This is the bathroom I've squandered so much of my time on renovating. It was a total gut job.
--And I expanded it, taking over the adjoining room's closet.
Here I'm using a jQuery slider plug-in to show before/after pictures. Whenever I see these done online, they very frequently do a poor job selecting the before/after angles, and doing the Photoshopping. Ideally, the photos should be taken from exactly the same position, so that the before/after is eloquent at showing a dramatic change. I think I've done a pretty good job at it.
Bigger door was installed; honed marble squares for floor; cast-iron tub salvaged from another building; walk-in shower used to be adjacent bedroom's closet.
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Cast-iron clawfoot tub was sandblasted and epoxy-painted.
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Tight little bathroom was gutted and expanded into neighboring room's closet. Heavy glass shower door goes straight to the floor (no shower curb).
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Classic white subway tile, and diamond pattern could be 'busy' but the soft white color moderates that.
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All plumbing and electrical was replaced/updated.
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A marble pastry stone was used for shower seat. It is steel reinforced.
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The entire floor was removed and re-built to accommodate the slope of the curbless shower floor.
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Medicine cabinet is standard 'off the shelf' from Home Depot. Vanity was in-stock at Lowes.
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bathroom features

  • honed marble squares for floor
  • epoxy grout throughout
  • vintage claw-foot tub manufactured in 1929
  • curb-less shower stall, sloped below floor level
  • floor to ceiling tile throughout
  • heavy glass shower doors
  • vintage toilet, circa 1939, original to house
  • vintage shower faucet, circa 1939, original to house
  • plumbing, electrical, central heat completely reconfigured
  • exterior wall insulated with foam board
  • door to bathroom moved, used larger door
  • bathroom expanded, taking over closet of adjacent room
  • vanity faucet nickel plated (unfortunately clashes with other hardware)
  • heat lamps in ceiling
  • hot air feed placed at base of vanity so floor is warm there
  • white tile meticulously patterned, yet uniform soft white color prevents it from being overbearing