Master bathroom shower remodel in progress
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Bathroom Remodel- 2 shower heads in smallish shower?
Comments (10)You can get a fine shower from a handheld. If I'm installing just one head in a shower, I recommend the user go with a handheld. They're more versatile, and there is no performance penalty. Understand that many manufacturers use the same shower head for fixed and handheld applications. Same head, just a different presentation. Example, here's the Grohe Relaxa Top4, which is what I have in my shower: Fixed: Handheld: I'll agree with raehelen too regarding the bench. I'll encourage you to eliminate the built-in bench and go with a movable wood stool or bench. Again, more versatile. And more comfortable to sit on. Two heads in a 65" shower is not excessive. Regarding the rainhead and pressure. You are correct, many people who use a rainhead as a daily shower head to shower an shampoo do indeed get frustrated with it. It's not really intended to function that way. But those who use a rainhead for the "rainhead experience", they love the rainhead. If your two heads will be used for functional showering, I'd recommend a fixed head on one wall and a handheld on the other wall. Make the handheld hose long enough so it can be used to wash down the walls. I probably install more Grohe than anything else. When you do change shower heads, there sometimes is a transition when going from what you're used to to what you now have. The new head isn't worse. It's simply different. For your plumbing layout, consider having the supply valve(s) located just inside the shower so you can turn the water on without having to step into the shower. The idea is to eliminate getting hit with a cold spray when you turn the shower on....See MoreOpinions on master bathroom remodel plans (sketches included)
Comments (20)For what it's worth, you certainly can have usable drawers under separate vanity sinks. We do. We had a cabinet built, and added the mahogany top and sinks ourselves. We use the top drawers as our primary storage (for daily-use items like razor, face creams, etc) because there is no medicine cab behind the mirror. We simply had the cabinetmaker make the drawers about 3" shallower in depth than the front-to-back measurement of the case, so there was space for plumbing behind them, and then cut out the U-shape in back of the drawer for drain trap clearance. The sinks are only partly above the counter, and about 5" or so below it (you can just see the white front edge of the sink bottom in the open drawer photo...) This was modeled on an Ikea vanity. If you look into the Ikea sinks, you'll see they come with ingenious super-low-clearance drains that take even less space out of the drawer than mine does....See Moreremodeling master bathroom with beadboard/wainscoting
Comments (11)I would get the bathroom done first and then think about the bedroom. You will want your style to flow from one room to another, but that doesn't mean you need to carry the beadboard over, and some rooms can have a little different take on your style. A good place to get inspiration is to look at good examples of colonial / vintage style and avoid the "faux" - which is why I am not so fond of the glazing in the pic. I find going back to the past and avoiding the trendy helps create a more timeless look. Even though I said avoid the "faux" I do mix an occasional Hobby Lobby or similar decor piece in, though I like to walk through the many antique stores in my area to add some truly old pieces. I've picked up pretty, but very inexpensive mismatched china for the walls in my kitchen. (Unfortunately, I am old enough that some of the decor I bought when first married is showing up in some of these places - apparently having hit vintage status.) I also have used the beadboard wallpaper - especially in areas that I want beadboard but either want to think about it, or need to change something else first. I used the wallpaper in my powder room and will switch to the real thing when I eventually change out the countertop. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~45787943 Since you and your husband like projects - I refinished an older wood bathroom cabinet I had removed from another room, removed the door panel and had it replaced with glass: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~45788623 Although it is "faux" the wallpaper looks surprisingly real and might be a way to try a look out as it is only $20 roll. I have real beadboard in my laundry room which is right across the hall from the powder room and I am never hit with a feeling of "this looks so fake next to the real thing". However, I would use the real beadboard in the bathroom....See MoreBathroom Remodel Before, in Progress and After Pictures
Comments (12)@thisisnotadrill We had the bathroom stripped to the studs, so we installed a 2x6" notched into the framing (note this was not a load bearing wall) the full length of the vanity. We reinforced the inside of the vanity boxes with large L-brackets and screwed those into the 2x6" (behind the drywall at this point). If you can, it's undoubtedly better to buy a vanity made for wall mounting but we made it work and it's very sturdy. Good luck!...See MoreHU-877150550
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