Bathroom Reveal Part 1

When all this began, (yes, way back in March) after the septic back-up water incident originating from our first floor powder room, who knew it would take almost 8 months for our house to be fully restored back to normal?  For those of you who don't know the sad details, the water had damaged the bathroom, the hall, foyer, kitchen, eating area and basement ceiling directly beneath. 

If you've ever had water damage in your home then you know the drill -- they come in and rip out the drywall and baseboards up to about a foot and a half from the floor.  And then they try to make everything just like it was.  Ha.  I don't think any house is ever fully restored back to just like it was.  But you have to roll with it or you'll go nuts.  Take it from me.

Here is what it looked like after the flood.

I'm sorry that  I don't have any "before" photos, but who knew the bathroom was going to be demolished?

The blue thing in the bottom corner of the picture is one of those really large industrial size fans that they run nonstop for days in the hopes of mitigating any drywall damage.  It sounds like there' a a jet taking off in your living room.  I. Kid. You. Not.

  Pretty depressing.  I never did like pedestal sinks, so what say we change it?  But that's for another day.

There are a few things I'd like to share with you about the bathroom redo, but today it's all about the sconces.  When we moved in the sconces were run of the mill 1980's cheapy brass sconces.  (I didn't know just HOW cheapy they were until I started looking for new ones.)  I learned that there are so many sconces out there it's mind boggling.  And that it's really painful to scope out sconces at three different big box home improvement stores with three bored kids in tow.  NOT recommended.

I absolutely fell in love with this one on Pinterest.  But it's not exactly Mr. CBD's cup of tea.  Source:  My Pinterest.

I also love this one, but Restoration Hardware is a bit too pricey for our budget.

  We went with a more traditional type, but I think it works. {Especially with the Club G.W. mirror I revamped here.}

I like the cup facing down, but Mr. CBD likes them turned up toward the ceiling.  I agreed to go with his preference after he reminded me just how few decorating decisions I have actually allowed him to weigh in on!  {Sorry, honey.}  Best of all, they were really reasonably priced.  Unlike these.

A pair of these cost more than $100.00 on line.  We paid well below that.

So sorry for the awful photos.  It's REALLY HARD to get a good shot of such a SMALL space that has no natural light!

Well I hope you like the new sconces as much as I do.  I'm saving the {original} Ralph Lauren wallpaper for another post.  And the vanity.  And my love of beadboard.

Hope you all are having a great weekend.

See you at Tuesday's Club G.W.  Be there or be square.

xoxo