Master Bathroom Video Tour (Our Bathroom Two Years Later)
I’ve been focusing a lot lately on the unfinished areas of our master bedroom suite, but let’s not forget that this suite also includes a bathroom that I finished over two years ago! Since I spent time this past weekend cleaning the shower, and our bathroom was looking all nice and put together, I decided to do a video tour of the room for my YouTube channel.
You can see that video here:
I know some of you don’t like videos, so I took pictures of what the bathroom looks like now, a little over two years after I finished it. These pictures provide a pretty full view of all of the areas of the bathroom.
All of the finishes in this bathroom have held up phenomenally well over the last two years. I wasn’t so sure at the time how well the Venetian plaster walls would handle the humidity of a bathroom, but they look the same today.
All of the wood finishes have also held up incredibly well. It helps that they’ve all been protected with an oiled finish, so they’re impervious to water and humidity.
I’ve also been very pleased with the quartz countertops that I chose. I don’t see any stains on either of them after two years of use.
And while I don’t use the bathtub as often as I’d like, I do use it. The wallpaper mural behind the bathtub has gotten splashed with water several times, and it’s also right there by the shower, and yet there is no evidence that the water or humidity has affected it at all. a
I don’t know why the gray in the floor shows up so strongly in the photos. In person, the gray is very subtle. I promise, I don’t have striped floors in the room. 😀
I was also concerned about how it would work out for us having a glass-front storage cabinet that has to look nice. But it has worked out very well. I store things that I don’t want front-and-center in the baskets to keep them hidden.
I do hate having a toilet with a round bowl, though. That’s one of the decisions I regret, and I will probably swap it out at some point in the future for an elongated bowl.
Everything in this room has worked out just as I had hoped for Matt. He can access everything he needs in here (with my help because he needs my help for everything), so it has been great having everything a bathroom that really works for him.
So here are a few more pictures from the other direction…
I can’t wait for the day that I can leave that pocket door open and see our beautiful bedroom through that door!
The floor in the pictures from this direction look a lot more true to reality with the more subtle gray.
My biggest regret is not noticing that low spot in the shower floor before I tiled it. But that’s a minor inconvenience that I can deal with easily.
Other than that annoying low spot that catches and holds water, this shower has been amazing.
So two years later, we’re still really loving our bathroom. It was well worth the money that we spent on it.
If you’re new around here and you missed the original posts about this bathroom, you can find them here:
The whole bathroom from beginning to end: Master Bathroom archives
The original before and after of our bathroom (which was the original master bedroom in the house): Master Bathroom Remodel (Before & After)
How much did it cost? You can find that here: Master Bedroom To Wheelchair Accessible Master Bathroom Conversion – How Much Did It Cost? (Cost Breakdown And Sources)
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Your bathroom is beautiful! I love the mural. Your woodworking skills are phenomenal. I’m glad you are enjoying it as much today as when you first completed it.
Thanks for sharing, Kristi. Great job on both the Master Bath AND the video. I especially love the “armoire” in the water closet but it all is amazing. And the icing on the cake is that it still looks so good 2 years later!
Dear Kristi,
Your bathroom is truly a work of art! Good to know that it functions just the way you need it to and has held up beautifully for two years. It looks brand new. Form and function; the double bonus : )
Would you recommend your particular bathtub for a vertically challenged person? I’m looking for a tub for our vacation home. Would you share the pros and cons of yours?
Your glass-front cabinet is one of my favorite parts of your bathroom. You have it styled so beautifully.
I intend to try out your toilet cleaner grout cleaning tip soon. Thanks for sharing that.
Do you have any regrets in this bathroom?
I’m looking forward to seeing your bedroom suite come together. Thanks for sharing the journey!
YHWH Bless You : )
I wouldn’t recommend my tub for anyone with any kind of mobility/balance issues. Getting in and out would be a problem. But if you don’t have any of those issues, it’s awesome! I wish I would have gotten the small one (I think it was 5 feet), though. I got the bigger one, and I think it’s too big. I feel like I could swim in it. 😀
My two regrets are (1) not noticing the low spot in the part of the shower floor that’s supposed to be level before tiling, and (2) not putting an outlet behind the center storage cabinet so that I could store rechargeable items in the drawers.
Such a dream bathroom! I’d never tire of that beautiful mural! What material is the free-standing tub and how well does it stay warm for a soak? And also, does the bubble fixture above the tub illuminate or simply decorative?
The tub is acrylic. I do think it keeps the water warm. The space between the inside walls and outside walls of the tub is hollow, so you can fill it with insulation to keep the water hotter even longer. I did that with the bathtub in our hallway bathroom, and it works. I didn’t do it for that reason, though. I did it so that it would lessen the sound of the shower water hitting the bathtub. It worked very well for that, too!
The bubble fixture that I made isn’t actually a light, but it does fit over a recessed light. So when that recessed light is turned on, it lights up the fixture and looks exactly like a flush-mount light fixture.
It was a LOT of hard work, but you have never let that scare you off. I was there for the journey and am so happy that it paid off so well for you and Matt. It’s a beautiful room.
The most beautiful bathroom ever! I love all the finishes and colors, and to hear that it still is in tip-top shape after two years is the icing on the cake. Well done!
I can’t believe it’s been two years! Such a beautiful room. It’s an oasis.
You did a great job with the video and explaining things. I especially appreciated you talking about the tub length. We are going to be updating our bathroom and will need a tub, right now there is a gigantic garden tub in there. Have no idea why those were ever made! I am also 5’ tall so I thought the 59/60 inch would be good and you confirmed that.
Kristi, everything about your bathroom is so perfect! The colors are soothing, the mural is heavenly, and all that perfect storage is so wonderful! You did the most fantastic job on it, and I truly think it’s one of those rooms that will always feel fresh!
I absolutely love everything about your bathroom – it is stunning!!
I can’t explain why this bathroom touches my heartstrings but it does. It so clearly shows your talent, taste, and good sense. I enjoyed your report each day of what you did along the way. Each selection choice, one by one and the final day when it was done just made me so happy.
The studio is such a joyful spot; I love every inch. So it runs a close second to the bathroom. Thank you for allowing all of us to enjoy watching you produce such lovely rooms, Kristi. And there is even more to come!
O, goody.
Normally I don’t watch a lot of videos and you do such a good job with photography and explaining in your posts that I had I had a good idea of the bathroom layout. BUT I’m so glad I watched the video because in person you are just so sweet and pretty and kind and caring with such a lovely speaking voice. YOU are adorable. Of course the room is incredible but I even more enjoyed seeing the actual, real life Kristi.
Thank you! What a sweet thing to say, and what a wonderful thing to read first thing in the morning!
Amen♡