georgia_on_my_mind and Karyn, try finding 'Zanzibarensis Ricinus' Castor Bean seeds, they are a mammoth variety ..... then plant them near a Brug or feed them like a Brug. I had one here a few years ago that I would swear was the 'bean plant' in the Jack in the Bean stalk nursery rhyme and even in my zone it grew to the height of the small bathroom window on the second story on my house. ( likely about 15' tall). This is where I got mine from: Ricinus Castor Bean Zanzibariensis and yes, we needed a saw or an axe to chop down the plant at the end of the season.

Thanks Herring! we are going to have to take back the toilet (or try to sell it) because we definitely need the toto (or Inax, I didn't know about that one, thank you!). now my husband is freaking out because the bathroom floor is also noticeably sloped. It was not before although all the tile had cracked because it had been laid improperly (i think in too much tile cement, whatever that is, because they used extra to make the floor seem level) All the floors in our old house are sloped (it was built in the 40's). Is it unusual to have a sloped floor in the bathroom too? My husband thinks we need to make the guy completely redo it. sigh..... Mayzie, I'm with you! now to talk the husband around! :)

Since my original post, I did buy the home, closed on the 29th, but that almost didn't happen - one of the main reasons was, tada, this bathroom! During the walkthrough the day before closing I came to find out that they had to replace the shower pan, which meant, they replaced the tiles in the shower, and with them being tiles from the 60s, not only did they not match, but as a repair, it was an AWFUL job! I was pissed and upset to say the least. I couldn't understand why the owners didn't offer me the option of a credit to do the bathroom over as I saw fit, instead of doing this on their own, it just made no sense. We finally got them to give us a credit and I'll be ripping out the entire bathroom. What they paid to have done in there was just a waste of money and almost cost them the sale of the house - and cost them more at the end with the credit given. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with this bathroom. I've taken off that gawd awful accordian door (Freecycle!) I'm looking at tiles, trying to find a 18" vanity base to free up some more floor space, probably put in bypass shower doors as I can't stand getting wet when I turn on the shower as it is now, and there's no light in the shower, so this will bring in natural light. I'm still not sure how to deal with the door. I haven't found a good door to put there. THe original door swong in, door handle on right when it was there. I'm still toying with the idea of a pocket door. I'm going to get an estimate on switching the toilet and vanity, still not sure how much of a difference it would make. Too many things and possible options. Want an elongated toilet - does anyone know who makes some really short toilets when it comes to floor space? Good source for 18" vanities? Vanity there now is 41" thinking about a 36" wide instead, will give a bit more room. So, that's my mini update on this bathroom. I've been almost 3 weeks doing non-stop cleaning. As clean as they people were/appeared, you have NO idea what I've found deep cleaning! This morning, I'm off to paint the closets in the master bathroom - they painted the bedroom, but didn't take the extra step to paint the interior of the 2 closets, so I have a tan bedroom and light green/blue closets!!!

Update: I ordered the Galba toilet from Luxury Modern Home - 24.5" long and it sits flush to the wall, allegedly. Ah yes, "Luxury Modern Home," that well-known bathroom fixture maker...but at least it has luxury in the name and the Amazon reviews were not terrible. My contractor laughed at me but admits it solves a problem neatly, if it works. I will say the customer service has been good. They called to ask whether a newer model was OK (some sort of bowl reconfiguration), then found me the old version when I said I didn't want the new one and shipped it overnight by Fedex. Anyway, for those who may have a similar issue to me, Luxury Modern Home apparently has toilets in 23", 24", and 25" lengths now, all with 12" rough and slightly different styling (rounded vs square edges). I will report back about the Galba.