Designing a bathroom is a tough job, because you must pack a lot of function into a small package. In this final video in my three-part series on my blue bathroom renovation, I spotlight several things that I woulda coulda shoulda done differently. That said, I’m very happy with the bathroom overall. I’m not one to have regrets. Note, the titles were not loaded into the end of this video, we discovered after uploading it via vimeo. So, argh, please ignore that woman at the end panning in and out. We’ll fix it sometime soon. Maybe.
4″ hex tile from Ann Sacks
Posted by: • August 10, 2010
Following up on my post about Ann Sack’s basic ceramic tile in 153 colors, I wanted to call out the fact that their extensive range of sizes also includes 4-1/4″ hexagon tiles. And in this other post on Sack’s Elements line, there is a 4″ hex. These larger hex tiles are another lovely choice, I think, for a mid-century Retro Renovation bathroom. I am thinking: 4″ hex tile on the floor…. 6″ wide sanitary cove base on the bottom of the wall… a square field tile on the wall… topped by a 2″x6″ bullnose. I’d do all matte finish, I think. Bullnose and sanitary cove are same color… field tile and floor tile the same color or, floor tile could be same color as bullnose and sanitary cove, especially if you want to go white.
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Ann Sacks basic 4″ ceramic tile in 153 colors
Posted by: • August 9, 2010
Ann Sacks offers ceramic tile in pretty much any size you would need for a mid century Retro Renovation bathroom or kitchen and get this, there are 153 colors. This includes a nice range of pinks, blues, greens and neutrals… 8 shades of gloss white, 5 shades of matte white, and 4 crackle whites. I’m impressed. The website says that prices for field tile — I’m guessing a basic 4″ x4″ white field (wall) tile — start at $11.96 per square foot. That’s $1.30 per tile — and if the same price holds for the color tiles, that’s competitive with Home Depot. Note: Before you try to mix and match tiles from different manufacturers, always get samples to make sure that the thicknesses of the tiles are compatible/workable. Note, there is a second line of Ann Sacks tile that includes 4″x4″ – Elements, more expensive – I’m not sure, exactly, what the difference is.
Estate sale: Pittsfield, Mass.
Posted by: • August 7, 2010
I have some work-work to do first thing Saturday morning, but then I’m heading to this estate sale. And there’s another one nearby. There is nothing more exciting to me than a Massive Accumulation to sort through. I can outlast Anyone, when it comes to rolling up my sleeves, diving in, and getting dirty. About two weeks ago, I had a dream that I was at an estate sale. I got to talking with another shopper who was kind of nice, so I was “sharing” the finds with her. But then while I was digging, she just stood there. So I didn’t want to share anymore. In contrast, one of the reasons that I got along so jolly well with Denise the first time that we met is that she proved that she had thrifting endurance to match mine. To view the slide show (which comes from the clean-out dealers’s email I received the other day, promoting this estate sale), click on the first thumbnail, use the arrow below the image to move forward:
Should Jen keep the beams in her beamed ceiling?
Posted by: • August 6, 2010
Jen’s *new* mid mod home in Florida has a beamed ceiling… she needs to add insulation… and writes in for advice: Does she need to keep the beams? Heck yeah there is more →
Vintage Schlage Asian style door escutcheons & more MIB madness
Posted by: • August 6, 2010
Lots of folks are looking for these vintage door backplates, I think. I am also becoming increasingly fond of 1960s-70s swag lights for the bathroom. This set here, with the decorative fish escutcheons (I think that may also be what you call them) is particularly wonderful. If you have a 60s bathroom: Go for it!Disclosure: Anything that you buy — from these ebay carousels or otherwise – when you click into ebay
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