Nutone recessed exhaust fan/light combination

pam kueber — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:40 +0000

If you are renovating your bathroom and want to add an exhaust fan – consider this minimalistic, recessed fan/light combo from NuTone/Broan. When I updated my bathrooms, I added a light/fan combination above each tub. It’s really nice to have light directly in that area, and the fan works just fine from that location as the bathrooms are quite small. Two tips: (1) Be sure to wire the fan and light separately – I am presuming this model makes that available. And (2) put them into separate (side by side) boxes so that you can add a timer to the fan. You can use this light in other parts of the house, but I do not believe that its exhaust-power is enough for a stove. For that, you need to get the more high-powered, “utility fan”. On that front – note that I am told that Nutone no longer makes the metal cover. Ugh. Try R&I Distributing to see if they still have any in stock. Or, you’re going to have to spray paint the plastic. Finally, note, I am on the scent of another source of an authentic vintage exhaust fan that might prove terrific – stay tuned.

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Bathtubs fit for a 50s style bathroom

pam kueber — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:10:00 +0000

After what seems like a couple of days of more lighthearted posts, I turn to that most serious of subjects: Bathtubs! Every house needs at least one bathtub and to be honest, I’ve not seen a lot of classic mid century homes that have built-in showers rather than baths. On occasion, yes, and then they are quite small.

I did tons of searching when we retro reno’d our three baths, and I settled on Kohler cast iron, even though the tubs I replaced were steel. I like the solidity. I used a 5’ Dynametric (blue tub, below), and am completely happy, it’s very nice. You can also get this one 6” longer, which is great to consider if you’ve got the room – and the height!

I also think that the smaller Seaforth 54” is sweet; the Villager, their value model is just fine, and I would LOVE to see someone install the corner-model Mayflower. I think this would be SO 50s and great, for example, in a girl’s bathroom!
Kohler also has some good colors to consider, I’ve shown them in some of the photos. Honestly, I don’t think they are perfect matches for 50s hues, but they are directionally correct if you’ve got the inclination. Personally – I used all white fixtures in all three baths – and tiled my wall in Olympia Maple Leaf tile, which had the 50s shades that I wanted. See previous posts.
Tomorrow: Toilets! Don’t get too excited, now.

This url starts on page 11…scroll to the bottom…then onto page 12 to see the models I talk about:

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Bathtubs fit for a 50s style bathroom