Laowai

I’ve finished my downstairs bathroom – yah! No more chinoiserie wallpaper and grungy paint and red floor. Here’s a before photo – yikes.

Here’s what it looked like for a while this summer – yikes!

And now here’s how it looks today.

I scraped all the old paint off the tile to reveal the original lilac color. The floor matches the rest of the back of the house – instead of having four different types of floor. I removed the wallpaper and painted the walls fresh white. I got rid of the blue toilet and replaced it with a white one. AI bought a vintage Crane Henry Dreyfuss Diana sink to replace the old vanity. And I added a shower head and curtain so Brian can use this bathroom after he exercises.

I never expected to have a purple bathroom but I’m pleased that it feels clean and I like that the original tile can shine again. My favorite part is my cool console sink – I saw the same sink all over the Alden B. Dow home when I toured it last time – that makes me like it even more.

Here’s Claire demonstrating how it feels to have this messy project finished.