Life is so much more civilized with a clawfoot tub.
by Zia ~ January 29th, 2007. Filed under: House.Here’ s a little reminder of what the bathroom looked like when we moved in:
This is it now:
The tub, in which I have been spending most of my free time:
We bought the mirror at an antique store about a year ago. The corner cabinet was that unfinished furniture stuff. I’ve stained it, still have to varnish. Steve hates it in the bathroom; he says it looks hulking. Personally, I rather like it, but am thinking about just painting it white. The stain looks amateurish. Which isn’t a surprise because I did it.
And this is the marble thingie separating the hall and the bathroom. There’s another matching piece that’s going in the window as a sill/shelf.
We still need to get hooks/towel racks/other sundry storage, and finish the trim around the door. But for the most part, this is done.
And it feels a little anticlimactic. Sigh.
January 29th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Staining is SO hard. (It looks good in the photo but I know what you mean.) It might look nice in white, since all the other millwork in there is painted.
Love the marble threshold.
That’s the same type of stone we’re using for our bathroom.
January 29th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
I’m so jealous of your bathroom! I don’t even have words.
January 29th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Much as I live to strike envy in the heart of all, this has been a LONG time coming.
We started the renovation year before last. Let’s not even talk about the state of the kitchen …
Anita, thanks! I think I’m going to sand it down a bit and then stain. Steve bedamned!
January 31st, 2007 at 1:13 pm
No, the mirror looks lovely! I can’t see the stain clearly but it seems to blend in well to me. White would also look good.
The floor is beautiful and so is the marble thingie. Ooh, I’m jealous too. Our landlord has tricked our bathroom out in brown, and more brown.