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Comments (9)I love this too! It's not often (ever?) that you use "whimsical" and "sexy" in the same sentence but that's what I'm going with for your room. There's alot to love about this room... the waterfall faucet, the dark tile with the perfect shade of orange, the custom artwork and octopus stencil, the rugs.... It's fabulous and I hope you and your family smile every time you walk in....See More?Pocket Door for Bathroom? x-post on the remodel forum.
Comments (9)Geoffrey, Thanks again. The problem is that I can't build the pocket door assembly infront of the 2x4 because that is our hallway. I can only come into the bathroom space for the extra space. I could have an extra wall built for the shower, that bumps into the room at the shower area. I just got off the line with Johnson Hardware people. They stated that they recommend sheathing the pocket area, once constructed, with 3/4" ply. Then on top of that goes the cement board for the tile installation. I asked if the ply should be exterior grade, and the customer service rep. said they didn't think so, or it would have been specified that way by their people. I also indicated in our conversation that I would be using their framing kit that includes the steel clad split studs, and all the hanging hardware. I don't know if that made a difference in the recommendation of the plywood or not. What do you think of that plan? I had hoped to use the hardware from Hafele, but not the framing kit, that is way expensive. But I thought the Hafele might be a good system. I watched an independent Youtube video on Hafele pocket door and it was mentioned sometimes people use the Johnson combined with the floor channel kit from Hafele, to keep the door centered. I was about ready to throw in the towel and do a barn door in the hallway side of the room. I don't know, it might just be a lot easier and I still might do this....See MoreMaster bathroom help-crosspost from bathroom forum
Comments (19)olychick, thank you for taking a look. :) I'm relieved to hear you think a white shower pan is best. I am heading out now to find porcelain marble look tiles for the shower walls to pick up the gray as you suggested. I want a shiny finish to the walls. Tell me if you think that's a misstep. I am avoiding marble as I have a marble topped vanity now that is pock marked with etchings. As far as seeing myself in the vanity, yes, I think I will be able to do so. I was planning on a black framed mirror spanning the vanity. My current vanity is 32 1/4" high (as will be the new vanity) and when seated on my vanity stool my reflection is seen up to my chest. The only issue currently is that my knees are pressed against drawers. I failed to mention that I was thinking of using absolute black granite for the vanity top for two reasons: one being cost and the other being to avoid etching. Will doing so deviate too much from my inspiration? Lastly, I had the idea of applying pieces of beveled mirror framed by black molding floor to ceiling along the back wall and continuing behind the toilet (similar to this only floor to ceiling with the exception of base molding & crown): [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Northbrook Architects & Building Designers Michael A. Menn Thoughts? Suggestions? Thank you for reading this far. :)...See MorePartial remodel of upstairs bathrooms, REVEAL
Comments (6)Yes, the cabinets were wood. They were in good shape so I didn't see the need to replace them. I probably shouldn't have said "refacing" because he didn't actually remove the front pieces of the cabinet. He added some wood for the new hinges to attach to. He made new doors and drawer fronts, and installed full extension glides and and soft close hinges. The old hinges were on the outside. This picture shows the piece of wood that he added. Without that there would have been nothing to screw the new hinge into. I think if we had actually refaced, the hinges would have attached to the side of the cabinet, but I'm not sure about that. Maybe this same type of added would still would have been required because the side of the cabinet is not very thick. The office cabinet needed some extra reinforcing. He added some wood to the inside of that one at the top. He was worried that the granite installers might damage the cabinet if they pushed and pulled on the granite or set it down too hard. He still asked me to warn the installers to be extra careful on that one because he couldn't reinforce it as much as he wanted to. It was difficult to place the wood where he wanted to because it would have interfered with the drawers and he had only so much room between the front of the cabinet and where the sink would go. I can't say that I totally understand what he did to reinforce that one, but it all worked out. If it had gotten damaged, I guess he could have just rebuilt the whole thing, but thankfully that wasn't necessary. My goal was to keep it as simple as possible and I'm thankful that it all worked out that way. This project went so smoothly I can hardly believe it, a welcome change from my kitchen experience! Can't wait to tackle the master bathroom, but have to save up for a while first....See Moretreasuretheday
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