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.

The hall bath before and in process

The house has a TON of wallpaper.  Every room has wallpaper.  OLD WALLPAPER.  MULTI-LAYERS.  I spent much of the past weekend taking down this offensive decor.  I started with the hall bath which in hindsight was a horrible idea.  It was by FAR the WORSE experience of the last week in the house. 

Hall bath in all its glory.  Dated and ugly.

In progress.  I got the first layer of wallpaper down to realize there was a second, and a third.  It was horrendous.  Took me the better part of a day and a half.

My little buddy-the steamer.  Steaming the wallpaper off in the bath turned it into a sauna.  I thought I was going to melt.

The hall bath without the vanity, the toilet removed and no more WALLPAPER.  WOOHOOO