Half-Bath - demo day!

We demolished our half-bath on Saturday. Here are some pictures.


The bath had bright red walls - a color from the historic homes collection. The walls had wallpaper before, so as you can see in this photo, the red color didn't quite cover.

There was a white cabinet with a marble-looking top. The cabinet bottom was not in great shape due to a small water leak (thankfully it was directly over concrete, not wood, so no long-term damage). At least that made it easier to take out!

The faucet was shiny metal, but the other accessories (towel ring, etc.) were brass.






This picture shows the toilet-paper-holder. It was an odd brass color, with severely stripped screws (which prevented a good paint job around it -- since it couldn't be removed easily).

The toilet, as I mentioned in my last post, had developed an odd tendency to flush itself. Not to mention, it wasn't exactly comfortable to sit on...










Here's the wall behind the toilet, after we removed it. You can faintly see the old faux-southwest-motif wallpaper that hadn't been fully removed.
















This is the last picture for today - it shows the wall that had the vanity and mirror - after the mirror was removed. Here you can see the light fixture (which Matt picked out -- and which matched the faucet). You can also see that there was thankfully no wallpaper behind the mirror.



On nights this week, we hope to finish sanding the walls, and then give them a coat of primer. That should put us in good shape to paint on Saturday and get a new toilet in on Sunday. Our new vanity won't arrive for another few weeks, but that gives us time to finalize what counter & faucet we want.