My bathroom by Fran Davey

[Fran]

This is a series of renders I'm doing to try to motivate my husband to finish our master bathroom. The shower isn't tiled yet, and there are no shelves, drawers, cubbies or valances and no baseboard or door casing. It has been 6 years and I'm getting desperate.

 

I'm not happy with the shelf brackets, and the shower tile details are still a topic of debate. I also haven't decided on cabinet hardware yet. Any suggestions about the design are welcome, but the footprint and layout are not going to change.

 

The toilet and faucets are from the Kohler website. I modeled everything else.

 

 

 

[mmangold]

Hey Fran,

Love your work. Two little things at the base of the shower you show wood base at the step of the shower I would run tile down to the floor. Also the hard dark hard wood floor you might want to re-think. I have dark hardwood in a powder room and it is terrible. Every little water mark shows so unless you feel like doing the floors everyday.

 

Mike

[Fran]

Hi Mike,

 

Thanks for the feedback. Good idea about the tile. I think the step should be one or two inches higher too. As for the floor, in reality it is v-groove pine with about 5 coats of oil-based poly. It has held up really well in our other bathroom (and we have a 5-year-old who splashes in the tub alot). I showed it darker hoping nobody would pay attention to it. That didn't work.

[M.H.B]

hey fran

 

i liked the textures in the closet...

good luck with your husband ...

[Jeff Mottle]

Hey Fran nice ensuite! Just a suggestion, but have you thought of using travertine in the shower or on the floors? Might give the room some more texture and you won't have to use those tiny tiles. Just my personal opinion ,but small tiles always remind me of a swimming pool or a hospital institution.

 

Something like this maybe?

 

http://www.alistairmackintosh.co.uk/NewFiles/Large%20view%20Travertine%20bathroom.html

 

http://www.alistairmackintosh.co.uk/NewFiles/Travertine%20%20floor%20tile%20gallery.html

 

I like the non-polished look of the second link middle.

[William Alexander]

Fran,

 

 

Like the feel.

If you don't mind my comments....

 

Pulls- Chrome (like the passage handset) and or Porcelain / look. (had the Amerock Catalog out anyway)- handful of styles that would add a simple elegance.

 

Shelf Brackets- Simple like the cabinetry- use an element like the oval / elliptical shape of the sink or WC. Maybe a rounded Cap (crown pc) and bead detial, pick up on the beaded door panels.

 

Shower- Vary up the texture / pattern. The tile crown detial (formal element) carried down lower to panel cap transition. The shower basin a material or color that allows flow from the dark wood floor, travertine like Jeff suggests. The sill / threshold could move into the room, a good stop for the base mldg. Height- 2x4 tall + Substrate & Tile. Trip issues if you get to tall, then add a shower door... ouch.

 

Quick visual of the thoughts attached

 

Hopefully it's somewhat helpful for moving toward design solution/s.

 

WDA

[Fran]

Thanks for the input everyone.

 

Jeff, I think we're going to end up with a standard 4x4 white ceramic tile for the shower enclosure ($), but that travertine sure looks good. I'm thinking I can make it a little more special by adding a couple of little details, like speed bands or a cornice strip that follows the line of the partial height walls.

 

William, I like the porcelane knobs idea. I'm trying something simpler for the shelf supports. It has a beaded edge, but it doesn't show up very well.

 

Here are some more progress renders:

 

 

 

 

[Lanni]

Looks pretty good so far, something I noticed though. I think you have your tile texture applied to part of the crowne molding.

[William Alexander]

Fran,

 

Porcelain pulls very nice. I like your placement on the lower & upper doors. 99 out of 100 don't go like that, good thing we always asked before drilling the holes:eek: .

 

With the "very cost effective" tile in the shower, a listello or band is a very good accent, even with mono coloring. Another, although kind of an institutional application, is using a sanitary base tile. Another might be using a running bond and stack bond, breaking up the monolothic feel, vary texture / pattern.

 

Really like the shelf bracket concept. Heres a thought attached, adresses some wood/grain weakness at the pionts and has a built in shadow line to accent a bead. Though it maybe more of a furniture / cabinet makers type solution.

 

DYI project? Either way, when (positive thinking) it gets going, lets see some: before - frans renders-and after pictures. Kind of a "This old BATHroom" Series , construction horror stories optional... (Money Pit).

 

WDA

[Fran]

Hi Lanni,

 

The caps and cornice for the partial-height walls are going to be either ceramic or solid-surface. I haven't looked at ceramic trim options yet, so that profile will change. I guess wood might work too.

 

Hi William,

 

Our entire house is a DIY. I designed it and drew up the plans. The only work we didn't do ourselves was the HVAC, plumbing, and drywall.

 

As for the shower floor, for practical purposes, some sort of cove or base will have to go in there. Although a pre-manufactured shower base (ie cultured marble or whatever) would be easier, it's already set up to be tiled.

 

For the shelf brackets, the beading is likely to be routed versus laminated. My husband isn't a laminating kind of guy.