Comments on: Bathroom details, continued.

By: kersy

kersy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:45:48 +0000

I reeeeeeally like that towel warmer. Maybe something like this would shorten my showers because I wouldn’t fear getting out into the cold :)

By: verhext

verhext — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:37:29 +0000

so dreamy. i love the round black tiles and the beadboard, classic and beautiful. I can picture a huge bouquet next to the tub being the only color in the room! (add candles, gin&elderflower cocktail, good book, never leave…)

By: meredith

meredith — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:57:00 +0000

sorry, i didn’t notice the sconces at first! maybe i should be concentrating more at work… hehe.

By: Barb F (Australia)

Barb F (Australia) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:30:19 +0000

Can’t wait to see the end result!

By: suzanne

suzanne — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:55:40 +0000

nice!

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:44:21 +0000

Meredith: We're going to use these Truman sconces (they're right above the pennyrounds in my collage) on either side of the mirror. We may also have an overhead light, but we haven't picked anything out yet.

By: meredith

meredith — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:54 +0000

do you know what you’re using for lighting in the bathroom?

By: heather

heather — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:48:53 +0000

I was thinking the same thing about the towel warmer – so European. I think all my family in Scotland has those!
I think we’re doing a dark charcoal grey or black in the bathroom as well… on the ceiling and wall and trim.
Everything up there sounds nice… love the penny rounds with the charcoal grout and the enamelled accessories. :)

By: erin@designcrisis

erin@designcrisis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:35:19 +0000

So excited about your dark and dramatic paint choice… Can’t wait to see the finished product!!!

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:57:35 +0000

Oooo, I’m going to be jealous of your towel warmer. I always love those so much when I’m in Europe. I wish they were more common over here.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17:12 +0000

Elissa: The enameled accessories are from Manufactum. They ship to the US! As for the woodwork in my house, pictures can be deceptive. I did scrape off any paint that was peeling or flaking, but I definitely did NOT strip it to bare wood before painting. Too much work, too little time! My process with the woodwork has basically been scrape, patch, sand, clean with TSP sub, caulk, prime with BIN, 2 coats of satin-finish paint. mixette: I just ran upstairs and grabbed that issue of Blueprint (which I miss sorely!), and you're right -- her bathroom is gorgeous! I love that gray color, and it looks very similar to the color I had in mind. My mother just painted a cabinet with BM Gray (that's the name!), and I think I'm going to try her leftovers to see if it works first. We have quite a distance to drive to buy P&L. Christina: We did a lot of research, and it seems that in the US, Runtal is the only company that makes electric towel warmers that also function as radiators. They are also way more expensive than the ones that only work to heat towels! The rule of thumb is (very generally) 10-15 watts per square foot for bathroom heaters, so at over 700 watts for the model we chose, we're well over what we need to adequately heat the room. I really didn't want an electric baseboard heater or a fan blower (or worse, a heat lamp!), and radiant would have raised our floor too much, so this is a good option for us. Karly: Yes, please share! Your mother obviously has excellent taste. ;)

By: Anna@MoMod

Anna@MoMod — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:54:23 +0000

So hard to find towel warmers that don’t look stupid. Bravo!

By: karly

karly — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:34 +0000

drool!!! I love everything! Did I mention before that my mom is using your bathroom inspiration photos for her (very cool) bathroom remodel? I’ll swap images once she’s finally done this spring (they’re doing an entire house overhaul)

By: Tami

Tami — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:56:20 +0000

Hi, new to your blog. Love the fixtures for the bathroom redo. We are also considering a bathroom remodel at our house. How lucky I am to have found your site. Great taste and fun ideas!!

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:32:53 +0000

oh, it’s going to look great! i can’t wait to see the finished room.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:22 +0000

I think what you have planned sounds delightful, especially the charcoal gray ceiling!

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:05:32 +0000

this is perfect timing for me — we’re considering (if all stars align) putting an offer on a house in PDX that lacks bathroom heat upstairs and quickly considered a wall heater (fugly). But these radiators do add the luxury of happy towels as well as heating the room you say? do you have previous experience with the speed of achieving adequate room warmth?

By: mixette

mixette — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:55:51 +0000

Delurking – just found you through Megan at NotMartha and have been been reading and loving your blog. And I keep saying, “hey, I have that SAME …”

I don’t know if you used to get Blueprint magazine, but the Jan/Feb 2008 issue has a feature on Suzanna Bierwirth’s (the designer behind Binth) victorian rowhouse in Chicago. In her bathroom she has white tile to about 4′ with the upper painted charcoal grey. I did something similar in my bathroom wasted too much money on paint samples until I finally got the color she used: Pratt and Lambert Anubis (#32-17).

I think you would really dig her aesthetic, and I’d be happy to color copy the article and send it to you – just email me!

By: Cupcakes and Cashmere

Cupcakes and Cashmere — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:46:46 +0000

all fabulous choices that are both useful and sleek!

By: Elissa

Elissa — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:37 +0000

I love the combination of vintage-y and modern together, Where did you get those enameled iron accessories? I’d love to use those in my bathroom whenever we get around to redo-ing it. On a different topic, did you strip your woodwork before painting them? Everything always looks so crisp in your pictures and I’d love to know how you got an old house to look that way.