Before and After

When my boyfriend and I moved in to our small San Francisco apartment we moved in to a disgusting mess. The power was cleverly turned off when we had the showing with the landlord so a lot of the "ick" was missed due to the shadows and the excitement of having a separate living room, dining room and bedroom (plus a sewing "room" all of these a miracle in San Francisco!) So, needless to say, when we moved in and assessed the apartment in the cold light of day (and electricity) there were some huge problems, the biggest of which was the bathroom. Since I work from home making aprons and custom sewn clothing for my clients I couldn't even leave the apartment and pretend that it wasn't so bad, a makeover had to be made ASAP.

The former tenant had apparently never cleaned the floor, when we first looked at the bathroom we thought the trim tiles and the floor tiles were different colors! Not to mention that she had stolen the shower head and painted the bathroom (including the ceiling) a dismal shade of bluey-gray. To top it all off, there is a huge flock of pigeons living in our light-well so opening the window is out of the question and yes, in the before picture, that is pigeon droppings on the window *shudder*. 

Before

Being renters, we can't retile or change any of the fixtures so nearly all of the renovations are superficial but the changes take the bathroom from what one of our friends described as "nursing home creepy" to somewhere that you can go to get clean and actually feel that the room is clean as well! We painted the walls and the ceiling 4 coats of a glossy white and put up a whimsical dandelion wall decal for a bit of character. Took down the misplaced shower caddy over the sink and added another mirror. As a finishing touch I made a curtain for the bathroom window which really helps brighten the bathroom! 

After

Love our dandelion!

The bathroom was one of our first projects and remains one of the more dramatic changes in out apartment. We're pretty proud of it!