Charlie has all but dismantled both the powder room and ensuite full bath on the first floor.
The full bath was tiny.
We’re hoping to redesign this area into a more usable space. After all, the shower was the size of a telephone booth — remember them?
For now the space is as open as we can make it and still be able to use it.
It is my task to decide on possible finishes for this area which will also include a closet for the bedroom.
I have chosen the Nanterre 49 in. Single Sink Desert Birch Bath Vanity with White Natural Carrara Marble Top
A light colored vanity that comes with its own hardware in both silver and gold should easily fit into the space where the powder room sink had been.
Delta’s Saylor Champagne bronze wide spaced faucet has matching shower fixtures.
I plan to use brass/gold colored Delta fixtures in the shower and on the sink.
The former closet is about the right size for a shower.
I also have designated the space that used to be the closet as a walk-in shower, hopefully without a threshold but we’ll have to wait for a contractor to determine that detail.
The wall between the bedroom and former closet will be closed and the shower entered from inside the bathroom.
If, in fact, there is no threshold then the floor tile will need to flow from the room into the shower and be a small mosaic.
I’m considering this tile for the shower walls and vanity backsplash.
I have tentatively chosen allen + roth white 10-in x 11-in Polished Glass/Stone Patterned Mosaic Wall Tile from Lowes. Since the bathroom has no natural light I believe this tile will keep things bright. I will probably choose to use this tile as the backsplash to the vanity as well.
This is the same toilet we used in our remodel of The Glade.
Since we are removing 2 toilets I’m planning to save the ADA height Toto model to reuse.
Something simple and smart — on the hunt to find a look-alike bargain here.
I would also like a bright, simple lighting fixture — perhaps with a little touch of brass.
Angorra Geometric floor mosaic picks up the sand in my sea, sky, sand color triad and will influence my paint color.
And finally I need a wall paint color to coordinate with the pale gray Yarn by Magnolia Home that is in the adjoining bedroom and a mosaic tile for the floor.
Mood board for the downstairs bathroom.
Next step is to select a contractor who will say what can and cannot be accomplished. Then I’ll start ordering the above items starting with paint.
Jo
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