Bathroom Tour...Attic Renovation

Here is a tour of what I call a miracle bathroom.  

Renovating in an old home presents many obstacles.  

If you have an endless budget,

 anything could be done, 

but we were trying to work 

around the old house/attic obstacles in a 

natural way to keep cost down.  

One obvious challenge is the 

slanted attic ceiling.  

I had to do smaller double doors to 

get in just so we would not hit the ceiling.  

Then we had to "rehearse" standing at the 

toilet for head clearance.

We were also limited on toilet placement to keep it close

to the house plumbing stack.

In this case, we also had to order a special toilet that

is wall mounted rather than the floor.  

We had to have a cavity behind

the toilet to hide the plumbing. 

We did this because my 

contractor did not want to drill

into the floor joists, making the 

floor structure not as solid, so the plumbing 

sits on top of the floor behind the wall.

From a design standpoint, I added the 

granite ledge to make 

this feature feel like it was on purpose

...a feature and not hiding something. 

 Good lighting is so important and added this 

sconce that had a 

glass shade originally to the toilet side of the bathroom.  

I changed to a regular lamp shade...

also was happy.....got this from a 
lighting store tent sale for $30

 and the shade was $18.

 Next we wrap around to a built in bench...
was thinking it could be storage, 

but set it up this way and 
have kept it like this.  

I still have a preschooler 
so having a place to 

sit rather than the 
toilet is nice to have.

I added a bench cushion

...wrapped the foam with fabric 
like a present

using safety pins on 
the back side

(I can't sew) and some 
accent pillows.
You can use duct tape to cover 
safety pins if you are 
worried they will open 
or scratch the surface

Want to replace with a 
longer/thicker cushion, 

but had this one so using it for now.

 Then I had this little cubbie area for storage.

...so added some shelving.

I want to add a little 

piece of trim

to the front to hide the little ledge. 

 Added  a cute towel hook from World Market....

 For the tub area, I wanted to do a classic feature found in 

bungalows, so did a simple white subway tile

accented by little marble subway tiles.

I had the tiler space the tile so the grout lines would really show up and 

then used a darker grout 
color found in marble.

(I washed the tub before this photo was taken,

 so some of the grout 

looking darker in some spots 

where the grout is still wet.)

 Added a little shampoo niche...

 Another obstacle...had to order this jointed shower rod that is 

paintable hardware from Germany. 

Only thing that would work for a 
shower rod with going 
into a slanted ceiling.
Less expensive than custom glass shower door which I was thinking I would have to do.  
The piece was $12.

Added some sconces on either side of mirror....

 Carved mirror from Home Goods....from India

The vanity was from Home Depot

...came in a dark finish

but I painted it white.  

Could not find a white finish I liked in my price range.

I always tell my clients to look past the finish if the 

size and style is right, 

because it is the easiest thing to alter.

Also added different hardware.

Had a custom one priced like this for $900
...paid $325 for this one.

 Tried to be subtle but repeated the rectangle

 shape in sink, tile, and the 
wall sconce near toilet.

.....Big splurge ....and so worth it was.... 
this skylight.

 You can see how it reflects natural light in the mirror here. 

 This shows you how I had to use the 
double doors to clear the ceiling.

My husband added the stop hinge that 
keeps the door from hitting the vanity.

 Added this area rug for color and comfort...

 Had the tiler put the tiles on a 
running bond/brick pattern on floor.

Love this marble!
Found it at The Tile Shop

 The walls are a linen color...with all the 

in and out of walls and ceiling 

being slanted I wanted to 
blanket the walls and 

ceiling with the same color to keep it simple.

I pulled the color from the tile by 
using my paint fan on top of it.

 Fell in love with this granite
...a remnant from a fabricator.

Loved how it complimented the tile.

Besides the lighting near mirror and toilet, 
I also added a can light to shower area.

 Another obstacle was the bath/shower plumbing
...we added a drop in tub

 because.... once again..... we have the 

plumbing on top of the floor. 

Makes the tub a little higher to 

get into but still comfortable.

I thought this was a better way to do it rather 

than putting the tub on a little platform.

I hope you enjoyed the tour!