Bathroom Renovation: Sink Faucets, Theirs and Ours

We drooled over some of these, but ultimately had to be on budget and practical.  

Over $9.6k

not too shabby for $200

by Murano -- for $1500 (on sale!)

Signature Hardware: Monroe

Delta faucet

Glacier Bay LED-light faucet

And God said, Let there be light: 
and there was light.
Genesis 1:3

15 Bath Remodel Ideas

Delta Faucet: Porter 4 inch Faucet

Glacier Bay Faucets: Mandouri LED Faucet




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Bathroom Renovation: Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity

Vanity Base:  We wanted storage space for all of our bath necessities.  It would be considered a piece of furniture that stays put for years to come, and must be timeless in design. Nothing stodgy-looking, plastic,  obviously low-end, or just plain ooooogly. 

There are a million and one choices among the single or double-sink variety, and they start to look the same after a while. Here are a few that I liked:

pc: Belaterra by Home Depot

pc: Lowe's; very nice-looking

Photo by designerpremier.com

Photo by Icon Kitchens, LTD.

floater!

Photo by WAMO Studio Architects 

Photo by Q Construction 

Photo by The Woodshop of Avon 

Photo by Associated Design Co

Photo by Design Directives, LLC 

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Photo by Chalet 

Photo by Third Coast Interiors 

Below are our choices for our downstairs bathroom. Vanity base and granite counter from HOBO (much better-looking IRL). Anvil iron & driftwood vanity lights from Lowe's . 

Beautiful brass mirror purchased long ago from a Spiegel catalogue.  It made the move with us from our previous home. So glad it can be a centre-piece once again.  

Poplar/Maple Vanity

Granite Vanity 31"

Mahogany Vanity Base

Concrete Countertops

Buelton with Ceramic Top

6.8.23.18

Bathroom Renovation: DreamLine Shower Door Finally Installed

pc: Home Depot

Bathroom #1's renovation pivoted around this shower door style. Hubby had said to go for classic (plain glass) doors, but this trendy look appealed to me. How could it not?!! As a compromise, we went for the affordable, easy maintenance version.

Contractor & assistant went to work and put-up floor/wall tiles, applied grout, painted and so on -- all in preparation for the door's installation. Their diligence and care still resulted in a difference of 1/16 of an inch on the shower area's width measurement, and boy did that make a BIG in the proper installation of a leak-proof shower door. They looked and sounded distressed. What to do?? Take off tiles and begin again? Buy a replacement one-panel door? Mired in my own feelings of distress, I offered them money to buy burgers for lunch if they fixed the problem (we all laughed about this later).

It took another 2 hours of them sweating, sanding and sawing to get the door perfectly installed and aligned, thank God. What a relief. Lesson learned: hire a skilled Contractor full of ideas and does not give up easily.

I came through on my bribe ... ehr... my lunch offer of burgers for the guys. Bath #1 renovation is done, and it looks simply stunning IRL.  

Dreaming & Waiting to Begin

Unidoor Toulon Shower Door

09.07.03.18
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DreamLine Shower Door with Grid @ Home Depot

56 x 72 inches, 2 panels

I like this a lot.  It began with a post by someone building their house, and I was on the hunt from that moment on. I had a choice of a "real" grid, or the painted-on-glass variety.

We went for the latter. Cheaper. Still captures the look I want. Discounted at Home Depot, plus free shipping.  Two panels needed 'coz we had no desire for puddles of water on the floor from splashes.

 It's now sitting in our garage.  God willing, it will be installed come April. Praying for our so very busy handy-Man.

Below is a 36 x 76-inch real-grid version (stock photo). More expensive. Only one panel.  Very cute, but we have kids and pets who splash a lot.

Another one-panel cutie!  Hubby and I agree that it's still a "NO". 

1 panel, 34 inches wide

Photo by Robert Nebolon Architects 

Unidoor Toulon

True Grid

French Linea Avignon

9.05.23.18

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