They Wanted a Tiny Bathroom to Look Vintage (and Nailed It!)

Renovating a home yourself can take a while — especially if it’s an older space that’s been patched or updated occasionally over the years. When Nicole McQuade and her husband moved into their historic Richmond, Virginia, home eight years ago, they tackled renovations room by room.

“Since the day we moved in, we’ve hated this bathroom, but knew that a quick paint job wasn’t going to do much, so it has been largely untouched while we saved money and figured out what to do,” Nicole explains.

It Was Time for an Upgrade When Water Barely Came Out of the Sink’s Faucet

But the bathroom had previously been renovated in the 1980s — meaning the plumbing and electrical “were ancient.” The couple had started having issues with both over the years, and eventually the water barely came out of the sink’s faucet.…