This has been a huge week! I swear I almost had tears in my eyes last weekend when I realized that I could no longer see any of the studs in my walls! With only one week to go in the One Room Challenge, I’m feeling the burn and I won’t lie, its difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Major progress has been made this week, but there’s still so much to be done to get this bathroom reveal ready!

One major breakthrough I made this week was finalizing the tile for my shower. With SO many ah-mazing options out there, it was really difficult for me to make these selections. I went in to Creekside Tile in Toronto and these guys really sorted me out! The owner, Enrique went above and b e y o n d. It seems I may have procrastinated a tad and slightly over estimated how much time I had left in this challenge. Well, it turned out that a few of my fave selects were on backorder! So being the awesome guy he is, Enrique managed to get my tile custom made…and it will be ready, just in the nick of time! Here are a few of the mosaics I hummed and hawed over

After much contemplation, I went with option a! Call me crazy, but every time I went back and looked at this fan tile, I smiled!  Honestly, there’s something about the pattern that makes me happy!

Remember… I’m planning to pair this mosaic floor tile with a white bevelled wall tile in a herringbone pattern.  I can’t wait to see how it all comes together…the transformation is going to be unreal!

I’ve been following some of the other ORC’ers pretty closely, including my pal and colleague Lisa Canning!  I’d say that most of the other participants are def in much better shape than I am at this stage, but it looks like it’s going to be a mad dash to the finish line for many of us! Check out the official ORC participants here and the guest participants here.

Thanks for following along!

Vanessa

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As I announced last week, I’m diving head first into the world of blogging and taking part in the One Room Challenge as a guest participant! Over 6 weeks (5 remaining), I will transform a bathroom in my house in much need of meeting its other half: the shower. As I explained in my post last week, the bathroom shower was partially framed when our house was renovated, but for whatever reason it was built into the laundry room space, rather than the bathroom! In the process of the reno, I’m also going to take the opportunity to do a mini refresh on the existing space and make it a room that truly brings me  j o y!

We really hit the ground running in our first week… starting with demolition of the wall separating the laundry —> bathroom.

     

Unfortunately, demo didn’t stop at the dividing wall. Once the first wall was down, our contractor discovered a few issues and felt it was necessary to remove all of the drywall from the shower space to realign a few studs and ensure some reinforcements were put into place… it seems the original builder may have cut a few corners when this bathroom was put in a few years ago. Not a major change in plans and it will actually make life a lot easier for the electrician and plumber, so not a biggie.  {If you’ve done the reno thing you’ll know there are  u s u a l l y  fun surprises that pop up in renovating an old house…so always a good idea to have a contingency fund on reserve, even for small projects, just in case!}

     

So, now that the demo is complete and the boys are working on repairs and framing/drywall…It’s time to get down to business and pick some finishes! Check out what I have in mind…

I must admit, that I’m feeling the burn of this challenge already! I warned you, when it comes to making decisions in my own space…I’m the WORST! I keep flip-flopping on colours, tiles and especially between matte black finish fixtures and champagne bronze! Thoughts??

I’m already so impressed and inspired by both the official One Room Challenge participants and my fellow guest-ies. I’ll be making some serious decisions this week, so can’t wait to break it all down with you next Thursday! #oneroomchallenge

VS

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