Apparently the plumber needs to put the housing inside the wall before it's built. And the shower pan goes in before drywall. We are behind the eight-ball on some things, but with this, I didn't even know we were playing pool yet!
As such, we are scrambling to figure out what kind of fixtures to get for our two bathrooms. I think we have a bit longer on the kitchen sink, but I'd better check on that, too!
Here is the current thinking for our floor tile (Daltile White Linen), shower tile and backsplash tile (Sonoma Vihara Jade iridescent) and possible countertop (Eco by Constantino's White Diamond).
We were considering a natural maple vanity as mentioned in my recent post on the upstairs bath, but white is looking like it might make more sense. We'd like a clean contemporary slab, but it might end up that we consider a shaker here, too, depending on cost an availability, whether we go with very eco-friendly cabinets or CARB-certified ready-to-assemble cabinets. Paint colors for the room under consideration are some pale grey-greens-almost-blues like Benjamin Moore Winter Orchard, Iceberg, and Cascade Mountain.
The questions we need to decide asap are:
Should our shower faucet be shiny chrome, or brushed nickel/silver, or something else?
What style?
In this upstairs bath, you'll see the shower faucet because the door is glass, so the showerhead and the faucets on the sink should match or at least be compatible.
Downstairs, where we'll have a shower curtain, I'm less concerned about matching, though we will have to decide those soon, too.
We have some commentary that says a) Explicit pressure adjustment would be nice (I guess, separate from the temp control?) and b) definitely with no tub there and kids to wash, a handheld feature will come in handy for you.
ReplyDeleteRe the previous, I was struck by a notion, re the visible-from-the-front window wall and knee wall, if you dressed them in a forest mural covering it could grant the illusion of the walls/the room disappearing and folks would think they were looking right through the house to the great back beyond.
Maybe we never have any *good* ideas/commentary/suggestions of any use -- but we are following along and looking forward to the results!!
We just replaced all of our shower stuff in one bathroom and my first suggestion would be to have your builder include an access panel so that when plumbing repairs are needed in the future they don't have to cut a random hole in the wall like our hallway now has :)
ReplyDeleteWhen deciding between chrome and brushed we went with chrome because it is expensive to replace all of this stuff and I thought chrome might stand the test of time better than what I currently like better which is the brushed nickel. I already notice a lot of people moving from the brushed nickel to oil rubbed bronze in the bathroom so who knows how long the trend will last. I do like it though.
Good luck! Looking forward to follow up post with the decisions you have made. I'm sure the house will be lovely no matter what you decide!
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