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Nice. I really like the aesthetic, and I can definitely appreciate a good knick-knack.

By the way, did I play softball against you this year?

Wow, so many opinions! Ha.

It's actually not loud at all. Frankly, we were quite worried about that, too, but the fact that it's firmly applied to the concrete walls keeps it from echoing or pinging.

Also, we were sure to coat it with a clear Rust O'leum coat. It's our basement bathroom, so we don't use it that often - I'm not sure we would have done it otherwise.

Finally, though I can appreciate what many are saying about the tile not being that bad before, it's one of those things where the picture doesn't quite convey it. The tile had no glossy coating on it, so it was very dull, worn, and dirty. Any dirt or mildew that had been on the tile wouldn't come off! The grout was missing in many places, and what was there was pale blue (ugly!). Also, the tile had been badly applied - you could literally pull it off with your fingers. Anyway, it needed to go.

Yeah, we know it's not to everyone's likings, and that's cool. We consider it our fun basement (rarely used) bathroom!

what a great idea!

This looks great! And those countertops actually look really desirable in the after kitchen, whereas before they kind of looked out of place. Nice work.

We had a wooden toilet seat that we thought had to go! But, this...this is nice. So clean and simple.

We recently renovated our bungalow kitchen to more of a farmhouse feel. I definitely agree that the original cast iron farm style sink and the vintage (inspired) hardware goes a long way to accomplish that look. I would also suggest that older light fixtures (like a schoolhouse fixture) can really make or break the look. You can check out our "farmhouse" kitchen here: http://bungalowbungahigh.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/the-kitchen-after/