Tiny bath renovation complete
John
8 years ago
1960 ranch style home "master bath"
Old shower door would open approximately 60% before encountering toilet. I'm 6'6 and couldn't stand fully upright in shower due to lowered ceiling. Relocated shower to exterior wall and eliminated small hallway linen closet. Frameless enclosure to be installed this week.
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Feedback from renters; Tiny studio kitchen renovation
Comments (5)The thing is, there is no one right answer for this. For every person like me, who wants a closed-off kitchen, there's someone else who would rip down all the walls and have no barrier between the kitchen and living space at all. And there are a thousand in-between variations, as well. I've read your post on the Kitchens forum, so I have a better idea where you are coming from. For what it's worth, here are some more thoughts. I would not break through the wall into the living space at all. Once you put a window or pass-through there, you are defining the space on the other side of the wall. With the whole wall there, someone could put the head of their bed against that wall, and place a bookcase or other type of room divider parallel to the bed, creating a little, cozy, semi-hidden nook for their bed. Put a window there--it would feel really weird having your kitchen open onto your bed. And the height of the windows you have shown is awkward--the cook would have to bend down to see anything in the living space. I'd take my money and concentrate on "blinging out" the existing kitchen. Not knowing your area, it's hard to say where to spend the money. Definitely change out the "boob" light on the ceiling. Add some undercabinet lighting if you can. If the cabinets and granite are in as good shape as they look in the picture, and if stainless is what the renters in your area are looking for, then concentrate on getting stainless appliances. If the cabinets themselves are in good shape, but you want to lighten up the kitchen, then look into just refacing the cabinets with lighter colored doors. I would not give up an inch of storage space. Unless there is additional storage elsewhere in the building, like a basement lock-up, every bit of a renter's life must be contained in their apartment. Sports gear, clothing for multiple seasons, holiday decorations, the childhood teddy bear, books, CDs, DVDs, shoes--everything has to fit in that apartment. I've known people who didn't cook much who stored CDs or bicycle parts or clothes in their kitchen cabinets. There will always be renters who walk in and say, "We want open concept." But there will also be renters who walk in and say, "Look at all the storage!" You need to pick one group and market towards them. And in the other thread you mentioned fitting out one of the closets as a pantry. I'd suggest not doing that. Let your renters fit out the closets to work for them. Unless they are gourmet cooks, there should be enough space in the existing kitchen for most food storage. A dedicated pantry won't attract the average 20-something who eats out twice a day. They will only wonder how they can make the pantry work for them, instead of seeing it as a bonus....See MoreTiny Full Bath Remodel Complete- Pictures.
Comments (11)Thanks everyonefor the kind words. We did use a contractor. He did the work and we bought everything other than the lumber/ hardware supplies and we also paid the tile guy. We were on budget of around 8k and spent about $11k. I went over on the tile among other thing like the shower fixtures. We somehow over ordered on the tile as I have a good amount left over. Lesson learned. The tile is porcelain made by View- It is Shore Varadero. It was about 2x as expensive as porcelain at Lowes. I second guessed myself for weeks when I saw the cost. We ordered from Best Tile. The accent tile is from Mosaic source and is Sumi-e. I can look up the color if anyone wants it....See MoreMaster Bath (Pretty Much) Complete
Comments (33)Hi Mike - we still love it. In fact we moved recently and really miss our ipe shower floors. The ipe has stood up very well, no issues with mold or discolouring. Do cap the screws used to attach the rubber feet so they don’t rust and discolour the tile underneath. The drawbacks I mentioned in 2012 remain, they are a bit more effort to maintain (but rinsing off the wood quickly after each shower deals with 90 percent of the maintenance and cleaning). And they are heavy to lift out when cleaning. Otherwise I still recommend, we installed them at our cottage bathroom as well. Enduring, so sorry I missed your 2013 post!!...See Morepicky couple needs help on bathroom tile for complete renovation
Comments (3)I don't see any cohesive elements between your three tile choices in your second photo (the marble doesn't relate in color or pattern and appears far too busy). Since the pebble tile floor (hope you've experienced showers with rounded pebbles before as some don't like that sensation under foot) and teal wall tiles both have a bit of gray in them, I'd choose something like 12x24 tiles in a natural slate (repeats the natural element of the pebbles) with a fairly dark grout like https://www.cletile.com/product/stone/cle-classics-slate?sku=ST10005. Emily Henderson used this tile in a 12x12 size in her mountain house primary bath here if you want to see pics and read about her grout choices, etc...: https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/mountain-house-spa-master-bathroom-reveal...See MoreJohn
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