Upstairs Bath Progress

Here is the upstairs bath in an almost finished state.  The small double headed shower will have frame-less glass doors.  The shower threshold is actually black stone and the floor is similar to the downstairs bath.  It was at Andrew's insistence that the subway tile went all the way up to cover the ceiling and it was such a great idea.  This is just a wonderful room to stand in and it is not even finished!  Plus, the acoustics for singing in the shower should be awesome...watch out neighbors.  

And, speaking of neighbors, they will not be getting a free show.  That window will have a reflective covering on the outside and obscure glass on the inside.  The door sitting in the middle will also have obscure glass and will be the actual bathroom door.  It won't swing in and out, but will slide along a barn door rail system for access into the bathroom.  

Downstairs Bathroom Progress

You have a limited number of days to move into a house you completely gutted.  What is the first room you need to finish?  We're pretty sure its the bathroom.  The downstairs bathroom is not completely finished, but its getting close.  The shower fixtures were ordered this week and we have claw foot tub to move in soon.  This is the second gray paint color we've tried and although it may get covered in another attempt to find the perfect gray for this space, it is starting to grow on us.  Here are some photos from START to "almost" FINISH.

This is the what the bathroom looked like when we bought the house.  The picture is taken from the old entrance that was off the kitchen.   We put two pocket doors on side walls in this picture.  (One where the toilet is sitting and the other directly across from it)

I realize that this picture shows absolutely nothing, but the wall to the left used to be the doorway off of the kitchen.  You can see one of the pocket door openings and through that you can actually see the back door.

We went with a classic subway tile and a light grout.  We purchased the vanity online.  Dark with a white marble top.

Please ignore the refrigerator door and the lamp.  Although the lamp is a hand made piece by local artist Ken Collins and we are super excited to have it.  It won't stay in the bathroom, it will go in the living area.

This picture is taken from the same spot as and is comparable to the second picture in this post.

Downstairs Bathroom

Originally, the only access to the downstairs bathroom was through the kitchen.  Ahem.  Not ideal for several obvious reasons.  We sealed up that entrance and Andrew put in two pocket doors.  One in the back hallway and the other off of one of the bedrooms. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These doors are original doors from other parts of the house which we are reusing! 

 

The tile work is also now finished.  Here is a sneak peak inside before it was painted and grouted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went with classic subway tile and a very light shade of grout.  The paint color is a medium to dark grey, but we're not exactly happy with it, so Andrew is going to repaint.  I'll post when we've nailed the color.  Here are some photos we found that helped us opt for gray:

 

 

(oops I didn't get the source for this, but I did find it on www.houzz.com)
 

 

 

 



Traditional Bathroom design by Vancouver Architect Synthesis Design Inc.

 

Traditional Bathroom design by Philadelphia General Contractor Tyler Grace

 

 

Now, I know you are dying to hear about our plans for water conservation and our dual flush toilets, but I am out of time for now, so more on this room later. 

 

 

Back To Blogging - Upstairs Bath

OK, I won't make any excuses about how busy we've been or all of the things that have happened that took priority over working on our new home,'cause we're back!  After a couple of months on hold, Andrew has started working his magic on the bungalow.  We are getting ready to start the two bathrooms, so hold on tight, Andrew works fast!  Here's what we have so far...

This will be the upstairs bathroom.  The shower will be in the back, up against the outside wall (it takes a brave woman to have a window in her shower, but I assure you that glass will not be see-through!)  The toilet will be on the right wall about midway, and the sink will be on the right wall, closest to the door.  The door will also be a sliding door to keep unity in the design of the upstairs where we will have two other large barn doors.  Isn't the shape of this little bathroom great?

We are going with white subway tile, and this is the style of sink I've picked.

 

Here is a picture from the apartment therapy website that is similar in feel to what we want for this bathroom. Although ours will have a tile floor, the shower in this pick is really close to what we have in mind.