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Treehouse Utility Bathroom Scope & Progress

From the humble ‘before’ to the tile + drywall progress: A look at the renovation of the Treehouse’s utility bathroom so far, including sources!

Text image with overhead view of shower tile flooring, legno limestone herringbone floor tile, and harlequin pattern, 12x12 legno limestone and cararra marble

The Not-So-Lovely Before:

Over at the Treehouse, my parents have been renovating the utility bathroom, a room that is a combination of bathroom + laundry, and here are a few views of what the room looked like before. As you scroll through, you’ll see it was in rough shape. Yikes! It’s the bath on the lower level, and I think the previous owner did some of the finishing work themselves, but never *quite* finished. There was 12×12 beige ceramic tile that my mom has already demo’ed, but the ceiling over the laundry was never put in nor any sort of solution to conceal the water heater from view. The shower had a comically high big step up, so we’ll be addressing that as well.

In case you’re just stopping over, The Treehouse is my parent’s home, which is located on a lake just outside of the Twin Cities. The home itself is perched on a hill making their 3 back decks feel completely nestled up in the tall juniper, birch, and oak trees that surround it.

laundry room and bathroom, white walls and ceiling, white freestanding washer and dryer, white toilet, under construction, water heater in corner,

shower with white plastic , white painted walls, beige 12x12 ceramic tile

white pedastal sink, with antique nickel mirror, white track lighting, white painted walls,

ceiling with unfinished drywall, view into ceiling plenum, single light bulb socket, ductwork

Sweet, Sweet Progress:

Lots of progress has been happening with the tile, drywall and new washer/dryer! The tile especially is looking SO GOOD. The floor is a combination of Legno Limestone and Honed Cararra Marble Tile in a harlequin pattern. The limestone is sold as 8×16 and had to be cut down to 8×8. The shower tile is traditional 3×6 subway tile in with a warmer color grout that my mom and I are both in love with, color Birch from TEC. And finally, the shower floor is Legno Small Herringbone Mosaic.

marble and limestone, harlequin beige 12x12 floor tile, LG stacked washer and dryer, white subway tile with birch grout

bathroom progress, white subway tile on shower walls, legno limestone herringbone shower floor, marble and limestone harlequin floor tile, stacked washer and dryer,

legno limestone herringbone shower floor, white subway tile with birch grout, legno limestone and cararra marble floor tile in harlequin pattern, overhead view of floor

Next we plan to wrap the room in vertical shiplap wainscoting, add cabinetry around the washer and dryer, and a sliding door to safely conceal the water heater. Along the blank wall below, we plan to add a wall-mounted sink, an antique mirror, and sconces.