So, even though I am "busted flat in Dayton" - admittedly not as sexy as being busted flat in Baton Rouge, I am trying to sort out the bathroom make-over.
I can plan it, so when I get some pocket coins, I'll be ready.
Well, upon arrival at Kia Rio, I promptly ripped the pink ceramic cup holder and soap holder off the wall, along with the nasty metal medicine cabinet. I now have three gaping hols in the wall and have had for coming up on a year.
Nice, huh?
Well, the bathroom is small, but plenty big enough to do normal bathroom activities in.
So, the HVAC vent comes up right under the ghastly generic wall mounted sink and there is only about 36" for the sink to fit between the wall and the toilet - and in order for the sink to be centered on a cabinet, the thing would probably have to be about 26" max.
the heat register is under that bit of newspaper:
So, I have been looking for a sink cabinet that is open at the bottom, to allow for the vent in the floor.
A few weeks back I found an antique sewing cabinet, sans sewing machine, for $25. It is the perfect size to fit in the space and I could probably drop a 19 x 25 vanity sink top into it with little trouble.
My brother bought the cabinet for me as a housewarming gift. I brought her home and washed her and then gave her a good olive oiling and she is really pretty.
So tonight, after spending the day with mom, I went into the bathroom and started sanding the heavy texture on the walls. They are a hodge podge of textures and coverings. Pretty bad really.
Whilst doing this nearly mindless project, I mused about the vanity situation. Trying to sort out what kind of a sink and stand I could put in there that would keep with an art deco feel.
The sewing cabinet really isn't very art deco.
I could get one of those art deco bowls and mount it on top of the cabinet instead of sinking one into it. Possibly an easier project - except for mounting the hardware...
Then it happened.
My mind finally leaped outta the box.
The daggone register could be moved over closer to the toilet and that would allow me to put any kind of sink and stand combo in that I wanted - keeping with the space restrictions.
It would also mean that the heat and a/c would not blow up and hit the bottom of the sink anymore. The downside is the possibility of the heat flow warming up the wax ring of the toilet. That could be a potential problem that I need to look into.
OK, so I need some opinions on wall treatment.
The house is a 1941 build and has some subtle art deco features.
The bathtub looks like this:
as you can see, the art deco styling is subtle.
I am leaning towards nixing the sewing cabinet idea, and finding an art deco period sink, possibly wall mounted or possibly with legs, so long as it has some flat area to set things down on. The current wee sink is a pain in the tookus. I want bigger flat spots around the sink, so I can set things down on it!
Anyway, I will probably make my own medicine cabinet by mounting an art deco fan style mirror on a cabinet.
So, I need to sort out the walls. I bought some tan 8 x 12 ceramic tiles for the floor and am thinking about jazzing the floor up with some sort of accent tiles, but not sure on that.
Question: wainscoting/beadboard on the bottom half of the walls? Would that go with the art deco approach>
I am going for subtle art deco, not the sledge hammer, and will probably get art deco style faucet and handles at some point and art deco switch and outlet plates.
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