Bathroom finished! Pics & a question
Finally! Now I can rest! After a couple years of on-again/off-again planning, our bathroom remodel is done. I am so relieved to have it done, and I am pleased with the results. It's not perfect, but I think the glass tile looks great, which is what we were most worried about. And I and happy with the colors. I could see it in my head, and it was beautiful, but there was always that little voice inside saying, "are you *sure* these colors will look good together?" I really appreciate all the help I got from this forum!
The timing of the work was a bit dodgy, as demo started a week after I had a baby, but at least the job was done by the time baby came home from the hospital (he was a preemie, so he was there for a while). My 3-year-old napped quite easily in the basement while the work was going on, and the dog was driven only slightly crazy by having all these people in the house who he couldn't jump on and lick.
There are a few details we still need to take care of, one of which is deciding what to do about the room door and the door trim. Every door in the house is a fairly light stain, which of course clashes with the dark cherry stain of the vanity. I was thinking of having the back side of the door stripped and stained dark cherry, and replacing the door trim with a dark cherry trim. Does that sound good? I also want to replace the doorknob. The bathroom is the only room in the house that does NOT have a cool vintage doorknob. I may swap the one on the basement door for the bathroom door. It's a darker metal, though not as dark as an oil rubbed bronze.
I am posting some pictures here. The rest can be found at flickr (see below). The lighting in the pictures is a little on the yellow side, due to the light bulbs. We are going to put in "reveal" bulbs to reduce the yellow.
I wish I had "before" pictures, but I totally forgot to take them. Picture this: pepto bismol pink 4x4 ceramic tile in shower and halfway up the walls, blue flowered wallpaper above the tiles, ugly 50s-ish sink/vanity combo, medicine cabinet with the fake wood trim, and ugly sliding door cabinet under medicine cabinet. We kept the glass block window, tub, and toilet.
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Here are the details:
-Glass mosaic tile in shower: Hakatai Ashland "clear ice"
-Glass 3x3s lining window: Crossville Prism "sea glass" frosted
-Glass tile border: Oceanside Tessera custom blend of "clear," "equator," and "white," all in non-iridescent and matte; Oceanside Ritual Flat liner in "equator" and "white" matte
-Glass backsplash: Oceanside Tessera custom blend of "clear," "equator," and "white," all in non-iridescent and matte; Terrain Traverse liner in "white" non-iridescent (also used to line the niches)
-All lav & shower fixtures, towel bars, & toilet lever are California Faucets 4600 series "mocha bronze" (PVD) except the showerhead, which is a Grohe Movario oil rubbed bronze (the Cal Faucets handhelds are dinky)
-Medicine Cabinet: from Lowe's (don't recall the brand)
-Toilet: pre-existing American Standard
-Bathtub: pre-existing whatever
-Sink/vanity: Windsor Collection from Empire Industries "white" and "dark cherry"
-Light fixtures: Espille Collection from Kalco (the sconce is my favorite piece)
-Overhead fan/light: (don't recall the brand)
-Paint: Valspar Signature satin "hazy jade" and Behr Premium Plus satin "airy"
-Floor tile: Daltile Gold Rush "klondike white"
-Shower curtain: Croscill Tassy
My question: the last 2 pictures are close-ups of where the glass tile meets the bathtub. It is, of course, a change of plane, but I think it was grouted, not caulked. It looks like the grout has cracked - is that what I am seeing? Our house quivers a bit b/c we are very close to an expressway, a freight train line, and a Chicago elevated line, so I am not hugely surprised to see that it has cracked already (if it *is* what it looks like). Any advice?
Thanks again!
Here is a link that might be useful: Flickr pix
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Comments (90)Love all of these Bathroom photos! Thanks for posting! I'm in the middle of planning 4 bathrooms myself. I think Ann Kathryn is correct about why people don't post. After all of your planning and hard work, it's difficult when people are less enthusiastic about your project, even when you know every single flaw yourself! Posters need to be mindful of individual taste and geographical location. Certain remodels may not suit everyone's style, but that's why there's chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. My Mother used to say, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all!"...See MoreAlmost Finished Bathroom Pics~
Comments (21)firsthouse -- thank you! the walls were really supposed to be light gray... I don't think the paint was mixed correctly. I'm living with it for now -- I like the blue but really wanted very light gray... Lizabeth -- thanks so much! i found the blue accent tile quite by accident in a local tile store. i was looking for subways and found those blue accents. i have no idea who made them and the order form only has a number. i immediately loved them. I had no idea what I wanted as accents until i saw them and then held them up a hunk of blue pearl which I had already purchased for the counter. Total accident - or fate! i will try to call and ask about them for you this weekend. PinchMe -- sorry I didn't see your post till today. The mirror is a "venetian style" mirror that I purchased locally but I have seen them online too. I just wanted something really different, sparkly and sort of focal. My home is a small bungalow and this bathroom is in a hall off the dining room. If I have "dining room dinner guests" they can see that wall of the bathroom from the table. I wanted something that would look pretty from the dining room view. I so appreciate all the comments! My favorite thing of all is the glass door knob! I did my kitchen in 7/08, where I have 3 doors and I started with the glass door knobs then... slowly replacing doors and knobs through the house. I think I've become a door knob freak! Really, I just love them! OK, I'm very happy with my new bathroom, everything -- but I so love my glass knob! Haha!...See MoreStuck like chuck on bathroom finishes... and pics
Comments (5)Mine is postage stamp sized too. I love your beautiful glass you found. I suggest look at a neutral porcelain for the floor. It's funny how on Houzz no one has a small bath or shower. We know they don't photograph well! I am sure you know about Houzz. Search terms in their search box like 'blue glass title shower' and you'll drool on the examples that you could mimic. I suggest take some as inspiration pix to a kitchen and bath showroom or a tile store to hear how to pull this all together. From Houzz.... [tropical bathroom design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/tropical-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2108) by hawaii interior designer Philpotts Interiors You could do a band of your beautiful tile on a neutral field tile.... [contemporary bathroom design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2103) by san francisco interior designer Mark Newman Design...See Moreis there a website like 'finished bathrooms.com for bathrooms?
Comments (1)This forum has a "Gallery" page that includes lots of photos from various user's finished (and unfinished) bathrooms. Look for the blue "Gallery" link at the top center of the Discussions list page -- or click on the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: Gardenweb Bathrooms Forum Gallery Listings...See Moreaunttomichael
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