Sorry about the lighting in these photos. I need to add bulbs in the sconces.

Floor tiles: Marble basketweave with ming dot accents
Wall tiles: The no name subway tile that was in stock at tile shop finished with victorian cap
Vanity, Medcine Cabinets, Lights, Shelves, Faucet, Towel Bar: Restoration Hardware
Toilet: Toto Promenade
Wall Color: Quiet Moments by Benjamin Moore
Shower: Sign of the Crab exposed with handheld

Im planning on adding some fluffy towels, a potted orchid, some photographs on the far wall and teak bench to finish it off. Any other suggestions appreciated.

Just wanted to thank everyone on this board for being such a great resource. I come here with questions and always leave with an answer from a simple search or posted question.

More photos:

We're going to be adding a bathroom and I was thinking of doing a gray floor. Yours gives me some inspiration. Where did you get the tile, and how much did it cost (if you don't mind sharing)?

I got the tiles at a local supplier (http://www.classictileny.com/) - the marble basketweave on the floor was $19/sq foot. The wall tile was very cheap - something like $1.50/sq foot?

Toilet seat won't be installed until the workers are gone. I want to keep that just for me :)

What color white did you paint the trim in this room?

I have a foam board painted Quiet Moments, mine looks blue/gray, your's looks more green. What does it look like in person? It's one of my for sure colors, my RH silver sage towels seem to look ok with it! I'm also looking at the same light fixtures as you have, fun to see them installed.

The trim is Benjamin Moore's Super White.

I have Silver Sage towels all ready to go into this bathroom.

Is the counter top carerra marble? I absolutely love everything about your bath! Congratulations and enjoy.

Yes, the Quiet Moments is right now on a board in our guest bath and it has more blue than it shows here.

kren

I think I could just about copy everything and have my Master bathroom design stage done! Yeah- scratch one more to do off my list!

My dimensions are similar, though a little wider and a little shorter- how much space did you allow for the toilet?

I'm also trying to figure out your exact layout (hard to copy if I don't know ALL the details! :>) I'm guessing your door is across from the sinks? Do you not have a window?

AND, could you possibly post a close up photo of your floor? I think I now have a new favorite flooring choice!

The exposed shower is just an aesthetic choice. No plumbing value as far as I know.

I don't have a window but I have a skylight. The door is across from the sinks and its a pocket door.

My own contractor, rather than expose the Toto Neorest to his workers, bought a $50 toilet at home depot for the duration. It has a seat, but its elongated, and the toilet isn't.

I LOVE the exposed shower too. I drooled over those but could not justify the expense in my own bath. I'm glad to see I can live vicariously though someone else. :D

Dlm: The # is 1563

Are you happy with the Sign of the Crab exposed with handheld? I'm thinking of doing the same in my bathroom. Is yours thermostatic?

Do you know what the dimensions of your shower are? Mine will be 4' x 3'.

Thanks in advance
Judy

My shower is 5 feet long and about 32 inches wide but I can measure for if you like.

Your house is turning out beautiful. The archititecture is amazing and the choices you are making in the kitchen and bath seem to meld seemlessly. Everything is stunning.

Here is my question...I am going to start my MBR in a few weeks when it warms up and ironically, I have chosen almost identical tiles, cabinets and colors. However, I was hoping to use soapstone on the counters instead of marble. I just wanted your opinion (since you have soapstone in your kitchen-did you oil yet?) on whether the soapstone is too rustic for the basketweave marble floor? I am having trouble visualizing them together until I order my tiles and lay
them out in my kitchen.

Aren't you glad you let the wall color continue all the way around above the shower tile? For some reason I prefer that look to tile all the way to the ceiling.

I don't think soapstone is rustic at all. It can look rustic in the right setting but its a very understated sort of stone so I think it can work in lots of settings. It could look super modern if you put with all glass and steel and I think it looks quite appropriate in my Victorian brownstone.

So essentially Im saying you can make it work in terms of style. That said - I don't think I would like soapstone in MY bathroom because I wanted all cool, calm colors in the same palette - soft grays, greens and whites. A black slab would really disrupt that look. So the end result would be different. Not bad, just different. At least thats how I see it in my mind.

Piegirl - Yes, I like to have a little bit of wall over the tile. We're lucky that our ceilings are pretty high and I think the space feels bigger because of it. But to be 100% honest, doing it this way was mostly b/c I didn't think my contractors had the skills to do it all the way to the ceiling without it looking sloppy. Having the tile go all the way to the ceiling requires an absolutely 100% perfecty level ceiling and tile line. Very few people seem to be able to do this and it would drive me nuts to see that everyday. Its the first thing I look at when I do go into a bathroom that has tile to the ceiling. So the choice was really easy.

By the way, your soapstone looks beautiful in the kitchen. My counter guys oiled mine even though I wanted to do it so I know how you feel. I think your contractors were probably curious about the stone since it is not used very often.

Tks, Rae

What do you think of the RH vanity? They have a couple on sale, and since my dream is to have carrera marble somewhere in my home, I am just about to pull the trigger. I am hoping the quality is worth the $$$

Im still having trouble uploading photos today but I did measure the toilet area. Its 28 inches wide. Not sure if thats the standard but its plenty of room (I don't feel cramped in there). I can tuck a small waste bin to the right of the toilet (which is the only thing I needed room for)

Ive used the showerhead a bit now and I can say this: I looove the main rainshower head. Its got a great pressure - feels soft but powerful enough to get shampoo and conditioner out easily. The handheld is another story - the spray is very weak. Im not sure if this is something my installer did or it has something to do with the fixture itself but its a little disappointing. Im hoping my plumber can make it better but Im not sure if Im asking for the impossible.

Another bad thing about the exposed shower is that when its installed, it leans a little bit foward. At first I thought it was the installation but I have checked for plumb/level of the surrounding walls and it really is the fixture. Im not sure if its supposed to be that way as I had never seen this model installed. It doesnt change its operation and it looks fine I suppose...I just thought that was a little bit odd.

I don't think it matters much but I used a pale green grout for the floor.

Thank you for sharing your pictures - it is one gorgeous bathroom!

The only kind of tiles that are difficult to keep clean (at least in my experience) are floor tiles. Thats why I went with something that wasn't pure white. Ive never had an issue keeping wall tiles clean.

That said, Ive used marble subway tiles in my downstairs bathroom. I chose it b/c I liked the look better, not b/c of the cleaning. But if you really are concerned about the white tiles, its an alternative.

bhill: 1)yes, the basketweave is in the shower 2) no special treatment and its not at all slippery 3)no heated floor

stolize: Im sorry, I don't remember the grout brand name. I do know the color was called "mint" but I doubt that helps you much. I bought it from the tile store that had about 30 different colors of grout. Maybe bill vincent might know a brand name that has a mint color?

Im not sure what you mean by all single tiles. Its a basketweave marble so yes there are smaller and larger pieces arranged on a net.

There isn't a broken wall tile but I can see how you think that. Maybe a hair?

I don't think the door jamb is caulked at all.

Oh...I get it, on a net, nevertheless, it's done so perfect, I could not tell, where the net ends or starts, great job.

>>I don't think the door jamb is caulked at all.<<
Sorry, guess I didn't see it right, if so, job well done!
The same with that tile line by the door trim, sorry for asking.
Konrad

Since the floor has been installed, we noticed several (a dozen pieces or so in the whole floor which is about 10 sq ft more than yours) individual pieces of the white carrera in the basketweave are tinted brown or have a brown edge. Our mistake was to not inspect every sheet before out installer put them in, but I didn't notice these brown pieces on the peices I did see before the installation.

My question is whether your floor also has several pieces that have a brown tint or if you saw some in sheets that you didn't use? I'm trying to figure out if it came about during installation (and might get worse) or if it is just the way the tile came (as Classic Tile thinks from my description to them).

Thanks,
Matt

However, we also have a totally carrera marble bathroom and the tile color varies from gray to blue to brown. I knew that this marble varies in color and I like the variation. (The beige is probably my least favorite variation so if I had thought about it, I might have plucked those more beige tiles out of the boxes before installation but cest la vie.)

So it wouldn't surprise me if there was some brown in the floor as well.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2346068139_1da2bbcbbe_o.jpg

I believe thassos is a more white variety of marble if you want all white.

I have to say that I'm incredibly impressed by your renovations. You have an unbelieveable eye and I'm staggered every time I look through your pics (here and on the kitchens forum). Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

I have a question about your amazing shower. I know that the floor is the matching tile but did you go with a pre-fab'd shower pan under the tile? Also, was your gorgeous glass door custom?

Again I have to say fantastic job and thank you for sharing with us all!

Thanks!

Fullypass: Yes the shower door was custom. I think that is the only option when you have a space like mine but I could be wrong. We didn't use a pre-fab shower pan...its cement underneath the tiles. The contractor made the cement shower pan as one of the first things done and then they had water sit in a while to make sure it was waterproof. Then the tiles were added on top.

Czoot - So far, its been very simple to keep clean. Im sure we should use some sort of special cleaner, but we don't. Just the regular floor cleaner we've use all over the house.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful home pics!

How do you like the pocket door? Its very nice. Is is smooth moving and does it lock?

I'm deciding if I want side-lights or overhead lights at my vanity. I love the look of side lighting best, and I've heard its better for closeup stuff like applying makeup and finding wrinkles - your thoughts?

Did you do the same marble basketweave for your shower flooring? I am currently trying to decide what I am pairing with the subway tile for flooring. I am planning to do basketweave floors.

Also, for anyone who is looking to cut some costs on vanities, I purchased my vanity from http://www.jandjinternationalllc.com/Retail_Products.html The first vanity that was shipped (arrived in 3 days) was damaged by the freight company during delivery, and they immediately shipped me a new one after I called to say that my contractor refused to accept delivery due to the damage. The second vanity was perfect. I saved about 1200-1500 from what I was wanting from pottery barn or restoration hardware.

Thanks for bumping this thread--I love to see this beautiful bathroom.

This is exactly the style of bathroom I always want to completely emulate--but I am petrified that it would be completely WRECKED by having all five of us using it (3 kids 5 and under and us! Yikes!!) since we only have one upstairs bath in our old farmhouse, but I absolutely love the style!

What an inspiration! Fabulous choices!

--Sarah

Yes, its the same cap molding used to frame out the niche.

The pocket door is fine since this is off my bedroom but its a pain to lock. I think thats because I have an extra thick vintage door rather than a standard one. If this were a bathroom that was more "public" like a guest bath or off a hallway, I'd definitely be looking for a better lock than the cheapo one we found at Home Depot.

I did use the basketweave in the shower as well. No issues at all with it being too slippery (I was concerned about that but its a non issue)

I love the lighting in here. In addition to the side lights, I have overhead recessed lights as well a skylight. Its great for makeup application, eyebrow plucking, etc. My old bathroom had a single overhead light and now Im totally spoiled!

Hope that helps. Thanks so much for your kind words!

I am curious how you are liking your Sign of the Crab shower system now that you have had a chance to use it for awhile? Did the issues w/the hanshower ever get resolved? I am considering purchasing this item for my bath and would appreciate knowing whether you would recommend it.

Thanks!

Thanks!

I just posted on the reno blog but wanted to post here too to tell you how much I love your house and bathroom. I think your bathroom might be one of the few "perfect" rooms I've seen--one where I wouldn't change a thing.

Partially thanks to you, I am slowly repainting my entire house in blue and greens. I am using Beach Glass in my bedroom and either Raindance or Imperial Gray in my bath. Incidentally, your Quiet Moments looks just like Imperial Gray in my house (Imp. Gray is on the strip next to the QM strip, and it is much greener).

I also adore how you painted closets and the craft room that bright turquoise. Where did you get that idea? Such a clever way to incorporate my favorite color without overwhelming an entire room!