Master Bathroom Redesign
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Some of you may remember our past contest. And you also might remember the winning entry of that contest. Kristen's winning design ultimately directed us to the bathroom design we're now working towards today. But even with these decisions made, our detailed designs for the bathroom have remained on the drawing board for a while. Since that drawing is nearby, here you are...
(click on the images above to see enlarged versions)
Actually, these drawings don't reflect ALL of our latest thinking.
There will be an obscured-glass interior window above the toilet (that wall is between the bath and the hallway. Therefore, the light fixture shown will actually be to the left of the built-in cabinet. These drawings also don't do a great job showing the detail between the toilet and the door--that area will bump out to surround the stack, providing a bit of privacy for someone "using the facilities." ;-)
That said, they do give a general sense of what we hope the room will look like eventually. I'm particularly excited about the beadboard wainscot. It will be a nice visual tie to the beadboard ceiling in our master bedroom.
There is a lot of detail work to do around the sink--we're hoping to install two medicine cabinets on either side of the mirror. We're also trying to figure out the best way to fit in our laundry chute around there--right now the door for it is located below the pedestal sink.
There you have it. Well, except for that little part of actually building it... sigh
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Comments
I'm curious why you don't get rid of that radiator and install in floor radiant heating (electric or hydronic). It looks like it would give you some clearance around the toilet and shower door. It looks like your gonna use a 48" tub you can go to a more comfortable size (60")if you lose the radiator.
Plus it would relieve some of the weight on the floor in that area, your adding a cast iron tub (I'll guess it weighs about 420 lbs add 30 gallons of water (210lbs) and a person another 180lbs) you're gonna have about 800lbs in this area. the radiator probably weighs about I'd say about 120-150 with water.
Posted by: Jimmy Gumb | October 8, 2004 5:21 PM
That was actually the original plan. However, we have steam radiators (not hot water) so hydronic would have added more piping through the walls of the house, which isn't piping friendly to begin with. With any kind of radiant heat, you have to think about the 1) speed of heat, 2) consistancy versus cost, 3) stress added to any surrounding material. Hydronic heats slowly, stays warm longer, requires a thicker "set" for the floor (we don't have a lot of "play" with floor height in that room while keeping it level with the rest of the floor.) Electric requires a thinner "set", heats up and cools down quickly, but puts more stress on floor coverings. The pro's advise that electric be used for a warm floor that complements other heat used for the house. Since there are only 3 radiators on the top floor (take away 1, only 2 left!) and a pretty wide set of windows next to the tub, electric heat isn't going to keep the bathroom very warm in the winter. I'm the only onne who uses a bath (Aaron takes showers) so 48" (especially when we bought it used off of a pal for $100) is fine for me. 60" tubs are out of our budget.
It all comes down to balancing budget with what is most efficient with aesthetics.
If we had hot water heat? Well, the decision might have been different :)
jm
Posted by: jm | October 8, 2004 7:50 PM