Loft Bathroom Under Construction

Our loft bathroom is ready for fitting. Since our plumber's tiler has suddenly changed careers he has said he will lay our tiles. I think he also mentioned he wishes we chose much bigger ones! The shower tray is fitted and then the tiles around it.

We choose a light tavertine stone tile that needs sealing as they are very porous. This light tile will contrast with the darker blue walls.

Slowly the floor emerges.

Our plumber has an original towel rack radiator from an old church which I spray white.

The tiles are all on and need grouting.

The idea is that all the features in the room are pristine white against dark blue walls (including the off-white tiles).

I do love the period mixer taps.

Once the toilet is in I can prime the walls.

First white.

Then the nice antique blue. The skirting boards and sills need painting, the appliances fitting, and the tiles sealing. When it is done I will post the photos.

Small WC is Transformed to the Victorian

Our small WC is transformed. It slots halfway under the stairs.
Again, Keith, my father-in-law came and expertly put up our fancy wallpaper.
Gold is hard to photograph.

The floor has been completed in the same wood flooring the kitchen has.
Then I begin applying the wainscoting.
  
 
And the top trim.

A grey base coat is applied.
 
Then the final colour, a brownish purple.
 
The ceiling architrave gets cut and painted.
   
Ooooh, I am liking it already.
 
I am given an old wood shelf which I cut up to slot into the nook in the back.
 
 I add a lower shelf to fit above the radiator.
 
This was the before from the hall.
 
This is the after.

The books are shelved immediately since they have been piled in stacks around the living room for too long.

Before: the sink view.
 
After: the sink view. We are still figuring out how we will cover those pipes.
 
I put up the painted architrave moulding.
 
Before: toilet and corner.
 
After: toilet and corner.

Bathroom

The last room in the house is the upstairs bathroom. Actually it is a shower room with pink carpets that measures 5x6 feet. Our plan is to remove the shower and sink, put a cast iron tub (and shower) in that spot, turn the toilet to face the tub, and put a smaller sink next to the door and toilet. We are thinking of white brick shape tiles for the walls, a black and white Victorian tile floor, and a feature window above the door going into the bathroom. I have already sourced out a cast iron tub at a great place in the UK that has all sorts of reclaimed antiques. I cut this picture out of a magazine and we might mimic the floor tile pattern. I like my dad's idea of an electric heat grid under the tile. Here is a picture of the bathroom from the hall. You can see the window above the door. We would like to fit something like this above the door.

WC

We have a little toilet and sink under the stairs in this house which is actually very unusual in this style of house. We think it is a feature so are going to try to make it look very Victorian. We will keep the little sink and perhaps get older taps. The toilet looks to me like it used to have the back bit up high with a cord, which we would like to replace. Other than that it is all trim, tiles and wallpaper. If anyone remembers that wall paper we hand printed...you may see that go into this bathroom! Here is a view (looking through the wall) of how we would like to make it look.