Girls Bathroom Part 2 - Big Brick Beauty

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Hello again! Today we continue on the girls bathroom reno! For the next part of the bathroom budget remodel, I focused on the flooring and mirror. If you remember from my previous post, this is what we started with.

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It may be hard to see in that photo but the tile has an almost salmon pink hue to it! Super outdated. And we had a typical builder-grade frameless mirror. It lacked style and character. First I tackled the floor. The previous owner left a box of peel and stick laminate in the basement so I figured you can’t beat free! I did a ton of research but couldnt really find any people who had just laid the peel and stick right on top of ceramic tile. What I did find was that peel and stick tiles will conform to whatever surface is below them so whatevers under it needs to be completely level. Tile is not flat. If you place a level on tile floor you’ll notice your grout lines will typically dip a bit especially if theyve been worn down over 20 years time as ours had. To solve this, I regrouted generously. I filled the grout lines with new sanded ground until the lines were just ABOVE the tiles.

After allowing the grout to dry, I came back with a sanding block and sanded the lines so that everything was flush and we had one solid level surface. Then I vacuumed the sand debris and cleaned the floors well! You do not want ANY dirt on your floor. These are peel and stick tiles and you want the adhesive to adhere directly to the tiles.

Then I started playing around with placement to determine if I wanted to run the tiles vertically or horizontally. I decided on a horizontal pattern staggering 3 lines before repeating. You should use a rolling pin to push the tiles down to really get them to adhere to the ceramic well. To do a peel-and-stick floor you will need

Peel-and-stick tiles
A razor to score and snap tiles
Scissors to cut more intricate lines (like around a toilet)
Grout in a similar color to your tile
A rolling pin

This is what we ended up with.

So beautiful! I added these soft pink mats for a pop of color! When doing peel and stick, if you have any tiles that shift or gaps where the tiles were completely lined up do not stress it! Grab some grout that is a similar color to the tiles you are laying and simply grout the cracks. This will ensure no moisture gets underneath and will give you a nice finished look. After I finished the grouting the gaps, I caulked around the edges with a waterproof sealant to make sure no water gets underneath where the floor meets the wall.

Next, we began working on the mirror. I had a mirror handed down to me that was my great-grandmothers and I had been looking for a place to use it. I knew this was the perfect spot but it had a gold frame and I didn’t love the gold.

So we like the mirror with paper and taped the edges down well and hit it with some black spray paint. We used a spray paint and primer in one and hit it with 3 thin even coats to make sure everything was fully coated. This is what we ended up with.

Then we used molly bolts to mount it to the wall.

I love the look so much and I love the history behind it! All in all, this part of the project took me 2 days. I did the flooring in one night after the girls went to bed and did the mirror the next day so that I could spray paint outside in the daylight.

Cost Breakdown so far: