Sunday, November 21, 2010

Going to the bathroom ...

The bathroom choices are almost all made now - the tile is bought. (If only they could start already!)

The theme for the bathroom is playful modern - circles and silver.

Here's the bathroom floorplan (from one of my expensive architect's drawings!) -

This is the wall tile (peachy-beige iridescent) -



 The bathroom floor's still up in the air. Greenish glass would be supercool if it weren't too slippery. Marble with pink streaks is another option.

This is the sink (wall-hung, because it makes the room look bigger; fabulously round with a towel bar)
The faucet is a less expensive, but virtually identical, version of this (the water flows out like a ribbon) -



The mirror over the sink

The toilet (Toto Aquia)

The tub (Sanijet - with jets! - if they approve it) -
Because the tub's a little shorter, I'm hoping we can box it in with glass: a fixed short panel at the head end, and trackless sliding doors along the long side. Slide them both away from the window in ordinary time so that there's some elbow room on the loo - and toward the window for a tub bath, because the head of the tub's toward the door.


My contractor talked me into sconce(s) rather than a dropped ceiling with hi-hats and/or a chandelier. Cost, for one thing, and the risk that the upstairs plumbing will explode and ruin my ceiling treatment, for another.


So how's this for a sconce? Comes 24" or 36" long. It'll go where the floorplan says "towel bar" (in error), only higher up.

About Me

I just bought my first home - an estate-sale 1BR prewar co-op on the UWS in Manhattan. It needs a new kitchen, a new bathroom, new windows, and the parquet floors restored. (Other than that, it's perfect!) This blog is for sharing my renovation ideas and adventures with friends, family, and fellow renovators.