This is our Master bathroom now. It is 16 years old, time to update.
pmimi04
6 years ago
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visualizemaven
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Our finished master bathroom!
Comments (11)To answer the vanity question above, it's a single piece, 60" vanity. We could have squeezed in space for a slightly longer vanity, but doing a 72" would have been really tight and I wanted room for the trash can and hand towel! We had a 60" double vanity in our old bathroom and it worked fine - we're rarely getting ready at the same time. I took my first soak last night after a long day of hauling Christmas decorations and furniture around and it was fabulous (once I figured out that the button I pulled operated the hand shower which sprayed everywhere and didn't close the drain). Lots of people say that the whirlpool tub is a waste, but my DH plays a lot of sports and has sore muscles, and I like a place to get away from our almost-three-year-old....See MoreSuggestions to improve the look of my 12 year old main bathroom?
Comments (59)Mayflowers: "There's high gloss white tile from floor to ceiling on all four walls. Mirrors add shine. Painted woodwork in a bathroom would probably need to be glossy to make it washable." The white tile I have is high gloss, but I think, it doesn't exactly appear so. You see, the tile is not completely flat. It has a very slight wave in it. I think this reduces the "shine." At the same time, this window is north facing, so there is no sun streaming in. It also is a frosted window, so that also diminishes the amount of light entering the room. (Therefore reducing the shine?) You also say: "Painted woodwork in a bathroom would probably need to be glossy to make it washable." My husband is quite the handyman. He says that we would be able to find a durable paint without high gloss. We are a family of four, but only one of us showers in there. So perhaps the paint would hold up well enough. Also: "Right, the grain shows through unless you smooth it out with filler. That's an option I hadn't thought of and would work with your door style to give you a look of "just bought" cabinets." I could use filler when painting the trim white and see how well it covers the grain. I think we could do that. Then when it comes to the vanity, the cupboard and drawers, we could consider gray paint (only if the trim worked out well). But I like the idea of staining the vanity, cupboard and drawers. That would be more work. Staining is always a bit tricky---it's difficult to get just the right colour. I am wondering whether a grey wash would work. That would be easier. Nosoccermom says: "I could see the vanity in a grey stain but would keep everything else in the color of the tiles and tub." So just doing the vanity in a grey stain/paint is something I would definitely consider. I think I would need to paint the trim in the room white and work from there. "But I agree that painted oak cabinets will always look like "painted oak cabinets." Hopefully not. "However, do your cabinets/wood work have the regular strong oak grain?" Unfortunately, yes. Here are a couple of closeup photos where you can see the grain of the oak....See MoreGreat timing, our 10-year-old dishwasher stops working
Comments (98)I just ordered the middle one because the local chain Queen City has 8 of them in store and can install this week on Friday. The first one at Lowe's, although it says in stock, it's not really at the store, but in a regional warehouse, so it has to come in and then it gets on the list to be installed. The person at my local Lowe's said the website is not real time on what is available, and calling another store would not make a difference because they all use the same warehouse. Also, for the first one at Queen City, it would be another two weeks because it's not in the store. I know we don't know what day it is, but it is the Memorial Day weekend next weekend and potential for things to get further delayed until early June. So, I'm going with the simplest option here. Thanks for your help!...See MoreProblem: A dozen houseflies a day in our master bathroom
Comments (15)House flys live up to a month. You still probably have some from the dead animal you found. Up at camp we are surrounded by woods on 3 sides and a cow pasture on the 4th. We had every kind of fly imaginable. House flys, horse flys, and deer flys. We couldn't sit on the front porch without them using us as a meal. I found an easy device to keep them away from us. Take a Mason jar and put in some raw meat and water to just below the meat. Put a funnel on the Mason jar wide end up and secure. I use caulking. The flys are drawn to the raw meat and enter the funnel and can't fly back up and drown. I put them outside in an area that is somewhat protected from the rain. Since then we haven't had any flys in the house or been bothered by them outside....See Morepmimi04
6 years ago
Sammy
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago“We do need the fan though. With the lights on the space really heats up.”
Change to LED bulbs, where the heat output is virtually nil.
“I had thought of putting one over the tub though.”
A chandelier, I assume? That’s problematic, safety-wise. Even though the internet is flooded with images of beautiful bathrooms with chandeliers over tubs, in most cases (unless the ceiling is extraordinarily high) it’s a SERIOUS code violation.
Now, back to the excessive heat issue: Where’s the exhaust fan? If it’s located in the water closet, chances are the steam from the shower is the culprit, if not a major contributing factor, to the excess heat. An exhaust fan needs to be in the same room as the air it’s exhausting, properly sized, and vented to the outside.
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6 years ago
PROJudyG Designs
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoDon’t get rid of the bench in the shower. Someday you will be 85 and will need it.
Except for the fan, is there any ventilation? Should the window be operable?
All in all, it is a great bathroom. Maybe replace the makeup chair, remove the black wall decor, and paint the walls…how about B.M. Palladian Blue?
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