Possibly the biggest functional improvement we did at the Fischer Flip was to nearly double the size of the master bath. When we bought the house, the master bath consisted of a tub and barely enough room for a pedestal and toilet.
You walked through a hallway with closets on either side to get into the bath. Since the master already had 2 closets, we decided to remove one of the bathroom closets so we could add a double vanity and make the entire hallway and bath, one decent sized space. This change alone transformed the space and allowed room for a double vanity plus linen cabinet.
After reframing and drywall the space once the closet was removed, we used subway tile to tile the shower enclosure and back wall of the bathroom. My thinking was that this tile wall would be the first thing you see when you look in. Tiling walls is time consuming and adds cost to a flip bathroom, but if you’re going to do it, might as well maximize where is going for the most impact.
For the flooring I went with a light gray marble look tile in 6×6 by Bedrosians. They were a clearance find, so I don’t have the source to share. But I really enjoyed using these tiles. It can be difficult to find tiles in anything but the standard sizes. And I feel that the standard sizes are just so overused. The 6×6 in stacked pattern felt different but also a tad retro, which I love!
One of my first purchases for the Fischer flip was this double vanity from Home Depot. The deep gray color really appealed to me and I liked how it was a unique take on a furniture style vanity.
The legs are higher than most vanities giving more visual space below (and admittedly less storage). Also, there were doors under the sink basins, which is really helpful for install. Drawers can run into the plumbing and cause expensive problems quickly.
I try to always swap out the knobs and pulls on vanities because it’s an easy and cheap way to make the vanity look custom and high end. Here I used the Liberty gold riveted knob and pull from Home Depot and they are the perfect mix of gold and black to tie together those tones throughout the bath.
We used the same bathroom faucets throughout the house in different finishes, here the Bathroom faucets are in brushed gold. The marble vanity top is from Menards, where I almost always get my vanity tops.
I waffled over what mirror should go in here and barely bought one in time to list the house! But in the end, I went with one mirror to span both sinks with a white-washed oak frame. I’m so happy with the quality and it truly adds another element of texture to this room of tile, gray, black and gold.
Installing frameless shower doors was a new endeavor for us… and it was not without trials!! We quickly found out that the framing wasn’t quite in the right location to support the hinges of the shower door. So, we had to add extra blocking, but eventually we got these doors safely secured. They are actually frameless, even though they look like steel framed shower doors. I like that this allows for easier cleaning.
To keep true to our brass theme in this house, I chose the Kohler Brass Shower Head and Handle as the pretty jewels of this shower. I love the punch of warmth they add to this black and white shower space! You can also see my little marble shower shelves I tiled in for storage. These are so cute and affordable from Floor and Decor!
We actually went through two iterations of lights in this bathroom. The first ones I ordered on amazon were cute but didn’t sit flush against the wall, and overall they just felt like low quality. That’s always a hard thing when you are ordering on Amazin, judging the quality of an item.
But, I think we got it right the second time with these Vanity Lights. Plus I love that they tie in three elements: glass, black and gold! They even come with the Edison bulbs included which made my life easier 🙂
In the end we still had a decent amount of space between the double vanity and the toilet. And since we had removed a closet, we decided to add a bit of storage back into the space via a linen cabinet.
I originally had my heart set on the IKEA Milsbo, but we installed this so last minute and it was out of stock at our IKEA. So were my second and third choices… but we were able to snag this Brimnes cabinet and it is beautiful and works just fine!
Sources
Dark gray double vanity
Liberty gold riveted knob and pull
Bathroom faucets
White-washed Oak Vanity Mirror
Frameless Glass Shower Door
Linen Cabinet
Vanity Lights
Paint color Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
Kohler Brass Shower Head and Handle