Wow, that title is a mouthful! As you may recall I’m in the process of working on my son’s tween (basement) bedroom makova (amongst other things, ah-hem). But while working on this project, we realized that his bathroom was in need of a major makeover as well-this makeover was super impromptu-so much so that I didn’t even get before pics, so I’ll show you some before, before pics from like 6 years ago, when we first moved in to our home-Of course it didn’t look like this for the past 4 years, but these were the only before pics I could find . . . trust me-it’s not pretty and don’t say I didn’t warn ya!
Who doesn’t like a good mauvey-purple wall and border paper? Joking, joking. To my defense, the floor tiles had a flick of purple in them.
So we began this makeover by painting the walls gray, the color of his bedroom ( I have to give my mother in law and hubby a shout-out for this one as they worked on that while I was in class—THANKS guys!!!!!!). My hubby also went ahead and gave the vanity a coat of black paint. The new paint color almost made all the the difference in the world--- but not quite enough, we still had to deal with the ugly floor tiles.
That’s where this vinyl-plank awesomeness comes in!
I LOVE the warm color grain and texture of this flooring-it looks soooo real!
--and it’s super easy to install! The hardest part was cutting around objects--but even that was relatively easy using SNIPS-not a utility knife.
Update: I had a few readers ask what snips are so I thought I'd add a picture:
I first saw this flooring at 320 Sycamore in Melissa’s basement bathroom and that is when I fell in love! They are the Trafficmaster Allure Vinyl Plank Flooring. I purchased it at Home Depot, the color is Hickory and they cost about $34/case. I think one case covers about 24 sq ft. This bathroom is about 60 Sq. ft so we ended up using 2 1/4 cases.
Can you see the excitement on my face-I was thrilled!
The best part about them is that if I ever get tired of them, I can simply remove them and my tile floors beneath should remain in tact, with no sticky glue, etc . . .
I promise that the reveal of my son’s bedroom and bathroom will be coming soon, as well as some updates on my “little big boy’s” room progress.
Take Care,
Carli
12 comments:
Carli~
this is awesome! I am going to feature it in a Caught My Eye~great pictures!
Hi Carli ~ your floor looks fantastic! It's a great finishing touch to the whole bathroom makeover - love it!!
It looks great. Saving this post my son needs his carpet up and this will work beautifully. {Found u from 320 Sycamore}
Visiting from 320 Sycamore!
Your floor looks fantastic! You've inspired me to {maybe} tackle my powder room...I look forward to seeing more of your blog.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Oh my!!! Gorgeous! Where did you buy these? How do they stick together? Are there openings in between each piece where water can get through?
Can you tell we are re-doing our bathroom?? Hahaha!
Nice to meet you! If I lived in NE I'd be a NE'er for sure! But I live in NY. That's close, right? We LOVE NE!!!
Looking forward to reading your blog and getting to know you!!!
And can't wait for the reveal!
Smiles,
~Kolein
How is the vinyl working over the tiles? Are they strong enough not to start to crack along the grout lines of your tile? or are the grout lines even with the tiles?
Thanks everyone for the awesome comments! @Hedgetoad, Thanks for visiting my blog--actually it's holding up really well-it's truly stunning! no bends, seams or cracks--- I recently used the traffic master vinyl tile flooring over the tile in my kitchen/dining, hallway and upstairs bathroom, and while it's rather durable, I can slightly see the grout lines through the tile. Here's the link:
http://fearfullyandwonderfullymade81.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-i-tiled-my-floors-on-cheap.html
Love the floor choice! What did you use to cut the flooring. You mentioned SNIPS, can you tell me what those are? Thanks, you did a great job!
You did a wonderful job on the floors, they look amazing! Just wondering if you could clarify what you used to cut the boards. Just scissors? You mentioned SNIPS, I just didn't know what those were. Thanks!
Oh my, I am loving that you didn't have to break all the tile! All throughout my house is ugly tile and I would LOVE to cover it up with pretty wood (vinyl) flooring!!
Carli- This is awesome! I am a new follower from 320 sycamore. I just painted my tween son's bedroom a behr silver. Haven't posted on it yet! Congrats on bath!
laura@imnotatrophywife.com
This looks fantastic!! I'm hoping to put this stuff throughout our basement someday. Yay for peel and stick!! ;)
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