About the bathroom

The bathroom has some limitations. As you can see, it's small. 4'6" x 7'7", to be exact, with a bite taken out for pipes. I can't make it bigger. I can't move any of the fixtures, but I can replace them where they are (e.g. the toilet has to stay cramped in the corner, but at least it can stop being green).

I'm ripping everything out - tile, tub, toilet, vanity, floor. I plan to tile up to the ceiling (because I love that look, with different zones of coordinating tiles) - and tile (or otherwise prettify) the ceiling too.

The toilet's pretty straightforward - it will have to be the narrowest, most compact model available, as unobtrusive as possible in style. The sink will be either a pedestal or a narrow (maybe corner) vanity - shaving those inches wherever I can, to make room for:

My dearest renovation dream - before I even found this apartment - is to have a Sanijet pipeless spa bath. (I'm a bath person.) It's different from a Jacuzzi or air tub - there's no pump or pipes, the water never leaves the tub. It's swirled and bubbled by silent magnetic jets that pop out and go in the dishwasher for cleaning.

The narrowest Sanijet tubs are 31" - 32". (I'm not sure if I want the deeper rectangular Japanese-style tub, or the more contoured ergonomic tub.) The current hideous tub is 28" - but it looks as if one side of it is somehow buried in the back wall. I'm praying that my contractor or architect will somehow find the extra couple of inches I need for total bliss.