Follow Ups to Questions 2: The entire construction process was probably 8 weeks elapsed. There were holidays, weather problems, you name it. The actual schedule was bizarre. A week or so of demo in March, an unexpected 6 month hiatus, then back again for November & December and final details in January. The time after demo turned out to be a good thing as we changed many items and even the actual design - all for the better. The room dimensions are a bit irregular. The area of marble floor is 7ft x 7ft. The tub is 3 ft wide, so the room more or less is 7x10 (not including the little alcoves at the head of the tub and shower areas). The ceiling height is a little over 9 ft. The JVI light is "large" and the bottom is probably at 6'9" or so (we made sure all contractors' heads cleared). We removed several links of chain to get the right height. Not sure the large light would work with an eight foot ceiling looking at it now. One of the other similar styles would do the trick though. As for the Amma, I didn't notice the slope to be all that different - but I might not have been paying attention. This only a 66" tub - not a lot of room. What I did notice is the curved back. For me, the flat back was not as comfortable as the curve. The other things that I looked for in my search were arm rests and grab bars. These two items I use every time I get in or out. Must be getting old.

Lovely! I like the classic white tile and porcelain and how you used furniture pieces in the bathroom. I love that the storage at the end of the tub has pull-outs that can be reached from the toilet. Your custom sink and backsplash and counter are unique and beautiful. Yours may be the first bathroom sink I have seen in which a small or medium dog could be washed! That is a good thing! I showed your pictures to my DH because I am thinking of classic tiled walls with a chair rail for when we redo our bath in a couple of years. He liked it! I was expecting him to say, "too old fashioned." He did not, he said it looked nice. From him, nice is a compliment. He even liked your rows of listello. I was just at the Tile Shop's site the other day looking at the Hampton tiles because someone was selling some on Craigslist. I am hoping to do as you did and get what I can cheaper there, and fill in the rest from the store. I can see that you worked very hard to secure all of your materials - and then cut the floor tiles to size and culled the Hampton tiles, too! You succeeded very well in getting the look you wanted while saving money along the way. Congratulations, and thank you for the pictures and great detail and supply list.

OK....it's NOT mastic....it's actually called AcrylPro. It's made for this application. Yes...I know what I'm doing...just sitting at home in my nice warm bed...not on a job site where I can copy the bucket information. I was sloppy in my material list...and I can't edit it an hour after posting.... For the floors I a use a powder, purchased in a large bag that has a little elasticity to it....can't remember what it's called either...That really was not the purpose of my thread. I really think people should RETHINK using bright ...fancy....loud tile in their remodels. A rug can be thrown down later and changed. Tile is a lot more permanent! My designs are not BLOWING anyone away. I understand. I hope I'm giving someone permission to be boring....:0)

It would depend on what you need. I would rip everything out of there (on that wall at least) so you can start fresh. Find a vanity you like, that leaves you room on the left for the cubbies/shelving/bench. Obviously those will have to be custom made. If you have a lot of pool visitors, consider going all the way up. you can have larger cubbies, or do random spaces. Perhaps higher up (above counter height) you could do something like this larger storage cubbies to hold guests bags and such. or instead of the cubbies above the counter, you could do open shelving or cabinet maybe do a combined seat/storage play around w/the design to see how much room you have to work with. consider doing a wall mount faucet above your vanity sink. It's easier to clean and keeps the counter free and neat.