It has been great fun to watch the continuing transformation of Steven and Michael’s 1957 Alcoa Aluminum House. So far, I have done four other stories on their home:
- Their first bathroom update — Mondrian style
- Their Mondrian style kitchen update
- A first look at their 1957 Alcoa Aluminum House
- Marketing materials about the Alcoa Aluminum House
Now, the latest installment: Steven and Michael update the second bathroom in their house… the mid-century-meets-modern design includes a unique inlaid linoleum floor design and 6″ grey glass tiles on the wall.
The inlaid floor is a “compass design”, which Steven said a friend helped with.
Steven details the other components in the bathroom:
The fixtures are similar to the ones that we used in the other bathroom remodel. Duravit sink and toilet, Kohler hardware in the bathtub/shower with thermostatic temperature control, restoration hardware lights on either side of the custom built(by us, haha) medicine cabinet. We decided to keep the existing tub because it was in very good shape and we liked the style of it very much.
The ceiling light grid is original and is the same as in the other bathroom. The walls are gray glass tile and the floor is linoleum with an inlay linoleum starburst. I have to say that is my favorite part of the renovation, I just never envisioned that it would turn out like it did.
Well done, Steven and Michael — what’s next?
Check out all the photos of Steven and Michael’s house on Steven’s flickr site here.
Gavin Hastings says
Envy is a sin.
I am a big time sinner.
Don’t be sad about finishing.
A house is never really finished.
I truly wish you years of happiness.
Job well done.
Dorothea says
LOVE what you did. Got a question about the tub. I have the same tub, but it’s pink. I was going to replace it until I saw yours. Did you reglazed it?because it looks fabulous.
Steve says
The tub was not reglazed and it cleaned up nicely. I don’t think that it was used that much over the years.
Tisha says
I, too, have that tub, but I wasn’t lucky enough to have one in such stellar shape. I had it reglazed and I’m pretty happy with the results 8 years later, although there are a couple of spots where the reglaze has unstuck itself.
CindyD says
Love it! That floor is amazing, simple but striking. I love that the toilet and sink are wall mount – such a clean look! Beautiful job, Steven and Michael!
Steve says
I want to thank everyone for all of the kind words. We are very pleased with how it turned out. Finishing it is a bit bittersweet for this is the last space in the house to renovate. It has been quite a ride for almost 4 years diving into the period and looking for items to fill it’s contents with and coming up with the ideas for it’s renovation. Perhaps some relaxing is in the future 🙂
Joe says
Can you elaborate on how the floor was executed? I’m in the planning stages of redoing our bathroom and the idea of not having grouted seams all over the place is appealing to me.
Steve says
That was also our thought too since all of walls were going to have seams on them we wanted a solid floor. The main portion of the floor is a single sheet on which the template was placed and the pattern cut out. The arms of the star were cut out and then divided an half, with one of the halves being put back in the floor and the other being used as a template to make the darker half of the arm. Once it was down we used Linoleum specific cleaner and wax.
Joe says
Thanks for the info. So it’s just one big sheet of linoleum? After looking at your bathroom I got the idea to use one of those garage floor epoxy kits. They are a continuous surface, self leveling, and very resistant to stains or damage.
Jeanne says
That grey tile is gorgeous. The whole bathroom is gorgeous. I love the simplicity of it all. Well done!
MCM is Grand says
So beautiful! The contrasts of color, material and natural light are truly stunning. Congratulations! Can you tell us about the St. Theresa statue in the dining room? (enjoyed the flickr site as well)
Steve says
The St. Theresa statue dates back to the early 1900’s and it was given to my aunt by her priest. I think that it was going to be disposed of so he wanted to find a home for it.
Wendy M says
Amazing! I especially love the floor. Job well done…(and thanks for sharing the pictures!)
dcgrl says
I love it! esp the glass 4X4s and the inlay detail.
Karen says
Absolutely awesome!! The attention to detail is amazing. I love everything they did. I did some surfing and found an article about one in Grand Rapids, MI. The article said 3 were built in MI–Grand Rapids, Southfield and Flint. I live in metro Detroit and would love to see all of them!
Steve says
I have posted the original national sales brochure for the Alcoa Aluminum House demonstration project and it contains a list of the homes on page 15. If you do a google map search you can usually tell if there is an Alcoa House by the cut outs in the roof for the court yard and by the white roof.