My bathroom remodel - Tiffany inspired theme
Hi all,
Newbie here! This is my first post. I'm a wanna be interior designer/decorator, so I'm very excited about my bathroom remodel. Demo starts in 3 days and I've got almost everything I need, except patience! LOL
Anyway, here's my bathroom before:
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9 years agoHere's a close up of the paint color against the accent tile. I think it's a pretty good match.
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I also put the blingy pulls on the tall cabinet today. It's still laying on the floor, but I rotated the pic so you can see what it will look like upright.
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Comments (16)Personally, I love those tones/colours in your inspiration pic. But, then I love slate...(though haven't found a place for it yet in my reno so far, even considered it for kitchen flooring...). Enduring has an excellent point. To plan my Master Bath, I had to go through pages and pages of pics on Houzz, save the ones I like in my ideabook, and then had to figure out what the common denominator was, what was I drawn to? I found that I didn't like a lot of different colours, and found the BR's with different floor tile, different shower tile, different backsplash tile, different counter surface...was often too distracting ,and I felt not very often well put together. So that helped clarify for me what I wanted. You say you like the earthy tones. BUt, I honestly feel that going with a greyer toned floor will probably bring out the richness of your espresso vanity more than a brown tile would. What you could do is print off two copies of your inspiration pic, either using photo shop or some similar program, or cutting out construction paper, compare the pic with a grey floor/grey wall, and then again with brown floor, beige wall. See which one you prefer....See MoreBathroom Reveal, Thanks to the Bathroom and Remodel Forums! (pic
Comments (56)This old thread got revisited. @dani_m08 to answer the question about extra probe, I believe I ordered an extra one when I bought the set up. The probe wire is just setting in the junction box I think but honestly I cant remember. When I laid out the underfloor heating and the probe, I just ran another probe near the first probe, and it was then sealed into the floor self leveling compound as per instructions. then the end was just threaded into the wall like the one that would be live, and not connected, but just laying there in the box. Regarding the tile layout. I just decided to run it this way, after getting instructions on the 90Degree way, IIRC. The herringbone that I love is from my childhood and the side walks in my neighborhood that all ran at 45Degree. so that to me is herringbone. I know you posted on @sochi thread about her amazing bathroom and a wall mounted faucet. I would totally do it if I had the right sink for it. In my case I had made my sink out of soapstone and an integrated backsplash. The pictures of this bathroom reveal are no longer available because of the use of photo bucket, when it was Gardenweb. I did not keep my account with photo bucket. I'll add some of the reveal pictures so you can see the sink and floor. Regarding the sink there is no ledge for water to drip from my hands when using the faucet. The water drips right into the sink. In my other bathroom with a deck mounted faucet I am always wiping up drips and it is a nuisance. I much prefer the setup for this sink. Below: I love the flush finish from the faucet to the bottom of the sink. nothing drips on a counter or edge of a sink. Below: looking in from the doorway. Below: Here I am finishing up the sink. the backsplash was epoxied on as a separate piece. The whole soapstone install in the room took next to nothing to buy as they were all small pieces that I epoxied together with a 3 part stone epoxy. Below: this is the counter at the tub, and is in 2 long pieces but I was able to epoxy them together at there edges to make a wide slab for the top. All the soapstone was finished with a 60 grit sandpaper to be rough and this lovely soft tone of blue/green/gray/white. I did not oil it so this color tone would remain light. Below: If I recall correctly @sochi helped me decide on this Hubberton Forge Mirror. I have 3 different metals in this room, but they are all a cool silver to black color. Below: the center of this tower shares space with the kitchen on the other side of the wall. there is also some extra space that houses some electrical wiring. this is an old simple house. this bathroom was an add on when it got move to the farm in the 30s IIRC. The plumbing was all rearrange and some of the details that were orignially there I kept but updated it, such as this tower feature. The old one went and the carpenter did a wonderful job with this one. Below: This feature was another thing I kept from the old bathroom but flipped it from the other end and had the carpenter put drawers in it. Before it was a hell hole. things got lost and the build was soooo old and creapy I didn't like using it for storage. Now it is perfect for storage....See MoreHey gang. My latest project. $800 bathroom remodel done!
Comments (26)Hi all! Ugh, I'm SOOOO out of practice. I shrank all the pics because they showed up HUGE in the preview post. Here they are again, larger (probably too large!) Yes, the floor is slate, and yes, it was a pain in the arse to work with, especially since I was bound and determined to use some of the glass mosaic accent pieces in some way. Glass mosaic is super uniform, super thin, and super easy to work with. Using it right next to slate which is NOT super uniform, not super thin, and NOT easy to work with was a challenge, but I LOVE how it turned out. I can't remember the paint color, but I know it was a BM historical color, because that was the only fandeck I could find. :P I replaced the tub as well (which was by FAR the most heinous, horrible, difficult project I've EVER done. EVER. UGH.) But I didn't replace it with anything spectacular, just a newer, not stained and chipped version of what was there before. ::::Side note:::: Removing and re-installing a bathtub is a truly horrible undertaking, and I don't know if I'll ever do that one again. Ugh. As far as my gorgeous distraction, here's another shot of us at a concert: Working bathroom and a gorgeous distraction. Life is good. :)...See MoreI need remodel inspiration/tile colors for bathroom
Comments (4)consider doing a curbless shower. Maybe even a wall-mount toilet. (don't know what the budget is, but both of these will cost more). check w/the city or state and see if they have an allowance to give you to turn your bath into ADA for your husband. In some situations they will pay for a portion to convert. I would lose that tower and do a larger vanity w/more storage. I'd also do a wall mount faucet which will make cleaning easier for you! It's not that difficult for the plumber to put the lines in the wall. he will have to come out to redo the shower anyway. another option is a floating vanity. you could put baskets underneath for extra storage if you need it. as for the shower, think of doing a little pony wall, like in the pic, with a glass panel atop, and leaving the entire doorway open. that way he can roll right in. (you can have a built in bench in the shower or one that pulls down. grab bars can also be installed curdles, linear drain at the entrance, single panel glass, and teak bench. or you may choose to do no pony wall and just have a door that swings open. These have to be done by someone qualified to understand floor slope! so make sure you choose a pro. I just redid a shower for my neighbors. they took out their tub and did this no door, just a single 36" glass panel. (not shown here) I also gave them wall mount faucet. quartz countertop and this is a 36" vanity. extra storage in the niche (shelving not done yet) and over the toilet....See MoreRelated Professionals
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We finally have grout! No more plastic psycho showers!
Here's the shower. We used Stainmaster Crystal Glass grout with Galaxy glitter added to it for a bit of extra bling. The grout is basically crushed glass and really illuminates the color of the tile it's used on, so you can see a faint hint of aqua in it on the aqua tile. Apparently it was a real bitch to work with, though, because it's an epoxy based grout, so basically the glue gets on everything and is very difficult to remove. My contractor was not happy with the product itself but agreed that it looks beautiful.
Here's a close up so you can see the glitter in the grout. I think it's going to sparkle like mad once I get my chandelier up!
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On the floor we just used a basic grey grout.
and a close up
Tomorrow I think they're going to do some more patching and painting and possibly dry fit the vanity and sink because they need to move the mirrored medicine chest up an inch or so to accommodate the new faucet.
It's coming along very nicely and I'm very pleased with the results so far. I hope you all are enjoying watching the transformation through my "eyes" with pictures! - 9 years ago
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I was finally able to get a good shot of the shower tile, floor tile and wall color together. My vision IS coming together!
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My contractor came over today to clean the epoxy off the glass tiles. While he was here we did a dry-fit of the vanity, sink and faucet and realized 2 things - we need to cut a keyhole out of the faucet opening in order for the sink to be centered over the drain hole, and the hole in the countertop is larger than the drain hole (b/c the sink that normally comes with the vanity is white ceramic, so you wouldn't see it), so we're going to have to fashion some sort of chrome washer type ring inside to avoid looking through the sink into the inside of the vanity. We also put it in the bathroom to check out the plumbing measurements. We're going to have to cut a U-shape into the back of the shelf in order to accommodate the plumbing once the feet are installed on the vanity. The good thing is that we aren't going to have to move the medicine chest/mirror up at all, so that's a plus.
Here's the vanity and side cabinet (without the countertops) in the position they'll be installed. We don't have a lot of space, unfortunately, so it's a tight fit, but I think it's going to look fine once we get the countertops, faucet and sink in.
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Got a few things accomplished today. Got the new removable shower head installed, the window film and the vanity light. Unfortunately some of the sockets on the vanity light are wonky and there's a scratch on the mirrored part, so it has to be replaced. Also, unfortunately, it's out of stock online at Home Depot, so I had to order it elsewhere, at a cost of $60 more than what I originally paid >:-(
The window film looks great and when I came home the sun was shining through it making it look like diamonds. Because it's so bright, though, my sister-in-law is designing me a pull-down shade for the window as well.I love the new shower head! I have always wanted a detachable shower head because sometimes we have to bathe our 22 pound cat (yes, 22 pounds, he's a maine coon) in there, and this will make things so much easier! Unfortunately, I realized, after it was installed, that the cute shower caddy that I bought that looks like a woman's silhouette, is not going to work. So...after much research, decided to order this.
We have the cubby, and that currently holds 1 big bottle of shampoo, 1 big bottle of conditioner and 1 bottle of body wash. I realized that I needed something more to hold all the other little products I use, my razor and our bath scrubbies. I think this will work just fine.
My contractor also thinks he has the plumbing issues resolved for our sink, so I'm hopeful that we'll have a working sink by the end of the day tomorrow. Fingers crossed! :-)
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We've had some plumbing issues...which means we can't use the wooden feet that came with the vanity that would rise it up off the floor about 2 and 3/8". Unfortunately, whoever installed the original sink plumbing glued PVC pipe and we can't take it off to move it without tearing out the whole wall. But...the pipe coming out of the wall just happens to sit on top of the shelf of the vanity with about 1/4" to spare. We considered cutting out a U-shape in the shelf to accommodate the plumbing but it also sticks out too far that it we did that and raised the vanity the plumbing would then hit the back of the top drawer, causing it not to close all the way. So... we decided to forgo the wooden feet and just use the 4 little rubber feet that were supposed to go on the bottom of the wooden feet, to raise it just enough to get it off the floor so we can open the drawer, and without having to re-do all the plumbing. It does make everything a bit shorter than we were expecting, but I think we can live with it. Here's what we've got so far. My contractor says he needs to buys some more plumbing supplies (not sure what) so it's not connected to the water source at the moment, but he had it connected earlier and sent me a pic, so I know it works.
So, here's what the wooden feet look like
And this is how it will look with just the rubber feet
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So....I decided that the vanity was just too short without the feet, so I told my contractor to go ahead and cut a U-shaped hole in the shelf and into the top drawer if needed to accommodate that stupid pipe. Fortunately, there was no need to cut into the drawer, just the shelf!
I also did extensive searching online to come up with a solution to the 4" hole in the countertop that was causing us concern, since the sink is glass. Ultimately, I found a 4" chrome mounting ring and had it overnighted to me, and we were able to finish assembling the sink and vanity today! I am SO happy to have running water in there again, as I've been getting tired of brushing my teeth and washing my face in the kitchen!
Here's the finished product and I couldn't be happier! My contractor is going to adjust the doors later, because he didn't want to mess up the silicone holding the counter top down right now.
We still have some little things to do...paint and install the trim, paint the door, install the door hardware, install the chandelier, etc, but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. :-) - 9 years ago
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Here's the new light fixture. The globes are star shaped as opposed to square shaped like the other one, and I like it much better! :-)
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They added another coat of paint today, and Thursday they should be putting up the chandelier and adding the final touches (my contractor's birthday is tomorrow, so he's not working). Meanwhile, I installed new drawer/door pulls because I realized Saturday night (after just having the sink/vanity functional for 2 days), that one of the crystals had fallen out of one of the pulls and several others were loose. I guess it's true that you get what you pay for, since they were dirt cheap from China. So...I splurged and ordered some Italian pulls w/crystals that are MUCH better quality. Of course, they were 5x as much as I paid for the others, but they are SO worth it! I put them on today (had them rush shipped to me) and I'm testing my husband's powers of observation to see how long it takes him to notice that they're different. LOL
They also installed the doorknobs today (eta: not sure why it's sideways).
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If anyone is still following this thread, the bathroom is finally done! My hubby still has to hang one thing for me and change the fixture on one of the decorations, but other than that it is done, done, and done!
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I created some before and after collages so you can really see the transformation. :-)
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