Clippings by bluebirdknits - My Clippings

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Kohler Memoirs toilet & sink
Kohler pinstripe faucets & accessories
Kohler villager tub (the only one that would fit)
Rejuvenation medicine cabinet, pushbutton switches & light fixtures
Daltile subway tile & black liners
marble mosaic checkerboard floor tile
Pottery Barn Kids towels & shower curtain
BM "white satin" paint
Nero Marquina (black) marble windowsill

I agree with blueberry- floating open wall shelves over the toilet to hold folded towels and basket of "stuff". that's what we're planning in our master bath reno.

Also- I'd build a custom unit between the windows, with open shelving above and a cabinet below. We did this in our oud house (1926 foursquare) using inexpensive materials, just lumber and the same beadboard as we had on the walls. In your case I'd make it shallow- like 12" or less, probably!

I have done this twice. Just be sure to look for one that is deep enough from front to back. The avg drop in sink cutout wants 20". Also check the height, 36" is 'comfort height'. Check Craigslist, as there are some options there at times.

Half bath -

Upstairs bath before I had sanded and painted the wood putty on the nails for the trim on top of the beadboard -

Our original 1930s bathroom was shabby but had never leaked. Because it held up so well and because it fit the house construction best we chose the same kind of construction (mud) which is not done much today. We had a great contractor who demolished the old mud bathroom and installed the new and we hired our own plumber and electrician who co-ordinated well with the main contractor. We saved around $1500 by doing this and did not compromise quality as we knew these tradesmen.

The bathroom is very small - less than 4' by 9' so we wanted it simple but sufficiently different from the original black and white one to merit the cost and trouble. We are pretty pleased and to date there is nothing we would have done differently but then we took forever to decide and thanks to this forum anticipated potential problems. It was expensive - probably $5K more than we had thought upfront but that was associated mostly with the construction technique we chose - there is a lot of labor involved in building mud walls and floors. The mosaic floor was also very expensive but we both liked it and it was not easy to agree. In addition we replaced other galvanized pipes in the house at the same time so the work expanded. The pictures are a bit of a jumble and it was difficult to take good ones with the small size. Most are taken before the frameless glass shower door was installed. I haven't listed all the materials and fixtures we used but would be happy to if anyone is interested. Last I have to thank Bill for recommending Rob our great contractor.

Here is a link that might be useful: finished bathroom

OKAY! I finally figured out how to post directly.
BEFORE:

AFTER:

Here's our newly-renovated (and very tiny!) master bath, with espresso vanity, white subway tile in the shower, white tile floor, and bead board walls. The floor is marble-looking ceramic tile (white and gray), and the vanity top is carrera marble. The shower is white subway tile with light gray grout, and we used the same color grout on the floor. I'm sorry the picture is sideways - I corrected it in photobucket, but it still won't show up straight when I paste it here.

I have been lurking here for quite some time and finally am almost done with the Master bath (shower doors will be installed this week)...thanks for all the great ideas!

Floor -- Crossville Empire Series General Gray Unpolished
Walls -- White Subway with Marble mosaic accents and chair rail
Counter -- Granite
Toilet -- Kohler Memoirs
Shower Base -- Kohler Memoirs
Faucets -- Kohler Bancroft
Wall Color -- BM Feather Gray
Towel Bars -- Restoration Hardware Chatham
Vanity -- Painted old with Restoration Hardware knobs/pulls

Master Bathtub BEFORE:

Master Bathtub AFTER:

Vanity BEFORE (doors off for painting!):

Vanity AFTER:

July 24th Update:
Sorry I have been a bit behind. Finally got the new hole for the sink drilled and will be getting plumber back soon to finish and that will be it!

Just wanted to post these photos. My girlfriend felt we needed more storage so I copied an idea I found in the forum-a "concealed cabinet" It looks like a painting in a frame but opens to a small medicine chest. I built mine myself. Its simple and fun. Oh my 12 year old did the painting!

Not sure if I'll be posting anymore so I just wanted to thank everyone for following. It will be a few weeks till the shower door comes in but its nice to have a working bathroom back!

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July 14,
Hi, just a quick update right now. The bathroom is about 90% done! Not bad for about three weeks. Some problems. The hole in the marble vanity is not wide enough to mount the vessel sink on top so I have to figure that out. Not fun. The toilet is in but not quite done yet (hence the blue tape so my kids don't try to use it). We have used the shower and its great. Just have a shower curtain up till the glass door will be ready in a month or so (they come to measure the space tomorrow!

Thought I'd post some pictures of our 99%-complete new bath. As you can see, the bedroom beyond isn't done yet, and there's no door yet, but the bath itself is about done - Yay!

Paint - Ellen Kennon Gustavian Grey
Vanity - Medallion in Knotty Alder wood, Walnut stain
Sink & Toilet - Toto Baldwin/Clayton
Faucets - Husdon Reed
Field Tile - Emser Classica in cream
Accent Tile - Walker Zanger Mizu
Floor - Walker Zanger 'White Cloud' marble, honed.
Countertop - Walker Zanger 'White Cloud' marble, polished.
Wall Sconces - Can't remember!
Fixtures - Kohler Bancroft

This is my dormitory bath for 6 of our boys.

Master bath is complete after 7 months. What an amazing learning experience! I owe thanks to Bill Vincent and Mongo for their advice every step of the way. The pictures and some video are linked below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31784269@N05/sets/72157621799782573/

Weekend Warrior

Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Flickr picture/video set.

I'm only just seeing this now! I'm so sorry.

First and foremost, I documented most of the remodel on my Flickr page and Mrs. Limestone also had a post about my bath on her blog.

Here are some of the "final" pictures. That's in quotes because I still haven't figured out what I'm doing with the shower...curtain or glass?

(to show the light fixture without the light on)

Tile: Carerra (sp?) marble subway, basketweave, chair rail, and baseboard, all purchased from an ebay seller

Paint: BM Quiet Moments on walls, SW Spare White on ceiling and doors

Sink, fixtures, & Toilet: Kohler Memoirs Stately
Tub: No change, builder grade

Chandelier: Ebay purchase

Light fixture: Bellacor, I don't remember the model

Towel ring, mirror, countertop accessories: Restoration Hardware's Dillon line (supposedly this line is being discontinued)

Let me know if I didn't cover anything!

Here are some pictures of our new master bath, kids' bath and powder room. Still need some finishing touches here and there, but done for the most part.

Master

Kids' Bath

Powder Room

Here is a link that might be useful: Ranchreno's Bathrooms

Blue, to match the blue tile liner.

And a cherry/maple accent:

Casey

I've had Julia for about 8 months now. No dings at all. A few tiny scratches only. When I re-oil, they disappear. I love the color of the Julia!

I love the look of free standing. You must be thinking
of the old stoves our grandma's had... : )

I had a piece of 1inch granite strip put in behind my
range. My range is a slide in but it did not slide in
enough because of building codes. There is still a 1 inch
space where my range sticks out. With my granite it looks
built in. Sorry no current pic.

Here are some pictures that show how lovely free standing
can be. No worries yours will be amazing too. Free or
slide in.

~boxerpups

A grandma stove looking gorgeous

We are almost done with our kitchen renovation, I have spent the last 6 months looking at pictures/taking advice from this site. We ended up going with cherry cabinets and soapstone counters--a combo I couldn't find too many pictures of, so I thought I'd share some of my finished shots in case anyone out there is looking for a similar combo.
We have a 100 year old American Foursquare house, and pulled out the existing cabinets/counters/soffits/plaster, added new oak floors (old ones were uneven with the family room), new walls, new electrical, re-arranged the appliances, stripped some moulding in the dining area. The project took 7 weeks, still waiting for a few things, but overall, it's about 98% finished.

Thanks for all of your help, us lurkers get great advice from all the wise folks on this board!!

Here's our original blue daisy hex floor from around 1911. This vintage pattern and color are fairly common in old Chicago buildings built at that time:

It could not be saved, so we replaced with a new black daisy hex that retains the vintage look:

As far as I'm concerned, that bathroom is SCREAMING for 1" white hex tile:

Details:

Cabinets Medallion Santa Cruz inset with Divinity finish
Countertop Green Mountain Original P.A. Soapstone
Butcherblock Custome made Endgrain in cherry with walnut trim
Backsplash Subway Ceramics subway tile in glossy white. Outlet covers came from them as well.
Hardware Oil Rub Bronze
Latches-Rejuvination.com
Cup pulls- Deltana Elongated Cup Pulls from www.cabinetpull.com
Knobs Restoration Hardware
Range Wolf 30" Duel Fuel
Refrigerator Liebherr 30" counter depth
Microwave Sharp 24" Drawer Microwave
Dishwasher Miele Optima
Disposal Insinkerator Evolutoin Compact
Vent Sirius 30in
Sink 30" Rohl Shaws Farm Sink
Prep sink Rohl Allia prep sink
Faucets Perrin and Rowe
Under Cabinet Lighting Kichler Xenon
Pendants Don't know! Came with house. Similar pendants at www.rejuvination.com
Paint Walls- Sherwin Williams Rice Grain in eggshell, Trim- Sherwin Williams Alabaster in gloss
Ceiling Height 9 feet
Space Roughly 11 x 15

Here is a link that might be useful: Creamy White and Soapstone Kitchen

It's been a WHILE since I posted - I was waiting for DH to finish the backsplash! I still need to get rugs (the one that's there is temporary) and I excluded pics of the adjoining DR since it's currently housing our waiting-to-be-installed storm windows, and a temporary dining room table.

Quick history - this was a total inside/out renovation of a 1870 Victorian cottage. It's tiny. We didn't have much room to expand things, we were stuck with the original house footprint for various reasons. The inside ended up being totally gutted, every interior wall removed, staircase relocated, 1/2 bath added...it was QUITE THE ULCER MAKER. haha. We had drama with the cabinet glaze - we hated it so we ended up having the brand new cabinets painted. But it came out beautiful. We're happy. :-) The deets:

Thomasville cabinets, painted with BM Cloud White. Island is BM Castle Walls.
Wall color BM Gray Wisp
Julia Soapstone (hasn't been oiled in 2 months)
Liehberr fridge
BlueStar stove
FP dishdrawers
Grohe Bridgeford faucet
Schoolhouse lighting fixtures
Meridith Art Tile 2x6 subway
Ikea shelf over stove
Vent-A-Hood hood
Crate and Barrel stools
Floors are quartersawn oak with walnut border - just poly, no stain.

Before: Dh is standing in mudroom b/c there was no other place to put the microwave.

Other direction -

We knocked down the DR wall

After, almost the same shot: