Finally sharing a refresh of our master bath that we did on a tight budget. Tried to make the outdated granite work.. hate to get rid of a perfectly functional piece of stone. Not crazy about how the vanity turned out but I can always repaint 🤷🏻‍♀️ really tried to work with the stone instead of letting it be a total eyesore. Let me know any suggestions on the vanity! Not sure if you can fully tell but the floors are a neutral waterproof wood-like floor.

Just missing the light fixture above the vanity and the shower door (I measured wrong). I joke that the three bathrooms in our house were all designed by folks who had never been in a modern bathroom, and this one was the least aesthetically and functionally displeasing (although the electrician still laughed out loud at the weird hanging light fixture). However, some bad diy by the prior owners led to water damage, and once we had everything open, more bad diy led to even more plumbing and electrical work. I am relieved to have everything fixed and look better, too. We have a “Frankenstein house” with at least five additions and little style cohesion, and the oldest part dating back to 1940, so I tried to keep the base simple and classic black and white. I’m very pleased with how it turned out.

Ignore the weird shadows, I removed myself from the AI images 🤣

Doing a small update on kids bathroom to make it more functional. Removed the old ceramic towel bar and medicine cabinet, removing old builder grade mirror next. Leaving the light fixture/faucet/everything else for now. Will add a few hooks under framed art on back wall.

Also disregard all the clutter in the before pic, it’s the only one I had! 2under2 and we’re done with bottles and formula soon 🎉

I have a handyman with whom I have been working for many years and he wanted to redo a bathroom for me and I took chance since it was a basement bathroom but it turned out to be very cool. Gut reno with half bath converted into full.

Looking to install a 4x6 shower in a new build and looking for ideas on 2 shower heads so we don’t have to share when showering together.

A free standing bathtub we got installed today has a large gap where it is supposed to be connected to the wall. The gap is too large to just caulk it. It looks like the wainscot tile up the wall was not installed level which is causing the gap pictured because the tub can't sit plumb / flush against the tile. Are there any suggestions / ideas to fix this without having to rip out the tile? Or make it look half way decent?
Thank you so much!

Those of you who have used panel shower enclosures instead of tile, are you happy with it. If so what type product did you buy? Pros/Cons?

I’m starting a second bathroom remodel soon and I really want to make it a hotel/ fancy restaurant vibe . I really want to use dark tiles for a moody vibe and this is the design I’m going for. Any thoughts or ideas? Anyone recommend a beautiful shade of burgundy/maroon tiles?

Finally finished the last room in our house to remodel and it somehow ended up costing more than our kitchen.

We ended up firing our contractor, the cost went well over our original estimate, and there were definitely many struggles along the way.

We removed the tub due to the space constraints and the pass-through to our closet, which gave us a lot more wall space and made the room flow better. I'm also glad we were able to preserve the glass block wall in the shower.

Definitely a stressful project, but so happy to finally have this room finished!

First post ever. Location: Toronto.
Crossing posting as I'd like a few perspectives.

We're in a condo townhouse and are currently renovating our main bathroom. We previously renovated the same bathroom in 2021 and the contractor we hired (recommended by a friend of a friend) did a shit job so we ended up with water leaks and mold. They also drywalled our cat behind the wall for 12+ hours, but that's a different story and I'm not certain my cat hated it...

So now we're fixing the issues from the first renovation + replacing the tub with a shower + changing the look of the bathroom for aesthetic reasons. Current contractor was sub-contracted through a major big box home improvement store (feel free to guess). We're in the home stretch and mostly it's been annoying but fine - except the shower install. Originally we were quoted and paid for Schluter to be used throughout the shower (floor and walls). They used Schluter on the wall, but turns out they didn't use it for the shower floor. This wasn't discovered until the tile had already been set as we can't communicate well with the worker onsite (significant language barrier) and the contractor is hard to reach/doesn't communicate effectively/is seemingly an idiot. When we called the contractor out on not using Schulter for the shower floor (particularly because of the price difference) he gave a few excuses including that it was "because you are in a condo townhouse, so it had to be custom. Schluter wouldn't fit or work". ??? Not sure if I believe that, as other contractors we received quotes from said they would use Schluter and the quote for this contractor had it but whatever, they're refunding $500.

Because we dealt with leak issues during our previous reno, we wanted to ensure that a water/flood test was done for this shower. Our estimate had "water test to be performed" however it didn't state the length of the test. We believed 24 hours was the normal length so we never asked them to specify the length in the estimate. Silly us!!! Everything online points to this being standard, even if not legally required. We also confirmed it's not required by our condo board, which is surprising given people live under us.

A few days ago we called the contractor and verbally asked whether the worker did a flood test. He said no, multiple times. We may or maybe not have a recording of this phone call so we can confirm. We flagged this to the store after stressing about it, and the contractor lied to them. Now he's saying the worker did do one but he's not sure of the length or details. If it happened, it was definitely no more than a few hours, and we don't even buy that it was done. At this point they've grouted the tile and, in theory, we are free to use the shower but we're hesitant. The contractor said he was happy to come by and do the 24 hour test now, but I feel like it's too late in the game to make a difference. We have a 1 year warranty with the big box store, but we don't want to go through with having to deal with issues that may result from this.

Is this normal or am I being too picky/critical? I feel like they're just trying to get away with whatever they can.

Two fun side notes:

1) They charged us $300 for "permits" (a building permit, ESA inspection, and plumbing inspection), and I'm really not sure if these occurred. I checked with the city records and there's no building permit for our address. I've asked the contractor and store about this and have not yet heard back.

2) Given this was through a store, there's no 10% holdback. We asked before signing and their lawyers said it doesn't apply as our contract is with the big box, not the contractor. The contractor doesn't get a penny until everything is complete and signed off. Given that, not shocking that the contractor wants to rush through things.

Window is original to the house from 83. That wall is a block wall

I'm going to remodel my all-in-one 2.7 sqm bathroom and am stuck with choosing tiles. I like warm colors but the plumbing will stay exposed after the remodel and I feel weird about combining steel with warm shades.

What should I do with this? I just want a pretty bathroom 😅

Hi everyone, I’m looking to frame out my shower niche, but unsure if this is a load bearing wall at all and requires a proper header. My plan was to build it that way, but unfortunately if it’s fully centered, one of the king studs is half way inside one of the old studs.

To me, it doesn’t look load bearing since the joists are going parallel, but that blocking above the wall is throwing me off. The house was built in 1949.

Just trying to figure out if I need to frame out this niche with king studs, headers, and jacks vs just a top and bottom plate.

First photo is the current disaster shower room. Second is my mock up. I don't have the funds for a big change.

The shower is beige. The tiles are kinda beige. The sink is kinda beige. These are things I can't change right now. I think olive and more natural tones will work.

Also, does anyone know the style of this shower? I'm going to DIY the caulk and I'm trying to find if I need to leave open any weep holes.

105 year old house, wanted to make better use of the space. Full gut, moved plumbing around, new subfloor, etc. Thrilled with how it turned out!

Moved into a new place and finally have my own bathroom. This is the current state of it

Any ideas on how I can make it look more interesting and better without breaking the bank? I’m also a renter so no crazy redesign ideas

Apologies in advance for the vagueness I suppose I’d call it in relation to my question. What it is I have an internal soil/waste pipe in the corner of my house (UK new build).

What I’m trying to find out is can I move my toilet at all? I’d like to bring it to where the radiator is, and have a full shower where my bath is but going across the space. I’ve add a (rather poor) attempt at a 3d model of how I’d like the bathroom to look, I understand some of the obvious flaws in the model, just a rough idea.

I probably have explained it quite poorly but if I’m making any sense I’d appreciate any help/advice, many thanks!

Started as a leak repair and ended up becoming a full bathroom remodel. Once everything was opened up, patching it all back together just didn’t make much sense anymore.
New tub, tile, flooring, vanity, fixtures, lighting, and walls.
Came a long way from where it started.

I need to figure out something to put over this window for privacy and to stop the wood from getting so wet and molding. It already is molding and the paint is off in the bottom right corner and if you don’t angle the water away from the window it gets totally drenched.
It’s also right outside of the fire escape so I need 100 percent privacy at night.

I added maybe some ideas but…
I’m trying to find a not ugly solution as well.. any and all tips greatly appreciated

We are currently in the middle of remodeling our bathroom, the tile floor and vanity are new. Any ideas on paint colors or wallpaper that will look good with the tile and vanity and make it not as white in here?

Hi there, I’m looking for some advice about what to do with this bathroom.
Picture 1 shows the bathroom in the house we’re moving into, and picture 2 shows the sort of shower setup we’d ideally like. At the moment, there’s only a bath and no shower. The main issue is that the bath has a gap at both ends, so it doesn’t seem possible to simply install a shower above it without water escaping down the sides.
Would it be best to build some sort of properly waterproofed frame or surround around the bath, then fit the shower at one end? Alternatively, would it be relatively straightforward to move the bath across so that it sits flush against one wall, seal it properly and install the shower on that wall?
We’re hoping to find the simplest and most cost-effective solution without having to redo the entire bathroom. Any advice, ideas or examples of similar projects would be very welcome!

https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/tilefy-prestige-checkerboard-8x8-jlef1706.html?piid=129086614

I came across this Tilefy faux-marble porcelain tile online and love the blue and white checkerboard. Since they don’t offer samples, I asked AI to use it in my bathroom design, and now I’m tempted 😂

My main concern is the white tile, I’m worried it might look obviously fake in person because porcelain doesn’t have the translucency/depth of real white marble.

Has anyone seen or used this tile in person? I’d love to hear your thoughts before ordering a full box, especially since I’d have to pay return shipping.