Bathroom Reno #2: After The Fire
Three days after these owners closed on their Park Slope co-op, an electrical fire ravaged their bathroom (and part of the apartment). The owners used the misfortune as an opportunity to put their own imprint on the space, expanding the bathroom’s footprint to where a dumbwaiter had been. For the finishes, they looked mostly to…
Three days after these owners closed on their Park Slope co-op, an electrical fire ravaged their bathroom (and part of the apartment). The owners used the misfortune as an opportunity to put their own imprint on the space, expanding the bathroom’s footprint to where a dumbwaiter had been. For the finishes, they looked mostly to Restoration Hardware—that’s where the sink, faucets, towel racks, mirror, toilet paper holder are from; the light above the mirror is from electric schoolhouse. They’re not entirely sure how much the whole thing cost because it was covered largely by the insurance company. Looks nice, eh?
Let’s Try This Bathroom Thing Again [Brownstoner]
i like it. i do have an issue with sinks with no cabinets underneath them, but given the size of the room, think this was a good decision here.
also, note to anyone who will listen – always leave room to get the tub faucets and always do one bathroom with a shower curtain like this for people with small children.
saw too many places with glass shower doors combined with toilets right next to the tub. creates a really difficult problem for those with little ones. if you’re kid is under 2, can’t bathe them!
11:44. Your right, no one is every an asshole on this site. So outta line!
Nice job owner!
Care to share total costs? I would imagine more than the $3000 bathroom featured here yesterday.
owner here again. yes, storage space is an issue, but we are fortunate to have a ridiculous amount of kitchen cabinet space, and one of our lower cabinets is devoted to medicine, toilet paper, extra shampoos, nail stuff, etc. Only daily use stuff is kept in the cabinet above the toilet. And we have a linen closet right outside the bathroom. so for us, it works. but i get how a pedestal isn’t for everyone…we just wanted to keep the space as open as possible since it’s still a pretty small bathroom.
I love the look as I always do when I see it in catalogs, but what do you do with your stuff? Everyone ragged on yesterday’s bathroom because of all the stuff on the shelf. I admit it: I use product and make-up and so on. I know you can keep it in that cabinet over the toilet or in a vanity behind the mirror, but what about when you’re using it. I love the look of a pedestal sink, but I need more space to put my stuff or it’ll end up on the toilet seat. Anyone put in one of these bathrooms and then find it doesn’t ‘work’ for them?
Sure,what’s not to like about this bathroom? It’s nice. It’s tasteful. Very safe. But, 12:22, if it’s my bathroom and I’m not about to flip the house, I’m not concerned about what other people think. I always want to express my individuality. No exceptions.
apartment owner here: we moved the shower into the space the dumbwaiter once stood. so, yes, we did expand the space by about 3 feet. it made a huge difference.
i agree w/the poster re: classic bathrooms. it’s our taste in general, and we fell in love with the sink first. the rest of the RH pieces naturally worked with the sink, and in such a small space, mixing and matching sometimes works/sometimes doesn’t. We loved the schoolhouse electric light fixture and even though you can’t see it b/c of the glare of the lights, it looks like this:
http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/fixtures-detail.asp?FixtureID=12 (but a double).
So you crap where the dumb waiter once stood?
Dumb waiter is always in my way.