Bathroom Renovation

[kecleveland]

I have a very tiny bathroom in what was likely a pantry back in the day. Its about 3 foot by 7 foot with a toilet, porcelain bar sink, and a 30"x30" shower. The bathroom is currently in pretty tough shape and the shower is useless. I'm planning to install new hand-planed vertical wide plank paneling (8"-16") with a 1/4" bead, mosaic tile floor, a new wall mount sink, and either an Edison bulb sconce or a mason jar sconce. I'm attempting to make the room look like it was updated by a crafty yankee in circa 1920. I'll post some pictures of the project once it gets going. In the meantime, does anyone have any photos they could share of their bathroom remodels? Also, I'm having a difficult time finding a sink. Due to the size of the room I'm looking for one that is only 12" deep.

[cs]

The "show your bathroom" page is a good place to start: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21024

Regarding the sink... a while back I saw a "Pullman sink" in a salvage place's inventory online, but I can't remember where. These were sinks designed for railroad cars or boats that fold up against the wall when not in use. If you do a google image search, you'll see what I'm talking about. Just the thing for a crafty 1920's yankee!

Edited to add: These guys seem to be planning to offer one http://www.shipmatestove.com/Results.cfm?category=9

Chris
http://www.saracenihouse.com

[lupinfarm]

I did wood paneling in my bathroom. It worked out okay for my first attempt but it does shrink and expand with changes in
moisture and heat from season to season and forced air heating really does a number on it. One thing I have learned with the
paneling ( mine is v groove tongue and groove) is to paint it before installation so you can cover the entire surface with paint and then even if you get some "gaping" due to shrinkage it wont show. I ended up caulking the gaps between planks with silicone sealer and painting over the top. I could have saved my self all that grief if I had only pre- painted them.
Good luck with your reno....and please don't be shy...post pictures.
Fran

[kecleveland]

The project will be starting in a couple weeks. I purchased some wide board paneling with widths that vary between 8 and 18 inches. The paneling will go floor to ceiling. I had hoped to be a bit creative with the bathroom, but I need to make my wife happy. A railroad car sink would have been cool, but that idea didn't fly with my wife. In the end it will probably end up being a pretty generic 1/2 bath.

[letty]

I finally took pictures of our half bath to show you. This bathroom was existing when we moved in; all we did was repaint and take the shower space to use for the fridge on the other side.

This is what it looked like when we moved in.



Your eyes do not deceive you - that is a yardstick wedged between the wall and door

The bump between the sink and toilet is the chimney in the kitchen on the other side of the wall.



I LOVE this sink - it's small but gets the job done.

[kecleveland]

Mine looks almost the same, sans the chimney.

Lupin Farm - Where did you get your sconces?

[lupinfarm]

Hi I got my sconces from Canadian Tire. Our national hardware store
Chain here is Canada. They were on 50% off so the pair only cost me
$50.00. I did originally budget $350 for a lovely pair of reproduction
Arts &Crafts ones but had to make some cuts due to major expenses
With re doing the floor deck and electrical. The entire room had
To be re built from framing to plumbing. I figured in a few years I
Could upgrade some of the fixtures.

[kecleveland]

Here's some photos of the bathroom. I'm still waiting on some new paneling and a toilet. The door actually fell off a couple days ago. The project should get started in a couple weeks.

[sooth]

Why are you looking for another tiny sink when you already have a totally cute one that looks like it's in perfectly good shape?

Also, for inspiration ideas for 1920s houses, you can check my inspiration album (which has some bathroom pics) here:
http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af3 ... d%20Ideas/
The password is 1923fs

[kecleveland]

It's a 1960s era bar sink. I thought about reusing it, but it would need to be reglazed. I ended up actually getting a small pedestal sink by Barclay. I'll post images of some of my finishes soon.