Help me finish designing bathroom
Need a little help and to ask if you think I'm heading in a good direction with what I'm choosing so far!
OK - we are redoing our master bathroom - when you walk in there will be a 6 foot double vanity to the left and the toilet next to that. on the right side of the room will be the shower (frameless glass door) and then the tub.
For the vanity we chose a walnut vanity in a shaker style. I'm including a picture just to give the look of it, this is not the vanity. I will have two undermount white sinks and the top will be carrara marble. I chose walnut b/c I love the natural look of it with the swirls and grains you can see and I think it will add a little warmth to the room.
On the other side as I mentioned I will have a glass enclosed shower and a tub - the shower will have glass on all sides and I was thinking of doing tile similar to the picture below (if you can see it) - it is subway tile on the bottom with the same tiles in a herringbone design on top divided by some pencil trim and a hexagon tile for the floor of the shower...
The tub will be an undermount white tub and I plan to have a carrara marble top on it. I plan to have my contractor build a surround similar to the one in the next picture (white wood, simple design).
I hope that gives a clear enough picture of the choices I've come up with so far...
here are my list of questions and what I could use help with....
Vanity - I need to figure out lighting and mirrors...given the choices what would you do - one large mirror or two mirrors above each sink? I have to figure out lighting ASAP so it would depend on the mirrors I go with if I decide to do sconces or lighting above mirror?
Floor - I was thinking of doing larger tiles of dark gray very similar to the floor that you can see in the picture of the tub. do you think that would go or should I maybe continue the hexagon tile on the whole floor instead of just the shower floor?
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Comments (1)Oops, I swear I didn't see this posted on this forum so I posted it again. Sorry. If you can remove this one, please do unless it gets feedback. Thanks....See MoreHelp me finish this bathroom!
Comments (21)I like the door painted white � it makes the natural wood cabinet over the toilet more like artwork. A wide, wall-to-wall shelf above that cabinet could hold neatly folded towels, but that doesn�t sound needed. I have the same toothbrush holder, so I must like it. I�d place it on a glass shelf mounted to the wall on right of medicine cabinet, and hang the hand towel bar on the left side of vanity. Because the toilet is off-center, I�d hang towel bars only on the left side wall. I think that would probably look neater as well. Or you could hang a swivel style towel rack that might accommodate more towels. Do the four of you include younger kids? Since they probably could not reach the high towel bars, a floor towel bar like this, placed at vanity corner, could be useful. I love radiators � especially for drying towels. A variation would be to install a towel bar that curves over the radiator, so towels can be stored there neatly. You would need a towel bar that projects the depth of the radiator, or a custom install. This is not deep, but I like the concept. There are dual-rod shower curtain rods(both straight and curved) that allow you to hang towels on the outside of the shower....See MoreHelp me chose a finish for new bathroom fixtures.
Comments (8)Chrome is always in "style" if you are looking for style and it is easy to keep clean and always looks good. If you want something that always looks clean and easy to clean and keep looking good, chrome. When we were doing our revamp for all the bathrooms, the lady who had the most to gain by selling some of the other metals told me quite honestly that she opted for chrome in her house and after working with and having many different metals in various homes, when she built her "permanent" home, she put chrome throughout....See MorePlease help me design my small accessible/universal designed bathroom
Comments (4)Contractors do not design. They build. You need an actual K&B designer. You have a very restrictive space to get all that you want without turning it into a wet room. You, and your husband especially, need to educate yourself on modern waterproofing systems and how a wet room is properly created. The Schluter system will offer a lifetime warranty if their products are used from start to finish, including their thinset. Look at their YouTube channel. And don’t be so sure that your choice tractor can actually do this properly. Especially if he hasn’t had the wetroom and waterproofing conversation with you. Read below, and have a tough conversation with him on all points raised. https://www.ceramictilefoundation.org/homeowners-guide-to-hiring-qualified-tile-installer...See Morefourhappy
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoOh, sorry, I see now you said 6'.
I just came across this walnut vanity. Interesting how they made the drawers part of the sink base, allowing the sinks to move away from the edges. Isn't it a beauty? The vanity in your photo looks like cherry.
I would do one large mirror and mount sconces on the mirror, then have some overhead lighting.
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI just redid my master bath and I have a 72" vanity as well. In my old bathroom I had two 3-light vanity lights on each side. I got ample lighting from this. My new bathroom features a tile BS so I went with two mirrors to help show off the tile. Unfortunately I realized the two previous wall lights were not centered with the new vanity set up so we just did two cans lights instead. The lighting isn't as good as before. I put makeup on in the morning so I need the light to ensure I don't leave the house looking like a clown :) I love the new set up and I feel like the can lights look more modern. I'm happy but the old lighting was brighter.
Can you do can lights and sconces?
I think your thoughts on a darker floor will look great. I went with a charcoal color tile and dark grout - it almost looks seamless and I love it. I also love the little hexagon tiles. Go with what feels right.
before and after...
Notice the old lighting - it was very bright.
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