine | Tonic Living
Another thank yo must go out to my latest sponsor, Kristen Tirney, a fabulously talented artist who reached out to me to send me some of her original artwork for our bathroom. I was planning on creating our artwork myself, but as soon I saw her work, I knew I had to have it. To see Kristen’s work, you can visit her Instagram page here.
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Also, in case you missed it up at the top, you can see all of our progress right here :
WEEK ONE | WEEK TWO | WEEK THREE | WEEK FOUR
If you haven’t had a chance to see the featured designers as well as the guest participants, you can visit them here and here – there are so many bloggers taking part in this, make sure you visit some to see what’s happening! A very big thank you to Linda of Calling it Home for hosting the One Room Challenge! So much exciting stuff! I hope you’re loving our master bathroom makeover progress as much as we are! Let me know what you think below, I love to hear from you! See you next time in Week Six! xox
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November 2, 2017 at 1:18 AM (3 years ago)beautiful bathroom and it’s so worth the extra effort for those sconces, trim work on the mirror and of course the shower system. Sorry about the living room but I also gone through a similar situation in another project … so totally felt your pain. Glad to see it all worked out!
tamaraanka
November 2, 2017 at 6:56 AM (3 years ago)Thank you so much! I’m very happy you like it.. It’s finally coming together and I agree about the extra effort for better results! Good thing y hubby can fix most things so the living room wall won’t be too hard to fix!
Tracey
November 2, 2017 at 4:04 PM (3 years ago)Ooh gorgeous everything! Gold is really taking a positive turn and so classy!
I love love love the shower wall mount…I love everything ❤️❤️❤️
tamaraanka
November 2, 2017 at 4:13 PM (3 years ago)Thank you Trace!! I’m so happy you like it all! We are loving it!! xox
Shauna - The House of Silver Lining
November 3, 2017 at 10:06 AM (3 years ago)It’s looking gorgeous Tam!
xo
tamaraanka
November 3, 2017 at 10:09 AM (3 years ago)Shauna thank you so much my friend! So happy you like it! xoxo
Isabel Gauvin
November 3, 2017 at 1:36 PM (3 years ago)It looks fantastic already! I love those tall mirrors! Can’t wait to see the final reveal! xox
tamaraanka
November 3, 2017 at 5:10 PM (3 years ago)Thank you so much Isabel!! I am thrilled that you like them! They really make a big difference in our bathroom!! Thanks for stopping by! xo
Molly Kay
November 4, 2017 at 7:53 AM (3 years ago)It’s looking so great Tam!! Our master went without our custom mirror for the whole time we’ve lived here until just this week! Too expensive! Can’t wait to see the whole reveal!
tamaraanka
November 4, 2017 at 10:58 AM (3 years ago)Molly thank you so so much! It’s definitely a splurge!! Thanks for popping in! xox
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November 5, 2017 at 8:37 PM (3 years ago)Oh man – that stinks about the warping, but in the end it will be amazing! Looking good Tam.
tamaraanka
November 6, 2017 at 7:45 AM (3 years ago)Tana thank you!! I am headed over to check out your ORC today!! So fun that you’r doing it too! xox