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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » A Dreamy Natural Travertine Bathroom Makeover

| By Sherry Petersik | November 6, 2008 | 7 Comments

A Dreamy Natural Travertine Bathroom Makeover

When Brianne sent us her before and after bathroom pics, we couldn’t wait to share her transformation. Here’s her letter:

We totally made over our bad builder bathroom. Basically we started with a stark white bathroom full of linoleum and brass fixtures that had NO closet (who doesn’t have a closet in the full bath?). Basically, it was my worst nightmare every time I went in there, but my handy hubby Bill stole some space from the hallway and added a closet, built a vanity by hand, and built a frame for an old mirror that we had laying around. Then we got a new lower profile toilet and a brand new tub/shower. Bill tiled the floor and walls with travertine and then we painted the rest of the room a putty color to give a very earthy/spa feel. We also bought a raised sink and a piece of granite for the counter. Quite the contrast to the stark white room that we purchased with the house. Anyway, enjoy it! We certainly do! -Brianne

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Talk about a transformation. And we can’t believe that Bill did almost everything himself. I mean he made that vanity- insane! Thanks so much for sharing your pics Bri. It looks like a fabulous place to relax after a long day. That travertine is positively dreamy.

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Comments

  1. Liv says

    November 6, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Whoa. Awesome!

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  2. RC says

    November 6, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    Yes, beautiful! Can I just say, though, that overhead vanity lighting is *awful* for the proportion of the population that applies makeup in the morning! It casts bad shadows on your face and can make you look tired, leading you to put on more than you need. When I was a kid, my parents redid my bathroom and put light fixtures on the mirror itself and overhead, so it shone directly onto my face. I told my mom I couldn’t stand it, and she said to me, “One day you’ll understand.” Well, she was right, and boy did I ever!

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  3. Kristy says

    November 6, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    This is fantastic!!

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  4. Teeni says

    November 7, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Gorgeous! What a transformation. Gives me hope that our ’70’s/’80’s/’90’s mixterpiece (definitely not a masterpiece) can be revived. Great job!!

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  5. bungalowbliss says

    November 7, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Wow, non-descript to fabulous! Love the color palette–the spa effect totally comes across. Great job!

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  6. dreamyacht says

    November 18, 2008 at 10:01 am

    WOW! This bathroom went from humdrum and droll to class and style…that is a bathtub I would love to soak in… amazing. she did a wonderful job!

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  7. Elaine says

    July 10, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Un-freaking-believable. Is the husband on loan to do my bathroom with pretty tile and vanity?!?!?

    Reply

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