Ensuite Renovation
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Comments (12)Yes, that 80s peach was a lovely colour wasn't it - broke my heart to say goodbye to mine. Fortunately today's whites look so amazing, I got over it very quickly. Matching floor and wall tiles are easy to buy now, I kept mine matching and love the result. Keep any pattern in the tile minimal and either white or a pale colour. If you are repeating the skirting tile again though, I would just use half a tile, a full tile like you have is not necessary and looks a little clumsy. I was advised against fully tiling both bathrooms because of their size and keeping tiling to a minimum definitely increases the size of both rooms visually. A frameless or semi-frameless shower screen will make a huge difference. A niche in the shower recess wall looks great for holding shower needs but not always possible to do. An alternative is simple clear glass shelving. I was very disappointed I could not have the niches, which wasn't discovered until the rooms were gutted, but I'm now very happy with the shelving. A wall hung vanity will increase the room size visually, but they are more expensive to install. Keep the vanity very simple and a floor one will be fine. If you need more storage, a mirrored shaving cabinet will work and give you a frameless mirror....See MoreBathroom/Ensuite Renovation Books
Comments (2)Chris, like most things in our industry, the devil's in the detail and knowledge that best comes in the form of practical experience. Whilst a book or online resource can provide a guide, for something like a bathroom the strategy of attack can be practically varied depending upon the outcome and final detail desired. Are you changing plumbing? Are you having a seamless shower base? What is the scope of the tiling? Are you having a wall basin? taps in the basin or out of the walls? Shower taps or mixer? Bath freestanding or in hob? Vanity detail? any recesses? lighting? windows? Waterproofing is something honestly best left for the pros, as it needs to be done to certain standards. Preparation and straightening of walls/substrates is also critical for (most) tiled finishes, more or less so depending upon the particular tile selection. It's all that detail and the sequencing and coordination of and between the various elements/subtrades that's critical to the outcome. If you have a budget in mind perhaps it would be worthwhile you running your renovation project by a bathroom specialist to get a benchmark. You may be surprised as to how cost effective they can be to deal with it all themselves, and save yourself the inevitable headaches and hassles involved. Good luck! PD www.pauldistefanodesign.com...See MoreApartment Ensuite Renovation to Sell - Before & After
Comments (5)I like the bathrooms -- very nicely executed ! I think I have already commented about the kitchen ? Imagine if you had continued on a similar theme , with some wood , some style , some flair , in the kitchen ?...See MoreBathroom Ensuite Renovation
Comments (1)your plan looks ideal although i would have a free standing shower seat rather than built in, the biggest bath leaves a small ledge on either end for standing shampoo bottles etc, a stacking glass shower door about 1400 wide (less in the way when open and less drips on the dry floor and a short wall at the end of the vanity to avoid the hard to reach gap) the width of the bath/ shower space should allow for an 800 wide bath, 900 wide shower long enough to have a towel rails within easy reach and mostly out of shower spray...fine details like teh shoer grate and floor slope will need to be confirmed by a plumber but rearranging new toilet pipes (inside extra deep new wall cladding?) will make a much more spacious bathroom with option for an extra wide or double vanity and consider wall hung toilet and vanity for the most spacious feeling with floor space under the vanity for scales, waste paper basket and slippers (and/or open under bench for a tall clothes basket?) and enough storage space inside for towels, toilet paper and cleaning products and a super generous 1800 wide mirror doored in wall cabinet for toiletries and no need for a privacy screen for the toilet and add a fixed pane of glass pane in the new wall above the cavity sliding bathroom door up to ceiling height ...like a "window" between wiw and ens to help spread the light from the skylight when the bathroom door needs to be closed and the old bathroom door opening could be used to add a cavity sliding door (ie inside the wall not sliding outside the wall) between wiw and bedroom if you need one ..shoudl be a much better ens and wiw and hope to see the results...See Moreoklouise
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