Lights, plumbing, action!
When Chi, the best tile guy ever, left our house at 8 pm on Easter Sunday I was amazed by the transformation the master bathroom had undergone. But there was still more to come. Dave put on his plumber hat and installed the sink, faucet, toilet and shower.
I love all of them, but I’m super excited about our dual flush toilet. It has two buttons on the back, a small one for a small flush and a big one for a big flush. Even the big flush uses much less water than the old toilet in the hall bath. It also has what the manufacturer (Toto) calls a soft close seat and lid. That means if the lid and/or seat are up, you can just tap them and walk away. They will gently and quietly shut. Love it!
I’m pretty sure the new Hansgrohe shower is making me late in the mornings. And despite being low flow it probably doesn’t save us much water as my shower time has increased. It’s just so nice I don’t want to get out! Our linear drain is still missing its grate because the shortest length available was still too long for us. However, we are fortunate to know someone with a plasma cutter who can cut it to size for us soon.
And just so the sink doesn’t feel left out, I like it a great deal as well. I probably use it the least right now because there are no mirrors and I can’t fix my hair or make up in this bathroom yet, but we’ll be there soon.
With the plumbing done, Dave then finished the light installation. We went with the wet location version of the recessed light from our bedroom in the shower. It’s nice and bright with clean lines. For the vanity, we went with three pendant mount fixtures from Artemide. They give off a nice warm even light, and are dimmable to make it a little easier on the eyes in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning.
So with all that said, here are the latest pictures:
I don’t have a picture of the shower right now because it’s pretty tight quarters, but I’ll get one eventually. It’s not quite done yet, but the to do list grows ever shorter. It includes a shower door, mirrors, accessories like towel bars, and installing the bathroom door and door trim. Pretty minor stuff considering all that’s been done so far. As for the bedroom, we still need closet doors and curtains, but it is otherwise done. Now our focus will turn to the yard for a while before we brace ourselves for the next major interior project.
Becca
Dave
