Bathroom Makeover: From Decrepit to Dazzling

Filed under: Your Home, Bathroom

Old vinyl floors and drab walls are no match for determined DIY-ers (and a seriously beautiful clawfoot tub).

Check out this great story from our friends at CasaSugar!



Wedding and lifestyle photographer Ashley Vaughn of White Rabbit Studios has kindly been taking us on a tour of the renovations that she and her husband Andy have finished thus far in their Huntsville, AL, home. If you haven't taken the other tours yet, be sure to check out their dining room, their living room, their bathroom, and kitchen. Today, we'll take a look at their bathroom. Like all of the other areas of the house, the couple had to complete a lot of work to get it looking its best. Let's take a tour and hear what Ashley has to say about this room!

Ugly vinyl was only one of many sins this bathroom was living with. "We completely rebuilt the floor," Ashley told me. "When we tore up the (disgusting) vinyl floor that was there when we started working, we found that all of the subflooring was totally rotted. I was shocked the bathroom hadn't fallen through!"

Ashley and Andy scored this clawfoot tub for only $100, but it needed some spiffing up. "It took us several days to complete the tub . . . mainly waiting for paint to dry," said Ashley.

Not only did Ashley and Andy have to contend with the bathroom's exterior, they also had to replace the roof on this portion of the house, which was rotting out. Ashley explained, "During the roof work we found the original hole where a transom window was above the door. Since the kitchen and bathroom used to be a porch, this was once the exterior door. We added back the transom window, and it helps the morning light flood in!" They found the chandelier for $1 and spray painted it red. It adds such a playful touch to this space.


The wallpaper was sourced from Brocade Home. While it's no longer available in green, you can get it in a silver foil color. And the bathroom shelf was found for a nickel at another estate sale. While it was originally bright pink, a quick cover of white spray paint brought out its potential.

Want to see all the steps in between the before and after? Check out the rest of the story on CasaSugar!

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