Thanks Oakleijok and dee dee99. Oak my house was built in 1895. I was almost embarrassed to post my bathroom again because I have shown it on here so many times. There are some gorgeous bathrooms on here. But if I had to choose (which I don't) I would go with the modern room of Sundownr. I normally don't like modern but I love that gorgeous black ceiling. I love to see when people don't play by the so called rules. ttodd has a black ceiling in her foyer, I believe, and it is to die for. ....Jane

Decide carefully. Do you really need a bathroom TV? If you still decide to have one, consider first of it is water resistant, its mounting options, picture and sound quality, voltage, safety installation and warranty.

We're in expensive suburban Boston territory and after reading these posts, I feel positively over-the-moon now with our $30-32K bids for a master bath ADDITION. Thru our architect we have 3 from top gen contractors. It includes relocating our meter, gas lines & misc complications in the basement. I cannot believe the prices I'm hearing for this stuff. We're getting an addition for an "average master bath remodel" price of $30K++? $1600 for painting a bath?? $6K for demo/tiling a standard alcove tub/shower? I'd love to track the hours and figure out that hourly rate. Elsaduty....The estimate seems neither that high or low to me. Everything is sooo regional, in fact micro-regional as you know. 25 miles out from a major city can drastically reduce rates....that's been our exp. Compared to the crazy prices I'm hearing here, it appears you're not getting ripped off anyway! Have you gotten several bids or just 1? The toughest part is going to be acting as your own GC if you're inexperienced with construction. As mentioned, co-ordination/communication between various contractors ( and you) on how things should be or are done could be tricky and expensive if mistakes have to be corrected. We're pretty exp'd DIY remodelers over 30 yrs and try to anticipate each and every issue that can possibly arise but even with that sometimes you get bitten in the butt! Yes, check refs! Several. We have friends who got royally screwed by a contractor (who the DH considered to be a friend no less) and had to remodel the remodel! VERY expensive.

Thanks! I don’t think that will solve the pink tile though, or fit in with the southwestern theme as much as the dinosaur breath above though.