New Floor’s In

... and the bathtub is fully functional!

I read once that the average jetted tub gets used for its intended purpose just seven times in its lifetime.  My jetted tubs usually get used at least seven times before the bathroom is ever completed.  It’s a great way to soak away remodeling pain.

Next step, new sink and shower surround.  Only after the sink is in can I place the medicine cabinet and light and be sure it all lines up.  Anyway, I’m taking it slow and doing things right. 

Posted by 'mouse on 03/12 at 09:08 PM

  1. We’re curious now about the wallcovering.  Tile?  Size?

    Posted by Keith  on  03/12  at  09:55 PM

  2. Only after the sink is in can I place the medicine cabinet and light and be sure it all lines up.

    May I copy these words to give to the contractor at my next job site? You wouldn’t believe - well, you probably would - how few “professionals” pay attention to such niceties.

    When we bought our house, our bathroom had a jetted tub. Its motor/pump/whatever was so strong that the jets sprayed water all over the bathroom whenever they were turned on. We took that bathroom down to the studs, and replaced the fiberglass jetted tub with a vintage 1920’s cast iron model, which looks great with the similar vintage toilet, the little white hex tiles on the floor, the black and white tile wainscot, and the pedestal lavatory.

    Your floor looks great! Glad the tub’s already getting some good use.

    Posted by kimberly  on  03/13  at  02:01 AM

  3. ‘taking it slow and doing things right’.  yeah, but in the mean meantime of it all the tub may get bored, and slide over to your neighbors’ house looking for action…)

    Posted by goliard  on  03/13  at  05:13 AM

  4. For the shower-surround I’m going with more of the marble—crema marfil—only that part I’m using the 18x18 tiles you see leaned up on the front of the tub instead of the 12x12 that’s on the floor Why so big?  Because I got a great deal on ‘em on Craigslist—enough to finish this surround and do the floor and shower in the master bath.  ‘Sides, 18x18 is nothing compared to the time I did a whole shower out of granite slab.

    For the rest of the walls, I’m going to end up painting.  The current debate is between white (my fallback color for everything) and very, very light green which is considered a good feng shui and is all hip and happening in the best glossy magazines.  Personally I’m nervous about putting green above the cream of the marble.  Opinions?

    Posted by 'mouse  on  03/13  at  11:58 AM

  5. I’m all for green, as long as it’s muted and dark enough.  Too light and it won’t be strong enough to hold its own against all that tile.

    Posted by Keith  on  03/13  at  12:16 PM

  6. Interesting observation.  Once I get the surround done I’ll shoot a picture showing the tile next to the color of the greenboard.  Come to think of it, the room is already saturated in green and the marble’s holding its own just fine.

    Posted by 'mouse  on  03/13  at  01:21 PM

  7. LOVE the flooring!

    Posted by Heidi  on  03/13  at  06:46 PM

  8. I love the entire thing.  Mmmmm…jetted tub.  The very notion that it wouldn’t get used is absurd at my house.

    Posted by Snow  on  03/14  at  09:44 AM

  9. I second Keith’s comment. A green that’s muted with the same tan tones that are in the marble would look great. Not quite as gray as a sage green, probably something mossy. (Remember what moss looks like?)

    Posted by kimberly  on  03/14  at  10:45 AM

  10. Seven times in a lifetime?  That’s just criminal.  If I had a jetted tub, I would never get out of it.

    I second everybody.  That’s a beautiful job on the floor, sir.  Just beautiful.  :)

    Posted by bakerina  on  03/14  at  03:24 PM
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