We also installed the vanity, sinks, and plumbing. We had the basic case built for us, and we made the countertop ourselves. The legs are from Ikea. The sinks are from eBay, knock-offs of expensive Ronbow sinks. The faucets are Kohler Purist. We plumbed all the plumbing (supply and traps) in a 4" space along the wall, so there only needs to be a shallow U-shaped cut-out in the back of the drawer to accomodate the shallow drain pipe.)

The drawer pulls are not installed yet (they'll be George-Nelson-like slim edge pulls on the top edge, about 1.5" wide.) and the mirror is not up yet. DH is making the mahogany frame for that this week. I also need to find a good fabric for the window, and install the door.

Looking from the master bedroom through the hall with the two small walk-in closets on either side:

The tub and niche (faucets areJado IQ) and curious kitten (she loves the heated floor!)

Vanity, shower (minus door) and Toto Aquia toilet

From the shower:

vanity:

You've probably posted it before but I'm new so indulge me -- where did you find the vanity? Its gorgeous!

kareena-
Yup, she is a lilac point siamese. The tile is porcelain.

pharaoh-
the vanity is sipo/utile mahogany. It has a very pretty, subtle irredescence. WE thought something bolder like sapele would be too much in the space, much as I love it in others!

Where did you get your sconces? I love them!

That vanity is absolutely WONDERFUL! You took what is great about the Ikea cabs, ditched the lame finishes, and got something really unique and great. Wow.

The sconces (and ceiling flushmounts, not in the photo) are from REstoration Hardware, on sale...

Great job to you guys as well as the gorgeous tile work, Bill.

Enjoy!

Minac-
the shower controls are Kohler Purist. I'll try to get a photo. I chose the lever handles but in retrospect the cross-handles might have been better: for one thing it is REALLY hard to get the alignment just right between the valve body and trim to get a true vertical line, and with three lined up vertically any discrepancies show all that much more. Plus, with a thermostatic valve you don't put it back to centerline each time, you leave it at your happy temperature, so that one is always off to one side. I'll try to get some pics later, too much work this morning though! And, no heated towels.... just the floor. However the towel bars will be right over the baseboard heater, so may warm them some.

BTW, what are your floor tiles?

Everything is perfect with each other...match made in heaven! Cannot wait to see finished pix and LOTS of them.

plumberry, here are some approximate costs:
tile for shower walls and tub surround ($2.50/sf) $362.00
tile for shower floor and niches ($33.40/sf + ship) $810.00
marble for curb (this was too expensive, I should have shopped better!) $175 (incl ship)
thinset, grout, caulk $200
cement board & screws... can't remember, maybe about $100?
labor to build shower base, set all tile including the floor (not including building shower niches or installing cement board, both DIY) $2856.00

Note that I tiled the entire outside of the shower wall, so that added cost as well.

I am not sure how much of that labor was for the floor, but MOST of it I am sure was for the shower/tub area. The little glass tiles are difficult to install; I suspect my labor cost would have been quite a bit lower if I was using subway tile or something easier. Also, I had three quotes for labor, ranging from about $1600-$2856. I chose the most expensive guy because I felt he would do the best job, had the most experience, and I knew that the materials I had chosen were difficult to work with. If I'd chosen larger-format ceramic tile, I probably would have gone with the cheaper labor and saved a lot.

I had originally budgeted only $2500 for tile, materials, and labor, and I obviously exceeded that!!

Also- don't forget about a shower door. If you're doing frameless it's pricey. We are DIY-ing the install and the glass + panel cost about $1100 shipped. A simpler style, like just a door or a door and straight panel, can be about $800 shipped, and I had a local quote for a simple door/panel for about $1400 installed. My neo-angle situation increased the cost.

May I ask, how much was the vanity to construct? And could you please tell me the ebay seller of the sinks? Thanks!

(and the delicious Siamese--WOW she's beautiful! Did you buy her from a breeder or rescue or how did she come into your home?)

Thanks for the compliments :)

Yes, it really did come down to spending extra to hire Bill for peace of mind, That is exactly how we justified it!

The vanity and bath cabinet (on the wall behind the toilet) cost $1300 together. We added our own legs, countertop, glass shelves, and (soon to add) pulls. There are some issues, though, but hopefully the cabinetmaker will resolve them. The legs were like $25 at Ikea, and the wood for the top was about $250 extra.

The sinks are from an ebay seller whose name I can't remember, but the invoice says www.buysink.com. It's in Canada. They were CD$100 each plus CD$130 shipping, or about $312 USD for both, shipped. They are almost exact copies of the Ronbow sinks, although there are probably differences (mine don't sit EXACTLY straight-flush on the counter, for instance, and the cutout isn't an exact rectangle due to some waviness of the porcelain... perhaps the Ronbows have better quality control) Also the pop-up drain and overflow cover are chintzier than the rest of my hardware. I may replace at some point.

and the kitten, Willa.... she's from a lady who breeds pet-quality Siamese as a hobby. We have another older Siamese, and my 13-y-o DD came to the dinner table a few months ago with a very well-prepared presentation, complete with printed out arguments and quotes from experts, as to why we needed another kitten! So- as an early Christmas present, we decided to get her a kitten. I am allergic to most can't other than some Siamese so I needed to go visit the cats first... But there were none to adopt (I looked as far as 7 hours drive radius!) and most breeders charge $800 or more for kittens!!! I spent days searching the online classifieds of small local newspapers, and finally found one 3 hours away. We drove to Vermont and picked out this kitten. She's great, has a wonderful personality, like most Siamese I've known...

nutherokie, the glass is just regular plain old tempered 3/8 glass. I hadn't read about teh Starfire (or forgot about it) when I ordered it, and was worried it might look too green, but it doesn't! Looks great with everything else, happily :)

Despite yours having issues, it does look lovely in your bathroom!

As much as I try to support local businesses, it is impossible to ignore the variety, price, availability and customer service you can get with online/remote dealers.

I did decide, though, to order most of my tile through local tile stores, even though there was a mark-up over on-line. The glass was the only one I got online.

Your kitty is ab-fab! I had a cat who was so intrigued by my bubble baths, one day she just couldn't help herself and leaped in. I barely had time to open my mouth to yell when she reversed herself almost as soon as her paws hit the water! I didn't even get scratched, she flew out so fast, LOL.

BTW, in another thread I posted a link to Brookstone's website, where they have a very neat towel warmer appliance that supposedly can hold a big towel sheet or bathrobe, for a very reasonable $80. Might be just the final finishing touch to that gorgeous spa you've created!

I wrote above that it was $2.50/sf but actually it was less because I bought it by the case... $45 for 23 sq ft, plus shipping. My color was blanco, which they seem to only list here:
http://okglasstile.com/art-tile-collection.aspx

The tiles are 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" and come face mounted on paper. A full sheet contains 225 pieces and is approximately 1.15 square feet. There are some flaws in them, at this price... some inclusions, chipped corners, etc, but I actually like the overall natural effect of that. Especially for the price.

I'm curious about your shower door; you say you ordered a frameless door and you are diy'ing the install? I see you already have one glass wall; did you order it from the same place as the door to get a match, and did you have the pieces shipped separately bc you'd be needing them at different times? Just wondering bc we'd like to do frameless too, and I haven't thought out all these nitty gritty details yet. Any tips/lessons learned appreciated.

We need to do our master due to some issues and I love what you have done. Enjoy!

it is a lovely bathroom, nice job~

What are the dimensions of the room? And dimensions of the inside of the shower?

Our two (used to be) kittens fell into the tub once - only once. :)

TIA

(Susan, did you find the room dimensions, too? It's 13'2" x 6'4". The interior useable space in the shower (wall to glass) is 36" wide x 60" long.)

I'll get some more photos up tomorrow. WE had a very depressing, frustrating weekend of work :(

1) We finally got the correct hinges and hung the shower door. it was very, very difficult, figuring out the neo-angle installation drilling the holes in the glass tile, not shattering the big glass panel... The side panel had been cut too short, so the door cannot sit exactly even on it's curb (probably no one will notice but me) and only one side of the hinges' screws fell on the stud (probably fine since some hinges are one-sided anyway). DH and I have NEVER had such a stressful, bad day of work together, and that's saying a lot since we have completed several very major DIY renovations and sailboat restorations. A straight-line door-and-panel, or even a 90-degree corner probably would have been much easier. I recommend NOT attempting a neo-angle DIY install.

2) The grout in the bathroom is staining badly. We did not seal, and finding it to be a real bummer. We taped cedar shims to the tile during the glass install (with blue painters tape). Drilling the tile requires water be sprayed on the drill bit. Water worked behind the tape, along with some sawdust, glass dust, etc. When the tape was removed the grout was badly stained. Tried several things to clean it. Finally, long soaking with bleach has removed most of it. Floor grout was stained with an innocuous "all-natural all-purpose cleaner"!!! I am going to have to dig out and regrout most of it. Very depressing.

3) DH spent last week after work making a lovely mahogany frame for the vanity mirror. I dropped the mirror off at the glass store on Friday to be cut to size; DH picked it up and brought it to his wood shop to finish. Proudly brought it home and installed it on Sunday. There is a large, deep scratch down the mirror RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FACE when I stand at my sink. We do not know if it was already on the mirror (which was in store packaging when I dropped it off, whether the glass store did it, or whether DH did. The mirror cannot be removed/replaced without wrecking the frame. DH says he's not building another one. (Like I said, it was a long and discouraging weekend...) so I'll have to live with it :(

4) We got custom-cut glass shelves for our custom-made mahogany wall cabinet, and went to install them. Cabinetmaker had drilled the peg holes TOTALLY out of level. Front-to-back on one side they are over 1/8" off (in a shallow cabinet that makes a huge difference). Now we're going to have to ask it to be redone. he's a really nice young man with a young family, HATE to do that, but WTF? WE can't use it as is, the shelves wobble waaaay to much!

Sorry for complaining. I needed to get my frustration out. I know these problems are absolutely ridiculously unimportant in the big scheme of things, and I am incredibly fortunate to even have a master bathroom, let alone such a beautiful one :)

We tried flipping the mirror, but the scratch is actually more noticeable when its the other way.... oh, well.....

How are you preventing water damage to the windows that are in the shower?

The windows are vinyl, so no wood is exposed to water. The cement board butts up to the window frame, and Bill pitched the "sill" area towards the shower before tiling, so water doesn't sit there.

Thanks!

Stacey (or Bill, if you remember), can you tell me the rough dimensions of your shower? It looks similar to what we're thinking of doing and it's nice to be able to visualize these things.

Great lights by the vanity too!

Still love the room!

I think Bill answered most everything, except the wood counter question. It's holding up great! Looks brand new. Of course it's only a couple months old, so I'm not sure what that's worth :)

I just have to finish the window curtain and apply grout colorant to the floor tile grout (which was stained before we even used the bathroom by all-natural cleaner, grrr....) and then I think we can officially call it completed.