We've been working away at installing one of the upstairs bathrooms so we can relocate to the second floor and finally escape the basement - where we have been living for 10 months! When we moved down here last November, we didn't have a good idea of how long it would be before we lived above-ground again...and that was probably a good thing because I'm not sure I would have been very excited to commit in advance to basement living for nearly a year. Of course, the top two floors are still a long way from complete but even partially finished above-ground space will be an upgrade in my book. We did ourselves no favors on this first bathroom by deciding on a somewhat ambitious tile pattern - brick surround with a herringbone inset and marble mosiac picture frame. Had we done something more simple, we could have knocked this out in a day or two. Instead, we've been working away a bit every night and this weekend. We used two different sizes of subway tile for the bathroom - 4 1/4" x 10" for the brick pattern and 3" x 6" tiles for the herringbone. Although it's more time-consuming, I'm glad we did it as it's a nice combination of classic look with a custom touch. And now for pictures...
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| Getting started with the brick pattern - we used a ledger board on the sides to make sure the lines stayed straight |
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| Brick pattern almost complete |
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| Working our way through the brick pattern and getting started with the inset |
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| Finally! Tile in, next step - grout |
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