Sun 3 Sep 2006
Today Jona and I caulked around the tub.
Tig put in the Ginger Chelsea fittings and the shower lever/head/spout. When we looked for chrome fittings, we searched Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware and Home Depot, without success. Since we were both opinionated, finding something that worked for both of us was hard. But when we do agree on something, we both like it immensely. The Ginger line of fittings (found at a bathroom place) seemed to be of high quality, and we liked the Chelsea line. We bought the hotel shelf to hold towels, a glass shelf over the sink and toilet paper holder.
The fittings are rock solid. We can definitely feel the difference between our unit and the flimsier stuff in the first floor unit.
In addition to the Ginger Chelsea, we also splurged on a Jado faucet. Nothing else pleased Tig; he also thought the faucet echoed the lines of other fitting, with its three concentric rings.
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May 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
hi
like your project and as we are getting ready to install subway tile found it very informative a question though if you have time
what did you use for edging on the sides of your wall where the bath is such as cornerround is sometimes used
thanks
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 pm
where did you get your tile and what color is it?
March 24th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Hi-
We are starting 2 bathrooms with Subway tile- your pics look great. I am trying to decide on the grout color- do you like the grout you chose- looks great in pics- we want an authentic look like yours—-
help!
March 25th, 2009 at 8:25 am
For tile edging, we used the cove base where the wall meets the floor.
We used 3″x6″ subway tile from Home Depot. American Olean makes slightly nicer subway tiles (with sharper edges and many more color options) found at fancy tile stores, but cost significantly more.
Grout color is gray with a bluish hue also from Home Depot. I think the color was called “platinum”, but it had to be special ordered. We used the “unsanded” version. If I were to do it again, I would make the grout lines even tighter.