First Floor Bathroom: Before

This photo does no justice to the disproportionately large floor plan of the first floor bathroom. The other half of the bathroom is to the right of the toilet, where there is a gorgeous cast iron claw-foot bathtub. When we measured the bathroom and kitchen dimensions, we found that the kitchen covered almost the same square footage. Our project calls for reducing the size of the bathroom, repositioning the fixtures, tiling the floor, and using the commandeered floor space to increase the size of the kitchen. We also scored ourselves a dual-flush European-style toilet off of Craigslist which will replace the one you see. It saves water by allowing the user to determine how much is needed to adequately clear the bowl. The "big flush" uses 1.6 gallons, and the little a mere 0.8 gallons. Plus, it's far more styling.