I love your ideas for your new bathroom but not one of them relates to the room in the inspiration photo. Everything you have chosen is completed different; the clawfoot tub, the iridescent tile, the black flooring, chandy, chair rail.............

You say your question is where to find a capiz chandy to hang over the tub. Ask your contractor before you buy one because I do not thing it is code to hang a chandy over a tub for safety reasons. You could put it elsewhere in the room of course and that would look great OR you could just hang a capiz sculpture mobile over the tub. You could even just make one of those.

"not one of them relates to the room in the inspiration photo" - Dilly Dally, you are so right and if my mind weren't so one-tracked I would have realized what I wasn't saying.

I love the floor plan of the inspiration photo, not the specific materials. I originally wanted to get rid of the bathtub and have a good shower because we don't use a tub. But, I really knew all along it wasn't smart to get rid of the only tub so then I tried to figure out how to fit in a tub and a shower. That's when I remembered this bathroom my contractor designed and built in another project. That's why it's my inspiration photo - the floor plan.

I'm sure you are right about hanging a chandelier over the tub and I didn't even think about that. I'll ask just to be sure.

Thanks!

You also need to be sure the fixture is rated for a damp area.

West Elm has capriz chandelier. If your ceilings are high I wouldn't worry too much about damp rated fixtures but, I'm no expert. You can't tell me all the chandeliers in those high end bathrooms are damp rated. As long as they aren't in the shower, you are safe.

Wish I had some black and white bathrooms to share with you but, none in my inspiration file. I'll look for some though.

Love your enthusiasm. Wish I could start my bathroom. In the kitchen still... Keep the ideas flowing. We can help or at least get your brain rolling some more on here.

Thanks, alabamanicole and kimmieb.

The contractor thinks the lighting needs to be 5' above the tub but he will verify it. I think it will have to hang too close to the ceiling and won't look right if it has to be 5' above the tub.

I like your ideas and creativity. My only feedback is that your bathroom sounds very austere. A black/white pallet can be very beautiful. I would however avoid doing a pure black and pure white. Instead, use a black with a tint of color in it. For example, a blue black. Basically it's a deep navy blue that's virtually black. However it has a barely noticeable tinge of color to it. Pair this with a cool near-white that has a color to it, such as a gray tinted white. Again, the colors would still look like black and white at first glance, but they have more depth and interest.

For a warm palette you could do a green black with white that has a barely-there ivory tint. I'm guessing you like cool crisp colors, so maybe the above suggestions instead.

Code-wise for over-tub lighting, a hanging fixture can't be within 3' horizontally and 8' vertically of the TOP RIM of the tub.

The idea is to keep the hanging fixture out of reach so that a bather won't be standing in the tub, slip, and instinctively reach up and grab the pendent fixture.

In addition, the code states lighting fixtures within the tub or shower space should be damp/wet listed. Should versus "must be" can be open to interpretation of the local authority.

Your local code may be different.

Mongo

Hello,

We are just going through the issue of a chandelier over a tub. Different electricians had different opinions; not even the contractor knew the "right" answer. My advice is to call your inspector; they know which version of the code they are using and they are the best source for an answer.

Long story short, I can have a chandelier that hangs no more than 15 inches from the ceiling. What this means for me is that I will go with a flush mount crystal "chandelier". It won't be the beautiful hanging chandelier over the freestanding bathtub that is so often seen in magazines that I truly wanted, but I will get the look and still be within code for our area.

If I hadn't been able to install a chandelier over the tub I would have installed a damp rated can, and then make a capiz shell hanging to surround the light so it looked like a lit chandelier but actually wasn't.

Corbett also carries capiz shell chandeliers but they tend to be a bit pricey. If $$ is no object give them a look...

Good luck...and call the inspector so you know what will pass the bar in your area!