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]
these two pictures do not seem like they are of the same room. The sink and toilet are so much further apart in the “after”. Did you take down walls and expand the size of the bathroom?
12:22, really there is no good place in one’s brownstone to express individuality with out potentially negatively impacting resale value. But I am sure am glad that there are people out there who don’t listen to reasoning like that.
I love this bathroom! I especially like that you put a robe hook right next to the shower. I’m always reaching too far for my robe. It’s little touches like that that are so often overlooked. Great job, but sorry you had to go through all that to get there!
Amy
I’m with Guest 12:22– how many places have we seen here in which the owner went with tacky, crazy, expensive contemporary baths (bowl sinks and glass vanities–not so much) in brownstones? This is classic style. More Ralph Lauren, less Z Gallerie, thanks.
Sorry that you had to go through the fire, but what a nice renovation! Very clean and elegant.
We have twice turned to Restoration Hardware in renovating bathrooms. It really is well designed and matches up with pre-war buildings. The only complaint I have is that they have discontinued a few of their bath lines in recent years, including the one we used.
I don’t think a bathroom is really a place to express your individuality unless you don’t care about resale. There was an apartment for sale in a building we used to live in which the owner had turned the bathroom into a pebbly grotto, while the rest was traditional prewar. The place sat for months while other similarly priced apartments in that line sold quickly. Everyone who saw it had the same reaction: “Gut reno.” Yet it probably cost $20,000 or more, with pebbled tile floor to ceiling…
I’m the owner of this apartment. Thanks for the kind comments. I thought it was a pretty dramatic before/after shot, and we like the way it’s turned out.
As for those considering torching their apartments, I don’t recommend going that route. The insurance companies are very thorough in determining cause and besides, our apartment was completely unliveable for seven months while repairs happened and it made for a pretty stressful and expensive time in our lives in many ways.
In Crown Heights you’d call it Jewish Lightning.
In the Slope, guess it would be:
Stroller-Mom Lightning?
Lesbian Lightning?
La Leche Lightning?
Yuppie Lightning?
Hedge-Fund Lightning?
Oh, SURE it was an “electrical fire.” Excuse me while I go torch my kitchen.