Your welcome!! Yeah, once you're standing inside, 32 inches is not that big. Also, don't forget if that's if you've used a measurement that's from stud to studs, once the shower is closed in, you'll be loosing 1.5 inches on each side for drywall & tile. Then you're basically left with 29 inches for the interior depth. Most adults who are not physically challenged need more room than that to shower comfortably, add the challenges and well...you get the idea. Converting the hand shower bar into a grab bar is a bonus I wasn't expecting either, but the fasteners are only 20 bucks, a small investment with a hugh return. Here's a couple more tips we did, not sure if you'll be interested, but we got a pantry like the one you have in your drawing. However, instead of paying a fortune for mouldings to hide an empty space, we used the money to upgrade the cabinet so it touches the ceiling. That way we could utilize that space above the cabinet for more storage. Additionally, I can't tell if 3 sides of the shower will be walls, with the door facing the toilet, but if that's the case, you may want to consider having a bipass door instead of the pivoting. We did because we don't have enough room between the shower & the toilet for the door to swing freely. (I believe 32 - 36 inches between the shower & toilet is standard) and also because, I read over and over again that a hugh drawback to the glass euro styled pivoting doors is they don't have any kind of a water guard piece at the bottom (like standard framed doors) so when opened they get water all over the floor. HTH -- Lukki

Lovely sense of style! Bravo! We investigated porcelain marble look-alike tile but we decided on real marble which we will have to care for without any acidic products. Beware that there is a repeating pattern in marble look-alike porcelain tile like (on wall paper which will give away the secret.) We found great deals on Amazon and at Lowes for Bianco Carrara subways, pencils, chair rails and floor and shower floor hexes (1/3 the price of tile stores). We found a gorgeous remnant for our shower bench at a marble and stone shop at an amazing price. I can't wait until it's done to post photos! But back to your house... it's gorgeous!

The textured walls are standard here in CA from what I have seen. It is standard knockdown. Actually, we have done so many projects I have become quite a pro at matching spots now. I moved a light fixture and no one can tell where the old one was on the ceiling. We purchased a neumatic gun for our air compressor. There is this hopper what you load the joint compound type stuff in and you shoot it on the wall. After it dries a tiny bit you take a putty knife and flatten the bumps down. You can make the bumps really big or small depending on how you adjust the sprayer. It takes a bit of practice but dh just told me to go for it and see what happens. It is a real pain when painting rooms when you want to make straight lines because the bumps interfere. They do sell stuff in a can and home depot told me to return the cans if it did not work as manufacturer states. It was horrible product and I did return the half empty can. Thanks for all the compliments. I was really unsure. My older sis came by and immediatly said she really liked it. The only thing she did not like was that we use the shower stall to store our snowboard gear in the winter. We go almost every weekend and it was a hassle to haul everything upstairs and too easy to forget something. I have a rod across the top to hang our coats and pants and the helmets and boots sit on stall floor. It allows everthing to dry out and easy to load to car since it is near garage door. We don't get lots of visitors so it does not bother us. In summer we hang our wet swimsuits in there, again making them easily accessible and keeps upstairs carpet from getting wet suits left on it.

5 years in the business hasn't been long enough, I think. You are trying to invent a concept that already exists. Kitchen showrooms do all of what you are describing. They carry multiple brands at multiple price points and can coordinate all aspects of the decor finishes. Design and build firms even employ GCs to be able to 100% handle the home add on or extensive renovation if that's involved. You're not talking about offering anything new. You're just talking about marketing what exists differently, which possibly could work if you found the right ad campaign. Cabinet companies are also pretty particular about who carries their cabinets. And they often will not work with companies that carry their competitors. So, you won't end up with 9 different budget choices and 12 different mid range choices. They just won't allow you to do that. Unless you're talking 9 different Chinese made choices, that is. And those aren't likely to be taking any market by storm any time soon. Too many risks and quality variables. And potential customers who are looking to renovate really won't flock to a "Cabinet Hut" type of place run out of anyone's home. There will be a great deal of suspicion attached to that, directly related to your location (especially considering your sex), as well as your liquidity. If you can't afford a decent sized showroom with really good displays, then you will have people wondering if you'll be in business in 6 weeks when their cabinets are supposed to be delivered. You have zero reputation with anyone as a startup, and that's going to work against you with both consumers and builders. That's why most KDs either go to work at an establised showroom and create a name/buzz and then go out on their own or only work part time out of their home and have a spouse with a more traditional job who carries the insurance and benefits. All in all, you'd probably be best served by approaching an already existing residential KD firm and pitching your services to them as a "contractor division" that you'd run. If your data checks out, and your finances are sound, it'd be a win/win proposition for both of you. And, in 10 years time, after you've built a reputation, you could then sever the ties and have your own company that could easily stand on it's own feet.