Progress

I have a bathtub in the middle of my bedroom!  And I couldn't be happier about it! 

Last week, the plumber came and finished plumbing the bathroom in and getting the bathtub ready for installation.  

Then I started second guessing every design decision I have made in the eight months leading up to this point. Especially about the back wall behind the tub.  It was originally supposed to be all tile, but seeing it empty it felt like that would just be way too much white and it would feel cold. I was waffling between tiling half the wall, three quarters of the wall, struggling with the paint color, ugh! So much money to spend and I really, really, really want to love it when it is done.

So, I called in a lifeline and second opinions and great ideas showed up at my door on Saturday morning in the form of my darling, talented friend Jillynn. She spent an hour in this room with me on Saturday and we drug out everything I have picked, laid down sample tile and tape and looked at paint samples and she solved the hard problem. Board and batten for behind the tub area.  Genius! 

As soon as she suggested it - the light bulbs went off - bells started ringing and it was EXACTLY what my brain was envisioning but I just couldn't break away from thinking about tile. My Contractor came by this morning and he said it was an easy change and would be no problem!  HOORAY!! 

Please see blue tape below for a vision! Also, please look at that stunning floor tile sample in the middle of the room.  I am obsessed and love it so much! 

Jillynn is a photographer and took some great pictures of our morning in my demoed bathroom and I am just so appreciative. Her opinions and validation of what I had already chosen made me feel so much more confident in my choices.  I am now full steam ahead and ready to see it all come together. 

This black hexagon tile below is going to be the shower floor. 

White subway tile for the walls in the shower. 

This is a chunky towel bar...that will double as a handicap bar because old people need help getting out of bathtubs. 

Could I hang it like this and just put a hand towel on it? 

Here is a picture of a stand alone tub with board and batten behind it that will be very similar to what I am going for. 

Anyway, the electrician came by today and we talked about my choices and he will be back tomorrow to rough in the electricity.  Look at me using all the construction words. 

It has been a long, but really fun process (all except the check writing part....not so fun) and I am really happy with how things are going.  I will keep the pictures coming so you can enjoy the process with me!