the day we closed on this house, kenny tore open the bulkhead ceiling above our second floor bathtub to find no plumbing to support a tall enough shower head.

just a few weeks ago, we finally have a finished room in the house! we cheated a little by hiring a contractor to lay the ceramic tile floor and install the wainscotting...but everything else was our own work - from ripping out the old paneling and linoleum flooring to painting and installing the white shelves above the toilet (not pictured yet...). kenny also installed a tub surround in the shower since it was just a bathtub with wood paneling and wall papering up to the dropped ceiling

it's so lovely to feel clean again in our bathroom (the old bathroom was mostly wood - from the toilet seat to the handles on the sink to the soap dishes- a party room for germs!

here is the same shot of the bathroom before, during and after:

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also unpictured is the shower, which is to the left as you enter the bathroom - it's hard to get a shot of it through the hallway door.