My bathroom

BeforeWhat I learned: Wow, you really don’t see your own clutter until you take a photo of it. (Or is that just me?) I also learned that it can be hard to take a good, well-lit “before” photo. This one is dark even though all the lights are on and the blinds are open. Hey, at least my toilet seat is down.I really liked this vanity, and I wanted to try to preserve the countertops. They were made of reclaimed pine boards from my attic floor and were about 80 years old. (That’s a good trick to know, by the way. An older home’s attic floorboards are a great source of reclaimed lumber.) The mirror frame is made of the same wood. Although I knew that tiling the wall and placing mirrors atop it would be a more updated look, I loved having this huge mirror and decided to keep it. It bounces so much light around and makes it easy to get ready in here and check my hair and makeup.

Wood countertop, in a bathroom!

Cabinet color and wood butcher block top

Before: What I learned: Wow, you really don’t see your own clutter until you take a photo of it. (Or is that just me?) I also learned that it can be hard to take a good, well-lit “before” photo. This one is dark even though all the lights are on and the blinds are open. Hey, at least my toilet seat is down. I really liked this vanity, and I wanted to try to preserve the countertops. They were made of reclaimed pine boards from my attic floor and were about 80 years old. (That’s a good trick to know, by the way. An older home’s attic floorboards are a great source of reclaimed lumber.) The mirror frame is made of the same wood. Although I knew that tiling the wall and placing mirrors atop it would be a more updated look, I loved having this huge mirror and decided to keep it. It bounces so much light around and makes it easy to get ready in here and check my hair and makeup.