Thought I’d show you the new bathroom in more detail. First, a view of the original. Next to it (and never photographed, for whatever reason) was a long room with a toilet right at the far end of it – a real throne-room, allowing for lots of bowing on the way.
This bathroom didn’t look too bad, did it (if the shade is to one’s taste)? However, closer inspection revealed a lot of blemishes. Cracked and stained tiles, windows full of rot, dreadful plumbing, and so on …
Now the wall has come out, and the bath, basin and toilet have been persuaded to share their space with a shower. The effect, if I say so myself, is stunning. My objections to the new configuration, based on, ‘What happens if somebody has to go when somebody else is having a bath?’ were responded to with, ‘Unlikely; and they can use the new one off the main bedroom, anyway’. Fair enough.
Note the nifty soak-and-sulk-seat in the shower!
A bit difficult to make out, here, is the fact that there is a recessed medicine chest with mirrors in front and inside. The left-hand door is open. Those things usually jut out, and I think it was worth removing a section of wall to give this treatment. The other side (in the second bedroom) has been filled in to look like any other part of the wall.
I think it all works pretty well – now to get other bits of the house to fall completely into place. Unfortunately it is now a choice between waiting for our star of a builder to finish another ultra-urgent job, or get in another, probably ‘iffy’, one. I think we’ll wait. Our first experiences of those whose only real talents lay in the gift of the gab and/or robbing one blind have been enough for a lifetime.
Very well done🛀
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I think the rest is going to match up, too!
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I just love the transformation! The natural color scheme and especially the stone “trim” around the wall. Spectacular!
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I just Love the new bathroom! It is beautiful!
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I have every expectation it will be a joy to use!
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Amazing work and what a gorgeous transformation. Your talent never ends!
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I can’t really take much credit – this was a collaboration between Younger Daughter and our brilliant builder!
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great job, it looks bigger now
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A pleasing result: two rooms reduced to one, but the one is far more attractive and has greater utility!
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very fancy, indeed… 🙂
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But, hopefully, not ‘over the top’!
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Looks very nice indeed. We also have one of those corner baths in the one bathroom without a shower. Will be looking for a shower enclosure for that form
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Interestingly, we found a complete DIY shower unit in Johannesburg of great quality and with a delivery cost of less than it would be to get it from the other side of Durban!
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Well done. Those jutting cabinets are for banging one’s head on – yours is much better. And I love the seat in the shower – I could do with one of those. I hope your star builder is soon back with you.
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I’ve done my share of head-bashing after brushing teeth etc.
So do we!
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oh my, that is a great improvement. Happy days
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Glad you agree. The more I look at it the more I like it.
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Very impressive!
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That is how I find it! Really pleasing when a plan comes together.
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looks absolutely lovely. and much nicer than moldy tiles!!
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*grin* We’ll have to stop the new ones from becoming that way!
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heh heh.
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Beautiful ❤️ I agree less is more and it’s fantastic! My hubs and I love the sleek modern and non-ornate look also 😎
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Elegant and practical is what we were aiming for – I think we got there!
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This grand bathroom is definitely well worth the renovation. Very stylish.
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The cost was a bit scary, but worth it, I think.
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I think so too. We had a bathroom such as yours in Sa and I do admit that I miss it.
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Looking great. 🙂
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It really is!
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Very nice work and details.
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The workmanship, as I’m sure you’d agree if you could examine it even more minutely, is indeed superb.
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I love the shower seat. Are those mosaic tiles on the shower floor bigger squares than the normal mosaics? I have been looking all over for those. My shower floor looks ugly and I don’t have a seat in there (not that I need one yet).
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What a difference. Love the tile choice/ detailing. recessing the med. cabinet is a smart way to go. Hang on to that builder.
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All honour to Younger Daughter for choice and detailing. Builder again proved his worth with that recess! We REALLY hope he avoids stepping under a bus or something.
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Looking really super, Col. Love the ‘soak and sulk’ seat. 🙂
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Yes, that is a feature one seldom thinks of adding, but which is really handy when available!
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