I'm redoing 4 bathrooms and need some design help!
Paul F.
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Due to fire in my triplex I have to gut and redo all my bathrooms and I'm looking for a great spa-like (impervious to tenants) look to replicate in all the bathroom. One of the big improvements is that all my HVAC units will now be on the roof and I will not need duct work anymore. That means I can remove soffits that affect all 4 bathrooms ceilings and walls. It will be a big change.
The arrows in the pictures show the soffits that can be removed and where the walls/ceilings can be flattened. Someone told me that lower ceilings over showers are preferable. Do you find this to be the case? BTW that is a mirrored soffit above the walk-in shower.
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Comments (7)Meg- I did three coats of the stain plus one coat of poly by GF in satin. It says to wait 6 hours between coats, so took a few days, but the actual staining was accomplished in 20 minute sessions. I applied my stain with a foam brush and removed it with an old t-shirt I cut up in pieces. Those two things worked perfectly. You're just applying the stain and wiping it level, not c0mpletely off (wiping with the grain of the wood). If you have a Woodcraft store near you, they sell General Finishes, otherwise the GF website has info on where they sell their product. Hope that helps! I'd be happy to answer any other questions you have too!...See MoreKitchen Redo Ideas Needed in House I'm Looking to Buy- Pics Post
Comments (6)Ebse, the den is a must-have. I actually didn't care if the house I found had a formal dining room if there was an eat-in kitchen, or if it didn't have a den and had a dining room I could convert to a den, I just wanted a den. The den is too big to lose to being more kitchen, it's 15x16 if I remember correctly. It's going to be just the two of us, and this one of us is usually banned from the kitchen when it comes to the cooking, so we really don't need so a huge kitchen, just more cabinets and draw space for much needed "stuff" eandhl, I'd consider it an eat-in kitchen - the people have that oblong table and hutch. I have a table that seats 6 now, but would definitely get rid of it and have something small for just the two of us which I could open up with a leaf for 3-4 people. Since there's a formal dining room, any more than 4 people, we can eat in there. I may take my hutch with me, have too many collectibles in there not to have it, but then again, I could put that in the dining room and just have a table in the kitchen. diwoman1, the laundry room is very small, the washer dryer on that one wall, on the wall opposite from them, to the right of the door opening going in to the laudnry room, there's a tall bank of cabinets - good for storage/pantry if needed. On the two other walls, there's one window and the other wall is actually the door, leading to the garage. Within the garage is a storage room. I thought maybe I could put the washer/dryer in there, but it really doesn't help me much as that laundry room wouldn't work for much more than a pantry, or mudroom. I was thinking about trying to get a stacking washer/dryer and put it on the right side, and make a bench/coat rack on the left. Fori, the cabinets are just old wood cabinets that she's repainted. I even thought about refacing instead of replacing if possible. The kitchen isn't bad at all, I can definitely live with it for a while, but it's not "me" and I really want to update it, but it's livable the way it is now, at least for the time being. I will actually have the luxury of doing what I need to do before we totally move in - this is if we are lucky enough to get the house. It will be a slow move - DH has to get a transfer, so he'll stay here while I start moving stuff up there. I'll probably tackle the master bathroom first, out of the 4 areas I want to update, that's going to be the one that bothers me the most - this will be second - and besides, the bathroom is soooo tiny, it will be easier and faster to do that one first, or so I hope. Thanks to all who've replied thus far - hoping more will do so too!...See MoreI'm in Napa for design a kitchen..but I need help for..
Comments (12)Hi Donna, no in that case is a white glossy laminate. But no matter whit finish of the cabinets (laminate, wood, lacquer) always the sun will effect the product. I had experience in painting cars and after 6 months the "code" from the factory to reproduce the color has to be adjusted because the sun change the color especially the red. luckily in that house they going to have the sunset coming from those windows....See MoreI have no idea what I'm doing. Help me design my bathroom
Comments (33)Benjesbride, where does she lose the 2"? It appears that she is not aware of the loss. Rebeccamomof123, are you pulling permits to do the work, or do you live in an area where the city/town/county inspectors are going to become aware of the work and expect to come in and inspect it? Or is your area more like where I live and anything short of an addition is something that no one will notice and that inspectors don't drop in when workmen are around unless it is really obvious that a big job is being done? The reason I ask is that your clearance for the toilet-to-tub distance is right on the edge of being okay. Some towns will not let you get that close. If you could get inspected by the code enforcement officer, or if you are doing this with permits, you need to draw this up and get it approved before assuming it is going to be approved. If you need to steal back a couple of inches to make it fit, one option is a wall-hung toilet. Your contractor opens up the wall behind your toilet and puts the tank and flushing works inside the wall (not the stuff you have, it is custom made for this purpose) and then the toilet part actually hangs off the wall and never touches the floor. It is much nicer for cleaning. All of Europe has been doing it this way for years, I hear. http://www.geberitnorthamerica.com/en_us/target_groups/enduser/products_enduser/toilets_2/concealed_systems_1/for_toilets_1.html...See More
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3 years agoThese are high-end rentals near the beach so I think about using wood-look tile planks for wet towel/sand durability. I posted the question about that plan here before and most people said that wood look tile planks was a trend that has already peaked. However, I contacted an architect and he said that some of the new planks are indistinguishable from real wood and he thinks they are here to stay. Anyone have thoughts on the plan to go into bathrooms with the same tile that's used in the rest of the house?
Paul F.
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