Window in the Shower Recap...FINALLY!
We have gotten a LOT of mail over the last year or so asking us to show pictures of the window in the shower. I always mean to get around to it but forget, or can't find the camera, or something. I got my act together this weekend (well, about this anyway) and finally have those photos.
For those of you who may not remember, we had to deal with a window in the shower of the first floor bath which had been boarded up. It was framed in with crumbling glass block and was in terrible shape.
Why, yes, the tile was already OFF of the wall when we bought the house. Nice eh?
We eventually got rid of the (dangerous, crumbling!) glass block. Originally, it had been a double-hung window for ventilation purposes and the weights were still in the wall. We don't know when the previous owners put in the glass block. Here is how we handled the replacement:
- We had a window made with frosted safety glass.
- We treated the wood of the window on the inside with the same paint and varnish used for wooden boats.
- We had the entire inside frame of the window tiled and a piece of scrap marble made up for the sill.
And (just because I'm always taking extra steps to protect stuff...I hate doing work over), we hung a narrow piece of opaque shower curtain liner over the window. We would never have gone in this direction had we not installed a heavy duty ventilation fan in the bathroom to make up for the ventilation lost by blocking up the whole window.
Here are the close-ups of window, tile and such for your enjoyment. :)
The tile pieces are trim pieces of the Greenwich subway tile pattern available from American Olean.
And the fabulous tile work? Why, by the famous Chicago tile guru, Paul from PMc Rehab. Of course.
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Comments
Looks MUCH better than before. I like the marble slab on the sill - nice touch.
Posted by: Kristin | December 19, 2005 10:21 AM
I agree with Kristin. Marble good.
Posted by: jamie | December 19, 2005 11:30 AM
Wow, that looks AWESOME!
My last house had a window above the tub, so I never converted it to a shower and lived for 12 years without an actual shower.
Posted by: Tony Maro | December 19, 2005 1:29 PM
The marble is not just a nice touch, but I'm sure will prove more practical. Without grout joints, it will be easier to keep clean and MUCH less likely to leak and fail.
Smart.
I'm printing that picture, tracing it, and labeling it for use in drawing sets.
Posted by: Nathan | December 19, 2005 1:33 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you for finally posting these. I have the exact same situation in my bathroom. Will be using these for reference.
Posted by: mahah | December 20, 2005 9:19 AM
We put in a granite ledge- very much like you did. One thing you could do if you were inclined. We had a fabric shower curtain liner (like a hotel shower curtain) hemmed so it covers the window opening but doesn't hang down into the tub. We take alot of baths in our tub and it looks nice this way. I am sure you have plenty of other things to do (esp. with the baby coming!) but just thought I'd mention it.
Looks great
Posted by: Jocelyn | December 30, 2005 3:51 PM