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fantastic vanity, sinks, and shelves!

Just shows you that good taste is priceless.

It turned out nicely - I really like the tub, and congrats on the bargain shopping...

But I have to wonder how much more expensive it would have been to have a custom vanity built that would have fit perfectly wall-to-wall?

And since there's a great deal of excess tile leftover from the project - Why did the homeowner choose to not continue it all the way to the ceiling for the tub surround and the back wall of the vanity?

Very cool, but there should be recessed lighting over the tub...just a bit dark there. Otherwise, good job!

bepsf,

I don't know how much more a custom vanity would have costed, but we liked the fact that the faucets, sinks, marble top, mirrors, etc all came with the vanity. Less stuff to research and match.

The reason we didn't continue the tile to the ceiling is that the ceiling isn't level. It's off by a lot, so cutting the tiles could have looked weird. Nothing in the house is level, so it makes the renovation challenging.

Quince,

It would have been nice to add a recessed light over the shower, but I got lazy and cheap, and the large skylight right over the tub provides a lot of light in the shower. At least during the day. :-)

For more pics check out the website.

P.S. I need to clean my camera sensor. :-)

oh, also, I live in baltimore so it's always cool to see how people re-do the basic row houses there that all start out with a similar floor plan. I assume you had to lose space in a bedroom to get a bathroom that large or...?

Enamorada,

No space lost, but the layout was modified quite a bit. The bathroom is 6x14, so there was a lot of space (by rowhouse standards) to work with.

For details on the layout mods check out this post.

Very nice job. I like the way the vanity floats without being attached on either side. And I bet it's easier to wake up in the morning with the skylight over the tub/shower.

The best thing about your home, though--far and away--is your adorable dog!

Did someone say "leftover tile" ????? ????

still available??

like seriously...im the DC Metro...and I MIGHT be interested in taking some off your hands :)

There is indeed a bunch of leftover tile. Enough to do an entire shower, the backsplash like ours, and probably even more after that. If you are interested comment over at the blog with your email address, or shoot us an email at leighcorey at gmail dot com. I'll take a look tonight to check exactly how much tile is left over.

The gray tile is seriously badass...

Love the sinks and floor tile... Great job!

"The reason we didn't continue the tile to the ceiling is that the ceiling isn't level. It's off by a lot, so cutting the tiles could have looked weird. "

It's a common problem in old house renovations -- we've faced it every single time we've ever done any tile work. Really, it will look less odd and less noticeable if you run the tile floor to ceiling, and trim the tile at the top (should do the same with the vanity wall, running the tile to the baseboards). The eye will NOT focus on the irregular ceiling height, but will instead be soothed by the continuation, and the irregularity will just fade... Trust me on this.

What Kohler tub did you order? What size is it? I'm thinking about about a 6 ft tub, but wonder if its overkill.

Delicious. Well done. And I LOVE my six foot tub, you will love yours, too.

Great job... and I love your shower curtain... mind telling me (us) where you got it?

love what you've done.

we had a similar crooked ceiling in our 100 year of rental apartment in montreal. we tiled to four rows from the top in our kitchen. above the white subway tiles we painted the wall to match the ceiling, pale blue. we then extended the tile around a window, through a clearstory window to the bathroom and on three sides of the bathroom. it really unified the space and has resulted in the easiest renting of all time.

if you have a ton of extra tiles i might suggest tiling one additional wall to connect shower and vanity area.

LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY. Now come supervise my master bath redo!

The tile is now up for sale on craigslist for any of you folks who are interested. :-)

marknarlington - the shower curtain is actually just from bed bath and beyond. It was around $40.

heatherc - the tub is the kohler archer. It is a 5' tub, as we didn't want to mess with the plumbing too much, and our room is 2" shy of being 6' wide. If you have the space, I'd say definitely do it. I suggest focusing more on the width of your tub though. While the archer is pretty, it somewhat narrow inside considering it's outside dimensions to allow for the optional whirlpool upgrade.

I'm curious about doing a bid as labor-only. Did you work with the contractor to specify what you'd buy ahead of time, or did you already have the materials?

(I have a bathroom reno ahead and would love to get the cost down more.)

anninva - We had the materials ahead of time, as I was planning on doing it myself.

Also, we sold the tile next day. The pics of the bathroom helped it to sell quickly, and we sold the tile for the same price we purchased it for, so the wall tile was essentially free! :-)

Do you have any of the subway tiles left? Maybe 100 sqft?