The Bathroom!

I'm learning more and more through this dollhouse project how important it is to try and stay focused on one project at a time! Forget that I am failing miserably at doing such a thing; I have found it an important part of the process if I want to make progress to the point of completion!

That being said, let's forget my latest endeavors: making things for decoration; YouTube video pursuits for how to make items, and my new-found addiction interest in Etsy. Let's instead focus on the developments in the bathroom!

While I would like to forget the previous attempt at putting flooring in the bathroom, it turns out my cutting mistake turned out to the best thing that could have happened. Remember I originally chose an all-white "tile" ...

... which I just knew would look great with the white trim and blue walls. Right?

I'm not really sure what I was thinking, though, because I also knew I wanted all-white fixtures in there! What was I thinking?! I honestly didn't even realize this design mistake until I stumbled across this gem at Hobby Lobby:

I found it when I went to check and see if they'd gotten any of the white back in stock. And, as soon as I saw it, I just knew I found IT. My daughter was with me, and she confirmed it as the right choice. Not to mention, this sheet is only $3.99 before using a coupon! SCORE!

Back home, I double-triple-quadruple checked the new template I made after the last time especially because this, too, is big enough for only one attempt! After obsessively checking, it was on to drawing and cutting!

A PERFECT FIT!

The floor is self-adhesive and quite reasonably easy to lift back up if misplaced. Perhaps I shouldn't say it's easy as much as that it's durable enough to handle it. Multiple times (ask me how I know ...). I just love love love it!!

After that went in, it was finally time to take on the trim work. I've put it off because I was not interested in doing the crown molding above the windows, after having done it in the kitchen immediately below it, given the particular angles. But, I looked again, and I decided there really doesn't need to be molding up there given the design of the house:

There's already a white border up there
from the construction design of the roof!

I don't think I can articulate the pure joy I felt when I made this discovery! From there, I was totally eager to dig in to the trim pieces and get them up! Of course, I was a little too eager and didn't cut a number of them correctly. But, whatever! It's finished now!

While I cut some pieces wrong, I was smart enough to figure out where to leave gaps. The top picture shows where a stand-up shower is going, and the bottom picture shows a gap by the door to allow for trim. At least my brain was on for these moves!

Did someone mention stand-up shower?!

My vision for this bathroom definitely included a stand-up shower just in case I wanted more floor space available in there. Little did I know I would not only find the perfect piece, but I also found a fabulous bathtub, toilet and sink!!

LOOK!

The. toilet. seat. works.!!

The tub is of the porcelain variety and just lovely! The stand-up shower and toilet are both homemade from wood and just awesome! The shower came with a curtain, but it was really old. Really. Old. So, that's getting replaced. The cool thing is it was easy to get the curtain rod out! The sink is actually from a different Etsy shop because I knew what came with the other bundle wasn't what I wanted. (Shout-out to the shop owner for photographing the little sink, warts and all, so I could find something else I wanted. 😊) The sink is higher than the window, but I plan to frost those windows anyway. It's a bathroom after all! And, I'm sure that sink will eventually be white, but I'm in no hurry to fix that up.

I love this little set!

Of all rooms, I can't say I expected to complete the bathroom with its furnishings first. But, I knew what I had in mind, and I pounced when I saw it!

The trim is in progress in the rest of the rooms! Stay tuned, and I'll try to stay focused!