bathroom makeover

The bathroom has been crying out for a splash of paint for ages...must admit its the worst room in the house. In fact its one of the few downfalls of living in an estate owned house that hasn't had any maintenance for probably 300 years (maybe over exgagerating lets say 250 yrs!)

So after looking at it for everyday, pretty much since we moved in (over 7 yrs ago) I have thought to myself this room really needs sorting, that victorian toilet cistern would look lovely stripped & polished and what to do about the bath hmmm

When we first moved in I had to tile the wall to stop it falling into the water everytime we had a bath & a coat of paint but thats about it, I always felt it was a bit of a lost cause and spent as little time as possible in there.

I did contemplate fitting a new suite but I quite like the charm of the old stuff, it's a nightmare to clean and the bath could really do with re enamelling but its the kind of patina you cant recreate (well that's what I'm telling myself).

So last night as you can see I decided NO MORE the bathroom needs a makeover. So I am chipping away at it in the day between am & pm showers n bathtimes & when Violet decides to have a nap....it could take some time. I am very excited about the cistern, under the paint it seems to be cast iron or something similar & the downpipe water thingy looks like it might polish up nicely.

I am going to wallpaper the bath panel as the walls would be impossible to paper, with a few coats of varnish I hope it will be water tight but we'll have to see.

I'll be able to get properly stuck in from Thurs as Keith is back from Holland and can keep an eye on Jinxy so I'll keep you updated of my progress and post some more pics as we go along.