The bathroom was one of the gloomier features of the house.  Granted, it was a perfect time capsule of 1959 with its matching seafoam green sink, toilet and tub.  But it was very dark, a little like waking into a cave, and in addition it had the worst ceiling cracks of any of our rooms from the old electric ceiling heat system.  I started by trimming down the bush outside that shaded the window.  But obviously more was needed.  One thing I love about this bathroom, though, is the size.  It's actually very spacious.  And it's got a great 6 ft. cabinet with plenty of drawers for whatever you want to store.

Before and after: the first project was the shower.  At right is Danny's beautiful tile work.  Note the handy little shelf on the wall.  The tub was refinished rather than being replaced.

Next came flooring and a new countertop and sink.  And--yay!--no more ugly vinyl 'baseboards'.  Danny used tumbled marble around the edge of the room.

And here it is after the addition of a skylight.  We're still working on refinishing the front of the cabinet, but the difference is amazing.  I framed several of my leaf photos to use as wall art.  In the daytime you can see the upper branches of our huge birch tree through the skylight; at night, moonlight may spill in.  I rarely have to use the lights when showering now, and the skylight can be opened for ventilation.

Another view.  Here you can see the new mirror behind the sink, a nice big expanse of glass to replace the small cabinet/mirror fixture that was there before.  Now if I can just finish up that cabinet front!