Streaky Glass and All

So who wants to see the actual finished photos of our ensuite in all its glory, instead of just getting close-up snippets while we install towel rails etc?

Well let's not keep you in suspense?

Ladies and gentlemen, my pride and joy...

And here's a more moody version of that above shot where that streaky shower glass (totally my fault) is slightly less obvious!

We wanted this bathroom to tie into the other main bathroom nicely, hence the same use of the black ceramic pinstripe tile for a feature wall and the creamy porcelain tiles everywhere else. But the main tie-in is that mirror that mum gave me that I spray-painted silver! And the little black damask pattern in the glass of the entry doors don't hurt the theme either!
 

Let me just backtrack for a moment though, and gaze at that pedestal vanity for a moment. I had mentioned that I searched for the narrowest one that I could find, since as you can see, it only had a very little slice of space to squeeze into before it would hit the shower.

But it was not our first choice of pedestal vanity. This one was.

Yes, you can see why we didn't end up using it, huh? We got that pedestal (and the matching vanity basin that Tom is holding here guiltily in the aftermath of having broken the pedestal) when we bought all of our second-hand kitchen cabinets, claw-foot bathtub and dishwasher. The seller threw in the vanity for free, and we were thrilled!

But then somebody accidentally broke the pedestal...

 

At first we just planned on buying a new pedestal to sit the little vanity basin on, since it was in good condition, but in the end that would have required us to make two sacrifices:

1) The basin would have needed more space, so either we would have had to squish an already-very-narrow shower, or we would have had to move the vanity a little to the left, preventing it from being centred off the doors. Neither was really an option.

2) The basin was designed with two tap holes. These days basins usually come with either one (for an all-in-one mixer tap fitting) or three (for a spout with a tap either side). The obvious reason for that is that it's nice to have the option to have a combination of cold and warm water coming out of the one spout, not cold out of one, warm out of the other. So not only is it pretty darn hard to find attractive tap fittings to fit a two-hole basin, but it's a pretty silly arrangement, really. So aside from drilling a third hole in the centre there for a spout and hoping that we didn't crack the porcelain, we couldn't really use that basin.

So, in the end, not so much harm done! We instead bought ourselves this lovely little slim-line vanity for no more than $150 and were done with it. Oh that streaky glass!!!!!

I think it's a very good thing that we're now going to move on to a new place. I committed hard to the style that we chose in the main bathroom here (I'm going to name it Dramatic Chic), and had to continue it whether I was still committed or not. And to be honest, although I still love it and wouldn't change a bit of it, I'm really ready for something new. Perhaps less dramatic. Or chic.

Who can't wait to get started on the new place???!!!!