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That bathroom looks grungy because of the tile. And no way would I want to shower in that tiny little circle. What a pain that wood be for a woman to shave in there. It's not realistic at all, but I guess it's ok if people are just gonna look at it.

Not crazy about this bathroom and the dreary tile color/ Also, I'm with TrueTex on showering in that little circle...no thanks!

Doesn't look to small to me. Additionally, no women lived in that house, so it fit the occupants just fine.

Interesting note: the ceiling tile is leather. I took the tour the summer it opened. I had to book it months in advance, but hopefully it's easier to book now. Here's my pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesweetchuck/sets/72157600739899808/

Sweetchuck: thanks for posting those fantastic photos of your Glass House tour. From your photos I'd say the AT photo really doesn't do the Johnson bathroom justice. And thank you for noticing the ceiling - who knew?

i to was there the first opening day, and in person its alot different.
I would totally shower there if i lived there.

I can't remember where I used a shower like that, but I distinctly remember the wet stickiness of the shower curtain. Not pleasant.

Nope. Showers need light too, and I'm a small person -- 4'11" -- but I'd find that shower confining. (I don't mind the concept if it were maybe twice the diameter and much brighter.)

This house requires real life-style choices, but keep in mind that there are other homes on the property, including the "brick house" guest house just 20 or 30 feet from the glass house. I get the sense that they often slept there in winter.

But I'd go for it in a minute -- Johnson once described lying in bed, watching snow fall, and feeling like being in a celestial elevator. Sounds like heaven on earth to me!

Yeah, the brick house's bathroom is skylit and makes a nice contrast to the glass house's bathroom. Remember, some functionality was indeed sacrificed to experiment with the architecture, but overall I think both are quite livable.

One of my all time favorite homes (Fallingwater Frank Lloyd Wright is number 1). Thanks for sharing the photos.

Neat house. It probably would have made more sense to forgo a shower curtain and curbing and just put a drain in the floor if the entire space is hard surfaces.

That is a really bad choice of tile color. Just awful. The lighting doesn't help at all, I guess.
And that shower is just too small. Space space!!
They could have that whole corner to use as shower space and they just enclosed it in a tiny circle!

"It probably would have made more sense to forgo a shower curtain and curbing and just put a drain in the floor if the entire space is hard surfaces."

That's what I would have done as well...
...but for something that was built by a bachelor for himself in the late 1940's - This was incredibly avant-garde.

(And my guess is that the shower curtain is nylon - not vinyl - so it wouldn't ever get uncomfortable)

Anyone know where I can get a similar shower curtain setup?

Cheers!
Sean

awwww... so sad and dark

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