Mirror for this tiny bathroom
Rhoda C
6 years ago
Needing a mirror for this tiny bathroom, would love to rip the lot out and start again but can't do that yet... so trying to make it as nice as I can with it as it is
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Comments (33)Hello everyone - Despite Coronavirus fears, I plugged away at the bathroom (the thought of several people in lock down with just ONE toilet was surprisingly motivating). And I just want to thank everyone for contributing to my tiny, but now very pretty, bathroom. I am a terrible photographer, but I truly hope the final result sort of appear! It is truly lovelier than it appears. We left the window in the original location. Because the bathroom intersects with another roof line, I could only move it across if I accepted a smaller opening. Instead, the frosted glass has been replaced with clear glazing. So now the room looks larger and more open. With the outlook from the window, somehow it made sense to use a softer tone than I first planned on the floor. It's now a patchwork tile. DM Stan was right - when I pushed the builders one more time, I could not raise the roof height...but I COULD follow the external roof slope better and rake it down to the lowest point. The high point is now 2.50 m high, which looks amazingly better! The door has stayed in its original position (shown) . Thanks to the raked ceiling I had enough room "above" to put a slider for a barn door on the inside - but when we marked it out, I realised I "lost" the logical space for the light switch, fan switch and some towel racks. After some deep angst (cavity slider?) I splurged on a heated floor AND heated towel rails, with the "heating"connecting wires and rods hidden in the wall cavity. My new luxury is that I can reach out of my walk-in shower and grab a warm towel, without soaking the floor. The vanity and the toilet are now side by side. Even though I can technically still see the toilet from the door, it's no longer the main focus. And the room feels much more spacious. Thank you again, everyone. If it was not for your advice, I would have ended up with the same awkward layout and oppressive ceiling. The first shot is the reminder - it was truly awful! It truly did look like this! The new walk in shower. Reach out and grab a dry, warm towel! With the Houzz - game changers shown: vanity and toilet rotated, and the sloping ceiling. Thank you a hundred times over!...See MoreIs a tiled 2700mm feature wall above vanity too high in tiny bathroom.
Comments (1)My initial thought is it May make the room fell narrower doing the short wall opp door. Might be ok if not to great a colour contrast. And if it is beautiful that might be the way to go. -other views?...See Moretiny bathrooms? 3m x 1.25m
Comments (13)You’re correct of course. We have short and long time plans but just want to make it liveable in the short term doing what we can within the existing footprint. The house was purchased to be a laid back beachside hangout, however my daughter in law may get a new job in the town so she and my son may move in there. The building is an ex milkbar on a triangular shaped allotment subdivided from the main house made of brick and rendered brick. The rear room and storage area are concrete block construction. The whole building is on a concrete slab so we plan to polish the concrete throughout accept for existing carpet in bedroom and current lounge. Maybe some tiles in the bathroom. The eastern boundary can’t be altered as that is the sideway access so the odd shapes on that side need to stay as is. There is a driveway in front of the carport and storage area. There’s asbestos sheet on the eastern wall of the carport concreted into the ground so that needs to be safely dealt with before any change there. The western wall of the carport is attached to the main house and is the title boundary. So any construction there will require a second wall. We have secured a fabulous second hand kitchen for $900 (with many more cabinets than we need so have lots of options including for a vanity) which includes a Miele dishwasher, Blanco sink and quality cooktop, oven and granite bench tops. The bench top includes a piece that can be easily trimmed for the odd angled corner in the back room. After swapping the kitchen and bathroom positions as proposed in my draft plan, we figure then it can be lived in while the next phase is built outside. We propose to build a new room that would be a dining room adjacent to the triangle shaped kitchen. (Will remove the wall in between to complete) Between the new room and the carport we would add in a laundry and second toilet (or ensuite if we go for a third bedroom) If we decide we need a third bedroom we could convert the carport for that purpose. Given the property is only a 5 minute walk from the beach a second shower maybe best placed in the rear garden. We have also thought we may love a bathtub/spa to soak in the warm north facing courtyard so therefore don’t need one inside. There’s water and sewer waste points outside the existing toilet and where the current vanity and laundry sink along the angled eastern wall. There’s also water and waste points in the carport adjacent to the current kitchen and in the storage area adjacent to the current shower. There’s gas in the carport connecting to the current stove and the heater in the current lounge....See MoreBathroom and calculation of proportions of bathroom
Comments (8)OKL stated what others were thinking that this was a possible student challenge which does happen on Houzz, she's certainly not a Troll, in fact she is known and appreciated for her constant amazing level of informed contributions Your question included " laundry sink + laundry mirror + toilet in the laundry = ??? (All of the above are located in the laundry) " No machines mentioned " Toilet + Vanity + Mirror = 1/2 bathroom." We don't use the term 1/2 bath in Australia, it's usually called a Powder Room which can have up to 3 elements, WC, Vanity and sometimes a shower Primary Bath = Ensuite, usually up to 4 elements WC, Shower, Bath and vanity Happy to help if you need any further understanding of the local terminology...See More
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siriuskey
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoPerhaps you could try something like these to work with you wonderful toilet roll storage cheers
Rhoda C thanked siriuskeyHarry Copeland
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6 years agoI've just had a similar dilemma trying to decide on how to liven up the boring white bathroom we ended up with thanks to a well known tile supplier mucking up big time.
I've hopefully given it some bling by using this ornate frame on some art work. If you don't want a plain edge mirror, you could do something like that?? My frame arrives tomorrow (yay). If you'd like a pic of what it looks like hung on a white wall, feel free to sing out.
We ummed and arrred about incorporating a mirrored shaving cabinet into our reno. We did, and it's way more practical than before. Everything is within easy reach. All is hidden and off the benchtop, which makes it neater and so much easier to clean. Most bathroom essentials (like soap, spray cans, toothpaste, razors, lotions etc) fit easily on the 15cm shelves. In fact, the cupboard under the vanity is now virtually empty and there's no kneeling on the floor, digging in the back of it to find stuff! The loo paper fits in a vanity drawer, so it's also out of the way. Bonuses all round.
I agree with suggestions to relocate the towel holder (if you can, of course).
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