Also, I got a new camera lens that is ridiculously awesome for taking wide-angle photographs in close quarters, which basically describes our entire house. I think that calls for a more thorough bathroom tour, don't you? (cue mass exiting of browser windows...)
This is one NEW bathroom, even the walls and floor have been replaced. Jeff and I are nodding our heads at each other saying "Riiiight, that would explain the (ahem) slightly higher price-tag than expected." It's good though. The old subfloor had mildew all over it. That's what you get when you put flipping carpet in a bathroom. When I was researching bathroom remodel people I came across one company that advertised themselves as fitting "cozy, comfortable" bathrooms. Yeah - personally, I like mine cold and sterile.
The overactive radiator under the window has been removed and the pipes have been routed to the back of the room where there will be a heated towel rail. Obviously, because you've seen pictures of the bathroom before, the sink is on the left and the toilet is on the right (on the wall opposite the window).
By the way, you might have noticed there isn't a door to the bathroom at the moment. I took it down in a fit of frustration a while back. A full size door right there is just completely impractical. When it is open it blocks about half the stairway. I'm thinking maybe a bi-fold door of some sort? But not a tacky one? Does that even exist? I'll have to look into it.
The toilet goes where that big pipe comes out of the floor by the door. You can just see the shower tray peeking out from under the drop cloth. The tray fits perfectly between the two side walls. It does not, however, stretch all the way to the back wall so the floor behind it is going to be raised and tiled. There will be a glass partition between the toilet and the shower. We decided against a sliding door to save money and keep things simple in a small space. You can see the shower plumbing poking out from the wall. Don't worry - we measured! The shower head will be high enough for Jeff.
A square towel rail will take up the upper two-thirds of the back wall. There is going to be a tiled "step" (for lack of a better word) below the towel rail that will act as a place to put shampoo and that sort of thing.
You can see from this view that the room really is quite narrow. I think we're making it work though! I've been promised that there will be tiles going up tomorrow.
The best part is that I feel very accomplished - as if I've done all this myself. Nothing like living vicariously through a bathroom-installer-dude.
