The 2nd floor bathroom was desperately in need of a makeover. This green color (I don't know what shade of green to call it, lol) was too much. The original floor had been covered over with this awful vinyl tile (which is also in the downstairs bathroom, one of the bedrooms which was made into a kitchen, and the first floor kitchen). The "tiles" behind the tub were made of plastic! Plumbing lines ran along the walls. And because of corrosion around the drain in the tub, I had never used it, fearing making it worse. Luckily there was a first floor shower!

Here are some before pictures. Click on the picture for a larger image.

The 6' clawfoot tub, prior to restoration. Pictures during the demolition follow. A dirty process, with old plaster coming down and old coal dust within the walls. You can see a ghost of the old 1" hexagonal floor. It could not be saved, and the new floor was put in over it. Also a picture of the beginning of stripping the window woodwork.

The redone bathroom. I'm very happy with how it came out. The door is still that awful green color (not on yet in pics), but will have to wait to be stripped, until time allows. I hung a piece of stained glass in the upper window; I like to be able to see out a bit to check the weather in the morning. The chrome bar behind the tub is a heated towel rack, that has a timer and can be set to come on at predetermined times. I still have to put in some decorative elements.

The first floor bathroom was I believe originally a pantry. It is next to the kitchen, and there was likely a door from the kitchen into this pantry. The previous owners of the house came to live mainly on the first floor due to medical issues, and that is when the 1st floor bathroom was created. The door from the kitchen was taken out (it is against code to have a connection between a bathroom and a food prep area). The tub was too small to take a bath in and mainly served as a shower. The same awful vinyl tile that was upstairs is here. There is a door leading to the basement in this bathroom. Also there was some type of bulkhead built that has the little entry into it as pictured. I can't figure out what that was about, except that there is some piping in there from newer plumbing done upstairs.

Here are some before pictures. Click on the picture for a larger image.

This is the bathroom in progress. The tub is being replaced with a walk in shower. There is no room for storage, so I am going with a smaller shower, in order to have a small storage cabinet built in between the shower and the door to the basement. The interior of the shower is swanstone, in a color called "evergreen", which is a blue-green. The beadboard that is being installed will be painted white. The floor tile is 12" x 12" and a warm beige color. There is no heat in this room and a wall heater is being put in. It will be set to maintain a consistent temperature in here during the winter.

This is the bathroom almost completed. The tub has been replaced with a small walk-in shower, with a small storage cabinet built in between the shower and the door to the basement. There is white beadboard on the walls, and the wallpaper was a real bargain find! It cost me $8! A wall heater was put in as there is no radiator in the room; it can be set to maintain a consistent temperature during the winter. This room was hard to photograph, due to its small size.