Trying to save the world...one bathroom at a time. Glorious AFTER shots!!!

After some back and forth we decided to refinish our cast iron tubs and tile surrounds in the hall bath opposed to tearing it out and replacing both.  While this might seem like a total "green/ earth friendly" decision it was more based on time and effort-although we did keep our current bath materials out of our local landfill.  Wait for it-YAY US!!!

I found a company -Miracle Method that basically sprays the existing tubs and surrounds with an acrylic coating that looks pretty darn good and only takes a few days.  You can read more about it here if you are super interested.
http://www.miraclemethod.com/bathtub-refinishing.htm

We decided to do both our hall bath and our master bath with white tubs and textured surrounds.  The two tone was more expensive but I think it was totally worth it.  I can't speak to durability or anything yet but on pure ascetics I am sold.  Here is the story in pictures:



Master bath before.  Black tub and cultured marble surround.  Marble-good right?  This stuff was swirly and the opposite of good.  I imagine its what an upscale bath in the Poconos looked like, circa 1975.



The master bath in process.  This is a great shot of the swirly marble surround.

The master bath AFTER.

Close up of the new master bath surround.

Hall Bath before.  Beige tub and mauve and beige speckled tile.

This is the hall bath, in process.  Note the lovely toilet in the bath set up.  We are cool like that.

During the miracle method process.  See the tub go from 1974 beige to 2011 white.  YAY for technology.

The hall bath AFTER.

Close up of the hall bath surround.

What a difference a week makes...a selection of the before photos

We have had the house now for 7 nights.  A solid week.  A long week.  We are both so very tired but excited and really proud what we have accomplished.   I am going to share some before photos to give you a lay of the land. 

The house has 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths.  It is a split level/split foyer.  When you walk in the house you face a few stairs and the living room is a few feet up on your left.  The living room connects to the dining room with a view through to the kitchen.  If you walk upstairs in the hallway and take a right you come to three bedrooms and the master bath.

When you walk in the house you can also take a right and go down a flight of about 8 stairs into a large bonus room.  There is also a bedroom, a full bath, a bar and a laundry room downstairs.

Currently there is a good sized deck outside.

Plenty of room to dream big:)

This is our bonus room downstairs.  When you walk in the door from the carport this is what you see. 

When you walk down the stairs into the bonus room you see the fireplace and one of the two sliding doors to outside.  While this is a basement its a walk out so its very bright and open.

When you stand at the sliding doors you get a gander of the built in bar.  Its tragic in its 1970's greatness.  Scott won't let me change a thing.  Much more to come on this little gem.

View from the bonus room downstairs up to the second floor.

This is a view of the dining room from the living room (which I will show a before photo of later.)

View into the kitchen from the dining room

View of the kitchen from the entry near the dining room.

View of the kitchen from the entry in the hallway.

Hall bath.

Master bath with a door to the outside deck.

We rented a huge dumpster to collect all our demo materials.

This is the dumpster as of Sunday afternoon.  Its been a busy week:)